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Subcommittee reviews Grade 9 ‘book club’ choices, selection process for Unit 3 ELA
Summary
The Madison Board of Education’s Curriculum & Student Development Committee heard a presentation on the Grade 9 Unit 3 ELA book-club structure, book-selection categories, student-choice procedures and supports for emotionally challenging material.
The Curriculum & Student Development Committee of the Madison Board of Education heard a presentation on Grade 9 Unit 3 English Language Arts and the district’s use of book clubs for the unit.
Selena DeSilva, an English coordinator and the presentation lead, said the book-club approach centers on student choice and skill development: “Book clubs are, 1 of our biggest, I say free choice even though it’s it’s limited choice. Kids really get to choose the books that they're interested in reading,” she told the committee.
The presentation described three organizing categories for optional titles: works thematically similar to the unit’s core novel, titles that give easy access to learning the unit skill (for students who…
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