CHAPTER 8: Extension Projects
Chapter 8 is the final chapter in this book and it covers possible extension projects when the class is finishing a book for their literature circle. Some examples include creating a book report, a book accordion (selecting 6 scenes from the book and recreating them), abc book, story quilt, or create a bookmark.
One of your first steps should be setting a purpose, planning for teaching, and setting a time frame. The next step would be planning and implementing presentations and assessment. The most important thing is that extension projects create the opportunity for reflection, interpretation, and possibly even re-reading.
The rest of the chapter reviews the process for creating story quilts and bookmarks. I think that these two projects are pretty self explanatory, but the book made a special note that the bookmark project can be one for both younger and older students. For younger students, the project may be a bit more lax, but with older students, the bookmark can focus on a specific character, theme, tone, or setting that is critical to the story. Though the book was for elementary age children, I can see how a bookmark project could be made more complex for older students.
Overall this book was good, however, it is important to note that literature circles are more geared towards younger children. It would seem socratic seminars are more for older students, but I can definitely see some overlap and how literature circles lead into bigger and more complex discussion groups. I think the core values are important to note and review at the beginning of the school year just so the expectations are set in stone. If you guys are interested in getting the book, it's available on Amazon at the following link:
http://www.amazon.com/Getting-Started-Literature-Professional-Teachers/dp/0926842978/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1383519908&sr=8-1&keywords=getting+started+with+literature+circles
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