tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post2826237163256144383..comments2023-10-19T10:51:43.826-04:00Comments on Author Amok: Poetry Friday: Teaching VoiceAuthor Amokhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-32706186040418986322011-06-07T14:34:44.065-04:002011-06-07T14:34:44.065-04:00Hi, Laura. Congratulations! I have awarded you The...Hi, Laura. Congratulations! I have awarded you The Irresistibly Sweet Blog Award. Visit this site on my blog to pick up the badge and pay it forward: http://tinyurl.com/5sk8pvp :) <br /><br />But also...great post on voice. I remember not too long ago, I was one of those people at the conferences wondering what it was! You are right...the work of your students is amazing :)Kerry Aradhyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14099941502319174759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-4556253196564478582011-06-07T11:51:48.512-04:002011-06-07T11:51:48.512-04:00Hi, Toby. Thanks for the lovely comment and compli...Hi, Toby. Thanks for the lovely comment and compliment. The students were extraordinary this year. I do know "The Sun," but haven't subscribed in a while -- good idea for a resource.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-82957964234550232442011-06-04T10:33:40.580-04:002011-06-04T10:33:40.580-04:00I agree, Mary Lee. My intern and I were talking ab...I agree, Mary Lee. My intern and I were talking about this. After all the "academic" writing kids are asked to do in school, many freeze-up for creative assignments. It's a gift (thanks to state arts council and PTAs) to have this time set aside for writing. The results always amaze me.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-81062070731828988572011-06-04T07:58:05.116-04:002011-06-04T07:58:05.116-04:00Sometimes (maybe most/all of the time?) it seems l...Sometimes (maybe most/all of the time?) it seems like we just need to get out of a kid's way so they can show us what they can do...Mary Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09078793537148794310noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-65676495403090651842011-06-03T16:47:24.640-04:002011-06-03T16:47:24.640-04:00Janet, I think you make a good point about project...Janet, I think you make a good point about project voice into images. This year's third graders were some of the most creative (and SF/F minded) I've ever worked with.<br /><br />Jama -- I'm hoping to post more tomorrow. Thanks for visiting.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-1666809493868539302011-06-03T12:24:56.094-04:002011-06-03T12:24:56.094-04:00What awesome poems! Looking forward to more :).What awesome poems! Looking forward to more :).jamahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859083373087448194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-64993984099353046172011-06-03T12:07:00.075-04:002011-06-03T12:07:00.075-04:00This sounds like a fun way to get across the conce...This sounds like a fun way to get across the concept of voice -- natural too, since we all tend to project a voice into certain images we see. Must have been a fun class discussion. Thanks for the inspiration!Janethttp://acrossthepage.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-40672898913746691972011-06-03T09:11:53.313-04:002011-06-03T09:11:53.313-04:00Hi, Blythe. I wish I knew what it is that makes th...Hi, Blythe. I wish I knew what it is that makes this lesson work. My guess is that our group discussion about Shonto Begay's painting (and Amy's photograph) helps make the kids comfortable with deep imagination. I love their ability to step outside of themselves.Author Amokhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13636391982938592789noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8303906221917588052.post-84895423990227898032011-06-03T07:49:47.057-04:002011-06-03T07:49:47.057-04:00I loved the anatomical illustration as a gloss on ...I loved the anatomical illustration as a gloss on the voice question. I am impressed by the ability to assume a persona on the basis of an image. I wonder what the mechanism is. Really, Grade 3 and able to give voice to a diva. Mackenzie's poem really rocked me back on my heels. That is a fantastic narrative in the truest sense of that word.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10147284664183496856noreply@blogger.com