I second that book. Maybe I like it so much because in November 1991 I marched in the parade!!!! Felicia ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, April 10, 2008 9:54 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Novels for Book Clubs - Immigration Unit
> Laura, > I absolutely love Milly and the Macy DAy Parade. It is the story of young > Polish immigrant girl who tells her father's boss, Mr. Macy, that the > families > in her neighborhood are homesick at Christmas and want to carol in the > streets. Based loosely in non-fiction, it describes how the immigrants > in New > YOrk influenced the tradition of the Macy:s Day Parade ., > Pam > > > In a message dated 4/10/2008 5:24:32 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Looking for suggestons of titles for a unit of study around the theme of > Immigration to New York. > > It is for a 4th grade classroom, levels P - V > > Looking for 4 good titles. > > Laura > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kevin Kleinert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [email protected] > Sent: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 5:33 am > Subject: [MOSAIC] Less is More is a GOLDMINE > > > > I want to piggyback Leslie's sentiments! > I recently finished Kimberly Hill Campbell's new book titled "Less is > More - > Teaching Literature with Short Texts - Grades 6 - 12" It is a goldmine! > > I found her book to be reflective, validating and full of new ideas. Her > writing style displays warmth, conversation and professionalism. You > will > feel > as though the two of you are sitting down, enjoying a cup of coffee/tea > and > discussing the passion of reading, learning and young people. > > Kimberly truly does what is best for her students. Her book is full of > resources, lesson ideas, strategies, real things and experiences that > have > worked within her classroom. This is a book that you will pull off the > shelf > when you begin to ask yourself questions such as " I want to teach > foreshadowing, but I am not sure what piece of text to use to bring forth > the > skill or how I want to teach it?" > > This was my exact question and so I went to her text. This is the lesson > I > planned and implemented. > > I love using short text! As a teacher of ELL students, they need things > scaffolded, broken down and extensive background building. Short texts > provide > multiple rereadings and a chance to dig deeper. I looked at Kimberly's > list > and > chose the story "Charlie" by Shirley Jackson. I had recalled enjoying > the > story > myself, but it had been a long time. > > I knew my students would enjoy the story. We discussed foreshadowing and > I > used > Kimberly's definition of "It's like the secret between the author and > me." > We > discussed movies and stories that they thought had foreshadowing. After > reading > her book, one of the things I felt encouraged to do more of was to read > the > story to my students first. Sometimes I get so hung up on having them > muddle > their way through it, that I don't choose to do this. Kimberly inspired > me > to > back up and do more of it. > > I provided students with post it notes and asked them to reread and look > for > the > foreshadowing. They marked in the story where they felt the author > leaked > out > the secret. Most of my students struggled with this because being ELL's > they > are "literal" readers and this is a difficult skill. I then took > Kimberly's > advice and partnered my students up and had them work together. Some > partners > chose to reread AGAIN! The more they reread the deeper the > comprehension. > They > also shared many stories themselves of being in Kdg and grade 1 and > telling > lots > of funny stories at home. I wasn't going to give up and tell my students > the > foreshadowing secrets, so in their partners, I encouraged them to look at > the > dialogue between Laurie, the main character and his parents. They came > up > with > several different answers of foreshadowing and could support why they > chose > them. I found it intriguing that they wanted me to tell them if they > were > right > or wrong. I was also able to tie foreshadowing with inferencing because > you > have to have some background to pick up the secrets and clues and you > need > to > make inferences to find the foreshadowing. > > I highly recommend Kimberly's book. You will be encouraged to use the > many > short text resources she provides and the many lesson ideas that focus on > the > reading strategies that students need to be deeper readers and good > writers! > I > love this book! > > My students loved the story Charlie by Shirley Jackson. I was able to > find > the > audio version online free at > http://www.miettecast.com/authors/jackson-shirley > > Donna > ESL teacher > Hatfield, PA > _______________________________________________ > 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. > > > > > > > **************Planning your summer road trip? 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