[MOSAIC] Texts for modeling

[William Roberts]

Hi,
Picture books are hard to think of...have you considered poetry?  Many poems 
deal with transitions.  Nikki Giovani, Maya Angelou, Robert Frost....his 
"Road Not Taken" or "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" are great for 8th 
graders.
Bill


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jaime Mendelis" <Mendelij at oacsd.org>
To: <mosaic at literacyworkshop.org>
Sent: Monday, December 17, 2007 12:41 PM
Subject: [MOSAIC] Texts for modeling


> Since my 8th graders are heading to the high school next year, we've done 
> some thinking about transitions and how it feels to move to a "new stage" 
> in their lives.  I am planning a project for students to write and create 
> a production about their lives so far as they prepare to move on.  I am 
> looking for some picture books that might help them write about this.  I 
> have just started using picture books as models, so my knowledge about 
> good titles is limited!  Any suggestions you might have for themes of 
> change, growing up, etc. or memoirs would be greatly appreciated!
>
> Jaime Mendelis
> English 8
> Owego, NY
>
>
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