[LM_NET] ELEM: House in the Night

[Marcia Dressel <dressel@OSCEOLA.K12.WI.US>]

While I am thrilled with the illustrations in the Caldecott winner (and the fact 
that many students have a personal experience with scratchboard art - AND I can get 
cheap materials from art supply stores!) I have been having trouble reading the 
text.  Until today.... I'm probably slower than the rest of you to discover that 
this book presents a great opportunity to discuss word choice and how poets try to 
carefully select FEW words.  So, after students reacted to the text ("what's with 
that?" kind of looks on their faces)  I had an epiphany to have students suggest 
more familiar phrasing of the ideas. 
 
Just wanted to share and maybe start a discussion about your students reaction to 
the book.
Humbly,
Marcia 
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Marcia Dressel, K-5 Librarian @ the
Elementary and Intermediate Schools
Osceola, WI
dressel@osceola.k12.wi.us <mailto:dressel@osceola.k12.wi.us> 
http://www.myteacherpages.com/webpages/MDressel/
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