Literature Circle Guide: The Cay [Paperback]

Susan Van Zile (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2002 | Age Level: 9 and up | Series: Literature Guides

Everything You Need for Successful Literature Circles That Get Kids Thinking, Talking, Writing‹and Loving Literature
Literature circles‹Yes you can!
This one-of-a-kind guide to running literature circles, based on Theodore Taylor's The Cay, shows teachers how to organize small discussion groups that work! Includes stimulating questions and writing prompts that motivate students to think and respond thoughtfully. As students dive into lively discussions, they learn to identify themes, analyze vocabulary, recognize the author's craft, and respond meaningfully to the text‹all of which meet state and national language arts standards.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

Susan Van Zile, a national Teacher of the Year recipient, teaches at Eagle View Middle School in Mechanicsburg, PA. She has also written Awesome Hands-On Activities for Teaching Literary Elements for Scholastic Professional Books (2001). Other award-winning books featured in the Literature Circle Guide series include Bridge to Terabithia, Bud, Not Buddy, From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler, The Giver, Holes, Julie of the Wolves, Maniac Magee, Number the Stars, Shiloh, and Tuck Everlasting.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 32 pages
• Publisher: Scholastic, Inc. (July 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0439355354
• ISBN-13: 978-0439355353
• Product Dimensions: 9.4 x 7.2 x 0.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #667,314 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars BETTER THAN ANY OTHER GUIDE FOR THE CAY, March 28, 2007

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:) "EXTREME TEACHER" (ILLINOIS, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Literature Circle Guide: The Cay (Paperback)

I REALLY LIKE THE FACT THAT THIS ONE IS DIVIDED BY CHAPTERS. EACH GROUP OF CHAPTERS HAS MANY INTERESTING ACTIVITIES. IT ALSO GIVES A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT THE AUTHOR. THE ONLY THING I WISH IT DID HAVE WAS A MORE EXTENSIVE LIST OF VOCABULARY WORDS. OTHER THAN THAT, I LOVE IT!!

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Literature Circle Guide: The Cay, October 12, 2005

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J. Lokke "Ms J. Frizzle" (Kansas) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Literature Circle Guide: The Cay (Paperback)

This guide goes above and beyond recall questions. Writing prompts and group discussion guidelines ask students to stretch to higher level thinking about the character development, social issues, and parallels to their own experiences.

0 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars cay review, March 24, 2006

A Kid's Review

This review is from: Literature Circle Guide: The Cay (Paperback)

it is kinda dull not interesting at all it is so predictable you cam fall assleep and know what happened,