An idea: I like the book Less is More by Campbell. It's all about teaching literature with short texts. This could be a gradual weaning from full length novels though that is not her main point. She mostly wants to expand the range of genres kids read.
Sally > > In a message dated 8/17/2011 2:42:34 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > hutch1...@juno.com writes: > > In my effort to be succinct I clearly was very unclear! Also I was trying > to word it more positively than this. > > We had been slowly implementing RW in our building. That's in no way to > say everyone is willing and/or doing so successfully. We still have many > people dragging their class thru the whole class novel. Now we are doing > our PD on the Cafe model (3-5 building). My thought is that for those that > are attempting to do RW, the Cafe will/might provide them with management > tools to perhaps make it become a reality. But, how is this going to assist > those less willingly and/or knowledgeable to move forward? My thought is > that I don't see how it will. But, I am hoping to be wrong and was throwing > it out to people who have had more experience with both to see what they > thought. > > Hopefully this is clearer! Thanks! > > norma > > > > An old man once said, "There comes a time in your life, when you walk away > from all the drama and people who create it. You surround yourself with > people who make you laugh. Forget the bad, and focus on the good. Love the > people who treat you right, pray for the ones who don't. Life is too short to > be anything but happy. Falling down is a part of life, getting back up is > living." > > _______________________________________________ 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
