[MOSAIC] memoirs

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Paula,
Where could I find this piece? It sounds perfect for what I am working 
on right now!
Sue

-----Original Message-----
From: paula_rushia at yahoo.com
To: mosaic at literacyworkshop.org
Sent: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 7:19 PM
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] memoirs

   Meg,
   Have you shared the passage describing Mrs. Prachett, the owner of 
the candy
store?  It is the perfect piece to use for "Show, don't tell" in 
writing!
  Paula/5/NH

meg krause <mdkrause at gmail.com> wrote:
  Sue asked:
Does anyone have any suggestions for memoirs to use for guided reading 
in
4th grade? My kids are reading on levels M to about T.

I am sharing excerpts from BOY by Raold Dahl with my 5th graders to
model characteristics of memoir. Definitely written at a higher
reading level than M but the kids love it. After I have read a
vignette aloud I send the kids back into the text to find a specific
writing craft (i.e. strong verbs, descriptive language, metaphors,
etc.)

I have also used Owl Moon (sensory language) and Childtimes by Eloise
Greenfield.
--
Meg

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