https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn Please add your thinking about 6 ELA Unit 2: Writers and Their Craft en-us 2017-11-17 18:42:55 UTC 2024-12-09 15:12:25 UTC hello@padlet.com gina_ladoux https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212130210 *The Best Story by Eileen Spinelli
Great text to introduce creating a Heart Map.
*Out of Wonder by Kwame Alexander
collection of poems honoring famous poets in the style they write.
*La La La by Kate DiCamillo]]> 2017-12-01 02:06:16 UTC https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212130210 https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212338155 It would be great to have examples of excerpts that pair well together]]> 2017-12-01 16:31:51 UTC https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212338155 https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212338229 2017-12-01 16:32:01 UTC https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212338229 karen_huberty1 https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212338615 2017-12-01 16:32:41 UTC https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212338615 amanda_nichols1 https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212338696 2017-12-01 16:32:50 UTC https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212338696 https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212338838 2017-12-01 16:32:58 UTC https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212338838 https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212338940 What are the assessments that we will use during this unit?]]> 2017-12-01 16:33:10 UTC https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212338940 https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212339016 Jess Aeilts]]> 2017-12-01 16:33:18 UTC https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212339016 amanda_michalak https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212339065 I am excited to see what students bring to Reading since they will be studying different authors depending on who they have for their English classes. ]]> 2017-12-01 16:33:23 UTC https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212339065 https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212339147 I would love to see more examples of what to do in reading for unit 2. ]]> 2017-12-01 16:33:36 UTC https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212339147 https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212339224 With my EL students, we began building our understanding of the term "craft" by investigating other uses of the word craft they might know about: Minecraft, witchcraft, etc.]]> 2017-12-01 16:33:47 UTC https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212339224 joy_jaeger https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212339514 I am loving this unit so far but I'm just not sure how many authors I can get in. Right now we are studying Linda Sue Parks and focusing on a Long Walk to Water and this has been awesome! We are building background knowledge, vocabulary she uses and looking at her writing. They will try this on soon but it's so good it's taking me forever!]]> 2017-12-01 16:34:20 UTC https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212339514 https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212339600 We need to gather lists of "crafts" in chosen writer's collections. Got instance: Sharon Creech: repetition, alliteration, personal connections, simile metaphors,

]]> 2017-12-01 16:34:31 UTC https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212339600 https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212339601 I am wondering where I am going with this unit and what product students are going to create by the end. ]]> 2017-12-01 16:34:31 UTC https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212339601 stacey_mersy https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212339687 I am noticing that most of my students really love to write and want more time to edit/perfect their writing.

]]> 2017-12-01 16:34:42 UTC https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212339687 https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212340014 In reading I am focusing on Sharon Creech because her levels are lower for the stories. We began with Love That Dog. We are focusing on author's craft through figurative language. In writing, I am focusing on Linda Sue Parks. We built background knowledge on Sudan and now are reading A Long Walk to Water.

]]> 2017-12-01 16:35:18 UTC https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212340014 stacey_mersy https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212340313 We have only started, but I love using A Long Walk to Water.  We talk about the idea of two stories being intertwined, the foreshadowing, and predicting

]]> 2017-12-01 16:35:54 UTC https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212340313 https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212340392 I feel like we need to start including creative ways to use technology within our units of study. Even if we do not all have access to iPads, we should be able to use Chromebooks, Computer Labs etc. to engage our students more in ways that they will respond to.]]> 2017-12-01 16:36:04 UTC https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212340392 https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212340576 We in the beginning phases and are preparing to launch this unit. We used a quick write as a common formative assessment about writer's craft and the decisions a writer makes as a way to determine what our students know vs. need. We found that many students had a good foundation of narrative story structure, but struggled to describe writer's craft. This seemed like new terminology to them.]]> 2017-12-01 16:36:29 UTC https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212340576 joy_jaeger https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212340886 I would love to know what each author is best known for. For example, is there one author that uses a lot of poetic devices in his/her writing, etc. It would be nice to have a list of the authors and what they do "best".]]> 2017-12-01 16:37:09 UTC https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212340886 https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212341130 I am wondering how/if other schools involve their Media Specialist/Librarians in these Units of Study?]]> 2017-12-01 16:37:33 UTC https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212341130 joy_jaeger https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212341723 by Linda Sue Parks
-to show the kids what background knowledge is needed to be a good writer and how this author uses her background knowledge in her writing
-the conversations have been powerful

]]> 2017-12-01 16:38:50 UTC https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212341723 https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212342219 Show Way by Jaqueline Woodson

Hate That Cat by Sharon Creech]]> 2017-12-01 16:39:50 UTC https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212342219 https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212349946 We love him. We would love for his books to be added to our bins. Woot-woot!

]]> 2017-12-01 16:56:46 UTC https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212349946 https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212360237 I am wondering how to support special ed. learners, especially in reading when they are choosing a novel to read and analyze. Thinking of maybe doing guided groups??? What books in the bin would be a good fit for struggling readers?]]> 2017-12-01 17:20:18 UTC https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212360237 https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212368199 2017-12-01 17:38:42 UTC https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/212368199 https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/222841933 I am wondering if there is an efficient, easy way for the different 6th grade teams/buildings to share their informal assessments they are using in each unit. It would be helpful looking toward next year to come up with some consistency throughout the district.

]]> 2018-01-19 16:15:26 UTC https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/222841933 https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/222843367 Peg Kehret has a biography called "Five Pages a Day" about her life as a writer which lends itself to all sorts of things the kids can try in their own writing.

Jason Reynolds is AMAZING!!!!! His thoughts on being a writer are exactly what we need. HIs voice is necessary.

I also think we need multiple copies for kids to read during independent reading of the authors that we're studying. They're all excited about reading the authors' books, but they can't get their hands on them.]]> 2018-01-19 16:18:21 UTC https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/222843367 https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/222843835 Fantastic book. Must keep. Can we get a class set?]]> 2018-01-19 16:19:26 UTC https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/222843835 https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/222844547 The same thing happened when we read Jason Reynolds books. All kids wanted to grab one of his books, but we only had a few copies.]]> 2018-01-19 16:20:49 UTC https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/222844547 https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/222844826 2018-01-19 16:21:29 UTC https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/222844826 sarahpelinka https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/222845002 2018-01-19 16:21:51 UTC https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/222845002 sarahpelinka https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/222845225 2018-01-19 16:22:20 UTC https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/222845225 sarahpelinka https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/222847092 2018-01-19 16:26:11 UTC https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/222847092 https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/222848922 I found a lesson plan on writer's craft with Lester Laminack and his picture book "Saturdays and Teacakes" In his video, he first shares what he believes is author's craft and asks students to listen for (audible craft) and look for (visual craft) examples in his picture book.
There are TONS of good examples and are easy for students to pull out. A GREAT place to begin!

YouTube: "Cracking Open the Author's Craft" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tTkq3tTXGdo

Pdf Lesson: ]]> 2018-01-19 16:30:03 UTC https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/222848922 https://padlet.com/gina_ladoux/1qatp13p2mcn/wish/222848942 Our students made a lot of progress with what they learned about writers and their craft from the beginning of the unit to the end of the unit; however, they still do not readily use the language in their conversations about writing.

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