1. What types of activities are completed during Mr. G's library classes?
2. How are students' grades calculated?
3. What does Mr. G like to read?
4. What has Mr. G been reading recently?

What types of activities are completed during Mr. G's library classes?

Students will complete a number of different activities during 
the school year.  These activities will vary depending on grade 
level.  Students in First Grade will primarily be engaged in 
literature appreciation and author identification.  Students will
read three chapter books and engage in some basic computer activities.

Fourth and Fifth Grade students will complete many of the same 
activities.  These activities include an introduction to Web 2.0 
tools such as wikis and blogs, both of which will be completed 
with basic research activities.  Fourth Grade students will 
read "BFG" while Fifth Grade students will read "Holes."  
Students in these grades will also participate in the Acclerated 
Reader and STAR Reading programs.

Sixth and Seventh Grade students will continue their work with 
Web 2.0 resources with a focus on completing a book review Wiki.  
Sixth Grade students will read "Al Capone Does My Shirts" and "Coraline" 
while Seventh Grade students will read "When You Reach Me".

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How are students' grades calculated?

Student grades in 4th, 5th, 6th, and 7th grade will be calculated as follows: 

Behavior/Participation - 33%
Passing 4 AR Quizzes (with an 85% on each) per Semester - 33%
Daily Work - 33%

First grade students do not receive a grade.

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What does Mr. G like to read?

I am generally interested in reading non-fiction.  I like 
biographies and books about politics or history.  I used to be a 
social studies teacher, so that probably explains my interests.  
My favorite books include "Slaughterhouse V," "The Years of 
Lyndon Johnson, Volumes I-III," "The Power Broker," "The Guns of 
August," "Lenin's Tomb," and "On the Road."  My favorite elementary/middle school 
books include "An Ant's Day Off," "The Polar Express," "Al Capone Does My
Shirts," "James and the Giant Peach," and "Fever 1793

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What has Mr. G been reading recently?

2010

"Truman" by David McCullough
"Slaughterhouse Five" by Kurt Vonnegut
"Lenin's Tomb" by David Remnick
"One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" by Alexander Solzhenitsyn
"Ghost Wars" by Steve Coll
"The Dead Hand" by David Hoffman
"Bush at War" by Bob Woodward
"Decision Points" by George W. Bush
"1776" by David McCullough
"Trafficking" by Berkeley Rice
"Al Capone Does My Shirts" by Gennifer Choldenko
"Al Capone Shines My Shoes" by Gennifer Choldenko
"Coraline" by Neil Gaiman
"When You Reach Me" by Rebecca Stead
"Flyboys" by James Bradley

2011

"Newjack" by Ted Conover
"I Heard You Paint Houses" by Charles Brandt
"The Johnstown Flood" by David McCullough
"Bottom of the 33rd" by Dan Barry
"Flags of Our Fathers" by James Bradley
"The Quiet American" - Graham Greene
"The Comedians" - Graham Greene
"The Hidden People of North Korea" by Ralph Hassig and Kongdan Oh
"Nothing to Envy:  Ordinary Lives in North Korea" by Barbara Demick
"1493:  Uncovering the World Columbus Created" by Charles Mann

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