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Re: I just want to crawl into your classroom and stay there judy
Posted by: PMo on 10/26/09
This has been such a challenging year for us (all basal all the
time PLUS new math curriculum) that I swear to pete I come over
here just to read your good news, upbeat spirit and dedicated
practicum. You are an inspiration.
On 10/24/09, dc wrote:
> 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.
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>> 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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