Maureen, How cool! I am teaching history and ela together next year. What a wonderful literature idea, or literature study idea. Kim
On 7/2/07, Maureen Robins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm trying an experiment: I created a summer reading assignment of > "partnered" books -- one non fiction and a fiction set in the same > time period i.e. for seventh grade Fever 1793 and Jim Murphy's Yellow > Fever. I chose the books knowng what was on their curriculum calendars > for each grade. I'm hoping that the entire summer reading experience > will "front load" one part of the curriculum for the upcoming year. So > even if the kids choose to "reread" a text, they will still be > involved in a learning experience. I don't know how the nonfiction > reading will go. I'm optimistic, though, as usual. > > Maureen Robins > Literacy Coach > NYC > > > -- Kim ------- Kimberlee Hannan Department Chair Sequoia Middle School resno, California 93702 Laugh when you can, apologize when you should, let go of what you can't change, kiss slowly, play hard, forgive quickly, take chances, give everything, have no regrets.. Life's too short to be anything but happy. [EMAIL PROTECTED] _______________________________________________ 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
