As for me, I think "What are the characteristics of a good friend?" is more powerful than both. ;-)
Lori Jackson District Literacy Coach and Mentor Todd County School District Box 87 Mission SD 5755 ----- Original message ----- From: Renee <[email protected]> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group <[email protected]> Date: Friday, June 19, 2009 7:04 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] themes > I think "Friendship" is a broader theme with more possibilities than > "Friends help out in hard times." :-) > > Renee > > > On Jun 19, 2009, at 5:31 PM, [email protected] wrote: > > > When I think about the theme of a book, I think of something like, > > "Friends help out in hard times." I do not think just "friendship," > > but I know that some people would give one word for a theme of a book. > > Which is more interesting to you, the word or the sentence? > > Jan > > > > > > -------------- Original message from Joy <[email protected]>: > > -------------- > > > > > >> > >> Beverlee, > > If there is a group that can help me push my thinking, this is it. I'm > > pondering > > your suggestion that sentences are needed to describe themes. That is > > an > >> interesting idea. Does the sentence narrow the concept, or does it > >> broaden it? > >> > > I wonder if I struggle with this because our standards are given to us > > in bits > > or because I am not thinking globally? I always thought I was a big > > picture kind > > of person, maybe I'm mistaken. I can see how things tie together, and > > have > >> developed projects that are integrated, but struggle with the label. > >> > >> > >> Joy/NC/4 > >> > > How children learn is as important as what they learn: process and > > content go > >> hand in hand. http://www.responsiveclassroom.org > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > > > > > > "Think like a wise man but communicate in the language of the people." > ~ William Butler Yeats > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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.
