week 3

•  I don't see a lot of literature in my classroom, due to the times I go in but there was one time that my mentor read the students a book from the elmo. It was an Amelia Bedelia book and my mentor teacher read to the class while showing them the pictures on each page. Occasionally she would point out pictures but there wasn't much discussion that took place about the book. 
•  Speaking from not having seen much literature or literacy and not hearing much from the students about it, but knowing the classroom dynamics I think book talks would be beneficial. Considering the students come from different backgrounds and each bring meaning to the text differently because of this, I think in small book talk groups would be beneficial in opening the door for discussion about opinions, ideas, and beliefs. Students should learn that literature isn't always about the right answer to reading questions, but about the perspective you bring to the book, and how that can affect your opinion about it. 
• Another means of bringing literature into the classroom that I believe would be beneficial is bringing a different variety of books into the classroom. Because the students reading levels are all over the board, I think bringing more picture oriented books into the class could only benefit the students. I remember back when I was in school the more "comic type" books were shunned and we weren't allowed to read them, which is interesting because one of the articles addressed how these types of books can be positive in terms of interpreting text.