Natasha, I just went onto Amazon to look up this book and found that there are several more books in this Read and Wonder series. Margie
Domina.Natasha wrote: > I hope this doesn't count as straying too far off the topic of reading > comprehension. I just wanted to share the title of a nonfiction book that is > written very much in the style of academic essays: Chameleons are Cool by > Martin Jenkins. I love it because it is so very much in the style of the > essays I'm supposed to get students writing, and it also shows how essays can > have a strong sense of voice. > > (Hmm. Connect this to reading comprehension. Well-it could also be a great > nonfiction read aloud, and you could use it to teach about recognizing > nonfiction text structures, and/or transitions. And it's short--so it could > fit in the category of "less is more" that people were talking about a few > weeks ago.) > > If anyone else has good suggestions of short essays to have elementary > students read I'd love to hear them. My e-mail is [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks! > > Natasha > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > 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.
