Re: suggestions for LA DVD's

["Mary Anna Kruch" <kruchm@gvsu.edu>]

Susie,

I cannot recommend any DVDs at the moment, but I can share some great lessons with you using picture and YA books to teach literary devices.  I have also used clips from Disney movies, which have very "crafty" dialog.  Write to me off-line if interested.  As for the note-taking and outlining, it seems like the Grammar Rock folks may have something on these.  (I used to just model outlining and note-taking with my m.s. students with one of their nonfiction/content texts--and then be sure to ask for them to do so in the future a few times to practice the skill.)   When researching a topic or issue, students and I used the Inspiration program because it was handy and worked well for those who preferred using a mapping device instead of outlining to link ideas and details.

Mary Anna

Dr. Mary Anna Kruch
Department of English
Vice President, MCTE
Grand Valley State University
218 Lake Huron Hall
Allendale, MI  49401-9403

Office:  616-331-3085
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>>> <shighley@aol.com> 3/21/2007 7:11 PM >>>
This request comes from a media specialist in another district. Any 
suggestions?

<At the last minute in the budget spending process, some Language Arts
teachers have asked me to find some DVDs that deal with
punctuation,outlining, notetakeing, metaphors or similes.
Any of these would be good, they say. especially if they are short-no
longer than 20 minutes.  I've done some searching and found a few but I
haven't been able to find things that are well-reviewed.
I thought that I would ask all of you and see if you have/encountered
any DVDs on these subjects that you know are good--  and short. >

Thanks,

Susie
shighley@aol.com 
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