Analysis of Mr. Naiman's Writing

Transferring work from Reader's Workshop notebook to individual white board to share.  The 5/6 are deep into critical thinking of analyzing the writing of Coraline by Neil Gaiman because the way he described the house helped them think of a 'nonliving' thing as a character. Besides writing in the voice of a tomato in Writers' Workshop, the thinking about what an author has done in Readers
 Workshop are part of the building skills to the final product which is the creative nonfiction narrative that will be sent to the  Congressional Northwest Delegation by way of the Ice Age Floods Institute President, Mark Buser, as he heads to Washington D.C. at the end of November.

 The book Coraline has been very interesting for the kids to read. We set up a 'T' chart in the Reader's Work shop notebook as a 'notecatcher' of the words and page number of where each found language that was vivid and descriptive about the house and how those words added to each's overall understanding of the house.

An example of text coding, the notes being captured and then the planner--our major form of communication!

The way the kids have been keeping parents up to date in the planner has been just exceptional. This is how good they are doing their jog--the whole field experience to Grand Coulee was planned through them communicating to the families. I am so proud of how hard they work to be responsible learners. 

Have a wonderful week of Thanks!!

P.S. The kids can call into my radio show 'World Waves' on KRFP Moscow 92.5 next Wednesday from 8:30-10 p.m. to request some world music!!! I'll be sure to do a shout out the the 5/6! They have the phone number in their planners!:)