Hi! First of all, I'm thrilled that this list is back up...thanks Ginger. Between Mosaic and RWT, I am getting my school fix. I am on maternity leave until January! LOVE my new little guy (though don't get me started on nursing), but my brain needs this stimulation!
I was laughing out loud when I read about the kids' moving "connections." This same thing happened to me the first time we did response journals, only it was way worse because I have 3rd graders, and getting them past summaries is painful and time consuming!! It sounds like you have a good plan though, and your kids will get there with your continued modeling...that's what works the best. (which i'm sure you know:o) One thing I also did was to have my kids keep 2 column notes for a bit with one column for stickies "My Connections" and the second "How this helps me understand the character/story" Then I show them how I take my notes to turn into a journal entry. This worked well since I only require one journal entry a week, but they work on notes for every workshop. (Also gives me something to collect/accountablity if I choose.) I learned that most of my fall journal responses are definitely works in progress (aka junk!) as the kids are learning to think and journal in a deeper way. Most kids are not used to this at all. Are your 5th graders exposed to this before they get to you? It makes all the difference! :o)As a matter of fact, the members of our prof book club at school brought our kids' fall journals and everyone was moaning about their junk...grade didn't matter...we have teachers from 5th, 3rd and 4th...we all convinced each other to keep modeling and stick it out, and then said we would bring our journals back in the spring. What a wonderful difference!! I think we just expect too much too soon. (at least I do.) Good luck and don't quit because they are junk...they get so much better!! OK...very long...sorry. Can you tell my main conversation is with a 2 month old and a yellow lab?! Yikes. Lisa 2/3 loop, IL --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org.
