[LIT] kid's books about writing/the writing process

[Mohrhauser, Sarah]

Here's one for the upper middle grades: Bronx Masquerade (author,
Grimes?).

We include it in our Battle of the Books for ninth graders.  It's a
story about an inner city English class and the poetry they write and
eventually thrive upon to both cope with and share their day-to-day
challenges.

Sarah Mohrhauser
Literacy Coach/NJHS Advisor
Cottage Grove Junior High
9775 Indian Blvd
Cottage Grove, MN 55016
651.768.6850
 
"Through literacy you can begin to see the universe."  Grace Slick
 

-----Original Message-----
From: lit-bounces at literacyworkshop.org
[mailto:lit-bounces at literacyworkshop.org] On Behalf Of Bill IVEY
Sent: Wednesday, April 09, 2008 7:48 AM
To: A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades.
Subject: Re: [LIT] kid's books about writing/the writing process

Hi!

There's "The Landry News" by Andrew Clements, about how a 5th grade
journalist pushes a burned-out teacher to turn his classroom into a
place
where genuine learning (throgh writing a class newspaper) actually 
happens. It's pretty good, as is "The School Story," same author, about
a
middle school girl who decides to get published.

Take care,
Bill Ivey
Stoneleigh-Burnham School


_______________________________________________
The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org

To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to
http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org.

Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive