My background is in high school so this may seem unrealistic, but...have you ever considered really mailing these letters to the authors? That might provide some extra motivation. It's just a thought. Kathy V.> Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 07:05:36 -0700> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Reading Response Journals> > Probably the next thing I'd try is to allow/encourage them to write to each> other for a while instead of you. You could choose random partners or allow> choice.> > On Mon, Dec 1, 2008 at 6:57 PM, Yingling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > > I am struggling to get my students to write quality letters within their> > reader's notebooks. It's December and they are still simply giving me> > summaries. I ask them questions and give comments in my letters back to> > them yet most of my kids aren't responding to my questions/comments. I've> > gone to giving the kids grades and their grades don't even seem to motivate> > some of them to do better. We've written sample letters together, I've> > shown them examples, I've written examples for them, I've given them letter> > starters. What do I do next? The kids seem to just want me to give them> > worksheets to complete - they don't want to think.> > Help please,> > Jenni> >> > _______________________________________________> > 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.> _________________________________________________________________ Send e-mail faster without improving your typing skills. http://windowslive.com/Explore/hotmail?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_hotmail_acq_speed_122008 _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org.
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