Re: [MOSAIC] Less is More book

2011-08-20 Thread Sally Thomas
No her book is aimed toward secondary language arts/ English teachers. But I also know that Harvey and Goudvis in strategies that work also recommend using short texts for teaching strategies. On 8/19/11 3:41 PM, Lori D loritheteac...@hotmail.com wrote: Would the Less is More book by

Re: [MOSAIC] Less is More book

2011-08-19 Thread Lori D
Would the Less is More book by Campbell be appropriate for first and second grade? Lori Northup Multiage 1-2 teacher Fremont Elementary School Mundelein, Illinois Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2011 09:20:47 -0700 From: sally.thom...@verizon.net To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: Re: [MOSAIC]

Re: [MOSAIC] Less is More Book is appropriate for 5 - 6 grades

2008-05-02 Thread STEWART, L
PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Renee Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 10:19 AM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Less is More Book is appropriate for 5 - 6 grades On Apr 29, 2008, at 8:13 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We spend a few units writing essays

Re: [MOSAIC] Less is More Book is appropriate for 5 - 6 grades

2008-05-02 Thread Ljackson
Strategies Email Group mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Date: 2008, 02, Friday Of May 15:29 Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Less is More Book is appropriate for 5 - 6 grades That being said...does anyone have any recommendations on books of essays for upper elementary? For the first time we (third grade

Re: [MOSAIC] Less is More Book is appropriate for 5 - 6 grades

2008-04-30 Thread Renee
On Apr 29, 2008, at 8:13 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: We spend a few units writing essays in grades 5 and up...literary essay, personal essay. It is necessary for kids to read them in order to write them. I believe this is true of any genre of writing. If you're going to write poetry,

Re: [MOSAIC] Less is More Book is appropriate for 5 - 6 grades

2008-04-29 Thread Lespop4
We spend a few units writing essays in grades 5 and up...literary essay, personal essay. It is necessary for kids to read them in order to write them. It's a good idea to save some kids' work so that you can increase your supply of mentor texts. But until you are able to do that, (when

Re: [MOSAIC] Less is More Book Review-Suzanne

2008-04-23 Thread Rhonda Brinkman
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Less is More Book Review Hello Heather, I am waiting for the copy of Less is More Book from the library. But in the meantime I'd you love the titles you have used to coincide with the Diary of Anne Frank. Thanks so much! Rhonda Heather wrote: We

Re: [MOSAIC] Less is More Book Review

2008-04-22 Thread Rhonda Brinkman
Hello Heather, I am waiting for the copy of Less is More Book from the library. But in the meantime I'd you love the titles you have used to coincide with the Diary of Anne Frank. Thanks so much! Rhonda Heather wrote: We are beginning a holocaust unit in 8th grade. Typically we

Re: [MOSAIC] Less is More Book Review

2008-04-22 Thread HERBERT Suzanne
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Rhonda Brinkman Sent: Wednesday, April 23, 2008 12:33 AM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Less is More Book Review Hello Heather, I am waiting for the copy of Less is More Book from

Re: [MOSAIC] Less is More Book Review

2008-04-20 Thread STEWART, L
@literacyworkshop.org Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Less is More Book Review Suzanne, I guess the beauty of short texts is the brevity. Read it, use it, refer back to it, move on to another, come back to make a connection, and so on. Within the constraints of our middle school program, to be able to finish

Re: [MOSAIC] Less is More Book Review

2008-04-18 Thread Tom and Amy Windus
I think I'm the final member of the Less is More review team to add my comments, and I definitely echo what Donna, Leslie, and Heather have already shared. This book truly is a MUST read for middle and secondary reading, writing, ELA, English (whatever you call what we teach:) teachers.

Re: [MOSAIC] Less is More Book Review

2008-04-18 Thread HERBERT Suzanne
members. Suzanne -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Tom and Amy Windus Sent: Fri 4/18/2008 6:46 PM To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Less is More Book Review I think I'm the final member of the Less is More review team to add my comments, and I

Re: [MOSAIC] Less is More Book Review

2008-04-18 Thread Lespop4
members. Suzanne -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of Tom and Amy Windus Sent: Fri 4/18/2008 6:46 PM To: mosaic@literacyworkshop.org Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Less is More Book Review I think I'm the final member of the Less is More review team to add my comments, and I

[MOSAIC] Less is More Book is appropriate for 5 - 6 grades

2008-04-11 Thread Kevin Kleinert
Dollie had asked if Kimberly Campbell's Less is More - Using Short Text would be appropriate for grades 5 - 6. I do believe it is a good resource for grades 5 - 6. Although some of the texts that Kimberly recommends may not be on a grade 5 - 6 reading level, her scaffolding and teaching

[MOSAIC] Less is More Book Review

2008-04-09 Thread lespop4
Subject: “Less is More” Book Review This is the first post from the Mosaic Professional Book Review Team on the book Less is More: Teaching Literature with Short Texts - Grades 6-12 by Kimberly Hill Campbell published by Stenhouse: http://www.stenhouse.com/0710.asp. As a coach in a K-8