[MOSAIC] Novels for Book Clubs - Immigration Unit

Thu Apr 10 22:56:35 EDT 2008

I second that book.  Maybe I like it so much because in November 1991 I 
marched in the parade!!!!
Felicia
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> Laura,
> I absolutely love Milly and the Macy DAy Parade. It is the story of young
> Polish immigrant girl who tells her father's boss, Mr. Macy,  that the 
> families
> in her neighborhood are homesick at Christmas and want to carol in the
> streets. Based loosely in  non-fiction, it describes how the  immigrants 
> in New
> YOrk influenced the tradition of the  Macy:s Day  Parade .,
> Pam
>
>
> In a message dated 4/10/2008 5:24:32 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
> readinglady1 at aol.com writes:
>
> Looking  for suggestons of titles for a unit of study around the theme of
> Immigration  to New York.
>
> It is for a 4th grade classroom, levels P -  V
>
> Looking for 4 good titles.
>
> Laura
>
>
> -----Original  Message-----
> From: Kevin Kleinert <kleinert17 at comcast.net>
> To:  mosaic at literacyworkshop.org
> Sent: Thu, 10 Apr 2008 5:33 am
> Subject:  [MOSAIC] Less is More is a GOLDMINE
>
>
>
> I want to piggyback  Leslie's sentiments!
> I recently finished Kimberly Hill Campbell's new book  titled "Less is 
> More -
> Teaching Literature with Short Texts - Grades 6 -  12"  It is a goldmine!
>
> I found her book to be reflective,  validating and full of new ideas.  Her
> writing style displays warmth,  conversation and professionalism.  You 
> will
> feel
> as though the two of  you are sitting down, enjoying a cup of coffee/tea 
> and
> discussing the  passion of reading, learning and young people.
>
> Kimberly truly  does what is best for her students.  Her book is full of
> resources,  lesson ideas, strategies, real things and experiences that 
> have
> worked  within her classroom.  This is a book that you will pull off the
> shelf
> when you begin to ask yourself questions such as " I want to teach
> foreshadowing, but I am not sure what piece of text to use to bring forth
> the
> skill or how I want to teach it?"
>
> This was my exact  question and so I went to her text.  This is the lesson 
> I
> planned and  implemented.
>
> I love using short text!  As a teacher of ELL  students, they need things
> scaffolded, broken down and extensive  background building.  Short texts
> provide
> multiple rereadings and a  chance to dig deeper.  I looked at Kimberly's 
> list
> and
> chose the  story "Charlie" by Shirley Jackson.  I had recalled enjoying 
> the
> story
> myself, but it had been a long time.
>
> I knew my students  would enjoy the story.  We discussed foreshadowing and 
> I
> used
> Kimberly's definition of "It's like the secret between  the author  and 
> me."
> We
> discussed movies and stories that they thought had  foreshadowing.  After
> reading
> her book, one of the things I felt  encouraged to do more of was to read 
> the
> story to my students  first.   Sometimes I get so hung up on having them
> muddle
> their  way through it, that I don't choose to do this.  Kimberly inspired 
> me
> to
> back up and do more of it.
>
> I provided students with post it  notes and asked them to reread and look 
> for
> the
> foreshadowing.  They  marked in the story where they felt the author 
> leaked
> out
> the  secret.  Most of my students struggled with this because being ELL's
> they
> are "literal" readers and this is a difficult skill.  I then took 
> Kimberly's
> advice and partnered my students up and had them work  together.  Some
> partners
> chose to reread AGAIN!  The more they  reread the deeper the 
> comprehension.
> They
> also shared many stories  themselves of being in Kdg and grade 1 and 
> telling
> lots
> of funny stories  at home.  I wasn't going to give up and tell my students
> the
> foreshadowing secrets, so in their partners, I encouraged them to look at
> the
> dialogue between Laurie, the main character and his parents.   They came 
> up
> with
> several different answers of foreshadowing and could  support why they 
> chose
> them.  I found it intriguing that they wanted  me to tell them if they 
> were
> right
> or wrong.  I was also able to tie  foreshadowing with inferencing because 
> you
> have to have some background to  pick up the secrets and clues and you 
> need
> to
> make inferences to find the  foreshadowing.
>
> I highly recommend Kimberly's book.  You  will be encouraged to use the 
> many
> short text resources she provides and  the many lesson ideas that focus on
> the
> reading strategies that students  need to be deeper readers and good 
> writers!
> I
> love this book!
>
> My students loved the story Charlie by Shirley Jackson.  I was  able to 
> find
> the
> audio version online free  at
> http://www.miettecast.com/authors/jackson-shirley
>
> Donna
> ESL  teacher
> Hatfield,  PA
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