[MOSAIC] "Hatchet"

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Thanks again to everybody!  Great ideas! I appreciate your help.

Michele


-----Original Message-----
From: Heather Waymouth <heather_waymouth at hotmail.com>
To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group <mosaic at literacyworkshop.org>
Sent: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 7:25 am
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] "Hatchet"





ne great resource to use with Hatchet is the book Guts, which is also by Gary 
aulsen.  Unlike most of his other works, it is completely non-fiction and is a 
ollection of the stories BEHIND the stories.  It's a great way to connect 
eader's workshop to writer's workshop and talk about where good writing ideas 
ome from.  While Gary Paulsen's life and stories are truely extraordinary, it 
eally gives kids an idea of how to put themselves into their own writing.  He's 
ot another non-fiction book out which I think is called Mother Earth, Father 
ky, or something along those lines, but I'd use Guts because it specifically 
elates to the Brian stories.

nd Lori - good thinking with the Survivor Man idea!!  I absolutely love that 
how, but never would have thought of using it in school!

eather > Date: Thu, 31 Jan 2008 04:46:03 -0700> From: ljackson at gwtc.net> To: 
osaic at literacyworkshop.org> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] "Hatchet"> > How about a 
aped excerpt from Survivor Man or Man Vs. World, both on the Discovery Channel. 
y middle school sons LOVE these series. Essentially a guy in the middle of 
owhere left to survive for about five days who talks to the camera about the 
hoices he has to make to survive. Grosses me out, more proof middle schoolers 
ould like it, I guess.> > Lori> > > ----- Original message -----> From: 
ikons6 at aol.com> To: mosaic at literacyworkshop.org> Date: Wednesday, 2008, 30 Of 
anuary 23:19> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] "Hatchet"> > > Thanks to everyone that 
esponded. Keep those ideas coming! LOL > > This novel came out of the blue. 
hat's why I called it an emergency novel. > > My class is made up of great 
ids, but boy do they struggle. What I had > > planned wasn't going to work. I 
ppreciate any and all ideas because I'm new > > to "workshop", especially when 
t's last moment. but I'm trying. My ultimate > > goal is to hook some of my 
eluctant readers into the series and maybe keep > > them going. Thanks for all 
f your help.> > Michele> > > > > > > > **************Start the year off right. 
asy ways to stay in shape. > > http://body.aol.com/fitness/winter-exercise?NCID=aolcmp00300000002489> 
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