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I’m just a book
It was one of those days.
My students were hard at work creating their Civil War newsletters from the perspective of a northern or southern journalist. They happily used our wiki lesson and pathfinders, but hundreds of relevant books on our shelves (and on the cart I dragged over) were going unused.
The fact is, for this particular research task, our books pretty much rocked. And so I found myself launching into impromtu little book puppet shows making specific lonely books talk to specific kids.
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About an hour after all that actual book talking, Sean surprised me by bringing in the video gift I joked about needing a couple of weeks ago.
Check out the talking book in I’m Just a Book, starring Ben and Greg. And don’t miss the sweet dance interlude at the end.
Filed under: student work
About Joyce Valenza
Joyce is an Assistant Professor of Teaching at Rutgers University School of Information and Communication, a technology writer, speaker, blogger and learner. Follow her on Twitter: @joycevalenza
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