{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"ALSC Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog","author_name":"Roxanne Feldman","author_url":"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/author\/rfeldman\/","title":"How I Made My 7th Graders Read Classics!","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"SN7cncPv8q\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2008\/04\/how-i-made-my-7th-graders-read-classics\/\">How I Made My 7th Graders Read Classics!<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/2008\/04\/how-i-made-my-7th-graders-read-classics\/embed\/#?secret=SN7cncPv8q\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;How I Made My 7th Graders Read Classics!&#8221; &#8212; ALSC Blog\" data-secret=\"SN7cncPv8q\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.alsc.ala.org\/blog\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","description":"&#8230; with a lot of help and endorsement from their English teachers. In March, all my (95) 7th graders had to pick a book of classics from a list of titles that the 7th grade English teachers and I had compiled. There are about 40 titles on this list, running the gamut from Little Women, The Island of Dr. Moreau, All Quiet on the Western Front, Miracle Worker, to Wind in the Willows and Sacred Garden. Our hope was that most students would find books that speak to them so the reading experiences would be pleasurable and positive. Their assignments are, one, of course, to read the book of their choosing; two, on April 16th, to write and post character descriptions, setting, bibliographic information, a short plot summary, and five questions and answers based on his\/her book. All in the time of one class period (no longer than 45 minutes.)..."}