I found this article pretty interesting. There were many aspects of this that I have already thought of for my unit plan, and some that I maybe haven't thought of.
One thing that I think is very important when directing a book is the whole pre-read, and post read. For my specific book, it is important to know the back story of the time period/era, and without the knowledge of a pre-read, it wouldn't make a lot of sense. There are some things that students need to know a very basic idea of for some books, and it sets the tone for the rest of the book/class if there is a pre-read. I also think a post read is a great idea because it has students look at maybe some other examples of this kind of a book, or different views and ideas on the theme.
I also think that students making predictions for the book makes them think outside the box about the story. It broadens their thinking about the story, and trying to think ahead. One thing I hadn't thought of was annotating as they go along. Instead, I was going to have them write their own journal entries with predictions, but as the article says, if they annotate in the margins, then it is easier to draw up specific parts/page numbers/ in a discussion.
One last thing I took from this article was the whole part about reading to writing. The students in my 3 week unit plan will have to write several pages of an alternative ending to the book, and they will have to use textual evidence to have it make sense and flow. I appreciate the part about having to brainstorm and outline before that happens, and having them do several drafts. I didn't think about checking the student's work as they write, but I think it is important to check and give feedback when they are working on a final project, so I will probably tweak my original thinking.
Overall, I this article was very informative and had me thinking of all these great ideas and re-think what my plan was, to ensure the student's have every opportunity to succeed.
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