[MOSAIC] help please

[Mary Lou]

Hi Sharif,

Try looking at the 5 facts of fiction on www.ttms.org I have found it to be
very helpful to students in understanding character development.  I also try
to show students that they can identify a theme by looking at character
change.  (What does the author want you to learn as a result of the change
in character?)

As far as non-fiction goes the Comprehension Toolkit (Stephanie Harvey) is a
valuable resource.  The texts are geared toward 3-6th grade, but we have
used it with 7th and 8th grade students.  It is a very valuable resource.

Mary Lou  
RI

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Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 11:21 AM
To: mosaic at literacyworkshop.org
Subject: [MOSAIC] help please

 HI, we are looking for awesome& effective teaching techniques/activities to
assist our 7-8th grade students with the following items:
 We are having a really difficult time with teaching these concepts to our
special ed population. Any ideas?
 Thanks!!
 Sharif
    Character, Setting, Plot, Theme (Fiction)  
   Making Inferences / Drawing Conclusions (Non-Fiction)  
   Vocabulary (Non-Fiction)  
   Main Idea / Supporting Details (Non-Fiction)  
   
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