I don't know what was posted but Readworks.org is a great site for skill passages.
Darlene R. Allison, M Ed. Second Grade Teacher Elon Park Elementary, A CMS School 11425 Ardrey Kell Road Charlotte, NC 28277 Tel.# (980) 343-1440 Fax# (980) 343-1439 ________________________________________ From: Mosaic [mosaic-bounces+darlene.allison=cms.k12.nc...@literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of Gay Marfin [[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2012 10:29 PM To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Common Core--non fiction reading A few days ago, someone had posted something about a link to short passages that can be used in the classroom for reading skills. There were a couple of postings and i am hoping someone can pass these on to me. Fiction and non-fiction I believe that can be used for mini-lessons. I think they include all genres??? Looking for a reposting of those emails. During mini lesson I teach a different genre each day for the skill we are working on versus genre units. For example: Skill of the Week - Inferenceing Monday-Fun With Fiction (picture book) Tuesday-Play with Poetry Wednesday-No Nonsense Non-Fiction Thursday-Anything Goes (applicable text source) Friday- Fables Gay Marfin 5th Grade 'A Texas Teacher' ----- Original Message ----- From: "Patty Zorzi" <[email protected]> To: "Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2012 3:33 PM Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Common Core--non fiction reading > Hi Laura! > Yes, I do think the vocabulary gets in the way in elementary school with > our non-fiction. The more readable books are simpler, with less > meaningful content. What I really liked about this article was the > description of the narrative non-fiction story and how much more readable > and engaging those are. I read The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, > which led me to want to meet the author, which led me to meeting some of > the family members. It also led to discussions about medical ethics, > racism, patient rights and medical practices and how they change. > > I had the hardest time learning history as a student. I couldn't memorize > dates or put events into chronological order, but after reading Citizens > of London, I know more and will remember more about Roosevelt, Churchill, > Murrow and London during wartime than I ever did before. Give me a good > story any day and I'll learn my history. > > So, with a good narrative, for read alouds, I'm thinking that we'd be able > to push that vocabulary envelope much more because kids will connect to > the story. Just off the top of my head, I am thinking about Humphrey the > Lost Whale for the younger set. > > On Nov 24, 2012, at 1:37 PM, Laura Rieben wrote: > >> Thanks Patty! If you think about it, thirty percent of a high school >> senior's reading being fiction is hard to picture-most of the time they >> are >> reading science, social studies, math texts, etc. Usually only one of >> six >> or seven classes is English, right? And for most of us, college is >> similar: lots of non-fiction texts with a smattering of fiction. I think >> the idea that fifty percent of their reading in elementary school >> (including read alouds) will be non-fiction is more daunting because the >> vocabulary far exceeds their reading ability. What is your feeling? >> >> On Sat, Nov 24, 2012 at 10:31 AM, Patty Zorzi <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> There is much discussion about how Common Core Standards will change our >>> teaching and worry (or not) about the increase in non fiction reading. >>> This article really made me think about text selection and the choices >>> we >>> can make for our students. >>> >>> >>> http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/11/22/what-should-children-read/?emc=eta1 >>> >>> Patty >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 > > _______________________________________________ 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 Email correspondence to and from this address is subject to public records requests pursuant to the North Carolina Public Records Law, resulting in monitoring and potential disclosure of this message to third parties. 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