Post: Is anybody ready for Chapter 2 of Crafting Writers?
Posted by dc on 7/02/08
I finished reading Chapter 2 of Crafting Writers and don't
know if I'm supposed to wait for Judy to open a thread or
if she would be relieved to not have the whole
responsibility of it all. Either way, please know that
I'm not trying to step on toes, Judy, or be too gung-ho,
or leave anyone out, or usurp anyone's authority, or do
anything that would make ANYBODY abandon our delicious
casserole!
I'll throw in my two cents about Chapter Two and if I'm
going too fast, just don't respond until you all are
ready, OK?
Chapter Two Thoughts:
This is where she really gets into describing what she
means by "specific" craft. Instead of telling kids to add
more descriptive details (I'm guilty of this), she
describes ways to be more specific and how to label
exactly what she wants the kids to be able to try in their
writing. An example she gives of specific craft is the
use of a simile using the word "as". She gives example
sentences too: "Olivia's hands were as sticky as glue."
I like how she describes craft as "under the umbrella" and
then gives me more specific ways to teach kids craft. For
example: Instead of saying to a child, "write using the
sense of sound" or "write using your five senses", the
more specific craft teaching would be:
a) Writing "I could hear" instead of "I heard"
b) Using an ing very bo describe the sound
c)Writing a sound without the words "I heard"
d) Describing a sound using a simile
I'm wondering if, as I teach each of these specific craft
lessons, would I chart them so that kids could refer to
them later and we could use them in conferences? She
recommends (later in the book, I think) having kids log
the specific craft, as well as Try-its, in a back portion
of a writing notebook. I think I might chart them for
them to copy in their Try-it Section and then they will
have a resource in their notebooks as well as on the
walls/charts.
What did you notice/think about as you read this chapter?
Posts on this thread, including this one
- Is anybody ready for Chapter 2 of Crafting Writers?, 7/02/08, by dc.
- Re: Is anybody ready for Chapter 2 of Crafting Writers?, 7/03/08, by Terry.
- Re: Is anybody ready for Chapter 2 of Crafting Writers?, 7/03/08, by judy3ca.
- Re: Is anybody ready for Chapter 2 of Crafting Writers?, 7/03/08, by Terry (again after reread).
- Re: Chapter 2 of Crafting Writers , 7/04/08, by RD.
- Re: Chapter 2 of Crafting Writers , 7/04/08, by judy3ca.
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