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Reading Schedule

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 Mark Your Calendars!

 


 Proposed Reading Schedule:

 

I thought this schedule would give us all time to obtain our books.  Feedback is welcome.  I will finish creating the pages for each chapter/section this weekend. Dana

 

Part One: Foundations
1. It's a Wonderful Life, 2-5 June 13 
2. This I Believe, 6-10 June 13

3. How Writing Units Work Together:

A Scaffold of Writing Instruction, 11-16

June 13
Student Focus: Josh, 17-19 June 13 

 

Part Two: Collecting Thinking
4. The Writer's Notebook, 22-28 June 20
5. Quick Writes, 29-57 June 20
Student Focus: Rick, 58-60 June 20

 

Part Three: Writer's Workshop
6. The Opportunities in a Writer's Workshop, 62-95 June 27
Student Focus: Kelsey, 96-99 June 27

 

Part Four: Thinking Through Genre
7. The Art of Story, 102-129 July 11
8. The Art of Persuasion, 130-146 July 11
Student Focus: Phillip, 147-150 July 11

9. Seeking Balance:

Literature and Writing About Life, 151-158

July 18

10. Finding Form for Ideas:

Blending Genres, 159-183

July 18
Student Focus: Aaron, 184-188 July 18

 

Part Five: Mechanics

11. Grammar, Punctuation, and What

Keeps Me Up at Night, 190-202

July 25
Student Focus: Kristen, 203-205 July 25

 

Part Six: Assessment

12. Leading Students to Reflection and

Independence, 208-229

August 1
Student Focus: Shaina, 230-233 August 1
13: In the End, What Writing is For, 234-236 August 1

 

 

 

Comments (4)

Lisa Huff said

at 6:22 pm on May 26, 2008

Looks great! I just received my book from Amazon, so I'm excited to start reading.

Dana Huff said

at 12:38 am on Jul 12, 2008

I have a confession, and I have to make it public. I am so behind, and I'm mad, mad, mad at myself for letting it happen, especially after I made up the reading schedule. When I told my husband how mad at myself I was, he tried to give me permission to be a little lazy during the summer, and he reminded me of how hard I work during the school year, but I don't feel good about myself. I have been reading fiction, watching movies, and wasting time in a million ways when I could have been reading this book. I'm so frustrated with myself. But I feel better after making the confession.

Anonymous said

at 9:30 pm on Jul 13, 2008

Just a thought...I think this makes you human and right there with the rest of us...except for Ms. Jodi!

Anonymous said

at 2:36 pm on Jul 14, 2008

I think you sound like all of us, Dana. We're exhausted when we finally get a break in the summer and we NEED time to read fiction (even baaaaad, ridiculous fiction like I tend to do in the summer), watch movies, and waste time! Give yourself a break. This is your time to revive yourself in preparation for another year of helping kids.

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