That being said...does anyone have any recommendations on books of essays for upper elementary? For the first time we (third grade) have been given the task of writing an essay for our end of the year writing prompt. I don't think our children have had much exposure to essay writing. I am currently reading aloud The SOS File by Betsy Byars, Betsy Duffey, and Laurie Myers. It has produced some wonderful writing pieces, but I am wondering if anyone has any other recommendations for mentor texts for essay writing. Leslie
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Renee Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 10:19 AM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Less is More Book is appropriate for 5 - 6 grades On Apr 29, 2008, at 8:13 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > We spend a few units writing essays in grades 5 and up...literary > essay, > personal essay. It is necessary for kids to read them in order to > write them. I believe this is true of any genre of writing. If you're going to write poetry, you have to read it. A lot of it. If you're going to write a memoir, you've got to read some. Plenty of them. As teachers, we are mandated to teach children how to do things we often don't even do ourselves. Interesting, I think. Renee "Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a worthy purpose." ~Helen Keller _______________________________________________ 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.
