Re: [MOSAIC] Determining Importance

[Eve]

Hi Joy,

What book are you using for the Trail of Tears?  I'll be teaching my 
class about this topic later this year, and this sounds like a great activity!

Thanks for sharing!

Eve

At 06:32 PM 11/29/2006, you wrote:
>We're revisiting Determining Importance this week by doing a 
>Textmapping project using a short book about the Trail of Tears. The 
>groups were actively engaged in determining importance like I've 
>never seen them before. Today we highlighted text features like 
>italics and bold print. Tomorrow we will highlight names of people, 
>places, and geographic features (rivers, lakes, mountains, etc.). 
>Friday we are going to highlight the problems encountered by the 
>Cherokee, and the solutions, if any. Then we are going to create 
>story bags using icons the students will create to signify their own 
>imaginary journey along the Trail of Tears.
>Joy/NC/4


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Re: [MOSAIC] Determining Importance

[KerryD78]

Does anyone have any successful lessons with helping kids identify  main 
ideas of nonfiction text?  Looking for some fresh lessons and  strategies!
 
Thanks,
Kerry/5th
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Re: [MOSAIC] Determining Importance/OT

[Joy]

I understand what you mean. I think children need to know about this event in 
history. It's not pretty, and they need to know that our history includes 
shameful events such as this. 

ljackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:  Recently I was able to tour the Hermitage, 
Andrew Jackson's home outside of
Nashville, Tennessee. I had read Irving Stone's The President's Lady years
ago and thoroughly delighted in the opportunity to walk into history a bit.
However, I was so disappointed by the museum. A great deal of display space
was devoted to slave life on the Hermitage, but try as I might, I could fins
so very little related to the Trail of Tears. When I asked a docent, they
pointed out one very small (think 5x7) plaque with a brief blurb that
basically glossed it over BIG TIME. As a teacher of Native American
children, I found this insulting and was quite disappointed.

Lori


On 11/29/06 4:32 PM, "Joy" wrote:

> We're revisiting Determining Importance this week by doing a Textmapping
> project using a short book about the Trail of Tears. The groups were actively
> engaged in determining importance like I've never seen them before. Today we
> highlighted text features like italics and bold print. Tomorrow we will
> highlight names of people, places, and geographic features (rivers, lakes,
> mountains, etc.). Friday we are going to highlight the problems encountered by
> the Cherokee, and the solutions, if any. Then we are going to create story
> bags using icons the students will create to signify their own imaginary
> journey along the Trail of Tears.
> 
> 
> 
> Joy/NC/4
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Re: [MOSAIC] Determining Importance

[Joy]

This is why it was so hard to think of leaving my school last year. Thank 
goodness our new administrator embraces what I'm doing. Although I envy school 
systems with libraries, leveled book rooms, and other fabulous resources, 
having the freedom and flexibility to do things like this is a privilege I 
won't easily give up.

Tracy Gaestel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:  And I am doing Open Court. I am 
jealous, jealous, jealous. I sneak good 
read-alouds into my lessons and teach real comprehension strategies and 
help my first graders begin to break the code and become strategic 
listeners and readers. By and large, I'm comfortable with what I do, but 
this lesson just spoke to my soul. Keep on teaching and sharing, Joy, we 
need it!!

Tracy

HappyOn Wed, 29 Nov 2006 15:32:09 -0800, Joy 
wrote:

> We're revisiting Determining Importance this week by doing a Textmapping 
> project using a short book about the Trail of Tears. The groups were 
> actively engaged in determining importance like I've never seen them 
> before. Today we highlighted text features like italics and bold print. 
> Tomorrow we will highlight names of people, places, and geographic 
> features (rivers, lakes, mountains, etc.). Friday we are going to 
> highlight the problems encountered by the Cherokee, and the solutions, 
> if any. Then we are going to create story bags using icons the students 
> will create to signify their own imaginary journey along the Trail of 
> Tears.
>
>
> Joy/NC/4
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Re: [MOSAIC] Determining Importance

[Joy]

Kerry,
  Try Textmapping! http://www.textmapping.org/




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Re: [MOSAIC] Determining Importance

[Joy]

Eve,
   
  We are reading The Trail of Tears by Joseph Bruchac. It is a "Step into 
Reading" book, level 5. It is not as challenging as I would like, but it is a 
good way to introduce Textmapping so they can focus on the process. 
   
  The story I wanted to use is: The Trail on Which They Wept: The Story of a 
Cherokee Girl by Dorothy Hoobler. It is a chapter book about a young girl and 
her family's experiences when forced to leave their home in Georgia. I used it 
when I was student teaching. Unfortunately, it is out of print. If I can locate 
enough for a Lit. Circle, I will use it to revisit this topic.


Joy/NC/4
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Re: [MOSAIC] Determining Importance

[H Weise]

In the book, The Partly Cloudy Patriot (Paperback) by Sarah Vowell, there is
an essay about presidential libraries.  She visits  the LBJ and Nixon
presidential libraries to see how they handled the downside (Vietnam,
Watergate) of their presidencies.  She found that they put all the critical
information right out there because the public today demands it.
It is a fun book to read and her essays are well-contructed.  

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Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Determining Importance


Recently I was able to tour the Hermitage, Andrew Jackson's home outside of
Nashville, Tennessee.  I had read Irving Stone's The President's Lady years
ago and thoroughly delighted in the opportunity to walk into history a bit.
However, I was so disappointed by the museum.  A great deal of display space
was devoted to slave life on the Hermitage, but try as I might, I could fins
so very little related to the Trail of Tears.  When I asked a docent, they
pointed out one very small (think 5x7) plaque with a brief blurb that
basically glossed it over BIG TIME.  As a teacher of Native American
children, I found this insulting and was quite disappointed.

Lori


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Re: [MOSAIC] Determining Importance

[ljackson]

Joy,

ABE has seven copies of this book.



On Thu, 30 Nov 2006 03:53 , Joy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent:

>Eve,
>   
>  We are reading The Trail of Tears by Joseph Bruchac. It is a "Step into 
> Reading" book, level 5. It is not as challenging as I 
would like, but it is a good way to introduce Textmapping so they can focus on 
the process. 
>   
>  The story I wanted to use is: The Trail on Which They Wept: The Story of a 
> Cherokee Girl by Dorothy Hoobler. It is a chapter 
book about a young girl and her family's experiences when forced to leave their 
home in Georgia. I used it when I was student 
teaching. Unfortunately, it is out of print. If I can locate enough for a Lit. 
Circle, I will use it to revisit this topic.
>
>
>Joy/NC/4
>  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>  How children learn is as important as what they learn: process and content 
> go hand in hand. http://
www.responsiveclassroom.org
>   
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> 
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Re: [MOSAIC] Comprehending Math Study Group

[Deborah Devine]

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>I just received my copy of the above text for which Ellin Keene has written  
>the introduction.  I loved it so much  I have set up a mail  list for anyone 
>who wishes to discuss it with me.  Below is the information  for the group -
> 
>Comprehending Math
>by Arthur Hyde
>_http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/032500949X/educasbookclubdi_ 
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>I  look forward to the dialogue. 
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Re: [MOSAIC] Determining Importance

[Suzanne]

Does anyone have any book suggestions for the Revolutionary War?  I am
interested in novels and read a louds.  
Suzanne/VA 

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Joy,

ABE has seven copies of this book.



On Thu, 30 Nov 2006 03:53 , Joy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> sent:

>Eve,
>   
>  We are reading The Trail of Tears by Joseph Bruchac. It is a "Step into
Reading" book, level 5. It is not as challenging as I 
would like, but it is a good way to introduce Textmapping so they can focus
on the process. 
>   
>  The story I wanted to use is: The Trail on Which They Wept: The Story of
a Cherokee Girl by Dorothy Hoobler. It is a chapter 
book about a young girl and her family's experiences when forced to leave
their home in Georgia. I used it when I was student 
teaching. Unfortunately, it is out of print. If I can locate enough for a
Lit. Circle, I will use it to revisit this topic.
>
>
>Joy/NC/4
>  [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>  How children learn is as important as what they learn: process and
content go hand in hand. http://
www.responsiveclassroom.org
>   
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>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Re: [MOSAIC] Determining Importance

[jkyingling]

War Comes to Willy Freeman
Sarah Bishop
The Fighting Ground
Hope's Crossing
Toliver's Secret
Johnny Tremain
George Washington's Socks
My Brother Sam is Dead


> Does anyone have any book suggestions for the Revolutionary War?  I am
> interested in novels and read a louds.  
> Suzanne/VA 
> 
> 
> 

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Re: [MOSAIC] Determining Importance

[Cordes, Deb]

 
Guns for General Washington by Seymour Reit


War Comes to Willy Freeman
Sarah Bishop
The Fighting Ground
Hope's Crossing
Toliver's Secret
Johnny Tremain
George Washington's Socks
My Brother Sam is Dead


> Does anyone have any book suggestions for the Revolutionary War?  I am
> interested in novels and read a louds. 
> Suzanne/VA
>
>
>

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