[LIT] news writing
Bollman, Mary Ellen
BollmanM at citrus.k12.fl.us
Fri Feb 22 15:08:20 EST 2008
I was surprised that no one suggested a really valuable resource
available to everyone - your local newspaper's Newspapers in Education
(NIE)program. Most daily papers (and even some weeklies) have a
department dedicated to encouraging the use of the newspaper in the
classroom. These programs have ready made lessons for almost all subject
areas, themed projects, and often have someone who will visit your
classroom. You might want to call to see if your paper has a program.
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5. Re: Martian Child (ljackson)
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Message: 1
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 10:33:43 -0800
From: "Keith Mack" <kmack at literacyworkshop.org>
Subject: [LIT] Poetry Slam Classroom Oppotunity
To: "'A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades.'"
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We are in the process of finalizing the details for our annual Online
Poetry Slam project. The Online Poetry Slam is sponsored by The Literacy
Workshop and is a fantastic opportunity for students to post poetry
online in a classroom blog and then get feedback from students in remote
classrooms.
Classroom teachers will control all aspects of their poetry blog and
must approve all posts to the blog as well as all comments made to
poems. This project is a wonderful way to get introduced to blogs and
will provide you with an outlet for publishing student poetry that
generates authentic peer feedback.
The Online Poetry Slam will run from March through June and is flexible
so that classrooms with various spring breaks and testing schedules can
participate. In past projects we averaged about 500 student poems with
over 2400 comments from participating classrooms. The registration
process for the online Poetry Slam will begin on March 1.
The project has an emphasis on middle level classrooms, but we've had
participating classrooms from grades 5-10. You can view more details on
the project by visiting
http://www.literacyworkshop.org/poetryslam/poetryslam.htm.
We encourage everyone interested to take a look at how the project works
so that you'll be ready to submit your application in early March. An
announcement about open registration along with the URL to apply will be
posted to this list on March 1st.
Please contact me if you require additional information.
Keith Mack
Web Administrator
http://www.literacyworkshop.org
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Message: 2
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 14:40:47 -0500
From: TLP <tlinsb71 at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [LIT] Poetry Slam Classroom Oppotunity
To: kmack at literacyworkshop.org, "A list for improving literacy
with
focus on middle grades." <lit at literacyworkshop.org>
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I have participated in this venue since its inception. I remember in the
past some students would enter the room dragging along and sighing about
"doing poetry." Since I began this project the kids love sharing their
words as well as getting and giving feedback and enter the room with
excitement in their voices asking" Are we doing the slam today?"
On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 1:33 PM, Keith Mack <kmack at literacyworkshop.org>
wrote:
> We are in the process of finalizing the details for our annual Online
> Poetry Slam project. The Online Poetry Slam is sponsored by The
> Literacy Workshop and is a fantastic opportunity for students to post
> poetry online in a classroom blog and then get feedback from students
in remote classrooms.
>
> Classroom teachers will control all aspects of their poetry blog and
> must approve all posts to the blog as well as all comments made to
> poems. This project is a wonderful way to get introduced to blogs and
> will provide you with an outlet for publishing student poetry that
> generates authentic peer feedback.
>
> The Online Poetry Slam will run from March through June and is
> flexible so that classrooms with various spring breaks and testing
> schedules can participate. In past projects we averaged about 500
> student poems with over 2400 comments from participating classrooms.
> The registration process for the online Poetry Slam will begin on
March 1.
>
> The project has an emphasis on middle level classrooms, but we've had
> participating classrooms from grades 5-10. You can view more details
> on the project by visiting
> http://www.literacyworkshop.org/poetryslam/poetryslam.htm.
>
> We encourage everyone interested to take a look at how the project
> works so that you'll be ready to submit your application in early
> March. An announcement about open registration along with the URL to
> apply will be posted to this list on March 1st.
>
> Please contact me if you require additional information.
>
> Keith Mack
> Web Administrator
> http://www.literacyworkshop.org
>
>
>
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Message: 3
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 16:53:32 -0500
From: TLP <tlinsb71 at gmail.com>
Subject: [LIT] Martian Child
To: MT <MiddleTalk1 at LISTS.NMSA.ORG>, "Lit Site"
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Has anyone seen the movie, "Martian Child"? One school it portrayed
"kicked" the unusual child out of the school rather than dealing with
his strange behavior and tendency to steal stuff from other kids. I
can only assume it was a private school but that was not clear. I
beleive it woulld be unlikely to happen in most public schools.
How many times have you seen a school or teacher portrayed as "the bad
guy" or inappropraitely in a movie or TV show.
On a side note, the awesome little actor in the movie played the role
well. His portrayal reminded me of a child with Aspergers. ( second
reference this week! ) What did you think?
--
Tena
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Message: 4
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:57:05 -0800
From: "Heather Poland" <hpoland at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [LIT] Martian Child
To: "A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades."
<lit at literacyworkshop.org>
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I just saw this movie and loved it!!! Yes, the part with the school
bugged
me. I assumed it was private since he was kicked out, but I imagine
anyone
who wasn't familiar with the system wouldn't know and could assume it
was a
public school. It really made me mad how he was kicked out and they
didn't
try to help him or anything. So sad.
On Thu, Feb 21, 2008 at 1:53 PM, TLP <tlinsb71 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Has anyone seen the movie, "Martian Child"? One school it portrayed
> "kicked" the unusual child out of the school rather than dealing with
> his strange behavior and tendency to steal stuff from other kids. I
> can only assume it was a private school but that was not clear. I
> beleive it woulld be unlikely to happen in most public schools.
> How many times have you seen a school or teacher portrayed as "the bad
> guy" or inappropraitely in a movie or TV show.
> On a side note, the awesome little actor in the movie played the role
> well. His portrayal reminded me of a child with Aspergers. ( second
> reference this week! ) What did you think?
> --
> Tena
>
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Message: 5
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:17:11 -0700
From: ljackson <ljackson at gwtc.net>
Subject: Re: [LIT] Martian Child
To: "A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades."
<lit at literacyworkshop.org>
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My son rented it this last weekend and I loved it! It is based on a
book,
and I am so looking forward to reading it.
Lori
On 2/21/08 2:53 PM, "TLP" <tlinsb71 at gmail.com> wrote:
> Has anyone seen the movie, "Martian Child"? One school it portrayed
> "kicked" the unusual child out of the school rather than dealing with
> his strange behavior and tendency to steal stuff from other kids. I
> can only assume it was a private school but that was not clear. I
> beleive it woulld be unlikely to happen in most public schools.
> How many times have you seen a school or teacher portrayed as "the bad
> guy" or inappropraitely in a movie or TV show.
> On a side note, the awesome little actor in the movie played the role
> well. His portrayal reminded me of a child with Aspergers. ( second
> reference this week! ) What did you think?
--
Lori Jackson
District Literacy Coach & Mentor
Todd County School District
Box 87
Mission SD 57555
http:www.tcsdk12.org
ph. 605.856.2211
Literacies for All Summer Institute
July 17-20. 2008
Tucson, Arizona
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Message: 6
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:47:02 -0700
From: "Lee Winik" <squashgod at gmail.com>
Subject: [LIT] New member looking for help
To: lit at literacyworkshop.org
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Hey there! I am looking forward to learning from everyone here on the
listserv and hopefully be able to post some ideas of my own. I am new to
teaching grade 6 and am looking for some innovative ways to teach news
article writing. Any suggestions or ideas that have worked for you in
your
classrooms would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.
Cheers!
Lee W.
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Message: 7
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 09:03:34 -0500
From: "Bill IVEY" <bivey at sbschool.org>
Subject: Re: [LIT] New member looking for help
To: "A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades."
<lit at literacyworkshop.org>
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"A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades."
<lit at literacyworkshop.org> on Friday, February 22, 2008 at 1:47 AM -0500
wrote:
>Hey there! I am looking forward to learning from everyone here on the
>listserv and hopefully be able to post some ideas of my own. I am new
to
>teaching grade 6 and am looking for some innovative ways to teach news
>article writing. Any suggestions or ideas that have worked for you in
your
>classrooms would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.
Hi!
My students haven't actually designed a "news" unit yet... but I have a
couple of ideas (brainstormed quick ones) to share, and I'm sure others
will have ideas to add.
One thought is to read aloud a few extracts from "The Landry News" by
Andrew Clements, or even read the whole book, and use it to generate
discussion about what a newspaper should do, what a good news article
is.
I've never taught the book, but my students (currently 7th graders) have
said they've read it and loved it (as have I).
You could have them read real articles based on interviews and analyze
how
they put together, where the writing works and where it doesn't and why.
Then have them do interviews, and write them up. Or, have them write up
an
imagined interview with a celebrity, a role model, or someone else who
intrigues them.
Sportswriting, arts and entertainment, advice columns, op-ed and other
"not-so-hard news" kinds of writing may also appeal to them. Again,
following up an analysis of models with real writing often works well.
And what about taking a playful tack? Examine a (kid-appropriate!)
article
from the Enquirer, and help them analyze that and then come up with
their
own original outrageous article.
Just a few quick thoughts. I hope they help! How about the rest of you,
especially those who have taught such a unit?!
Take care,
Bill Ivey
Stoneleigh-Burnham School
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Message: 8
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:19:52 +0000
From: write at att.net
Subject: [LIT] e-pal
To: "A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades."
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I am looking for someone to e-mail off list where messages are not
archived and available to the public.
I want to discuss philosophical issues dealing with education, every day
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I teach 8th grade at a middle school in the northwest. This is my ninth
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If you're interested, please respond to me off list.
Jan
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Message: 9
Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 10:53:15 -0500
From: khonyx at aol.com
Subject: Re: [LIT] New member looking for help
To: lit at literacyworkshop.org
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We haven't done news articles, but just got done with feature articles.?
I collected 40 or so articles and had the kids read as many of them as
possible. In their groups I had them looking for common
characteristics.? I also tossed in several articles, like some
obituaries and some news articles, so they could also see what didn't
fit the pattern.
We also had 6 articles that I had selected to use as models (we attached
these into their notebooks)?that we could refer back to again and
again.? The kids knew these articles well enough through references that
they would know which paragraph or characteristic we were discussing.
We developed a list of "All news articles have...." and a second list of
"Some feature articles may have...".? We then ID'd these in the model
articles and marked them up.
Next, we talked about writing their own articles and the steps we would
need to go through, always referencing the model articles.
I would think you would have to talk about timeliness, clarity, leads,
the inverted pyramid- who/what/when/where/why/how...,my daughter says
spelling...headlines, sublines, naming people- first time full name,
last name everytime after...general to specific details..., interviewing
techniques, notes, collaborating sources...
there's probably a good deal more, but that's a start.
Karen Onyx
Carusi Middle School
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From: Bill IVEY <bivey at sbschool.org>
To: A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades.
<lit at literacyworkshop.org>
Sent: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 9:03 am
Subject: Re: [LIT] New member looking for help
"A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades."
<lit at literacyworkshop.org> on Friday, February 22, 2008 at 1:47 AM -0500
wrote:
>Hey there! I am looking forward to learning from everyone here on the
>listserv and hopefully be able to post some ideas of my own. I am new
to
>teaching grade 6 and am looking for some innovative ways to teach news
>article writing. Any suggestions or ideas that have worked for you in
your
>classrooms would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.
Hi!
My students haven't actually designed a "news" unit yet... but I have a
couple of ideas (brainstormed quick ones) to share, and I'm sure others
will have ideas to add.
One thought is to read aloud a few extracts from "The Landry News" by
Andrew Clements, or even read the whole book, and use it to generate
discussion about what a newspaper should do, what a good news article
is.
I've never taught the book, but my students (currently 7th graders) have
said they've read it and loved it (as have I).
You could have them read real articles based on interviews and analyze
how
they put together, where the writing works and where it doesn't and why.
Then have them do interviews, and write them up. Or, have them write up
an
imagined interview with a celebrity, a role model, or someone else who
intrigues them.
Sportswriting, arts and entertainment, advice columns, op-ed and other
"not-so-hard news" kinds of writing may also appeal to them. Again,
following up an analysis of models with real writing often works well.
And what about taking a playful tack? Examine a (kid-appropriate!)
article
from the Enquirer, and help them analyze that and then come up with
their
own original outrageous article.
Just a few quick thoughts. I hope they help! How about the rest of you,
especially those who have taught such a unit?!
Take care,
Bill Ivey
Stoneleigh-Burnham School
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Date: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 11:34:06 -0500
From: "Amy Holtzer" <AHoltzer at solomon-schechter.com>
Subject: Re: [LIT] New member looking for help
To: "A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades."
<lit at literacyworkshop.org>
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I am about to start my feature articles unit, and I would love to know
the names and sources for the articles that you use, especially the
models. Thanks so much.
Amy Holtzer
Solomon-Schechter Middle School
Hartsdale, NY
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Sent: Fri 2/22/2008 10:53 AM
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We haven't done news articles, but just got done with feature articles.?
I collected 40 or so articles and had the kids read as many of them as
possible. In their groups I had them looking for common
characteristics.? I also tossed in several articles, like some
obituaries and some news articles, so they could also see what didn't
fit the pattern.
We also had 6 articles that I had selected to use as models (we attached
these into their notebooks)?that we could refer back to again and
again.? The kids knew these articles well enough through references that
they would know which paragraph or characteristic we were discussing.
We developed a list of "All news articles have...." and a second list of
"Some feature articles may have...".? We then ID'd these in the model
articles and marked them up.
Next, we talked about writing their own articles and the steps we would
need to go through, always referencing the model articles.
I would think you would have to talk about timeliness, clarity, leads,
the inverted pyramid- who/what/when/where/why/how...,my daughter says
spelling...headlines, sublines, naming people- first time full name,
last name everytime after...general to specific details..., interviewing
techniques, notes, collaborating sources...
there's probably a good deal more, but that's a start.
Karen Onyx
Carusi Middle School
-----Original Message-----
From: Bill IVEY <bivey at sbschool.org>
To: A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades.
<lit at literacyworkshop.org>
Sent: Fri, 22 Feb 2008 9:03 am
Subject: Re: [LIT] New member looking for help
"A list for improving literacy with focus on middle grades."
<lit at literacyworkshop.org> on Friday, February 22, 2008 at 1:47 AM -0500
wrote:
>Hey there! I am looking forward to learning from everyone here on the
>listserv and hopefully be able to post some ideas of my own. I am new
to
>teaching grade 6 and am looking for some innovative ways to teach news
>article writing. Any suggestions or ideas that have worked for you in
your
>classrooms would be greatly appreciated.
>
>Thanks in advance for any help you can offer.
Hi!
My students haven't actually designed a "news" unit yet... but I have a
couple of ideas (brainstormed quick ones) to share, and I'm sure others
will have ideas to add.
One thought is to read aloud a few extracts from "The Landry News" by
Andrew Clements, or even read the whole book, and use it to generate
discussion about what a newspaper should do, what a good news article
is.
I've never taught the book, but my students (currently 7th graders) have
said they've read it and loved it (as have I).
You could have them read real articles based on interviews and analyze
how
they put together, where the writing works and where it doesn't and why.
Then have them do interviews, and write them up. Or, have them write up
an
imagined interview with a celebrity, a role model, or someone else who
intrigues them.
Sportswriting, arts and entertainment, advice columns, op-ed and other
"not-so-hard news" kinds of writing may also appeal to them. Again,
following up an analysis of models with real writing often works well.
And what about taking a playful tack? Examine a (kid-appropriate!)
article
from the Enquirer, and help them analyze that and then come up with
their
own original outrageous article.
Just a few quick thoughts. I hope they help! How about the rest of you,
especially those who have taught such a unit?!
Take care,
Bill Ivey
Stoneleigh-Burnham School
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