tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post4852533865172437619..comments2024-01-12T00:00:04.996-05:00Comments on The Paper Wait: Sound Advice..and Personal ReactionsEileen Cameronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03147679493619958932noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post-27969577221643430112013-06-06T06:50:26.392-04:002013-06-06T06:50:26.392-04:00This is an entirely new information for me, as far...This is an entirely new information for me, as far as picture-book writing goes. I work with many ELLS, and few of my students hear English at home, so this is something for me to think about as I select books and plan lessons--and write.<br /><br />As for personal reviews, to me, it is all about the student. One of my goals for next year is to enable students to post reviews of library books. There are books I have been "iffy" about that turned out to be a big hit with students, and vice versa (although I think my judgment over what my kids tend to like is pretty good at this point). And when I am working on my novel, I always have my students (well, the ones that are now in middle school) in mind. Both as characters and readers.Helen T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09103685608159387467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post-88833757142321270232013-05-31T12:11:17.135-04:002013-05-31T12:11:17.135-04:00Thanks for all the comments on building good liter...Thanks for all the comments on building good literature for children with an ear out for the sound tools that we writers need to use to construct manuscripts to entice children with intriguing sound effects and story. It's a reminder too that we write for children with different focuses, some creative in the arts and literature and others talented in fact driven sciences.Eileen Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03147679493619958932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post-83742775436346909532013-05-30T16:16:55.759-04:002013-05-30T16:16:55.759-04:00Does this story demonstrate the left brain, right ...Does this story demonstrate the left brain, right brain differences? For many of those scientists, numbers may have been the equivalent of words. Numbers were a familiar language. Poetry was not.Gale Sypher Jacobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01167465000672443273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post-38560173390326249132013-05-30T15:34:11.368-04:002013-05-30T15:34:11.368-04:00Great story! It's refreshingly sweet to hear a...Great story! It's refreshingly sweet to hear about people who don't have a personal opinion about something. Everyone I know is seething and bubbling over with them, especially me! It seems sort of humble. Though I'm sure they had plenty of personal opinions about how to build a bridge or solve a spatial problem...Ariel Zeitlin Cookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16598505786851656235noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post-54280649781846443642013-05-30T11:30:49.794-04:002013-05-30T11:30:49.794-04:00I agree Eileen. The tools of a writer include des...I agree Eileen. The tools of a writer include describing personal reactions, and arranging words and phrases in ways that are pleasing to the ear (and the brain). For younger children especially, using alliteration, and other sound devices can be very effective. Julie Whelanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10474747044429106358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post-91027811302192239162013-05-30T03:33:04.590-04:002013-05-30T03:33:04.590-04:00So wonderful that your dad was able to help his fe...So wonderful that your dad was able to help his fellow students! Giving personal reactions is not always easy. It seems like it should be but so many times we have been trained to write more formally / academically when a personal touch would make writing so much stronger. It is so wonderful when writers can retain our own voices in all writing (including formal/academic).Brianna Caplan Sayreshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10137299043891966903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265428284848727164.post-41408933289677370372013-05-29T15:21:05.746-04:002013-05-29T15:21:05.746-04:00The building metaphor works for me - doesn't m...The building metaphor works for me - doesn't matter whether you're building bridges or books. You need to use the right tools.J.A. Palermohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18325616361174334630noreply@blogger.com