1. EDCI: 597 Middle Grades Philosophy, Organization and Climate Online Fall 2009 Book Review Assignment Karen Hennessy

2. The following slides are meant to give you IDEAS (not requirements) for the Book Review assignment. Be as creative as possible while you highlight the benefits of reading the book you chose and how it could be beneficial to others.

3. Introduction to Middle School by Sara Davis Powell I saved this picture of the book from Amazon.com on to my computer, then inserted it here.

4. Copyright: 2005 Pearson Education, Inc., Upper Saddle River, N.J. ISBN: 0-13-060090-3 Book info that could be important.

5. Book features: I scanned this page into my computer, then pasted it here.

6. Introduction to Middle School:  Practical advise to new & experienced teachers.  Introduces the reader to 10 students and 8 teachers to illustrate concepts and pose questions.  Each chapter offers activities, internet resources and a glossary.  Includes references to This We Believe, NMSA. Highlights of the book

7. Why did you like (or dislike) the book? ‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘

8. Who would benefit from reading this book and why? ‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘

9. What would you change about this book if you could? ‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘

10. What were some things you learned having read this book? ‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘

11. When you’re finished:  Save your PowerPoint on your desktop  Go to teachertube.com and register  If you have completed a PowerPoint, you will want to go to “Docs”, then “Upload Docs” If you completed a video, you will go to “Videos”, then “Upload Videos”.  File in Title (EDCI:597), browse to find your PowerPoint, Tags, etc.  Click “Upload”