By Sparky Sweets
Sparky candies, Ph.D. and Wisecrack current Thug Notes, the outrageously humorous, ultra-sharp consultant to 16 of literature's such a lot liked classics -- together with The Catcher within the Rye, To Kill a Mockingbird, Pride & Prejudice and Things Fall Apart. Having already taught thousands all over the world, Dr. goodies makes it effortless to like and comprehend those vital literary works. With hilarious personality breakdowns, masterful analyses, witty observations, and eye-popping illustrations, Thug Notes is an excellent mixture of high-brow knowledge and street-smart humor. even if you're a scholar, instructor, or dropout, Thug Notes will make sure you by no means examine literature an analogous approach back.
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Dear Mrs. LaRue and Detective LaRue by Mark Teague are excellent examples of RAFTs. They detail the woes of a dog who feels he has been wrongly sent to obedience school, and then is accused of being the reason for a pair of missing cats. The format of each book is a series of letters written by the dog, with a very distinct perspective about how he is being treated. The books are humorous and full of voice. In a fourth-grade class at Sunrise Elementary, Ms. Cimino’s students were enthusiastic about trying out their own RAFTs after hearing Dear Mrs.
Sometimes just changing the writing task to involve visualization helps students to create stronger images. I have used film clips to build word banks, and the visual media of film seems to help students come up with words they may not otherwise share. Finding Nemo is full of action sequences. In Erin Cole’s class, we watched a section of the film with sea turtles leading the main characters through a dangerous part of the ocean. We watched the film and then created this word bank of strong verbs to give language to what we just saw.
Students can examine their own work to find examples of strong, descriptive language and words that invite readers into the text. ” As described in Ken Macrorie’s book Telling Writing, showing writing is descriptive and “telling writing” is statement driven: She was excited. Showing writing is driven by images, and therefore creates a clear picture in the reader’s mind: She jumped up and down, clapping her hands in joy when she saw the new puppy. An effective way for making showing writing come to life is to use acting.