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By Sherry July 31, 2007 -- 05:21 AM
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I would like more information about the types of books that you plan on reading. Are these books fiction, non-fiction, thematic in nature etc...
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By  Barbara Bray July 31, 2007 -- 07:49 AM
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Sherry,
The people in the book club are choosing the books. We are looking for ideas from others. Some books discussed so far are fiction like Harry Potter series, biographies like Teacher Man. We are still trying to determine how to set up the discussions, blogs, and more. I suggested setting up themes:
Fiction
Biographies
Cultures (I am reading 1000 Splendid Suns)
Education
We just started so we can always change or add books. Some people might not want to talk about a book they haven’t read yet. Some might want to discuss characters, author, plot, deeper meaning. There are tools that allow individuals to talk privately about some things without sharing with everyone.
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By Janice July 31, 2007 -- 03:54 PM
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It would make sense to me to just start one club out and then build from there. One book I would suggest is A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink. It is a book that there has been a lot of talk about and it is easy to read.
I am a part of a listserve (Mosaic) that does book clubs. I have not participated, but I have noticed that in the subject line they divide the discussion up by chapters. They start out with a schedule for which weeks they will be discussing each chapter. Then I am guessing that there is someone facilitating that puts up some topic of discussion for each week. I have looked in on the discussions and they do sound interesting. The list is about reading comprehension, so they always choose books on teaching reading.
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By Diana Kenney August 1, 2007 -- 12:50 PM
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I agree with Janice...Daniel Pink's book is great. Another thought...aside from a book club...it may be fun to do a podcast club...listen to people like Alan November, David Warlick etc. and comment on what they are talking about.
Just a thought.
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By Barbara Bray August 1, 2007 -- 01:01 PM
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Diana, That's a great idea. We were thinking of doing a Podcast eCoach channet but could start with a club. I think there are alot of people in eCoach that would be interested. Will need some eCoaches to facilitate it. Interested? I know you have a lot on your plate. Let's talk about this.
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By Janice August 4, 2007 -- 09:46 AM
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I like Diana's idea. It would be great to talk about podcasts also. Maybe we could have a podcast review group where we would listen to different ones and share what we are learning and point each other to ones that should not be missed.
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By Elizabeth Oviedo August 14, 2007 -- 06:00 AM
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I like the idea of a book club. Can you believe I just started reading Harry Potter? I use to try to read the Oprah books, but never had anybody to discuss them with. I read the DiVinci Code and have asked people if they have read and I've been out of luck. I want to know if people interpreted the ending like I did.
The idea of branching out as Barbara suggested would be the best way. That way if someone wants to read for entertainment or professionally they have a choice.
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