Totally different but complementary! This helps teachers show students what it means to understand something, to be intellectually engaged at a deeper level. It sets up a different way of thinking for reader's workshop and challenges teachers to look at the language we use to interact with students in a way to create higher level thinking.
Jennifer -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [email protected] Sent: Tue, 26 Feb 2008 10:25 am Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] "To Understand" book discussion I have read the first two books. How different is this book. My bookshelves are bending. Maxine In a message dated 2/23/2008 10:29:31 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Good morning everyone! I am three chapters in to Ellin Keene's new book "To Understand" and have realized that this is one very important book for all of us on the list. It really deserves a forum for discussion! Over the weekend, Keith will help me set up a new, temporary listserv for us to have a place to chat about this book...so, more formal details will be coming. I will be happy to moderate this new discussion group but would welcome a co-moderator or two to share responsibilities for facilitating discussions. Email me off list if you think you may be interested. I plan to invite Ellin to join us as well and I wouldn't be surprised if she pipes up on a few discussion threads here or there. So...run right out and get your copy of the book. I want to wait a couple weeks to begin the formal discussions to allow everyone time to get the book---maybe March 15 would be a good start date for the introductory material and the first two chapters. Feel free to email me off list with suggestions for discussion topics/prompts, ideas for timelines for discussion, etc. Can't wait for the discussion to begin... Jennifer Mosaic moderator **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duff y/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598) _______________________________________________ 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. **************Ideas to please picky eaters. Watch video on AOL Living. (http://living.aol.com/video/how-to-please-your-picky-eater/rachel-campos-duffy/ 2050827?NCID=aolcmp00300000002598) _______________________________________________ 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. ________________________________________________________________________ More new features than ever. Check out the new AOL Mail ! - http://webmail.aol.com _______________________________________________ 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.
