My kids liked the story "Charles" by SHirley Jackson. Also, I just read a great professional book about teaching with short text: *Less is More* by Kimberly Campbell. She touches on how to use all kinds of short text. Kim
On Sat, Feb 6, 2010 at 8:38 PM, EDWARD JACKSON <[email protected]> wrote: > > Added the Soto story, but we used Eleven earlier this year with the kids. > > > Lori Jackson M.Ed.Reading Specialist > Broken Bow, NE > > > > > > > EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD > Join me > > > Date: Sun, 7 Feb 2010 01:31:52 +0000 > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Upper Level/Middle School Short Story > > > > What a wonderful project, Lori! Your husband is to be lauded. Two of my > favorite writers frequently have short stories available online. They are > not as challenging in vocabulary as the ones you list, but I believe that > they require depth of thought. > > I love Gary Soto and found > > http://www.seadeeper.com/shortstories/thebike.php > > I am also a huge fan of Sandra Cisneros, here's one > > http://forevafound.tripod.com/eleven.pdf > > Judy > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "EDWARD JACKSON" <[email protected]> > > To: [email protected], [email protected] > > Sent: Saturday, February 6, 2010 3:39:52 PM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific > > Subject: [MOSAIC] Upper Level/Middle School Short Story > > > > > > The seventh graders in my husband's class are going to do a portfolio > project as the culmination of their unit on short story. They will complete > a detailed graphic organizer (story map) on the story of their choice, write > a summary/reaction (1/3 summary, 2/3 reaction) paper, identify and define > 10-15 vocabulary words (all year we have worked on skimming for x number of > unknown words and using context support to determine meaning w/some > opportunity to confirm predictions using good old fashioned dictionary > skills) and do a creative project of their choice (poem, painting, etc.). As > part of the portfolio, they will turn in a hard copy of short story with > evidence of text coding (just a few simple codes used along with notation to > 'document' thinking). Most of the students in the class are decoding at > grade level and do well with comprehension with the exception of inference. > A couple decode slightly below grade level and have more trouble in general > with deeper thinking skills. We are building a list of short stories for > them to pick from. All of them need to be available full text online (their > handout lists story, author and web address). Lots of cowboy hungry types > here. I know they will like O. Henry, but fear the vocabulary and prose may > challenge those most interested in a cowboy story. Incidentally, we > previewed the short stories used at 8th and 9th grade level so that we > aren't stepping on any toes. I know it isn't the end of the world to read > the same story twice, but it is an easy thing to do to make nicey nice. > > Any of you have any suggestions for the list? Thanks in advance. > > This is the list so far: > > > > > > > > > > > > The Legend of Sleepy Hollow > > > > > > John Irving > > > > > > > > > > The Fall of the House of Usher > > > > > > Edgar Allen Poe > > > > > > > > > > To Build a Fire > > > > > > Jack London > > > > > > > > > > The Ransom of Red Chief > > > > > > O. Henry > > > > > > > > > > Beware of the Dog > > > > > > Roald Dahl > > > > > > > > > > The Lottery > > > > > > Shirley Jackson > > > > > > > > > > The Notorious Jumping Frog of Calaveras County > > > > > > Mark Twain > > > > > > > > > > An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge > > > > > > Ambrose Bierce > > > > > > > > > > Lamb to Slaughter > > > > > > Roald Dahl > > > > > > > > > > The Gift of the Magi > > > > > > O. Henry > > > > > > > > > > A Piece of Steak > > > > > > Jack London > > > > > > > > > > The Stranger > > > > > > Katherine Mansfield > > > > > > > > > > The Open Window > > > > > > H.H. Munro (Saki) > > > > > > > > > > The Storyteller > > > > > > H.H. Munro > > (Saki) > > > > > > > > > > Mrs. Packletide’s Tiger > > > > > > H.H. Munro > > (Saki) > > > > > > > > > > The Lady, or the Tiger? > > > > > > Frank Stockton > > > > > > > > > > The Strange Tale of > > Doctor Dog > > > > > > Norman Pitman > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Lori Jackson M.Ed.Reading Specialist > > Broken Bow, NE > > > > > > > > > > > > > > EMAILING FOR THE GREATER GOOD > > Join me > > _______________________________________________ > > 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. > > -- Kim ------- Kimberlee Hannan 7th CORE-ELA & WH Sequoia Middle School Fresno, California 93702 The best teachers teach from the heart, not from the book. ~Author Unknown [email protected] _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. 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