Jake Carpenter & Met A Pirate & Multi-Text Unit

Both of these books are really fun, especially from the point of view of kids! I really like how they compliment “Starcatchers” and “NSJR” without overly repeating the same things. I think that’s something I want to remember for my own multi-text study: Books must compliment, but not imitate, each other!

The Internet workshops are really cool. Man, as an adult they’re a lot of work to do, so I can just imagine the work kids put into them! Also, if I’m working this hard to do it, I can’t imagine how much work you put into creating it, Dr. Frye. That’s a little intimidating to me, since I have to create an internet workshop in, what, a week or two…still not sure when the multi -text assignment is due, maybe we have longer than that.

The point is, convoluted though I may have made it, I really think that this is a wonderful way to integrate subject, medias, and research. Kids will really respond to it, and I think it’s my duty to try and learn how to create something like this to the best of my ability. Lots of the things that we’ve learned in the last 2 and a half years have been wonderful, but seem completely undo-able, or at least are more work than they’re worth in the real world. This multi-text unit feels authentic and appropriate. Best of all, it feels safe for all levels of students because the books range in level and purpose.

I’ve actually had a dilemma latley over this assignment becasue I wanted to find a way to coordinate it with my UOI. My theme is Weather. I know that the likelyhood of me getting to do this in a 2nd grade class this semester is rather non-existent, but, Does anyone have suggestions for good novels, books, ect. on Weather? I’d like to have as many theme options as possible in my repetoire and Weather was one that really stumped me as far as novels…fatual books won’t be as hard. Can Science be woven as easily as Social Studies into Multi-text units?    Please help if you can !?!