Hi, Picture books are hard to think of...have you considered poetry? Many poems deal with transitions. Nikki Giovani, Maya Angelou, Robert Frost....his "Road Not Taken" or "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" are great for 8th graders. Bill
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jaime Mendelis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 12:41 PM Subject: [MOSAIC] Texts for modeling > Since my 8th graders are heading to the high school next year, we've done > some thinking about transitions and how it feels to move to a "new stage" > in their lives. I am planning a project for students to write and create > a production about their lives so far as they prepare to move on. I am > looking for some picture books that might help them write about this. I > have just started using picture books as models, so my knowledge about > good titles is limited! Any suggestions you might have for themes of > change, growing up, etc. or memoirs would be greatly appreciated! > > Jaime Mendelis > English 8 > Owego, NY > > > _______________________________________________ > 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. _______________________________________________ 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.
