Tuesday, July 9, 2013

Currently I'm . . .

Today I join my fellow bloggers in "serving up a slice" to the Tuesday Slice of Life sponsored by Stacey and Ruth from Two Writing Teachers.


Listening:  to Nancy Pearl On the Books That Keep Young Readers Interested (go to 13:40 of this broadcast to get Nancy's great recommendations)
Needing:  to work on the paper piles (as soon as I finish this post)
Anticipating:  daughter's four day visit and Summer Celebration
Hoping:  for comments on our Sweet Summer Reads blog
Reading:  assigned pages in Notice and Note for tomorrow's PLC
Longing:  to begin The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern, our August book club selection 
Striving:  to follow Linda's advice (one of my Dumbledores) to read fast and write fast
Loving:  this quote from Peter Pan, "Do you know," Peter asked, "why swallows build in the eaves of houses?  It is to listen to the stories." 

10 comments:

  1. That Peter Pan quote is a sweetie. Thanks for the Nancy Pearl link. Have a wonderful summer celebration with your 'girl'. xo nanc

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  2. Sounds like a very literate summer for you so far. Have a great time with your daughter!

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  3. I have started reading Notice and Note also, but just the first chapter. I would love to hear your thoughts and how you are planning to use the information in your classroom. I have heard many positive things about the book. Also, thanks for commenting on my blog!

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  4. Notice and Note looks very interesting. Have a great Summer Celebration!

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  5. Thank you for the compliment. I read fast and write fast because I'm never home! I love the way you set this up, Ramona (learning from you!). And I will go visit your sweet summer reads (as if I don't have a pile of books staring at me already). Finally, thank you for the Peter Pan quote-lovely! (Have fun with your daughter!)

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  6. I have to make it over to your summer reads post (more books to wish for!)....and thank you for that Peter Pan quote...perfect!

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  7. Love your list. It starts shallow and flows deep. I will need to revisit your recommendations.

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  8. As I'm formulating my comment, I'm reading Elle's. Hers takes my thoughts and expresses them much more beautifully than my fingers began to type. LOVE how you started each item with such a strong verb :).

    P.S. Thanks for the encouragement to join back up today :).
    b

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  9. Notice and Note has a couple of FB pages, if you're interested:

    https://www.facebook.com/NoticeAndNoteStrategiesForCloseReading

    and

    https://www.facebook.com/groups/260078764136335/

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    1. Thanks, Maya, I had found one of these groups, but not the other one. I'll share the pages with our PLC.

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