Teaching How I live Now

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L.I.F.E. at Girls Inc.

• Teaching How I live Now
• Laura Forbes
• Jessica Brannen

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Themes of the Novel

• Love
• War
• Survival

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Projects

• Time Capsule
• Note Card Quotes
• Letter to a Soldier
• Friendship Turkey
• Picture Frame

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• Learning and working!

• Creating their personal time capsule!

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The girls working hard
having fun!
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Miss Laura
Miss Jessi
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Personal Time Capsules
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Letters to our Soldiers
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Letters to our Soldiers
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Friendship Turkeys
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Picture Frames
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What The Girls Learned

• How to read out loud better. Rochelle
• That they should have begun reading before the
  end of the book club.
• Reading can be fun and educational at the same
  time.

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What Jessi Learned

• Getting a student hooked on a book is not easy.
• Once you get a student hooked, class time is much
  more effective and enjoyable.
• Sometimes you have to go with the flow.

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What Laura Learned

• Book groups are a great way to make reading fun.
• How to talk about difficult topics.
• How to be flexible when
• Girls dont read.
• Things did not go our way.
• Working with others.

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• Any Questions?
• Or Comments?