Author and Illustrator Links
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Add links to favorite authors and illustrators below.
Index of illustrators featured on the Schol…
Add links to favorite authors and illustrators below.
Index of illustrators featured on the Scholastic site.
http://www.scholastic.com/librarians/ab/biolist.htm
Chapter 6 The Writing Workshop
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I am planning on having this study take place in September, I see how it can lay the foundation for how we discuss reading and writing throughout the year. ~Paula
I am really looking forward to gathering books for illustration study. However, like Kim, most of my books are at school, and I will need to wait until I am there to fully immerse myself in picture books. I noticed that my students became really good at discussing books with a partner only after a LOT of independent time. So perhaps I can encourage that partnership by modeling it more often at the beginning of the year. I loved the idea of copying illustrations to use on charts-something that I am looking forward to doing. Last year, we made lots of charts comparing books, which the kids helped "write" but having the reduced copy of the illustrations would make everything more concrete for them. I also liked the idea of having the art teacher involved...look out Crystal! ~Sue
The description of the sequence of steps in a study is great. I think there is more emphasis on writing under the influence of the study here than in previous books, and it is probably a detail I have been lax about, since kids are always in the middle of a project when we start a new study. I am starting with this one for sure, since most of the kids, even in third grade, still illustrate all of their books. I know I have tons of books that will be great for this, but I like the idea of kids bringing their own books too. Katie's point about a unit of study needing the students to be involved with the direction of the study to give them "agency" is crucial too, although we teachers sometimes have a difficult time giving up that control!
Kathy C
Chapter 6 The Writing Workshop
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... The description of the structure of illustration study is very familiar to me as it is the sam…
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The description of the structure of illustration study is very familiar to me as it is the same procedures I've used in my class since reading Study Driven. One idea Katie shares - giving a partnership only 3-4 post it notes to save the notes for the most interesting things they notice- is one I could've used in past classes. I like the idea of prioritizing.
I am planning on having this study take place in September, I see how it can lay the foundation for how we discuss reading and writing throughout the year. ~Paula
Chapter 6 The Writing Workshop
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... The description of the structure of illustration study is very familiar to me as it is the sam…
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The description of the structure of illustration study is very familiar to me as it is the same procedures I've used in my class since reading Study Driven. One idea Katie shares - giving a partnership only 3-4 post it notes to save the notes for the most interesting things they notice- is one I could've used in past classes. I like the idea of prioritizing.
I am planning on having this study take place in September, I see how it can lay the foundation for how we discuss reading and writing throughout the year. ~Paula
I am really looking forward to gathering books for illustration study. However, like Kim, most of my books are at school, and I will need to wait until I am there to fully immerse myself in picture books. I noticed that my students became really good at discussing books with a partner only after a LOT of independent time. So perhaps I can encourage that partnership by modeling it more often at the beginning of the year. I loved the idea of copying illustrations to use on charts-something that I am looking forward to doing. Last year, we made lots of charts comparing books, which the kids helped "write" but having the reduced copy of the illustrationsn would make everything more concrete for them. I also liked the idea of having the art teacher involved...look out Crystal! ~Sue
Kathy C
I like the explicitness in connecting the conversations about illustrating to writing in this chapter. One instructional tip at the end of the chapter on p. 76 stands out. "Whenever you demonstrate your own thinking about composing an illustration, be sure to point out how you would write your meaning if you were using only words and not pictures." ~Paula
I have to agree with Kathy C..I wish I noticed all the things Katie did! The instructional tips at the end of every chapter have really been helpful to me. I try to get students to see how the audience views the work, but I am not sure I have been asking them the right questions. I think I have a better idea now! ~Sue
Chapter 6 The Writing Workshop
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What questions have worked well in your classroom to initiate discussions with your students? How might these questions or conversation starters be used to study illustrations?
Describe structures and strategies that will help your students make the connection between book they are studying and books they are beginning to write. How can you make this connection explicit?
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websites. Kim
The description of the structure of illustration study is very familiar to me as it is the same procedures I've used in my class since reading Study Driven. One idea Katie shares - giving a partnership only 3-4 post it notes to save the notes for the most interesting things they notice- is one I could've used in past classes. I like the idea of prioritizing.
I am planning on having this study take place in September, I see how it can lay the foundation for how we discuss reading and writing throughout the year. ~Paula
