[MOSAIC] Less is More Book is appropriate for 5 - 6 grades

[Ljackson]

Sandra Cisneros' Eleven is one of my all time favorites, but i am not sure what book it is in.



Lori Jackson
District Literacy Coach and Mentor
Todd County School District
Box 87
Mission SD 5755

----- Original message -----
From: STEWART, L <LSTEWART at branford.k12.ct.us>
To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group <mosaic at literacyworkshop.org>
Date: 2008, 02, Friday Of May 15:29
Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Less is More Book is appropriate for 5 - 6 grades

> That being said...does anyone have any recommendations on books of
> essays for upper elementary?  For the first time we (third grade) have
> been given the task of writing an essay for our end of the year writing
> prompt.  I don't think our children have had much exposure to essay
> writing.  I am currently reading aloud The SOS File by Betsy Byars,
> Betsy Duffey, and Laurie Myers.  It has produced some wonderful writing
> pieces, but I am wondering if anyone has any other recommendations for
> mentor texts for essay writing.
> Leslie
> 
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> [mailto:mosaic-bounces at literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of Renee
> Sent: Wednesday, April 30, 2008 10:19 AM
> To: Mosaic: A Reading Comprehension Strategies Email Group
> Subject: Re: [MOSAIC] Less is More Book is appropriate for 5 - 6 grades
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> 
> On Apr 29, 2008, at 8:13 PM, Lespop4 at aol.com wrote:
> 
> > We spend a few units writing essays in grades 5 and up...literary 
> > essay,
> > personal essay.  It is necessary for kids to read them in order to 
> > write  them.
> 
> I believe this is true of any genre of writing. If you're going to 
> write poetry, you have to read it. A lot of it. If you're going to 
> write a memoir, you've got to read some. Plenty of them.
> 
> As teachers, we are mandated to teach children how to do things we 
> often don't even do ourselves. Interesting, I think.
> 
> Renee
> 
> "Many persons have a wrong idea of what constitutes true happiness. It 
> is not attained through self-gratification but through fidelity to a 
> worthy purpose."
> ~Helen Keller
> 
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