#Read4Fun Archive
Upbeat, ignited chat designed to inspire educators to #Read4Fun! 1st & 3rd Sundays at 7:00-7:30 pm EST moderated by @Dr_LMR
Sunday May 21, 2017
7:00 PM EDT
read4funchat
- Moderator
May 21 @ 7:00 PM EDT
Welcome to
#Read4Fun
chat! Questions will be posted from this account. Make sure you include the hashtag so everyone will see your tweets.
participatechat
May 21 @ 7:00 PM EDT
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read4funchat
- Moderator
May 21 @ 7:01 PM EDT
This week is a bit different - technical difficulties meant improvising on the question slides. Kind of a potpourri of topics too!
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Dr_LMR
- Moderator
May 21 @ 7:02 PM EDT
I am currently catching up on some magazine reading. I am trying to organize my books to get ready for my summer reading marathon!
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May 21 @ 7:02 PM EDT
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Dr_LMR
- Moderator
May 21 @ 7:03 PM EDT
The first Q will be up in one minute.
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read4funchat
- Moderator
May 21 @ 7:04 PM EDT
Q1 What do you think about an epilogue? Would you like to read one for any of the books you have read?
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Dr_LMR
- Moderator
May 21 @ 7:05 PM EDT
A1. There are so many books that I would like to learn more about the characters future. I wonder if the authors think about that.
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shighley
May 21 @ 7:05 PM EDT
Middle school librarian from Indianapolis. Getting ready to start my signed copy of Posted.
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ritaplatt
May 21 @ 7:05 PM EDT
Hi
#Read4Fun
! I Love epilogues when they tell me what happened after the story the book tells. They are fun.
chrisp16
May 21 @ 7:05 PM EDT
Chris coming in from a cloudy PA. Hope all are well.
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Dr_LMR
- Moderator
May 21 @ 7:06 PM EDT
I want to read this one also!
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In reply to @shighley
JJ_Burry
May 21 @ 7:06 PM EDT
Hi
#Read4Fun
! I'm Jess! I'm currently reading "Chasing Eveline" by
@LHauser27
. I recently finished "Knight of the Hunted" by
@edunlapnifty
.
read4funchat
- Moderator
May 21 @ 7:00 PM EDT
Welcome to
#Read4Fun
chat! Questions will be posted from this account. Make sure you include the hashtag so everyone will see your tweets.
chrisp16
May 21 @ 7:06 PM EDT
I agree, but sometimes the gift of wondering and trusting the connection you have built w/ the character needs to be just that/
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In reply to @Dr_LMR
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
May 21 @ 7:07 PM EDT
I like them too! Sometimes that what makes a great sequel too!
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In reply to @ritaplatt
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
May 21 @ 7:08 PM EDT
I think that why movies are such a let down - it doesn't live up to our own thinking abiut what's next.
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In reply to @chrisp16
JJ_Burry
May 21 @ 7:08 PM EDT
A1: I like epilogues. They give you a glimpse into the character's future, which oftentimes offers closure.
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iruntech
May 21 @ 7:08 PM EDT
Hey
#Read4Fun
! Stacey from NJ. Sorry to be joining late.
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
May 21 @ 7:09 PM EDT
Welcome to everyone here tonight! Some new faces joining
#Read4Fun
too! Great to have you all here!
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
May 21 @ 7:09 PM EDT
Better late than never!! Glad yoou could stop by!
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In reply to @iruntech
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
May 21 @ 7:10 PM EDT
Q2 will be up in one minute.
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JJ_Burry
May 21 @ 7:10 PM EDT
Exactly! Other times it leaves you more options to contemplate for those characters.
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In reply to @ritaplatt, @read4funchat
iruntech
May 21 @ 7:10 PM EDT
I love a well written epilogue. The Harry Potter epilogue was brilliant!
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#HarryPotter
read4funchat
- Moderator
May 21 @ 7:04 PM EDT
Q1 What do you think about an epilogue? Would you like to read one for any of the books you have read?
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massignmenthelp
May 21 @ 7:10 PM EDT
#nhed
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Top 5 Concerns Students Have While Writing Assignments
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MagnessBlakeley
May 21 @ 7:10 PM EDT
A1. Hoping to read the Chronicles of Narnia series this summer
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jk_bergstrom
May 21 @ 7:10 PM EDT
Julie from Nebraska. Excited to join the
#read4fun
discussion! Just getting started with Posted by
@anderson_author
.
#read
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read4funchat
- Moderator
May 21 @ 7:00 PM EDT
Welcome to
#Read4Fun
chat! Questions will be posted from this account. Make sure you include the hashtag so everyone will see your tweets.
read4funchat
- Moderator
May 21 @ 7:11 PM EDT
Many of you read historical fiction. Any character you would want to see in today's world?
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chrisp16
May 21 @ 7:11 PM EDT
Good point & especially when the actor doesn't match our vision.
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In reply to @Dr_LMR
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
May 21 @ 7:11 PM EDT
I think it totally depends on the individual book. Some I would like to keep in my imagination!
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In reply to @chrisp16
shighley
May 21 @ 7:12 PM EDT
A1: A well-constructed epilogue can be the crowning "A-ha!" moment.
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GreenReads4Fun
May 21 @ 7:12 PM EDT
Hi, friends! Sorry I'm late! Jennifer from VA, currently 1/3 of the way through Pride and Prejudice.
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read4funchat
- Moderator
May 21 @ 7:00 PM EDT
Welcome to
#Read4Fun
chat! Questions will be posted from this account. Make sure you include the hashtag so everyone will see your tweets.
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
May 21 @ 7:12 PM EDT
That makes it even more horrible!! π
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In reply to @chrisp16
JJ_Burry
May 21 @ 7:13 PM EDT
A2: Oh no. I love historical fiction solely because it's not in our time. I'd leave them where they belong.
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read4funchat
- Moderator
May 21 @ 7:11 PM EDT
Many of you read historical fiction. Any character you would want to see in today's world?
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ritaplatt
May 21 @ 7:13 PM EDT
A2: So many! I recently read Homegoing, epic story of sisters in slavery times. I would love to talk w/ both sisters
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chrisp16
May 21 @ 7:13 PM EDT
A2: Hester Prynne from Scarlet Letter. Much has changed and then not so much.
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Dr_LMR
- Moderator
May 21 @ 7:13 PM EDT
That seems to be a popular choice!
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In reply to @jk_bergstrom, @anderson_author, @read4funchat
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
May 21 @ 7:15 PM EDT
Q3 will be up in one minute.
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chrisp16
May 21 @ 7:15 PM EDT
A2; The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton
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Dr_LMR
- Moderator
May 21 @ 7:15 PM EDT
I have not read the series! I might be the only one! I will tackle them at some point!
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In reply to @iruntech
korytellers
May 21 @ 7:15 PM EDT
The
#Read4Fun
chat is going on right now, maybe you can get some ideas there!
In reply to @mrterborg, @Minguelae
MagnessBlakeley
May 21 @ 7:16 PM EDT
A2. Jean Val Jean from Les Miserables
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read4funchat
- Moderator
May 21 @ 7:16 PM EDT
Q3 Besides the Dr. Suess book, any titles come to mind for graduates?
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Dr_LMR
- Moderator
May 21 @ 7:16 PM EDT
I read that so many years ago that I'm not sure I remember all of it.
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In reply to @MagnessBlakeley
JJ_Burry
May 21 @ 7:16 PM EDT
Unless we're talking about re-envisioning a classic. I'd love to see the Time Traveller come to our time & step into the future.
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mrterborg
May 21 @ 7:16 PM EDT
Wait, people still
#read4fun
?
In reply to @korytellers, @Minguelae
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
May 21 @ 7:17 PM EDT
That's interesting - sometimes I think of how a personality would fit in today's world.
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In reply to @JJ_Burry
JJ_Burry
May 21 @ 7:17 PM EDT
A3: I was gifted a thesaurus. I still have it!
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read4funchat
- Moderator
May 21 @ 7:16 PM EDT
Q3 Besides the Dr. Suess book, any titles come to mind for graduates?
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JamieArmin
May 21 @ 7:17 PM EDT
Hi Lena Marie
@Dr_LMR
Just remembered it's
#read4fun
night! Daughter shared this fun read w/me! Fabulous so far! Would be cool to meet DB!
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
May 21 @ 7:18 PM EDT
That would be something that would spark a lot of curiosity!
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In reply to @JJ_Burry
JJ_Burry
May 21 @ 7:18 PM EDT
As far as historical fiction goes, I love the history part of it the most. I enjoy seeing their personalities in that time.
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In reply to @Dr_LMR
JJ_Burry
May 21 @ 7:18 PM EDT
Definitely!
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In reply to @Dr_LMR
mnjones410
May 21 @ 7:18 PM EDT
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A2. I would love to see a modern day Jane Erye. Do t think women in lit get recognized enough.
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Dr_LMR
- Moderator
May 21 @ 7:19 PM EDT
Looks like a fun read for sure!
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In reply to @JamieArmin
JamieArmin
May 21 @ 7:19 PM EDT
Catching up! A3 Tuesdays With Morrie is a great book!
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read4funchat
- Moderator
May 21 @ 7:16 PM EDT
Q3 Besides the Dr. Suess book, any titles come to mind for graduates?
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Dr_LMR
- Moderator
May 21 @ 7:20 PM EDT
Q4 Will be up in one minute.
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AssignmentHelpN
May 21 @ 7:20 PM EDT
#nhed
#TOKchat
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The Ultimate Compilation of 60 Ways To Use an iPad in the Classroom
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chrisp16
May 21 @ 7:20 PM EDT
I agree! Would love to see that as well as the Austen tales.
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In reply to @mnjones410
shighley
May 21 @ 7:20 PM EDT
A3: The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch, esp. for college grads.
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Dr_LMR
- Moderator
May 21 @ 7:20 PM EDT
She seems like a real down to earth person when she is interviewed.
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In reply to @JamieArmin
read4funchat
- Moderator
May 21 @ 7:21 PM EDT
Q4 Share the top three summer reads that you just can't wait to get to!
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KRScienceLady
May 21 @ 7:21 PM EDT
Kathy here
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Dr_LMR
- Moderator
May 21 @ 7:21 PM EDT
I know Posted is going to be at the top of my pile!
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MagnessBlakeley
May 21 @ 7:22 PM EDT
Glad you have read it! It is a redemptive story, and his character teaches about forgiveness and love
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In reply to @Dr_LMR
mnjones410
May 21 @ 7:22 PM EDT
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A3. Too funny but yes! The Joy of Cooking.
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Dr_LMR
- Moderator
May 21 @ 7:22 PM EDT
I have this on my 'To Re-read' pile that I hope to tackle this summer!
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In reply to @shighley
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
May 21 @ 7:23 PM EDT
I might add that to my re-read list!
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In reply to @MagnessBlakeley
GreenReads4Fun
May 21 @ 7:23 PM EDT
I agree! I liked the one at the end of The Hunger Games trilogy as well!
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In reply to @iruntech
KRScienceLady
May 21 @ 7:23 PM EDT
A4 Pathways to Proficiency, Student-Centered Coaching-the Moves & Zaretta Hammond book The Brain & Cuturally Responsive Teaching
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Dr_LMR
- Moderator
May 21 @ 7:23 PM EDT
That is a good one! Much needed too!
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In reply to @mnjones410
MagnessBlakeley
May 21 @ 7:24 PM EDT
I can't wait to read Time Traveler's Wife, The Chronicles of Narnia, and Harry Potter
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mnjones410
May 21 @ 7:24 PM EDT
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A4. Seveness is a SciFi book I'm looking into for this summer. Was recommended. Still thinking about others.
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JJ_Burry
May 21 @ 7:24 PM EDT
1. The Hummingbird's Tear by
@CM_Kerley
2. Where'd You Go, Bernadette by Maria Semple 3. The Dream by
@katmartinauthor
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read4funchat
- Moderator
May 21 @ 7:21 PM EDT
Q4 Share the top three summer reads that you just can't wait to get to!
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Dr_LMR
- Moderator
May 21 @ 7:24 PM EDT
The cover looks like it's shouting "Read me"!
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In reply to @Kuglmee, @JamieArmin
jk_bergstrom
May 21 @ 7:25 PM EDT
Q4: Hour of the Bees; Ms. Bixby's Last Day & A Night Divided. THEN...One Hundred Spaghetti Strings & A Man Called Ove.
#read
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read4funchat
- Moderator
May 21 @ 7:21 PM EDT
Q4 Share the top three summer reads that you just can't wait to get to!
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Dr_LMR
- Moderator
May 21 @ 7:26 PM EDT
Don't think I am familiar with the spaghetti one....
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In reply to @jk_bergstrom
MagnessBlakeley
May 21 @ 7:26 PM EDT
Q4. The Time Traveler's Wife, The Chronicles of Narnia, and Harry Potter.. Sounds like I'll be busy!
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shighley
May 21 @ 7:27 PM EDT
A4: Not sure after Posted and York. Maybe more Frederick Bachman
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JamieArmin
May 21 @ 7:27 PM EDT
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Better Than Before, Gretchen Rubin; For White Folks Who Teach in the Hood, Christopher Emdin; Road Trip U.S.A. Jamie Jensen
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
May 21 @ 7:27 PM EDT
Yes! That does sound like a good start!
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In reply to @MagnessBlakeley
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
May 21 @ 7:28 PM EDT
Time always flies in this chat! Time is almost up but you can keep posting to the
#Read4Fun
hashtag to share. Have a great week!
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
May 21 @ 7:28 PM EDT
This is book one? Sometimes series are a good hook - I'm not familiar with this one.
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In reply to @shighley
read4funchat
- Moderator
May 21 @ 7:29 PM EDT
Thank you for joining the chat tonight! Hope you all have a great week and take time to
#Read4Fun
whenever you can!
Dr_LMR
- Moderator
May 21 @ 7:29 PM EDT
Great trio lined up there! Enjoy them!
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In reply to @JamieArmin
