Pauka asked, "Have you shared the passage describing Mrs. Prachett, the owner of the candy store? It is the perfect piece to use for "Show, don't tell" in writing!"
I certainly have and the kids just loved it! -Meg My kids just love to read abour Mrs. Prackett On 11/7/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Send Mosaic mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/listinfo/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > than "Re: Contents of Mosaic digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Re: memoirs (Paula Rushia) > 2. Fix up strategies ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > 3. Re: Fix up strategies ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > 4. Re: Parents Reading (Kari Smith) > 5. Re: Fix up strategies ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > 6. Re: memoirs ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 16:19:37 -0800 (PST) > From: Paula Rushia <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] memoirs > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Listserv" > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Meg, > Have you shared the passage describing Mrs. Prachett, the owner of the > candy store? It is the perfect piece to use for "Show, don't tell" in > writing! > Paula/5/NH > > meg krause <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sue asked: > Does anyone have any suggestions for memoirs to use for guided reading in > 4th grade? My kids are reading on levels M to about T. > > I am sharing excerpts from BOY by Raold Dahl with my 5th graders to > model characteristics of memoir. Definitely written at a higher > reading level than M but the kids love it. After I have read a > vignette aloud I send the kids back into the text to find a specific > writing craft (i.e. strong verbs, descriptive language, metaphors, > etc.) > > I have also used Owl Moon (sensory language) and Childtimes by Eloise > Greenfield. > -- > Meg > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > > > > --------------------------------- > Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail. > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 20:04:31 EST > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: [MOSAIC] Fix up strategies > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > I am looking for some ideas on how to teach fix up or monitoring your > comprehensio strategies to my sixth graders. The first day I plan on modeling > what I > do. Af ter that I would like to find some lesson ideas how to continue > practice on this. Thanks. > > Pat > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 20:53:28 EST > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Fix up strategies > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > > In a message dated 11/6/2006 8:05:18 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > I am looking for some ideas on how to teach fix up or monitoring your > comprehensio strategies to my sixth graders. The first day I plan on > modeling what I > do. Af ter that I would like to find some lesson ideas how to continue > practice on this. Thanks. > > Pat > > > Cris Tovani has some ideas in I Read It But I Don't Get It. > > Kerry/5th > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2006 04:04:13 -0700 > From: "Kari Smith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Parents Reading > To: <[email protected]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > The Halloween idea of parents reading and dressing in costume is awesome. > Could you not extend it to Christmas time as well? Just a thought for all > those who loved the idea but missed out. > Kari > Kindergarten Resource Teacher > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, November 06, 2006 10:02 AM > Subject: Mosaic Digest, Vol 3, Issue 5 > > > > Send Mosaic mailing list submissions to > > [email protected] > > > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/listinfo/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org > > > > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > You can reach the person managing the list at > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific > > than "Re: Contents of Mosaic digest..." > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > > > Today's Topics: > > > > 1. Re: Book Clubs (Felicia Barra) > > 2. Re: Book Clubs (Denise) > > 3. Re: Book Clubs ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- > ---- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Mosaic mailing list > > [email protected] > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2006 06:12:51 EST > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Fix up strategies > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > Steph Harvey's Comprehension Took Kit might be just what you need. See if > your district has a copy. It is all lessons to use for thinking strategies. > Marsha > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Tue, 07 Nov 2006 07:18:55 -0500 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] memoirs > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"; format=flowed > > Paula, > Where could I find this piece? It sounds perfect for what I am working > on right now! > Sue > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: [email protected] > Sent: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 7:19 PM > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] memoirs > > Meg, > Have you shared the passage describing Mrs. Prachett, the owner of > the candy > store? It is the perfect piece to use for "Show, don't tell" in > writing! > Paula/5/NH > > meg krause <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sue asked: > Does anyone have any suggestions for memoirs to use for guided reading > in > 4th grade? My kids are reading on levels M to about T. > > I am sharing excerpts from BOY by Raold Dahl with my 5th graders to > model characteristics of memoir. Definitely written at a higher > reading level than M but the kids love it. After I have read a > vignette aloud I send the kids back into the text to find a specific > writing craft (i.e. strong verbs, descriptive language, metaphors, > etc.) > > I have also used Owl Moon (sensory language) and Childtimes by Eloise > Greenfield. > -- > Meg > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > > > > > --------------------------------- > Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! 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