During our common planning time today, my colleagues and I brainstormed a list of texts we're going to have students select from for their literary essays. Many people think that kids should pick whatever book they're reading, I've come to believe that having children select from a pre-selected set of short texts is better. A… Continue reading Literary Essay Texts
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Revision: Dialogue
The active engagement of today's minilesson ran a little longer than usual since my students felt as though they needed to help me revise my dialogue after studying the way another author used powerful dialogue in another text. I think that their suggestions helped me write something more believable that just needs to be folded… Continue reading Revision: Dialogue
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A short list of the texts my students went for to help them revise the endings of their stories today…
One of our readers, Kelly, asked me to share the list of texts my students went for when looking for mentor texts to help them revise the endings of their short fiction pieces today. Here's the list of texts they used: Fly Away, Home by Eve Bunting "Josie's First Allowance Day" by Rosie Perez Knuffle… Continue reading A short list of the texts my students went for to help them revise the endings of their stories today…
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Time to Write the Entire Draft
My colleague Kate and I were remarking that this unit of study on fiction is taking our students longer (i.e., longer for their drafts to come together). Hence, I decided that it's time for ME to get a full, working draft of my story together so that I can really use it as a touchstone… Continue reading Time to Write the Entire Draft
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Being inspired by a great picture book…
Today was spent immersing my students in the short fiction genre by reading picture books. Here are the texts my students read and enjoyed either by themselves or with a partner: Beatrice's Goat by Paige McBrier Betty Doll by Patricia Polacco * Duck and Goose by Tad Hills * Imagine A Day by Sarah L.… Continue reading Being inspired by a great picture book…
