Yes, that is possibly the best book! I use it every year and there are a variety of materials easily available. The setting is urban but the characters represent many cultures! The author is Paul Fleishman and it is a very short book, if that would benefit your unit time line. My students also love the diversity and emotion that is found within the characters.
Mrs. Marsha Foltermann, M.Ed. 6th grade, Reading 903-462-7307 For a conference, please call the office: 903-462-7200 Available for conferences: 12:00-12:45 [email protected] -----Original Message----- From: Mosaic [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Megan Dorsay Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 8:29 AM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Urban Settings in America Seedfolks is a fabulous book for this. So many literary elements and deals with urban setting. It is a unit in our 6th grade Lit. classes. Megan Dorsay District Reading Specialist Skokie District 73.5 8000 E. Prairie Rd. Skokie, IL 60076 McCracken Middle School 847-676-8266 Middleton Elementary 847-676-8035 [email protected] ________________________________________ From: [email protected] [[email protected]] on behalf of Rachel Kimboko [[email protected]] Sent: Monday, October 15, 2012 5:24 AM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Urban Settings in America What ages? There is a lot of great African-American and some Hispanic writing about the urban experience but it is more likely middle or high school. For little people I think of "Tar Beach." When I get to work I will send some author's names... On Oct 14, 2012 5:51 PM, "Dluhos Sara (31R024)" <[email protected]> wrote: > We are working on the common core units and the first one we are > teaching is "Urban Settings in America." I feel like I am teaching > social studies and not English. Anyone have any good short stories > that I can infuse with all of the non-fiction we have been using? It's so > boring...! > > > Mrs. Sara Dluhos > > Barnes IS24 > > > > "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." > -Benjamin Franklin > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.or > g > > 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 ________________________________ Skokie School District 73 1/2 The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you have received this document in error and that any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail, and delete the original message. ________________________________ Skokie School District 73 1/2 The information contained in this e-mail message is intended only for the confidential use of the recipient(s) named above. If the reader of this message is not the intended recipient, you have received this document in error and that any review, dissemination, distribution, or copying of this message is strictly prohibited. If you have received this in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail, and delete the original message. _______________________________________________ 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
