Wow you're right. It did not feel artificially contrived. It was a fun and
playful book.> Date: Mon, 9 Jun 2008 18:12:10 -0600> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: [email protected]> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Nonsense words> > I
think there is a difference between inventing words for impact in a way> that
enhances the craft of the story and manufacturing nonsense for the sake> of
decoding. In a book like The Recess Queen, language is invented in a> playful
way that simply makes the story a delight to read. What we do> without Suess
and all his nonsense? Real authors invent words. So I guess> my questions are
this: Did it feel artificially contrived, as though the> story had been
invented solely to teach a phonics lesson or did it feel fun,> playful and well
crafted? If so, my argument would be that it is not> meaningless. > > Lori> > >
On 6/9/08 12:00 PM, "anne ehrmanntraut" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > > > > I
tried to post something last night, but I didn't see the posting. So I will> >
post it again. I am taking a literacy course in graduate school and I had a> >
question about books with nonwords or nonsense words. In our graduate class> >
our professor presented to us a book called "Hairy Bear" The book has> >
sentences such as "I will crim cram crash'em" While these are not real words> >
they are being used for phonics. Is it such a good idea to use books with> >
words that are meaningless? Do you use these type of books in the classroom?> >
Thank you for your help. -Anne> >
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