We are in a very rural area and the writing in the weekly paper is of very poor quality. We stick with the dailies from cities throughout the state.
On 2/22/08 1:08 PM, "Bollman, Mary Ellen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I was surprised that no one suggested a really valuable resource > available to everyone - your local newspaper's Newspapers in Education > (NIE)program. Most daily papers (and even some weeklies) have a > department dedicated to encouraging the use of the newspaper in the > classroom. These programs have ready made lessons for almost all subject > areas, themed projects, and often have someone who will visit your > classroom. You might want to call to see if your paper has a program. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, February 22, 2008 12:00 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: lit Digest, Vol 28, Issue 13 > > Send lit mailing list submissions to > [email protected] > > To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit > > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/listinfo/lit_literacyworkshop.org > or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > You can reach the person managing the list at > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific than > "Re: Contents of lit digest..." > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. Poetry Slam Classroom Oppotunity (Keith Mack) > 2. Re: Poetry Slam Classroom Oppotunity (TLP) > 3. Martian Child (TLP) > 4. Re: Martian Child (Heather Poland) > 5. Re: Martian Child (ljackson) > 6. New member looking for help (Lee Winik) > 7. Re: New member looking for help (Bill IVEY) > 8. e-pal ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > 9. Re: New member looking for help ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > 10. Re: New member looking for help (Amy Holtzer) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:33:43 -0800 > From: "Keith Mack" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [LIT] Poetry Slam Classroom Oppotunity > To: "'A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades.'" > <[email protected]>, "'Mosaic: A Reading > Comprehension > Strategies Email Group'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > We are in the process of finalizing the details for our annual Online > Poetry Slam project. The Online Poetry Slam is sponsored by The Literacy > Workshop and is a fantastic opportunity for students to post poetry > online in a classroom blog and then get feedback from students in remote > classrooms. > > Classroom teachers will control all aspects of their poetry blog and > must approve all posts to the blog as well as all comments made to > poems. This project is a wonderful way to get introduced to blogs and > will provide you with an outlet for publishing student poetry that > generates authentic peer feedback. > > The Online Poetry Slam will run from March through June and is flexible > so that classrooms with various spring breaks and testing schedules can > participate. In past projects we averaged about 500 student poems with > over 2400 comments from participating classrooms. The registration > process for the online Poetry Slam will begin on March 1. > > The project has an emphasis on middle level classrooms, but we've had > participating classrooms from grades 5-10. You can view more details on > the project by visiting > http://www.literacyworkshop.org/poetryslam/poetryslam.htm. > > We encourage everyone interested to take a look at how the project works > so that you'll be ready to submit your application in early March. An > announcement about open registration along with the URL to apply will be > posted to this list on March 1st. > > Please contact me if you require additional information. > > Keith Mack > Web Administrator > http://www.literacyworkshop.org > > > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:40:47 -0500 > From: TLP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Re: [LIT] Poetry Slam Classroom Oppotunity > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], "A list for improving literacy > with > focus on middle grades." <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > I have participated in this venue since its inception. I remember in the > past some students would enter the room dragging along and sighing about > "doing poetry." Since I began this project the kids love sharing their > words as well as getting and giving feedback and enter the room with > excitement in their voices asking" Are we doing the slam today?" > > On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 1:33 PM, Keith Mack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> We are in the process of finalizing the details for our annual Online >> Poetry Slam project. The Online Poetry Slam is sponsored by The >> Literacy Workshop and is a fantastic opportunity for students to post >> poetry online in a classroom blog and then get feedback from students > in remote classrooms. >> >> Classroom teachers will control all aspects of their poetry blog and >> must approve all posts to the blog as well as all comments made to >> poems. This project is a wonderful way to get introduced to blogs and >> will provide you with an outlet for publishing student poetry that >> generates authentic peer feedback. >> >> The Online Poetry Slam will run from March through June and is >> flexible so that classrooms with various spring breaks and testing >> schedules can participate. In past projects we averaged about 500 >> student poems with over 2400 comments from participating classrooms. >> The registration process for the online Poetry Slam will begin on > March 1. >> >> The project has an emphasis on middle level classrooms, but we've had >> participating classrooms from grades 5-10. You can view more details >> on the project by visiting >> http://www.literacyworkshop.org/poetryslam/poetryslam.htm. >> >> We encourage everyone interested to take a look at how the project >> works so that you'll be ready to submit your application in early >> March. An announcement about open registration along with the URL to >> apply will be posted to this list on March 1st. >> >> Please contact me if you require additional information. >> >> Keith Mack >> Web Administrator >> http://www.literacyworkshop.org >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 >> > > > > -- > Tena > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:53:32 -0500 > From: TLP <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: [LIT] Martian Child > To: MT <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "Lit Site" > <[email protected]> > Message-ID: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > Has anyone seen the movie, "Martian Child"? One school it portrayed > "kicked" the unusual child out of the school rather than dealing with > his strange behavior and tendency to steal stuff from other kids. I > can only assume it was a private school but that was not clear. I > beleive it woulld be unlikely to happen in most public schools. > How many times have you seen a school or teacher portrayed as "the bad > guy" or inappropraitely in a movie or TV show. > On a side note, the awesome little actor in the movie played the role > well. His portrayal reminded me of a child with Aspergers. ( second > reference this week! ) What did you think? -- Lori Jackson District Literacy Coach & Mentor Todd County School District Box 87 Mission SD 57555 http:www.tcsdk12.org ph. 605.856.2211 Literacies for All Summer Institute July 17-20. 2008 Tucson, Arizona _______________________________________________ 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
