We read and discussed a special article in TFK, called "The Year in Pictures." By looking back at moments of joy, triumph, hope, and tragedy, we were able to characterize the year of 2016.
After reading a book about green skyscrapers, students wrote 3-paragraph responses. In this writing, students summarized the ways new skyscrapers are solving the problem of energy inefficiency in traditional skyscrapers.
Our next and current book is about vaccines. We've talked about how the title can help one get a sense of an author's overall message. In this case, the message is about how vaccines have helped make the world safer, not just for individual people, but for all of us collectively.
In addition, we have been working on sharing meaningful thoughts about our books and/or our reading habits. These thoughts are ones that could, through further discussion, lead us all to deeper thinking and understanding about books, authors, characters, ourselves, and the world. We've been practicing listening with intent - with the intention of really understanding what is being said.
