I don't know about The Daily Five. Would it be appropropriate for 7th graders?
When I started Reader's and Writer's Workshop 17 years ago (OMG! I'm old!), I hadn't seen it either. You go with the picture you have developed in your head. Eventually, I saw others use it, but by then I had my own vision. So go for it. Don't wait. The professional books I have used for Reader's Workshop are older books, but I think they are just as appropriate now as ever. Many of them talk about older kids, but I have seen the strategies and procedures be adapted for little people: In the Middle by Nancie Atwell The Reading Zone by Nancie Atwell How to Align Literacy Instruction, Assessment, and Standards: And Achieve Results You Never Dreamed Possible by Nancy Akhaven Accelerated Vocabulary Instruction by Nancy Akhaven Guiding Readers and Writers by Fountas and Pinnell Yellow Brick Roads by Janet Allen Words, Words, Words by Janet Allen Mosiac of Thought by Ellin Oliver Keene and Susan Zimmermann Strategies that Work by Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis Nonfiction Matters by Stephanie Harvey The Child As Critic: Teaching Literature in Elementary and Middle SchoolsThe Child As Critic: Teaching Literature in Elementary and Middle Schools by Glenna Sloan Grand Conversations (Updated Edition): Literature Groups in Action* *by Ralph Peterson and Mary Ann Eeds Going Public:Priorities and Practices in the Manhattan New School by Shelley Harwayne. Lasting Impressions: Weaving Literature into the Writing Workshop by Shelley Harwayne I'm sure I can come up with more, but I can't think of too many more off the top of my head. There are a few that I have heard good things about but haven't read yet...so it never ends. <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/search-handle-url/103-3262170-9225401?%5Fencoding=UTF8&search-type=ss&index=books&field-author=Maryann%20Eeds> -- Kim ------- Kimberlee Hannan Department Chair Sequoia Middle School 4050 E. Hamilton Fresno, 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] _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
