Re: [MOSAIC] Comprehension in general
Does this (below) mean that the state of North Carolina is reading the e-mail on this list? On Sun, 11 Mar 2007, Pam Cook wrote: All email correspondence to and from this address is subject to North Carolina Public Records Law which may result in monitoring and disclosure to third parties, including law enforcement. ___ 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.
Re: [MOSAIC] Comprehension in general
I stopped showing that movie to my 8th graders a couple years ago after they complained that it was stupid, and laughed through the most dramatic parts. On Sun, 11 Mar 2007 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: One play/movie that always has generated a lot of interest has been Twelve Angry Men. Best wishes to each of you. ___ 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.
Re: [MOSAIC] Comprehension in general
Will this book work for middle school students? On Sat, 10 Mar 2007, Joy wrote: Yes! This is a wonderful resource! Knee to Knee and Eye to Eye, Ardith Davis Cole Joy/NC/4 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___ 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.
Re: [MOSAIC] Passion . . . long and OT/Lori
Absolutely they don't want out. Not at their age. If you suggest to a child that education is a way out, you will usually sound as if you are suggesting that the child reject his/her parents. Children need to feel attached to their parents even when their parents are not healthy for them. I do not know what the solution is, but I think that telling kids there's a better world for them away from their family will turn the child away from education. Jan On Mon, 25 Dec 2006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 12/25/2006 12:53:59 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Rosie, We are both in NC, and I see this as well. Parents that believe that baseball, football, soccer, and dance are more important than reading! It isn't really sports and dance that I see interfering. Most of my students cannot afford these types of activities. It appears to be just a general apathy, I believe partly because most of the single parents that I deal with didn't have good school experiences, many didn't finish high school, and most are just tried of providing the basics. My students live in poverty, and for what ever reason, don't realize that education is the way out, or don't want out. Many of them live in neighborhoods filled with gangs, and probably have siblings who are gang members. Rosie ___ 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.
Re: [MOSAIC] New problem....
I have read Bill's new problem and some of your suggestions. I also teach 8th grade, and I'm beginning to think that my students would benefit from a video that shows an excellent book discussion. Can anyone suggest a video I can buy? Thanks! Jan On Thu, 21 Dec 2006, William Roberts wrote: Hope everyone is getting rest and relaxation this holiday season, but I've got a problem: I'm not getting any thinking from my 8th graders.at least not anything I want. I know I'm not expecting too much from them since other years have not been sosomere words can't describe them. Let me show you: I gave a writing prompt to tell me about a favorite movie, TV show, book, video game, or CD album. Many tried, but a few MADE UP SHOWS! Once wrote about a movie that had over 200 movie stars! Others wrote about movies that hadn't even seen, but they had heard of them or had seen a trailer about them. A few told me that they had no favorite for any of the suggested items! I asked, What do you do for fun? and got the response, I sleep. I continued with, What do you do when you wake up? Answer: I eat. I knew better, but continued, So what do you do when you aren't sleeping or eating? and was told, Sometimes I stare at my ceiling fan. I was finishing a movie unit which included using the strategies on art, music, movies, as well as books, and the students were supposed to select a movie from the top 250 movies (foreign and American), and write an essay about the film. One child wrote, I didn't do the assignment. It was a stupid assignment. You wanted us to write about a movie we hadn't seen. If we hadn't seen it, how did you expect us to write about it? and he was totally sincere! One wrote about ROCKY and regaled about the bloody, awesome fights but not one thing about the acting or music or direction. When I asked if he had actually seen it, he said no, but I did see part of one of the fights. In a class discussion about music, we all made connections when I talked about a favorite song coming on the radio (Everyone turns up the volume!), but when I mentioned a song you didn't like, this class said, you listen to it. I asked if you changed the station (which most classes admitted), but this one class insisted you just listen to the song whether you hate it or not. I asked why they wouldn't change the station, and they said if you wait, a better song will come on. I asked (you'd think I'd learn to stop asking) why they didn't turn the station and was told, It's too much trouble to change the knob back. They do not infer. They do not think for themselves or have educated opinions. Is this laziness? The results of too much state tests? Is this group a mutation? Or did they miss the cognitive boat? With state tests only a few months away, I'm losing my mind. Any ideas? Bill ___ 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] The book the list
I've been on this list less than two weeks, and I'm wondering if it's the right place for me. Is everyone here a K-6 teacher? I teach 8th grade. There seems to be lot of talk about the book Mosaic of Thought. I looked for the book on Amazon, and I cannot tell -- Is it for K-6 teachers? Is the book that's called something like (I cannot remember the exact title) Middle Mosaic similar to Mosaic of Thought? Thanks! I can tell you're a group of dedicated, caring teachers. Jan ___ Mosaic mailing list Mosaic@literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org.
