Kimberly Hill Campbell's new book titled "Less is More - Teaching Literature with Short Texts - Grades 6 - 12
This book is available as a PDF to download at the publisher's website: http://www.stenhouse.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idProduct=9093#toc If this doesn't work, try this link: www.stenhouse.com/productcart/pc/viewPrd.asp?idProduct=9093 Francie On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 9:00 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Send Mosaic mailing list submissions to > mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > > 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: perfectly or imperfectly published pieces ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > 2. Re: Mosaic Digest, Vol 20, Issue 11 ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > 3. Re: [SPAM] Re: Writing Workshop Leader/Teacher (Mary) > (Kendra Carroll) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 12:41:14 EDT > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] perfectly or imperfectly published pieces > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > I haven't been online for a while and just read the threads about > students' > work being displayed. In my opinion as an interventionist who works with > kids > everyday to improve their reading and writing, ANYTHING that goes up for > public viewing should be as correct as possible. When I tell my students > that > spelling matters and then they see posters or papers with many > misspellings, > what are they to think? Why should they continue with the revision and > editing > when apparently anything is acceptable? Allowances should be made for > age/grade level, but after second grade public displays should be as > perfect as > possible. Ask yourselves how you would feel if that paper was your own > child's. > Would you appreciate seeing it up there with many errors, being compared > to > other kids' work? Or would you want to be proud that your child (and your > child's teacher) took the time to make sure something everyone in the > district > might see is as good as it can get? As others have said- in class > displays are > one thing, but hallway displays should always be exemplary. > Michelle NY 2-5 AIS > > > > **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms and advice on AOL Money & > Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolcmp00300000002850) > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:03:16 -0400 > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Mosaic Digest, Vol 20, Issue 11 > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > I agree wit kay that this book offers more....the strategies that Campbell > offers can be used with longer texts as well.? What I particularly liked was > the reflective piece and "What Could Go Wrong" portion.? This makes the book > so realistic because we all know that something usually does go awry.? Good > for teachers to know they have company.? > > As far as reflection...I know time is not on our side, but if we could > just take a couple of minutes to jot on a post-it, What Went Well and What I > Might Do To Make it Better....we certainly don't remember when we look back > at a lesson a year from now. > > I find myself going back to this book repeatedly....it's priceless, > especially for middle school. > > Leslie > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kuenzl-Stenerson Kay <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org; mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > Sent: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 8:17 am > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Mosaic Digest, Vol 20, Issue 11 > > > > > > > ________________________________ > > From: Kuenzl-Stenerson Kay > Sent: Fri 4/11/2008 11:45 AM > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org; mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > Subject: RE: Mosaic Digest, Vol 20, Issue 11 > > > Thank you, thank you for mentioning "Less is More". I had forgotten that > I had > bought it in February at the our state convention. I found it on the > shelf and > began reading it right away. I am through chapter 2 and already have some > great > ideas for my weekly learning thoughts for my staff that will reinforce > district > initiatives as well as some great strategies for my literacy teachers. > This > book has more than just supporting the use of short text. The description > of > her modeling, differentiating, and how to determine how to assess her > students > has wonderful transfer value. And as far as using sticky notes...there > are > already many sticking out of the pages of this book and I am just on > chapter 2! > If you are working in middle school I would say this is a must read! > > Kay Kuenzl-Stenerson > Literacy Coach > Merrill Middle School > > > ---Original Message----- > From: Kevin Kleinert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > Sent: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 5:33 am > Subject: [MOSAIC] Less is More is a GOLDMINE > > > > I want to piggyback Leslie's sentiments! > I recently finished Kimberly Hill Campbell's new book titled "Less is More > - > Teaching Literature with Short Texts - Grades 6 - 12" It is a goldmine! > > I found her book to be reflective, validating and full of new ideas. Her > writing style displays warmth, conversation and professionalism. You will > feel > as though the two of you are sitting down, enjoying a cup of coffee/tea > and > discussing the passion of reading, learning and young people. > > Kimberly truly does what is best for her students. Her book is full of > resources, lesson ideas, strategies, real things and experiences that have > worked within her classroom. This is a book that you will pull off the > shelf > when you begin to ask yourself questions such as " I want to teach > foreshadowing, but I am not sure what piece of text to use to bring forth > the > skill or how I want to teach it?" > > This was my exact question and so I went to her text. This is the lesson > I > planned and implemented. > > I love using short text! As a teacher of ELL students, they need things > scaffolded, broken down and extensive background building. Short texts > provide > multiple rereadings and a chance to dig deeper. I looked at Kimberly's > list and > chose the story "Charlie" by Shirley Jackson. I had recalled enjoying the > story > myself, but it had been a long time. > > I knew my students would enjoy the story. We discussed foreshadowing and > I used > Kimberly's definition of "It's like the secret between the author and > me." We > discussed movies and stories that they thought had foreshadowing. After > reading > her book, one of the things I felt encouraged to do more of was to read > the > story to my students first. Sometimes I get so hung up on having them > muddle > their way through it, that I don't choose to do this. Kimberly inspired > me to > back up and do more of it. > > I provided students with post it notes and asked them to reread and look > for the > foreshadowing. They marked in the story where they felt the author leaked > out > the secret. Most of my students struggled with this because being ELL's > they > are "literal" readers and this is a difficult skill. I then took > Kimberly's > advice and partnered my students up and had them work together. Some > partners > chose to reread AGAIN! The more they reread the deeper the comprehension. > They > also shared many stories themselves of being in Kdg and grade 1 and > telling lots > of funny stories at home. I wasn't going to give up and tell my students > the > foreshadowing secrets, so in their partners, I encouraged them to look at > the > dialogue between Laurie, the main character and his parents. They came up > with > several different answers of foreshadowing and could support why they > chose > them. I found it intriguing that they wanted me to tell them if they were > right > or wrong. I was also able to tie foreshadowing with inferencing because > you > have to have some background to pick up the secrets and clues and you need > to > make inferences to find the foreshadowing. > > I highly recommend Kimberly's book. You will be encouraged to use the > many > short text resources she provides and the many lesson ideas that focus on > the > reading strategies that students need to be deeper readers and good > writers! I > love this book! > > My students loved the story Charlie by Shirley Jackson. I was able to > find the > audio version online free at > http://www.miettecast.com/authors/jackson-shirley > > Donna > ESL teacher > Hatfield, PA > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:51:32 -0400 > From: "Kendra Carroll" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] [SPAM] Re: Writing Workshop Leader/Teacher > (Mary) > To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" > <mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > Kate, can you tell me more about the resources your school is using? We > are currently using Empowering Writers. My team and I are finding we need > lesson resources such as mini-lessons to tie into what we are doing? Do you > know of any? > > Thanks, > Kendra in NC > > ________________________________ > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of K Link > Sent: Fri 4/11/2008 11:32 PM > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > Subject: [SPAM] Re: [MOSAIC] Writing Workshop Leader/Teacher (Mary) > > My system is training us in the Caulkins model through our curriculum > facilitators, but I am not sure who did the original training for them. I > know that the Curriculum Facilitator at my daughter's school is awesome. > > Kate in NC > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! 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