[MOSAIC] study driven

[Patricia Kimathi]

What is the name of the book where poetry is introduced to first  
graders?
Pat K

"to be nobody but yourself -- in a world which is doing its best, night  
and day, to make you like everybody else -- means to fight the hardest  
battle which any human being can fight, and never stop fighting."

e.e. cummings

On Apr 4, 2008, at 4:41 AM, Kukonis at aol.com wrote:

> 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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