Added the Soto story, but we used Eleven earlier this year with the kids.
Lori Jackson M.Ed.Reading Specialist Broken Bow, NE EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD Join me > Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 01:31:52 +0000 > From: jvma...@comcast.net > To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Upper Level/Middle School Short Story > > What a wonderful project, Lori! Your husband is to be lauded. Two of my > favorite writers frequently have short stories available online. They are not > as challenging in vocabulary as the ones you list, but I believe that they > require depth of thought. > I love Gary Soto and found > http://www.seadeeper.com/shortstories/thebike.php > I am also a huge fan of Sandra Cisneros, here's one > http://forevafound.tripod.com/eleven.pdf > Judy > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "EDWARD JACKSON" <lori_jack...@q.com> > To: t...@listserv.arizona.edu, mosaic@literacyworkshop.org > Sent: Saturday, February 6, 2010 3:39:52 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific > Subject: [MOSAIC] Upper Level/Middle School Short Story > > > The seventh graders in my husband's class are going to do a portfolio project > as the culmination of their unit on short story. They will complete a > detailed graphic organizer (story map) on the story of their choice, write a > summary/reaction (1/3 summary, 2/3 reaction) paper, identify and define 10-15 > vocabulary words (all year we have worked on skimming for x number of unknown > words and using context support to determine meaning w/some opportunity to > confirm predictions using good old fashioned dictionary skills) and do a > creative project of their choice (poem, painting, etc.). As part of the > portfolio, they will turn in a hard copy of short story with evidence of text > coding (just a few simple codes used along with notation to 'document' > thinking). Most of the students in the class are decoding at grade level and > do well with comprehension with the exception of inference. A couple decode > slightly below grade level and have more trouble in general with deeper > thinking skills. We are building a list of short stories for them to pick > from. All of them need to be available full text online (their handout lists > story, author and web address). Lots of cowboy hungry types here. I know they > will like O. Henry, but fear the vocabulary and prose may challenge those > most interested in a cowboy story. Incidentally, we previewed the short > stories used at 8th and 9th grade level so that we aren't stepping on any > toes. I know it isn't the end of the world to read the same story twice, but > it is an easy thing to do to make nicey nice. > Any of you have any suggestions for the list? Thanks in advance. > This is the list so far: > > > > > > The Legend of Sleepy Hollow > > > John Irving > > > > > The Fall of the House of Usher > > > Edgar Allen Poe > > > > > To Build a Fire > > > Jack London > > > > > The Ransom of Red Chief > > > O. Henry > > > > > Beware of the Dog > > > Roald Dahl > > > > > The Lottery > > > Shirley Jackson > > > > > The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County > > > Mark Twain > > > > > An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge > > > Ambrose Bierce > > > > > Lamb to Slaughter > > > Roald Dahl > > > > > The Gift of the Magi > > > O. Henry > > > > > A Piece of Steak > > > Jack London > > > > > The Stranger > > > Katherine Mansfield > > > > > The Open Window > > > H.H. Munro (Saki) > > > > > The Storyteller > > > H.H. Munro > (Saki) > > > > > Mrs. Packletide’s Tiger > > > H.H. Munro > (Saki) > > > > > The Lady, or the Tiger? > > > Frank Stockton > > > > > The Strange Tale of > Doctor Dog > > > Norman Pitman > > > > > > > > > > Lori Jackson M.Ed.Reading Specialist > Broken Bow, NE > > > > > > > EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD > Join me > _______________________________________________ > 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.
