Could you possibly desribe the pattern you use for the paper doll literacy project? Thanks a lot Andrea Pepitone Buckman Elementary Portland, Oregon
>>> Patricia Kimathi <pkima...@earthlink.net> 05/23/09 9:10 AM >>> I love this. I have just the pattern for it. This pattern has character traits on one side. So I can add important and interesting facts I can't wait to see how my students respond. On May 23, 2009, at 8:15 AM, Jeanne Hunter wrote: > > I have always felt that one of the best ways to work on determining > importance is through biographies. Many of the David Adler series > work well for this. > As you read the book ( for maybe the second time), have the children > talk about what is interesting and what is important. Interesting > could be everyday events in the person's life , legends about the > person, funny incidents (George Washington and the cherry tree). > Important means what happened that made the person famous. Why is > that person important to us today. > You could use on a T chart with the strategy. > I have often cut out a generic paper doll when I use this method. > The front is a picture of the person in the dress or pants > (depending on the pattern). Open the paper and one side says > interesting and the other side says important. This is like a T > chart for the biography. The back can be a list of vocabulary words > from the story and from the student that describe the person. > > Jeanne > _________________________________________________________________ > Hotmail® has a new way to see what's up with your friends. > http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/WhatsNew?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_WhatsNew1_052009 > _______________________________________________ > 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. _______________________________________________ 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.
