{"id":1008,"date":"2020-06-04T17:49:16","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T21:49:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/lough9\/?p=1008"},"modified":"2020-06-04T17:49:17","modified_gmt":"2020-06-04T21:49:17","slug":"books-and-book-talks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/iblog.dearbornschools.org\/lough9\/2020\/06\/04\/books-and-book-talks\/","title":{"rendered":"Books and Book Talks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>As you are aware we are in a state of crisis and with the order to remain in our homes it may be difficult to find something good to read, I hope this post will help you find a good read.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Find a Book Online<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a list of online options to find books to keep reading and growing your Lexile level. Remember we have a goal of +1200 to achieve or maintain by graduation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><a href=\"http:\/\/overdrive.com\/\">Overdrive App<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 If you have a library card, download this app to access e-books and audio-book.<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/mel.org\/\">Michigan Electronic Library<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 A library card or driver\u2019s licence\/state ID is needed to access materials \u2013 including test-prep\/practice materials.<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/archive.org\/details\/nationalemergencylibrary\">National Emergency Library<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 Here is another resource for getting books, there are over a million books in this collection available through June 30 or the end of the national emergency. Students will need to know the title they are looking for and use the search feature.&nbsp; There are classics and current books contained here.<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/stories.audible.com\/\">Audible Stories<\/a>\u2013 This site is free while schools are closed.<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bluford.org\/audiobooks\">Bluford Books Audios<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 If you enjoyed The Test or The Gun check out this site, a selection of the Bluford Books have free audios available.<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/openculture.com\/\">Open Culture<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 This site has a selection of free audio books and some e-books, these tend to be classics.<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/projectgutenberg.org\/\">Project Gutenberg<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 This site has a large selection of e-books, mainly classics<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/librivox.org\/\">Librivox<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 This site has a collection of free public domain audio-books<\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/esl-bits.net\/\">English Language Learning: Listen and Read<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 This is a varied collection of audio-books with some popular titles (Nick and Norah\u2019s Infinite Playlist, Looking for Alaska, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, etc.) and authors (Stephen King, Markus Zusak, etc.)<\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/etc.usf.edu\/lit2go\/books\/\">Lit2Go<\/a>&nbsp;\u2013 A collection of e-books in the public domain.&nbsp;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">If you don\u2019t have a library card-<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Dearborn Public Library has set up a way for residents of Dearborn\/Dearborn Heights to remotely register for temporary Dearborn Public Library cards.&nbsp; These cards will allow access to all Dearborn Public Library electronic materials.&nbsp; Instructions and highlights of available eResources is available through the following link:&nbsp;&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/dearbornlibrary.org\/wordpress\/need-a-temporary-library-card\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/dearbornlibrary.org\/wordpress\/need-a-temporary-library-card\/<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">BOOK TALKS! Share what you are reading on&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/flipgrid.com\/\">Flip Grid<\/a>.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>This will be the platform that we will be using for Book Talks going forward, for the remainder of Semester 2. You can complete up to 2 Book Talks for credit this semester.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Download the app or go to FlipGrid.com to record you Book Talk. Use your school email address to access the site\/app. The FLIP CODE: mccueanlough4582<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This Flip Grid will be shared with all students in LA2 with Mrs. Lough as an instructor. Check out Miss Helton\u2019s and Mrs. Berry\u2019s book talks now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please review the Book Talk rubric in Google Classroom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As you are aware we are in a state of crisis and with the order to remain in our homes it may be difficult to find something good to read, I hope this post will help you find a good read. 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