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Re: my first success
Posted by: dc on 10/24/09
On 10/20/09, judy5ca wrote:
> Our first shared novel was Hatchet. Now I'm reading them
> Guests by Michael Dorris (which is working out superbly
> because it's beautifully written, has tons of connections
> with Hatchet, and is about native Americans--guess that
> makes it a triple threat). Anyway, I read the end to a
> chapter in Guests and paused. A brilliant student observed,
> "Gary Paulsen would have said..." and explained how
> Paulsen would have written Dorris's final words, and started
> a discussion comparing Paulsen's style to that of Dorris.
>
> Isn't that pretty amazing stuff for 5th grade???? I sure
> hope so, 'cause I loved it!
>
> Judy
It IS amazing! And I love it too!
Posts on this thread, including this one
- my first success, 10/20/09, by judy5ca.
- Re: my first success, 10/24/09, by dc.
- Re: I just want to crawl into your classroom and stay there judy, 10/26/09, by PMo.
- Re: to PMo, 10/27/09, by judy5ca.
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