EDRG 3321 Chapter 5 Poetry

Today in class we went over chapter five which talked about poems and how we as teachers should never put down our future students because we never know if they could become something big in the future. I do agree that their are some teachers who still say that when writing a poem, it has to rhyme. And to me I remember that when I was like in seventh or eight grade My teacher assign us a poem assignment. And I honestly have never been a big poem fan, so when I was doing the assignment it was just so hard and difficult for me because I always tried to rhyme my words, which I would spend like more then an hour just thinking of what I was going to make a poem on. But now that I'm older I realize that a poem is just something that come from a feeling inside you or something that is in your heart. Yet this chapter is very helpful and it was a good eye opener on what is a poem and how to engage your students to be a poem readers and writers. And also a poem can be a way of letteing the student express their feelings with any word they like, and sometimes the poem does not have to rhyme, because at time the poems that don't rhyme are the ones that sometimes one remembers or understands the most.

EDRG 3321 Author Profile

When I finished reading Charlie and the Chocolate Factory I was like, "this book is really good" and I looked for some more books on Roald Dahl who also is the author of another great book called James and The Giant Peach, Personally I like this types of book especially if they end up becoming movies. I have watched both movies and read both the stories. I believe Mr. Dahl is a great writer. But I recommend both Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and James and the Giant Peach because there both great books especially for children in fourth or fifth grade.

This website is great it has a lot of info on other great boks and also some activities to have fun with : www.roalddahl.com

EDRG 3321 Chapter 4 Responding to Literature

This week we read chapter 4 and in this chapter we talked about how a child can gain a better intrest in books if they just get the chance to read what they want to read. Because as future teachers we should be good and positive motivators so that children don't lose thier spark for reading. I remember when I was in elememtary schoool and I had problems reading some books and my teahcer Mrs. Smith would take her time to sit with me and help me understand better the book I was reading. So, I believe that if one motivates a child to read and help them when they need it, they will grow to love books and hopefully pass it on to their kids. However, chapter four was intresting and hopefully the ideas and knowledge I gained from it will help me along the way. And yea, I also believe that when a child also gets the chance to think about the book they enjoy it more, and it will even help them when they have a chance to write, retell, or discuss the book or story they read to other peers or to themselves.

EDRG 3344 Personal Writing

When we were in class and we listed all the different kinds of personal writings there are today, I was like "wow I didn't know their where all those writing methods" but after class I realized that personal writing is more then just writing a dairy,or a journal. Its actually around me when I'm in school or my home. Therefore, my typical personal writing is mostly to do lists, text, or emails. Which till this day if I don't have a to do list for the day i go nuts because I write everything down that I'm going to do for the day and I follow it as I have plan it. I also have a planner where all my homework assignments are written down so I don't miss my due dates.

For the all about me activity we did in class I did mine on shopping so therefore I'm going to write a note to my friend on why i love to shop.

Hey Karina,

I always get that look in your face when i tell you "lets go shopping". But I know that deep down in you, You love to go shopping with me. Not only do we always have fun but we always get great deals and we shop for what we like the most which are shoes, clothes, purses, cds, movies and so on. So today I'm inviting you to go shopping with me. So hopefully you can make it and remember shopping is fun, but with a friend by the side its even better :)

Your Amiga Yolanda

EDRG 3344 The Writing Process

When it comes to writing, the number one thing we should remember is that writing is a PROCESS, that has five steps which are Pre-writing, drafting, revising, editing, and the last step publishing. In the pre- writing step the writer can organize their thoughts and purposes of the topic they want to talk about by creating web maps or graphic organizers, also it’s the step were the writer decides what kind of writing their going to make like for example a story, poem and so on. Yet, in the drafting step the writer puts down his or her ideas, thoughts and purposes on paper which basically, they start writing down the story or poem they’re going to write about. In the revising step the writer can go back to the piece of writing and get help by another writer or reader to revise their piece of writing, that way changes can be made towards ideas, word choices and even add or change sentences. In the editing step the piece of writing is checked for spelling, capitalization, punctuation and grammar, it’s also the step when the writer proofreads it and makes the corrections necessary to make it a final paper. In the Publishing stage that’s when the writing pieces is done and it is ready to become a book, poem or whatever the piece was meant to be. Therefore, these five steps are the pieces needed to make writing a process.
Now if I won the prize for the best party/event planner in San Antonio, I would totally go crazy. I mean I love to organize parties especially birthday parties, I just like the whole idea of choosing a theme, the colors, the food, the games, the decorations, invitations and the number one thing the cake which sometimes is the most important piece of the party. Yet, for some people planning a party is so stressful but to me it’s a piece of cake. Because when it comes to parties I just create all kinds of ideas that could come out nice. However, I know that in the future I would like to have some kind of business that involves organizing parties. I would like to have all kinds of stuff in it like candy, piñatas, toys, balloons and everything one needs for a party. But I believe that no matter what one wins it should always be for ones talent and hardwork.

EDRG 3321 Chapter 3 Living Literature

In class going over chapter three about comprehension yesterday was very interesting and exiting, especially when we got in groups of two and we had to do the book summary. At first my partner and I were thinking of how we were going to start the summarizing. But then we figured it out and our summarization came out pretty good. And I think that by doing these kinds of activities with the students it helps them understand what their reading and it also lets the teacher know if the students got and comprehended the story they read. However, it also can help the students express their thought and creativity when it comes to summarize a story. Yet, I really think the temples of summarization we got in class because they can be very helpful to the students and the teacher when it comes to summarizing a story or they may even give us a new idea that would be just as nice.
I also was reading some more of my chosen author’s books Tomie DePaola and one that got my attention was a very nice book called “Pascual and the Kitchen Angels” which is about a young boy who wants to be a friars, and wants to help feed the poor but the other friars want him to cook and since he doesn’t know how to cook he starts praying and angels do all the cooking for him. It is a really good story one can read to kids.

EDRG 3321 Chapter 1 and 2 blog and Author

In chapter one what interested me was how childrens literature was described. After I read the chapter I now could say how interesting and fun childrens literature really is, not that I never thought it wasn't but I didn't know how important it was. But now I agree that by reading childrens literature as a child it those help us gain more knowledge about use and the places around us. I also liked the idea of having books of all kinds in a class room, because if a teacher has more of a variety of books in the classroom the children will have more subjects and ideas to learn about. Yet, in this chapter I gained a lot of helpful tips and ideas that hopefully one day I can use in my classroom.
In chapter two I learned a lot on culture in a classroom, I also belive that in a classroom a teacher should have all kinds of different culture ideas not just go by one. I remember that when I was in middle school in Albuquerque, New Mexico I had a lot of Native American friends in my classes. Also other cultures and religions but even though we were all from different places our teachers would always try to do something that everyone could enjoy. However, this chapter can give a lot of good ideas on how to manage a classroom with different cultures and can help the teachers understand ways culture impacts children in a classroom.
For my author I belive that Tomie DePaola has great childrens books. I was reading one book of his called The Night of Las Posadas which is great its about celebrating christmas eve in Santa Fe along with a Posada. I like his books because some talk about culture, traditions and lots of more things but i would recommend his books for First or Second graders. And when reading his or any book I would bring along items that go with the story.

One of the authors addresses: http://www.tomie.com/books/index.html

Two of his books: