It was about thematic teaching, but what's wrong with going on a tangent about book themes? My difficulty with themes is not limited. I think I must have a mental block about this, as I get stuck with book themes, too!
OMG, if you all can help me learn how to identify themes you will have performed a miracle. I will be a better teacher, and my students will be the beneficiaries. Joy/NC/4 How children learn is as important as what they learn: process and content go hand in hand. http://www.responsiveclassroom.org ________________________________ From: Renee <[email protected]> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 20, 2009 12:59:11 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] themes- friendship vs friends help I thought this discussion was about thematic teaching, not book themes. Perhaps I'm wrong. Having said that, I think having the reader figure out what specific behaviors demonstrate friendship is a good thing. :-) Renee On Jun 20, 2009, at 8:40 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > I think the difference is that Friendship covers many specific behaviors > whereas "Friends help out in hard times" is just one specific example.? So > the book may be about friendship ( general) and specifically about helping in > hard times.? If you use the general label, then the reader must figure out > what specific behaviors demonstrate "friendship." > > Carolyn "The most important office in a democracy is the office of citizen." ~ Barack Obama _______________________________________________ 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.
