CASLS+Newsletter+Vol.2+N.14

**January 10, 2012** **RONDA'S CORNER**

Welcome to my first "Corner" of 2012.

Did you know we have several new titles available in our Professional Library multiple copy collection? I mentioned them in an earlier newsletter. //**Soldier X**// just went out. They were requested for purchase through the CCD funds at the end of last year.

We now have //**Love That Dog**// by Sharon Creech (45 copies) A young student, who comes to love poetry through a personal understanding of what different famous poems mean to him, surprises himself by writing his own inspired poem IL: 3-6 / RL: 4.1 / AR: 4.5

//**Hate That Cat**// by Sharon Creech (25 copies) Jack is studying poetry again in school, and he continues to write poems reflecting his understanding of famous works and how they relate to his life. IL: 3-6 / RL: 5.2 / AR: 5.0

//**Soldier X**// by Don Wulffson (25 copies) In 1943, sixteen-year-old Erik experiences the horrors of war when he is drafted into the German army and sent to fight on the Russian front. IL: 5-8 / RL: 6.7 / AR: 5.7


 * //Macbeth// (Shakespeare Made Easy version)** (20 copies)

//**Stuck in Neutral**// by Terry Truman (25 copies) Fourteen-year-old Shawn McDaniel, who suffers from severe cerebral palsy and cannot function, relates his perceptions of his life, his family and his condition, especially as he believes his father is planning to kill him. IL: 5-8 / RL: 6.7 / AR: 5.7

I'll feature a few more of them in next week's newsletter. Until next time.....keep reading!

**MARY ANN'S MEANDERINGS** 

**FEBRUARY 16, 2012 COMMON CORE AND THE LIBRARIAN **

**Collaboration Tools**


 * Draw on and share Google Maps: []**
 * Draw, sketch, and collaborate: []**
 * Online math and science textbooks: []**
 * Share and critique websites: []**
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**UNDERSTANDING WORDS AND ALTERNATE SEARCH TERMS**


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 * Useful tool to help students find search terms for topic. Take a look at Wordnik that provides definitions, examples of how a word is used, related words, and other useful options.**
 * Start with the About page [] to learn more about Wordnik's features.**