tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129006653234939633.post4249171354035838468..comments2024-03-27T13:30:26.803-04:00Comments on Adventures in Literacy Land: Point of View - It Makes all the Difference!Andrea Crawfordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10863194664150925886noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129006653234939633.post-78919410035339714752014-01-26T11:27:41.536-05:002014-01-26T11:27:41.536-05:00I really love use EBSCOhost to search tons of arti...I really love use EBSCOhost to search tons of articles. This video is a great tutorial for how to use it! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0_Ix9jqyAU I also hear from the other teachers here Newsela is great!Eclectic Educatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12391092608694425400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129006653234939633.post-55804943259030134312014-01-25T10:02:49.077-05:002014-01-25T10:02:49.077-05:00Love this! I like using Voices in the Park to book...Love this! I like using Voices in the Park to book on the writing trait for voice as well. Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13282515111249432366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129006653234939633.post-79147709768731896352014-01-24T13:12:25.460-05:002014-01-24T13:12:25.460-05:00Great post Amy! I am starting point of view next w...Great post Amy! I am starting point of view next week and was going to be using Voices in the Park and now I will be using the poem too!! Thanks a million!Elementary AMChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10972140936502799290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129006653234939633.post-19070357443329398842014-01-22T13:52:54.148-05:002014-01-22T13:52:54.148-05:00Great idea!! Thanks for sharing this lesson. I wil...Great idea!! Thanks for sharing this lesson. I will have to use it in my class!<br /><br /><a href="http://dontlettheteacher.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Don't Let the Teacher Stay Up Late</a><br /><a href="http://www.bloglovin.com/blog/5294787" rel="nofollow">Follow me on Bloglovin!</a>Melissahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12762275993886922409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129006653234939633.post-72294751670894865292014-01-21T23:33:28.888-05:002014-01-21T23:33:28.888-05:00Thanks Amy! I am working on this with my fourth g...Thanks Amy! I am working on this with my fourth graders right now and this lesson will fit in perfectly. Thank you for sharing it!<br />♬Kay<br /><b><i><a href="msreidy4.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">On the Trail of Learning</a></i></b>Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04872212167922479970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129006653234939633.post-67598766888607238282014-01-21T23:20:14.965-05:002014-01-21T23:20:14.965-05:00Hi there - I was able to access the poem online ea...Hi there - I was able to access the poem online easily by just doing a google search...here is one link http://www.all-creatures.org/poetry/ar-point-of.html<br /><br />Terrific post Amy - I love your ideas for scaffolding the students through learning about point of view and the graphic organiser!<br /><br />Kylie<br />Ripper Reading ResourcesKylie Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05257545055615342314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129006653234939633.post-36866011926338081542014-01-21T23:03:38.890-05:002014-01-21T23:03:38.890-05:00I was also unable to access the poem. I too love ...I was also unable to access the poem. I too love the article and the way that you have approached teaching point of view. If you could please advise how to access that poem, I would appreciate it. Thanks Belinda - starbel@internode.on.netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129006653234939633.post-17935119729560850132014-01-21T21:37:20.205-05:002014-01-21T21:37:20.205-05:00Love this idea! I like to have students write the...Love this idea! I like to have students write the story from a different character's perspective, like the wolf's story from The Three Little Pigs. It is so fun to see what they come up with! I will have to do this with my fourth grade students soon. Thanks for the wonderful post!<br /><br />Andrea<br /><a href="http://readerstars.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">Reading Toward the Stars</a>Andrea Crawfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10863194664150925886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129006653234939633.post-76477340554556037662014-01-21T21:21:58.434-05:002014-01-21T21:21:58.434-05:00A terrific blog post Amy and I love how you scaffo...A terrific blog post Amy and I love how you scaffolded the students through such a challenging concept - great for critical literacy! Like Carla, I recently discovered the Newsela website which provides newspaper reports at different lexile levels, so caters for a diverse range of students' literacy needs. Thanks for all the scaffolds Amy :) <br /><br />Kylie<br />Ripper Reading ResourcesKylie Meyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05257545055615342314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129006653234939633.post-55527565734100307862014-01-21T16:50:10.753-05:002014-01-21T16:50:10.753-05:00I am looking forward to trying this with my older ...I am looking forward to trying this with my older students. What sites are good sources for articles such as these ? Most of my teachers subscribe to Time for Kids and the Scholastic News so I would want to use something different...Thanks so much Amy ! Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16360392768251138944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129006653234939633.post-18624481303160104102014-01-21T16:27:41.515-05:002014-01-21T16:27:41.515-05:00I am glad you liked the lesson! I think the poem w...I am glad you liked the lesson! I think the poem works out well for an introduction. The kids really loved it!Eclectic Educatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12391092608694425400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129006653234939633.post-54254002900953931012014-01-21T16:27:13.751-05:002014-01-21T16:27:13.751-05:00Glad you enjoyed the lesson and materials! I hope ...Glad you enjoyed the lesson and materials! I hope it helps your fourth graders! Please let me know if you need any help finding articles!Eclectic Educatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12391092608694425400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129006653234939633.post-5009203587292173912014-01-21T16:26:23.166-05:002014-01-21T16:26:23.166-05:00I am very sorry for the inconvenience. I have my e...I am very sorry for the inconvenience. I have my entire unit organized together in livebinders. If you would like me to share the entire binder with you, I would be more than happy to. I am just unable to post the links to the articles publicly for copyright reasons.Eclectic Educatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12391092608694425400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129006653234939633.post-6553886702076913572014-01-21T16:23:57.213-05:002014-01-21T16:23:57.213-05:00Glad you enjoyed the lesson! I have never heard of...Glad you enjoyed the lesson! I have never heard of Newsela.com, but I will definitely be checking it out!Eclectic Educatinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12391092608694425400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129006653234939633.post-712875732261978392014-01-21T14:37:51.686-05:002014-01-21T14:37:51.686-05:00Amy- I loved this post! What a wonderful way to in...Amy- I loved this post! What a wonderful way to interest point of view with poetry first before jumping into non-fiction articles. <br />Emily, TRT/OG :))The Literacy Nesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11511895992093505322noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129006653234939633.post-30657948700178988852014-01-21T12:21:44.290-05:002014-01-21T12:21:44.290-05:00Great activity and love the ideas, but it would be...Great activity and love the ideas, but it would be more convenient to access resources in Google drive rather than being solicited by docstoc to pay for an account with them.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01460090923160153123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129006653234939633.post-32736269359000444802014-01-21T10:44:28.235-05:002014-01-21T10:44:28.235-05:00Amy-I love this lesson, and I believe I'll be ...Amy-I love this lesson, and I believe I'll be using it in my classroom too. I appreciate your freebies. I just discovered Newsela.com, and I wonder if a few of articles might work well for this too. Excellent post!Carla https://www.blogger.com/profile/03023514209939204277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2129006653234939633.post-51564508196632250092014-01-21T08:36:16.597-05:002014-01-21T08:36:16.597-05:00Thanks Amy! My 4th graders are rrally struggling w...Thanks Amy! My 4th graders are rrally struggling with this.<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com