I ordered my copy yesterday too and would also like to be a part of this book study. Thanks, Becky dun...@att.net On Dec 31, 2011, at 8:45 AM, Jennifer Runde wrote:
> I've been reading this thread with great interest. I ordered a copy of the > book yesterday, and would love to be a part of this book study. > > Thanks, > Jen > jenru...@yahoo.com > ________________________________________ > From: mosaic-bounces+wardl=laramie1....@literacyworkshop.org > [mosaic-bounces+wardl=laramie1....@literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of Kathy > [ka...@laurinburg.com] > Sent: Friday, December 30, 2011 10:12 PM > To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] idea for book study group on poetry. > > I want to participate with you all if I may! > > Happy New Year! > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Dec 30, 2011, at 12:08 PM, Sally Thomas <sally.thom...@verizon.net> wrote: > >> Sent two responses this a.m. Which haven't come up yet on my computer and >> wondering why. Did I do something wrong in sending it? Just in case it's >> being held up for some reason, I'm volunteering to facilitate - though very >> open to giving that wonderful position to anyone else who'd like to do it. >> >> Second: I set out a draft/brainstorm plan which is open to discussion. I'm >> going to recopy it here. >> >> Here are a couple of ideas. Welcome your feedback and I can revise! >> 1. When to start. Thinking the last weekend of January. Gives us enough >> time to order and read a chapter or two??? Thinking weekends might be a >> good time to begin each new section discussion as our weeks are pretty >> filled with working - right??? >> >> 2. Pacing. Have to get my book out to see how it is divided but probably a >> chapter a week or so??? That's roughly. Or is that too fast a pace? >> >> 3. I'd be glad to start each week's discussion with my own connections >> and/or questions. And everyone can just join in. Or we can take turns with >> who wants to take the lead for different chapters. (I would love that!) >> let me know if you'd like to do this and we can set up a schedule. >> >> 4. My guess is that we'll be using the STRATEGIES as we read to understand. >> And also think about how using the ideas with kids will tap the strategies. >> >> 5. Speaking of strategies, I suggest we might begin by each of us tapping >> our own SCHEMA of poetry. Why not start by remembering our own early and >> schooling experience of poetry. The next chapter of that could be our own >> experiences of poetry since our schooling - has it been the same or >> different? Between these two chunks of schema, we will have reflected on >> our experiences and assumptions about poetry as we explore Georgia's book. >> >> 6. It would be great if someone would be "the keeper of..." poems >> mentioned or recommended by Georgia or any of us that we might want to use >> in our classrooms. (just gathering them as they come up naturally and keep >> as a simple list in a folder that we can put on the resources page of this >> list at the end of our discussion?) >> >> PLEASE GIVE ME FEEDBACK ON ANY OF THIS. IT'S JUST A BRAINSTORM TO BEGIN OUR >> PLANNING. >> >> Sally >> >> >> On 12/30/11 5:02 AM, "Palmer, Jennifer" <jennifer.pal...@hcps.org> wrote: >> >>> I am totally in favor! Who would like to facilitate the discussion? I am >>> finishing and defending my dissertation in the next few months, or I would >>> offer to do it myself... >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > _______________________________________________ > 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
