notes+from+Sept.+21

Present: Sue, Jan, David, Gretchen, Judy, Amy, Dotty, Anita
 * September 21st First Session**

Dotty and Anita brought snacks
 * Social Time**


 * Remembering Wondrous Words**

Jan: Picture book invitation to our library during the last session

Judy: Read common text and made a poem out of a line: gathering of voices Performance poem that we tried in different ways

Sue: Reading like a writer…pick out things that stood out…identifying the different techniques that writers use. Shared student work based on reading __The Relatives Came__…repeat the grapes…use of and…hug…circular form…those relatives repetitive…no one is ever named…rhythm

Dotty: Katy Wood Rae says when you read like a writer you use the authors words to name the technique (not technical language, but the authors own words), and then envision using it in your own writing

Sue: Kids thought about how they would use an author’s techniques and then they wrote.

Judy: Used __In the Tall Tall Grass__ to help kids write their own story…used the same cadence and rhythm to write their own version. Plans to do a Lois Ehlert study.

Sue: Offered that Judy can have the kids create their own collage pieces by having the kids sponge paint paper that can be used for collage David: Has plenty of cardboard

Amy: Ruthie has plans for using mentor texts Sue is also planning to use mentor text

David: There should be a pile of texts in a classroom that focus on a chosen topic…Short fiction really has to be short, as in cricket Magazine. If you are doing a picture book study, read the text without the pictures… Living like a writer is important. David mentioned his friend’s blog and having parents write about family. Kids have the experience of parents as writers.

Anita: Family writing nights are part of curriculum meetings. Kids and parents come together to write…demystifying the writing process.

Anita read __A Writer__ by M B Goffstein Everyone shared writing
 * Writing: Think of a mentor in your life**

We read popcorn style and then read out striking words.
 * Growing Taller in our Teaching (Chapter 10) from Wondrous Words**

Discussion of other Chapters from __Wondrous Words__ that we might explore Judy suggested Chap 12 on author’s craft

Dotty led an activity from __Awakening the Heart__ Georgia Heard Poetry hides everywhere. In the Book, Georgia asks, where does poetry hide for you? We took time to write Several of us shared This could be the poem that will be used on Oct 12 for the digital writing piece
 * Poetry Hides**

Wiki Teachers are asked to log on to the Wiki space http://hvwp-pdswondrouswords.wikispaces.com/

Bonnie Kaplan Digital Writing Workshop on Oct 12 Chapter 3 and 4 __Awakening the Heart__ for Oct 26 This will give time for teachers to use ideas in the classroom. Teachers encouraged to share student work on Oct 26.
 * Future**
 * //Everyone brings 5 digital pictures, a poem (one of your own writing or a published poem) and your laptop//**


 * Snacks for Oct 12: Jan**