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From: Regina Pauly <paulyr>
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 09:08:03 -0500
Sorry this is a little late this month but I just finished reading an article in
"Language Arts" July 2005 (pp. 472H3) that fit nicely with the previous two week discussion. It was by Cathy Tower and entitled, "What's the Purpose? Students Talk about Writing in Science". The article discussed how teachers might help children develop knowledge and use of nonfiction books. What I thought might be interesting to members of the group is that she includes a bibliograpy on the benefits and uses of nonfiction genres (p.477). The author also includes a short list of science writers, most of who have been previously mentioned. These include: Caroline Arnold, Jim Arnosky, Melvin Berger, Gail Gibbons, Brenda Guiberson, Kathryn Lasky, Patricia Lauber, Sandra Markle, Mary Pope Osborne, Laurence Pringle, Seymour Simon, and Gloria Skurzynski. Tower recommends these authors for possible author studies or models of writing. For anyone wanting to explore further the notion of incorporating more nonfiction books into the lives of children they might want to check out this article.
Regina Pauly Instructional Materials Center University of Wisconsin - Platteville
Received on Thu 21 Jul 2005 09:08:03 AM CDT
Date: Thu, 21 Jul 2005 09:08:03 -0500
Sorry this is a little late this month but I just finished reading an article in
"Language Arts" July 2005 (pp. 472H3) that fit nicely with the previous two week discussion. It was by Cathy Tower and entitled, "What's the Purpose? Students Talk about Writing in Science". The article discussed how teachers might help children develop knowledge and use of nonfiction books. What I thought might be interesting to members of the group is that she includes a bibliograpy on the benefits and uses of nonfiction genres (p.477). The author also includes a short list of science writers, most of who have been previously mentioned. These include: Caroline Arnold, Jim Arnosky, Melvin Berger, Gail Gibbons, Brenda Guiberson, Kathryn Lasky, Patricia Lauber, Sandra Markle, Mary Pope Osborne, Laurence Pringle, Seymour Simon, and Gloria Skurzynski. Tower recommends these authors for possible author studies or models of writing. For anyone wanting to explore further the notion of incorporating more nonfiction books into the lives of children they might want to check out this article.
Regina Pauly Instructional Materials Center University of Wisconsin - Platteville
Received on Thu 21 Jul 2005 09:08:03 AM CDT
