Global Issues Novel Study *analyze, evaluate Along with starting the student budget consultation, both classes went through the process of choosing a novel for the upcoming novel study this week. This novel study asks students to choose from a pre-determined collection that focuses on "global issues." Some of these books are fiction, others are non-fiction, and still others are a mixture of both (like historical fiction). The goal of this novel study will be to have students consider a big issue facing our world, and explore how these issues affect Canadians. All assignments for the next month or so will be posted on the project blog here. Included in this collection are titles such as: Students will demonstrate their thinking and understanding in a variety of ways, but for this week our focus was just deciding on the book each student wanted to read. I had them go through a "book walk" activity on Tuesday that included filling out a graphic organizer w
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