3321 M&W Group Presentation

Our group was so awesome. The book was a great selection. I’m not going to lie at first I wasn’t feeling it because I hadn’t read it. Once I read it and we talked about the classroom lesson and all the ideas the group had was huge seller. We had a great plan going in to the presentation and we stuck to that plan even though the wireless connection wasn’t working. This group was by far the most dedicated and hardworking group I have ever been a part of. The presentation couldn’t have been better. The lesson plan, book walk, power point and THE INETEGRITY SONG were great. GOOD JOB GROUP!!!!!!

3321 M&W Persuasive

In persuasive writing, a writer tries to convince you to believe as the writer does ( unknown). We see persuasive writing every day. I would give my elementary classroom examples they see everyday and don't know it. We see persuasive writing on TV commercials:
"Do you want people to look your way when you drive by?

Then buy the NEW Lexus, built for people who really enjoy driving a luxury car!"

Something like this is so easy and the kiddos can relate to it because all kids see T.V.

EDRG M&W Author Profile

The Empty Pot

by DEMI

This book was great. The book gives the readers a great life leason in honesty. The main character Ping is very strong and trustworty. He is face with some opportunities to lie, cheat and embarrasment. By him being honest, the Emperor pays him the with high honors.

Grades 1-3

Lesson Plans: http://www.learningtogive.com/lessons/unit63/lesson4.html

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Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity*

*by Mo Willems*

This book is so funny... I love it becuase I could see myself doing what the dad does in the story. In short, theres something like a show and tell at her school. She brings her one of kind knuffle bunny. Shocking to her another classmates has the same knuffle bunny. The knuffle bunny accidently get swithced. The girls wake their dads in search for their knuffle bunny's. It's funny how girls know thier bunny.

Age Range: 4-8

Website: http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/book.jsp?id=4295

EDRG M&W AP- A Long Way Gone

A Long Way Gone
Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
Ishmael Beah

This true story involves the life of Ishmael Beah who lives a fairly happy life in Sierra Leone until civil war breaks out. Then, like other civilians, he is forced to run for his life, becoming separated from his family and later losing them to murder by the rebels. He later finds a way to be rehabilitated and regain his childhood. He once again learns how to love.

He is a few lines cut from the book...

My new friends have begun to suspect I haven't told them the full story of my life.
"Why did you leave Sierra Leone?""Because there is a war."
"You mean, you saw people running around with guns and shooting each other?"
"Yes, all the time."
"Cool."
I smile a little.
"You should tell us about it sometime."
"Yes, sometime."

If that doesnt get your attention... Throughout the book the boy explains real war in full detail when he was 13. He was being trained to kill others.

Grades: 9-12

http://www.alongwaygone.com/

Video: http://us.macmillan.com/BookCustomPage.aspx?isbn=9780374531263&m_type=2&m_contentid=250275#video

3321 M&W Fiction

The Diary of a Wimpy Kid books are definitely my favorite right now. The author Jeff Kinney had no idea his book would be a big hit. The book started out available to read online only. The web site got so many hits that they needed to print books because of the huge demand. Now there are 4 series out. I am not a big reader but these books caught my interest. Now I am reading more for myself instead of always reading to my daughter for my daughter. Right now I’m reading The Christmas Sweater by Glen Beck, Kevin Balfe. The book is based on a true story fiction. I am a fan of Glen Beck and heard he wrote a book, so I bought it. The book is about a 12 year old boy who experiences rough times growing up and how he responds or better, reacts. It is a book about growing up, about believing in yourself, about having faith, and about change. Eddie is the 12 year old boy, is a character that everyone can relate to. The book brought back memories of people, places, things and events in my own life as a youngster that I had completely forgotten about.

EDRG 3321 M & W - Maya Angelou

My fondest memory of Maya Angelou is when I was in fifth grade and watching President Clinton's 1993 inauguration she read a poem for Bill Clinton and America. Her poem "On the Pulse of the Morning" was broadcast live around the world.

During this interview I really loved how Maya Angelou spoke of her love of poetry to her love of kids and of herself. She is very smart and a very powerful women. She shared her love for poetry bu telling us who inspired her and what drove her to be successful.

As future educators we all have to inspire, empower. Our education system has taken love out of the classrooms, that doesnt mean they have taken the love out of the teachers. Although some teachers today act like it.

I am human, nothing human can be alien to me is so powerful in so many ways. In that one sentence she sums up her whole interview. She is so loving and a true humanitarian. WOW

3321 M&W Author Profile

No David! is a great book. The pictures in the book are very colorful. The book is easy to follow and the events happen in chronological order. Children will find his outrageously bad behavior both funny and see themselves in him.




No, David! by David Shannon



The book is great for Pre K3-K.

Inthis website there is great activities and lesson plans.






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3321 M&W Author Profile

Diary of a Wimpy Kid by: Jeff Kinney

The book acts as a journal and follows the adventures of seventh grader Greg Heffley. It basically is a comic/novel book. Greg Heffley is thrust into middle school, where undersized weaklings share the hallways with kids who are taller, meaner, and already shaving. The hazards of growing up are uniquely revealed through words and drawings as Greg records them in his diary. The book was released in April 2007. There is now 4 series of Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

The book is recommended for grades 4-8.

Diary of a Wimpy Kid
By Jeff Kinney(Amulet Books, Hardcover, 9780810993136, 217pp.)
Publication Date: April 2007
Categories: Comics & Graphic Novels - General, Humorous Stories

3321 M&W , Ch.2 & Authors New Book

Ch.2 Culturally Responsive Classrooms

The author states , “One major goals of my work and my life (aside from communicating the things I believe in) is to help foster understanding and respect for each other…”. This comment hits right home with this chapter. Teachers and Administrators have to change the way they teach and the way they perceive today’s students. A 12 yr old today is learning more than what I was learning at age 12. Students also have more resources and technology is 10 times better.
Getting to know students is very important. Teachers can learn so much from learning their cultural. A genuine study of culture goes beyond what different people wear and eat. It’s not only the way of life. It is the who, what, where and why of a person. We are not all comfortable around people from another race. You also have to get rid of your own biases. Every student deserves a fair shot and to have the equal opportunity no matter wha color or where their from.

I found a new book from my author Bill Martin Jr. This is the first book he wrote in 1945. The book is about a fire fly on a journey to find out what he is. The one-of-a-kind squeegy bug knows he isn't an ant, cricket, or flea. THAT’S WHAT I GOT FROM THE REVIEWS. I HAVENT READ THIS BOOK YET AND PLAN ON GETTING IT SOON. The website had cool games, activities and fun facts about the animals mentioned in the book.

The Little Squeegy Bug

Written by Bill Martin Jr and Michael Sampson

Illustrated by Pat Corrigan

Ages 4-7

http://www.winslowpress.com/squeegybug

3321 M&W Ch.1 & AP

CORRECTION!!!

Reading is the most not loved subject in elementary.

Is what I meant to say in the third sentence.

3321 M&W Ch.1 & AP

Ch. 1 was very informative. The part that I liked best was the Encouraging Experimentation. Reading is the most love subjest in elementary. You have to make the subject fun and exciting. I agree with what the book is saying on this with, “…all learners need to try out ideas, make mistakes, and take risks in order to grow with their reading”. Now if every teacher believed in this theory you would see more kids at a young age be great readers. You have to practice winning. You can’t win without putting in the work. That’s what I get out of this section. I also love what Judy Smith did with her Third grade class. You have to make your class appealing to your students, not to your taste. The classroom was made by the students for the students.

In my Author profile I have chosen Bill Martin Jr. I love reading his books. I just have two of them. HAHA. And out of the ZILLION books my wife likes to buy my daughter and the numerous book clubs my daughter is in, She never received the two books I have from Bill Martin Jr. Leave it to our day care sending home the book order catalog. So that’s how we bought Chicka, Chicka, Boom, Boom and Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do you See? Both books are very different and have very unique ways of catching the readers and the listener’s attention. I personally love Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do you See? Because, I have seen the book be very effective for my 20 month old daughter. She loves the pictures and the objects that are linked with the colors. She knows every animal in the book. No matter where we go she is likely to see an animal from the book. I had no idea Michelle Obama read this book to a bunch of third graders from Ferebee Hope Elementary in Southeast Washington, DC. Bill Martin is very popular so it was easy finding information on him. It’s going to be fun researching him and seeing what other great books he wrote.

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It wasn't that hard....