Writers Workshop, Readers Workshop, Literature Circles, Literature Focus Units, Thematic Units
Writer's Workshops.
I don't really think that I had much work with writer's workshops. When I was younger it was always just a one on one experience with the teacher. We would make an appointment with the teacher and then talk to her for about 15 minutes. I think that this method was not a good idea. The ways that we learned about in class (i.e. teacher, peer, one on one) are better so that the student gets more time to actually catch mistakes that they have made and make sure the story makes sense.
Reader's Workshop/ Literature Circles, Literature Focus, Thematic Units
I have not had experience with Reader's workshops. We did Literature Circles more. Literature Circles was mostly elementary school and middle school. I loved literature circles and the different tasks that we had to do every week. My most favorite books were the Cam Jansen Books. I also loved Charlotte's Web. I loved to be the illustrator. Drawing pictures was the thing I did best. I don't really remember Thematic Units. I would like to teach a unit on the Titanic or possibly Egypt.
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Esperanza Rising
Book: Esperanza Rising
Grade: 5th
Theme: Perseverance
Time Period: 1920's in California
Plot: Esperanza is the daughter of a rich Mexican field owner. The family is known for their grapes. One night her father and the workers are out mending a fence on the property when he is killed by bandits. This begins the story of Esperanza and her family having to leave Mexico and move to California to find work.
In the back of the book there are activities that you can do with the students (eg. making a rag doll) or cooking activities. I would love to have the children dress up and do a skit from a part of the book. This would also be a great book to have them read in literature circles and to talk about the Great Depression. This book is from a Hispanic's point of view in the Great Depression which I also think is a great thing. It also teaches Spanish words, so we can add them to our word wall.
Grade: 5th
Theme: Perseverance
Time Period: 1920's in California
Plot: Esperanza is the daughter of a rich Mexican field owner. The family is known for their grapes. One night her father and the workers are out mending a fence on the property when he is killed by bandits. This begins the story of Esperanza and her family having to leave Mexico and move to California to find work.
In the back of the book there are activities that you can do with the students (eg. making a rag doll) or cooking activities. I would love to have the children dress up and do a skit from a part of the book. This would also be a great book to have them read in literature circles and to talk about the Great Depression. This book is from a Hispanic's point of view in the Great Depression which I also think is a great thing. It also teaches Spanish words, so we can add them to our word wall.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Blogging.. hmm!
~ A blog is merely a tool that lets you do anything from change the world to share your shopping list. ~Anonymous
So this quote is pretty accurate. I have seen blog posts about the craziest things to the most simplest things. Right now it is a bit hard to keep an updated blog because of all the classes and observations and mentee-ing and my job at the YMCA. I literally have to sit down and make five minutes to write a blog. And even then sometimes I don't feel like I am writing enough. It is kind of crazy. I said that I wanted to bog, but finding the time is the hardest thing. However I would like to do just simple blogs like in the movie Julie/Julia. Except I don't know what I would blog about!!!! So be on the look out for me.. in the mean time you can check me out with the other girls in my apartment making music videos on facebook, or http://www.youtube.com/user/ohitskhnk :) yay!!!!
So this quote is pretty accurate. I have seen blog posts about the craziest things to the most simplest things. Right now it is a bit hard to keep an updated blog because of all the classes and observations and mentee-ing and my job at the YMCA. I literally have to sit down and make five minutes to write a blog. And even then sometimes I don't feel like I am writing enough. It is kind of crazy. I said that I wanted to bog, but finding the time is the hardest thing. However I would like to do just simple blogs like in the movie Julie/Julia. Except I don't know what I would blog about!!!! So be on the look out for me.. in the mean time you can check me out with the other girls in my apartment making music videos on facebook, or http://www.youtube.com/user/ohitskhnk :) yay!!!!
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