Thanks, PMo, you made my day! Of course, it's not all peaches and
cream--just today a mysterious child managed to delete all the 5th
grade writing files. But I do thank you for making me feel quasi-
qualified--especially on the very day my car got hit in the school
parking lot (with no note or confession). I sympathize with your
plight--we went through publisher h--l in reading and are just
emerging to some semblance of consideration. And next year we'll
have a new math series.
Judy

On 10/26/09, PMo wrote:
> 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.
>>>
>>> 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!

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