[MOSAIC] study driven

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Nancy,
Combine Study Driven with Primary Units of Study from Lucy Calkins and  you 
are golden. If you are doing poetry next.... she has an entire book  dedicated 
to just that genre and at the first grade level.... not only to read  like a 
writer and write like a reader but she shows you how to introduce author  
craft.,.... poetic language, similes and metaphors, white space, big message in  a 
tiny package (she works in analogies a lot) how to work as a whole group to  
practice and then what to do during conferences to elevate their writing.... I  
have used it for the past five years and every time I read it I pick up  
something more.... we write anthologies at the end of the year and they are not  
only sophisticated in style, and deep in meaning, the students kid  voices are 
maintained in the beauty of how their poet eyes perceive the  world and those 
who live in it. 
Pam
 
In a message dated 4/4/2008 6:51:21 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
hagertyn at slcs.us writes:

Leslie,  
I absolutely LOVE this approach to writing, reading, and to  learning!  Even 
my first graders have really responded to noticing what  the authors of our 
mentor texts are doing and then they are even trying to do  some of the same 
kinds of writing.  They are able to articulate exactly  what they are doing and 
why.  Our biggest AHA has been that the author  writes for the reader to read, 
so as authors we are noticing what things we  HAVE to include in order for the 
reader to not be confused,  As readers  we are noticing how deliberate the 
author was with the choices he/she  used.  Our entire building is attempting a 
poetry study right now.   Too early to hear how everyone is doing just  yet.

Nancy

>>> "STEWART, L"  <LSTEWART at branford.k12.ct.us> 04/03/08 6:04 PM >>>
Has  anyone used the book Study Driven by Katie Wood Ray?  I am
interested  in your success in or opinion of the use of this book in
choosing mentor  texts for writing  instruction.

Leslie

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