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Nick Glass, Curriculum Connections -- School Library Journal, 11/03/2009
High school offers numerous opportunities to integrate multimedia into literacy activities across content areas. In this month’s column, please find a sampling of ready-to-use materials that will enrich and stimulate conversations about books, support student research, and enable students and teachers to hear from writers and illustrators about their craft.
Science classes: Watch as MacArthur Fellow and Caldecott Medalist David Macaulay shares his investigative approach to studying, drawing, and writing about the human body.
History classes: Listen to award-winning Robert F. Sibert Medalist Marc Aronson discuss his passion for writing about history.
Social studies classes: Hear why Walter Dean Myers decided to write about the Vietnam War, and listen as he reads an excerpt from his award-winning novel Fallen Angels (Scholastic, 1988).
Art classes: Encourage students to learn about the pulp-painting process from Caldecott Honoree Denise Fleming. NOTE: scroll down and view the second of two movies for a look at how a picture is created.
Language Arts Classes: Introduce Macbeth with this eerie audio excerpt (Full Cast Audio, 2002).
Teen Book Club Activities: Encourage young adults to peruse this extensive collection of online materials about the Michael L. Printz Award winning titles.
Administrators: Teach your faculty about the intricacies of Reader’s Theater with advice and performances from authors Avi, Sharon Creech, Walter Dean Myers, and Sarah Weeks.
I hope that this sampling of online materials reveals meaningful ways to collaborate with your colleagues over books and technology.
Nick Glass is the Founder & Principal of TeachingBooks.net, a subscription service dedicated to helping teachers integrate great books and multimedia materials into school-wide literacy activities. Share how you use online author and book resources at nick@teachingbooks.net.
