Welcome to the Bridge to Terabithia blog!

Bridge to Terabithia – Katherine Paterson

Your mission is to complete the reading of you assigned novel according to an outlined reading schedule. As you read, you may wish to make some notes to help you remember key people and events. You will have a set of assigned questions to respond to on a weekly basis. You are also expected to respond to the answers posted by your group members. It is your responsibility to make sure that you are up to date with your questions and comments.

When you begin your journey you will find several postings to help you get started. They include a summary, information about the author, a short character list, and an excerpt from your novel. Included with each section you will find some “starter questions.” These questions may be answered at any point during your reading. They are designed to help you shape your thinking as you progress through your book. Upon completion of the project all of the questions must have been answered by you. Feel free to respond to your group members answers here as well.

Hopefully, this project will give you a chance to:
- Read and discuss books
- Connect with books
- Take responsibility as readers and construct meaning together
- Debate and challenge one another
- Make drawings and notes that reflect your ideas
- Ask open-ended questions
- Read aloud your favorite passages
- Revisit the text constantly
- Prove points and settle differences by using specific passages
- Think critically!



I will be grading you according to the following criteria:

Student Assignments / Outcomes:
Students will:

i) Independently read a novel that has been selected based on their interest and ability.
ii) Respond to a series of questions about the novel from both their teacher as well as their group mates.
iii) Comment on other students’ understandings / contributions.
iv) Submit original student illustrations or other graphic reactions for the blog community to enjoy.
v) Other responses (e.g. videos, plays, rewrites, etc.).