The Novel Experience

This 32-page flipchart provides a wealth of practical tips and suggestions for using the power of novels to explore the fascinating world of language. Through simple steps, this handy guide helps students develop confidence in choosing novels that suit their tastes, interests, and abilities. It focuses on innovative ways students can share their responses to literature and make connections to their own lives.

The flipchart offers a thoughtfully structured framework for organizing classrooms that promote a variety of novel-reading experiences.

• Why Read Novels?
• Organizing a Novel Program
• Choosing Novels
• Reading for Comprehension
• Processing Information
• Responding and Sharing

The Novel Experiencemodels comprehension strategies to use before, during, and after reading that will help readers hone their skills and clarify their understanding. Graphic organizers and reproducible masters illustrate how students can integrate thinking, reading, writing, and responding.

The straightforward and easy-to-read format is complemented by an up-to-date list of more than 100 novels that will introduce readers to a whole new world of favorites!