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MODULE I Read the introduction in //Learning Under the Influence of Language and Literacy// by Lester Laminack and Reba Wadsworth, Heinemann, 2006. Think back to your own school experiences and describe how a teacher similar to the one Lester described cast a spell that would last your lifetime. If you weren't lucky enough to have had such a teacher, describe how you as a teacher have tried to cast such a spell with your students. If that still doesn't apply to you, describe how you //**plan**// to cast such a spell.

MODULE II Read chapter one. Explain how you inspire (or plan to inspire) your students to live like writers.

MODULE III Read chapter two. Share any experiences you have had building community by reading aloud with students. Select one of the books listed in this chapter and describe how you would use it to build community with your students.

MODULE IV Read chapter three. Select one of the books listed and describe how you would make your voice magical like "the instruments on which the music of language is played."

MODULE V Read chapter four. Share how you (or plan to) weave poetry into the curriculum you teach.

MODULE VI Read chapter five. Relate how you have used (or plan to use) read-aloud to support "writing workshop by immersing writers in demonstrations of well-crafted written language."

MODULE VII Read chapter six. Elaborate on how you plan to use "//thoughtfully// selected picture books" to "//planfully//" incorporate "into the daily routine in the content areas" that you teach.

MODULE VIII Read chapter seven. Share with us a book that you have read aloud (or plan to read aloud) that had "the power to resonate in the minds of students and leave them longing for more." How does the book you chose "evoke images and ignite the imagination"?

MODULE IX Read "A Closing Word" on pages 210-211 and review "Support for the Six Opportunities to Read-Aloud" on pages 212-214. Share how you plan to incorporate the information from this book with your educational philosophy. How will you get started implementing //Learning Under the Influence of Language and Literacy//?

MODULE X Choose one of your favorite read-alouds that is not included in this book. Identify which of the six times of day (described by Laminack and Wadsworth) you would use it and explain the book's appeal as an effective read-aloud.

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