I'm jealous! I took a week long class at the Teacher's College with him. I'm sure your staff will really enjoy his knowledge and wisdom. Kelly AB
On 2/6/08 10:24 PM, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > We have Carl Anderson coming to our school. He is the author of "How's It > Going" and "Assessing Writers". We were having a conversation about voice. > His suggestion was that the children add a reaction to what they have > written. > For example: a fact... Beavers build their dams and lodges using the same > materials. Isn't that something! (This is a second grade example). > I modeled taking facts from an encyclopedia. > Then I modeled how I would write my draft. > As I wrote the facts into sentences I added my voice (feelings, reactions, > etc.) > Of course we talked about not doing this too much but just enough to make > ourselves come through. > Hope this helps. > > > > **************Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. > (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp003000000 > 025 > 48) > _______________________________________________ > 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.
