I Read It Because It’s Beautiful by Karen Morrow Durica Somehow a life without poetry seems… Dismal Empty Flat— Not much. So each day in my classroom I read… Sonnets Haikus Free verse— And such. An observer sat in my room one day… Noted poem’s title Evaluated delivery Recorded “lesson” sequence— Said dryly: “It seems There’s no connection curricular-wise… No anticipatory set No vocabulary drill No comprehension query— Do they know what it means?” I could have contrived a defense or two, but… Spirits flowed with peaceful joy Honesty prevailed Simple truth explained— “I read it because it’s beautiful,” I said. She didn’t quite frown but recalled all the same, “We’ve… Standards to meet Timelines to keep Pages to cover— Important content to be read.” I looked from her to my students’ gaze; they… Had relished the words Danced with the rhythm Mused with the meaning— Were richer in spirit than when we began. I read it because it was beautiful. And beauty is… Never superfluous Never irrelevant Always needed— Always in my “lesson” plan.
Philomena Marinaccio-Eckel, Ph.D. Florida Atlantic University Dept. of Teaching and Learning College of Education 2912 College Ave. ES 214 Davie, FL 33314 Phone: 954-236-1070 Fax: 954-236-1050 -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Sun, Jul 25, 2010 8:11 am Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] CAFE Hi. The video is called CAFE. I have not seen the video on the website so I can't say. It is an excellent resource for PD. There are snippets in the classroom of the teachers in action followed by sessions with the sisters discussing the process. Laura -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Sent: Sat, Jul 24, 2010 4:09 pm Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] CAFE Laura, hat is the name of the video and is it different than the videos on the isters' websites? am n a message dated 7/23/2010 1:11:56 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: y entire school K - 5 will be using CAFE this year. Do you have the book and the videos they made? The DVD is excellent when first implementing ecause it helps you see it in action in the classroom. If you have pecific questions I can try to help. Laura eadinglady.com ----Original Message----- rom: Sandra Stringham <[email protected]> o: [email protected] ent: Thu, Jul 22, 2010 7:42 pm ubject: [MOSAIC] CAFE ori wrote: e there any first grade teachers out there who use the "CAFE" system for ading instruction? I am thinking about implementing it and was looking or y helpful hints and tips. Any feedback is welcome! teach 1st and I use the CAFE menu. In fact, I adapt it for writing and ath. t's great. andi t gin, IL _____________________________________________ saic mailing list [email protected] unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to tp://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. earch the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. _______________________________________________ osaic mailing list [email protected] o unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to ttp://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. ______________________________________________ osaic mailing list [email protected] o unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to ttp://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.
