I love this idea! You could extend it to watching bits and pieces of conversations from film/tv to see if they can begin to recognize when things go south, so to speak. Not only what works, but what seems to cause conversation to degenerate.
On 3/11/07 7:54 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In my classroom, we do an inquiry about conversation. Part of their homework > for a week is to jot down conversation they see and hear. Then they decide > which they thought were "good" conversations, and which weren't. We chart the > qualities that each of the good conversations had. We then try and practice > those traits when having book talks. I will ask some to fishbowl their talk > if I think there's something of value the others can take from it in terms of > conversation. > Myra > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Saturday, March 10, 2007 7:16 pm > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Comprehension in general > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > >> How do you (or others) suggest teaching conversation skills? I >> >> In "Knee to Knee and Eye to Eye, Ardith Davis Cole breaks down >> the art of >> conversation beautifully. Lots of practical ideas, anchor >> charts, and use of >> video to help kids engage in conversation insightfully. >> Pam >> > > > ************************************** > AOL now >> offers free >> email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at >> http://www.aol.com. >> _______________________________________________ >> Mosaic mailing list >> Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org >> 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. >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > 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. > -- Lori Jackson District Literacy Coach & Mentor Todd County School District Box 87 Mission SD 57555 http:www.tcsdk12.org ph. 605.856.2211 Literacies for All Summer Institute "Literate Lives: A Human Right" July 12-15, 2007 Louisville, Kentucky http://www.ncte.org/profdev/conv/wlu _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org 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.
