What is the name of the book where poetry is introduced to first graders? Pat K
"to be nobody but yourself -- in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you like everybody else -- means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight, and never stop fighting." e.e. cummings On Apr 4, 2008, at 4:41 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Nancy, > Combine Study Driven with Primary Units of Study from Lucy Calkins and > you > are golden. If you are doing poetry next.... she has an entire book > dedicated > to just that genre and at the first grade level.... not only to read > like a > writer and write like a reader but she shows you how to introduce > author > craft.,.... poetic language, similes and metaphors, white space, big > message in a > tiny package (she works in analogies a lot) how to work as a whole > group to > practice and then what to do during conferences to elevate their > writing.... I > have used it for the past five years and every time I read it I pick up > something more.... we write anthologies at the end of the year and > they are not > only sophisticated in style, and deep in meaning, the students kid > voices are > maintained in the beauty of how their poet eyes perceive the world > and those > who live in it. > Pam > > In a message dated 4/4/2008 6:51:21 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Leslie, > I absolutely LOVE this approach to writing, reading, and to learning! > Even > my first graders have really responded to noticing what the authors > of our > mentor texts are doing and then they are even trying to do some of > the same > kinds of writing. They are able to articulate exactly what they are > doing and > why. Our biggest AHA has been that the author writes for the reader > to read, > so as authors we are noticing what things we HAVE to include in order > for the > reader to not be confused, As readers we are noticing how deliberate > the > author was with the choices he/she used. Our entire building is > attempting a > poetry study right now. Too early to hear how everyone is doing just > yet. > > Nancy > >>>> "STEWART, L" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 04/03/08 6:04 PM >>> > Has anyone used the book Study Driven by Katie Wood Ray? I am > interested in your success in or opinion of the use of this book in > choosing mentor texts for writing instruction. > > Leslie > > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > > > > > > **************Planning your summer road trip? Check out AOL Travel > Guides. > > (http://travel.aol.com/travel-guide/united-states? > ncid=aoltrv00030000000016) > _______________________________________________ > 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.