[MOSAIC] Voice

[kandrews-babcock]

I'm jealous! I took a week long class at the Teacher's College with him. I'm
sure your staff will really enjoy his knowledge and wisdom.
Kelly AB


On 2/6/08 10:24 PM, "CLRGiglio at aol.com" <CLRGiglio at aol.com> wrote:

> We have Carl Anderson coming to our school.  He is the author of  "How's It
> Going" and "Assessing Writers".  We were having a conversation  about voice.
> His suggestion was that the children add a reaction to what  they have
> written. 
>  For example: a fact... Beavers build their dams and  lodges using the same
> materials.  Isn't that something! (This is a second  grade example).
> I modeled taking facts from an encyclopedia.
> Then I modeled how I would write my draft.
> As I wrote the facts into sentences I added my voice (feelings, reactions,
> etc.)
> Of course we talked about not doing this too much but just enough to make
> ourselves come through.
> Hope this helps.
> 
> 
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