Sandra Cisneros' Eleven is one of my all time favorites, but i am not sure what book it is in.
Lori Jackson District Literacy Coach and Mentor Todd County School District Box 87 Mission SD 5755 ----- Original message ----- From: STEWART, L <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group <[email protected]> Date: 2008, 02, Friday Of May 15:29 Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Less is More Book is appropriate for 5 - 6 grades > 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. > > _______________________________________________ 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.
