Bill, I think some of the teachers in our school would be interested. Our 9th Graders will be reading Romeo and Juliet in the new year as well. Some of our students read "Before We were Free", though I'm not sure if they read it in Spanish or English (I don't think that would matter). Because we live in the Dominican Republic and some of our kids parents and grandparents were very involved in the assasination of Trujillo, they could share a lot of information about what was happening here when Julia Alvarez's family decided to leave. Let me know what you think.
Carla From: "Bill IVEY" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Hi! > > It was on this group about two years ago now that I contacted Lynn Gannett > and we agreed our classes would read "A Midsummer Night's Dream" together > and share their thoughts and questions through a bulletin board. Lynn and > I posted writing prompts, they had to write about their use of different > "Mosaic of Thought" reading strategies (e.g. making inferences, making > world-text connections, etc.), and they reacted to each other's postings > as well. It was a great experience, and one I've always wanted to > re-create some day. > > So I was thinking - my kids are already enjoying using my TLW Bulletin > Board to post their "Readers Response Journal" entries and read their > friends' entries (as well as any responses I might make). Maybe there's a > possibility for another bulletin board collaboration out there. It's worth > asking! > > So... > In January, we are reading "The Talking Earth" by Jean Craighead George. > In late January and February, we are reading "Romeo and Juliet," > "Antigone" or "West Side Story" (individual student choice). > Mid-late February and early March is a student-choice unit, so not much > opportunity there for collaboration... > In April, we are reading poetry the kids will be bringing in poems of > their own choosing. > In late April and early May, we are reading "Before We Were Free" by Julia > Alvarez. > In mid-late May, we are probably going to read "House on Mango Street" by > Sandra Cisneros. > > Would any of you who have classes reading any of those books around those > times, or studying poetry in April, be interested in using the bulletin > board for an online discussion with my kids? > > Take care, > Bill Ivey > Stoneleigh-Burnham School > > > _______________________________________________ > The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.409 / Virus Database: 268.15.21/589 - Release Date: > 15/12/2006 > _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
