C. Duncan's Notes

Hello! I'm glad to see you!!

I can't wait to see everybody this year!

No School!!

Don't forget...There's no school from December 24 through January 8, 2008. 

Summer Reading Tips

Are you going to Six Flags this summer?  Maybe a stroll around downtown Atlanta?  Sit in your backyard with the family pooch?  Whatever you decide to do...take a book along!  READ!! Have a great summer with books!!                                                                                                 

                                              

Good Writers...

• Celebrate their craft by sharing with other writers

Publish their writing in books

Good Writers Keep a Writer's Notebook...

• A writer's notebook is like a ditch--an empty space you dig in your busy life, a space that will fill up with all sorts of fascinating little creatures.
• If you dig a notebook ditch, the little creatures will come.  You'll be amazed by what you catch there!                                                                 

Good Reasons to Write...

• I really LOVE this idea!
• Special audience or occasion
• A favorite genre is calling your name
• There is a special purpose to fulfill                                        

Developing Your Writing Project...

• Go to a library and research a favorite topic
• Interview a family member
• Visit a museum
• Gather artifacts such as photographs and momentos

Book Lovers QUESTION...

• Ask who, what, when, where, why, and how.
• Decide if what you've read makes sense.                                                                                

Book Lovers PREDICT...

• Wonder about what will happen next.                                                              
• Make guesses and read ahead to see if your preditions are correct.

 

Book Lovers INFER...                                                                                                   

• Imagine the details.
• Use what you've read to understand what the author means.

                                                                                                            

         

Book Lovers CONNECT...

• Relate what you've read to what you know, and to your thoughts and feelings.
• Compare what you've read to other texts and to the world around you.