Love the Library

Word on the street is wikis are wicked!

2010-01-25T15:54:00.000-08:00

For the last month, Mr Weber's grade 12 English students have been breaking down the traditional borders of their classroom to drive their thinking as far south from North Vancouver as Scottsdale, Arizona. 60 teachers and students from both Carson Graham and Chaparral High School agreed to participate in “1984 Wiki- A Student Centred Online Learning Community & Totalitarian Resource for all Thoughts Orwell”.

As the title suggests, I intended this project to be a student centered learning community where two groups of young adult minds from different countries would use technology safely and effectively as a learning tool. I hoped that together, they would each come to find that their perspectives and ideas, while different, might be equally valid. As the classes study Orwell’s work in their respective schools, the students spend their own time extending their thinking and thus their learning by posting and responding to relative topics, “enabling them to develop, organize, articulate and debate ideas within a local and international community of their peers.” (Herb Weber, English 12 teacher, Carson Graham).

It is clear through the quality of their ideas, the depth of inquiry in which they are engaging, and the word on the street that this wiki is a success.

Love the Library!

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close

2009-01-19T09:31:00.000-08:00

Love the Library Reading Club has selected our first title, Jonathan Safran Foer's Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, the story of an amazingly talented and imaginative 9 year old boy who scours New York in search of the lock that envelops the key his father left behind in the wake of the attacks of 9/11.

Love the Library Reading Club

2009-01-12T10:26:00.000-08:00

Avid readers, reluctant readers, non-readers and everyone in between who is interested in participating in the Carson Library Reading Club is welcome! We will purchase, promote, read and relish in books!

Our first meeting was a success, complete with healthy snacks, healthy conversation and an even healthier appetite for reading.

We meet again Wednesday, January14th at lunch in the upper library. At this meeting we will vote on student presentations of proposed novels. Come ready to sell your read!

Carson Graham Library FUNdraiser

2008-11-20T09:04:00.001-08:00

Carson Graham Student Wish List
TOP PICKS
Cabot, Meg. Pants on Fire.
Dessen, Sarah. Just Listen.
Dessen, Sarah. Lock and Key.
Dessen, Sarah. This Lullaby.
Funke, Cornelia. Inkheart.
Funke, Cornelia. Inkdeath.
Hale, Shannon. The Goose Girl.
Hale, Shannon. Princess Academy
Hale, Shannon. Book of a Thousand Days
Hartinger, Brent. Grand and Humble
Horrowitz, Anthony. Alex Rider Series
Hyong, Lee Chi. Demon Diary. Volume #3 and up
Irani, Anoush. Song of Kahunsha
Kubo, Tite. Bleach. Volumes #1-8
Lee, Kang-Woo. Rebirth. Volume #20 and higher
Marr, Melissa. Ink Exchange.
Meyer, Stephanie. The Host.
Oppell, Kenneth. Skybreaker.
Pierce, Tamora. The Circle Reforged Series. Books #1 and 2
Pike, Chrstipher. Boo.
Portman, Frank. King Dork.
Shan, Darren. The Saga of Darren Shan. Books #1-12
Smith, Jeff. Bone. Volume #5-9

New and SEXY inc. in the library

2008-11-12T10:14:00.000-08:00

Sexy Inc. Our Children Under the Influence (2007) offers a "critical look at the phenomenon of hypersexualization". This NFB film by Canadian Filmmaker Sophie Bissonnette is great for Planning, Health and Career, Marketing, Media Literacy and units in many subject areas.

Check out the article in the recent Georgia Straight http://www.straight.com/article-168867/girls-are-taking-risks-copying-pussycat-dolls and check out the NFB website to download the teacher's guide or to preview clips. http://www3.nfb.ca/webextension/sexy-inc/ The DVD comes with a facilitation guide to help you plan your lesson.

These sites are also helpful:
www.sexualityandu.ca
www.media-awareness.ca
www.youngandhealthy.ca

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The STELLAR Book Award

2008-11-04T16:33:00.000-08:00

The Stellar * Book Award is BC's Teen Readers' Choice Award. From November to April, BC teens read, rank, review, and discuss the nominees. You must read at least five titles on the list to vote on-line in April. Come into the Carson Library to see what;'s between the sheets!

The new list of nominees for the 2008/2009 Stellar Book Awards are.....

Can you Spell Revolution by Matt Beam
Bonemender's Oath by Holly Bennet
Scarlet Cross by Karleen Bradford
Out of Focus by Margaret Buffie
In the Garage by Alma Fullerton
View From a Kite by Maureen Hull
A Very Fine Line by Julie Johnston
Droughtlanders by Carrie Mac
Past Crimes by Carol Matas
Tell by Norah McClintock
Raintree Rebellion by Janet McNaughton
Beauty Returns by Sylvia McNicoll
Painting Caitlyn by Kimberly Joy Peters
Featherless Bipeds by Richard Scarsbrook
Me & the Blondes by Theresa Toten
Zero by Diane Tullson
Grist by Heather Waldorf
Kanada by Eva Wiseman

Check out the Stellar Book Award Website for more info.
http://www.stellaraward.ca/2008/index.php?sc=29

Carson Reads

2008-11-04T16:27:00.000-08:00

Beginning December 2, 2008 on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:05-11:25, CARSON READS! Every student and teacher in grade 8, 9 and 10 classes will devote 20 minutes to uninterrupted, sustained silent reading.

D.E.A.R.

2008-11-04T14:27:00.000-08:00

On Monday, October 27, 2008 from 11:00 until 11:20, Carson Graham staff and students joined readers across the province to DROP EVERYTHING AND READ!

Read more about this worthwhile initiative to support literacy and school libraries on the BCTLA
Blog: http://bctlabctfnews.blogspot.com/2008/10/drop-everything-and-read.html

The Honourable Steven Point

2008-11-04T13:43:00.000-08:00

In Celebration of National School Library Day and First Nations' literacy, the Carson Library hosted the Honourable Steven L Point, the Lieutenant Governor of British Columbia. His Honour addressed an assembly of approximately 800 people from the Carson community with a strong message in support of literacy. "Literacy is about sharpening your mind," he said, "sharpening your axe to cut down the trees of ignorance."
—The Honourable Steven Point, 28th Lieutenant Governor of The Province of British Columbia at Carson Graham Secondary on National School Library Day, October 27th, 2008

From the District Website:

“This is a wonderful opportunity for so many of our students to meet such an inspiring and accomplished person,” says Jennifer Tieche, Teacher-Librarian at Carson Graham. “The Lieutenant Governor embodies the pursuit of learning and appreciation of literature we encourage with our students.” “We are grateful for this opportunity to showcase the importance of high-quality school library programs,” says Kathryn Shoemaker, chair of the B.C. Coalition for School Libraries. “National School Library Day honours the connection between student success and the essential work of school libraries to promote the freedom to read, foster inquiry and further knowledge.”

http://www.nvsd44.bc.ca/sitecore/content/Headlines/LGVisit2.aspx