Writing

//“When I visit schools I tell students that my most important book is a book that has never been and never will be published–my writer’s notebook. This is the book that feeds all my other books. I use my notebook in many different ways: to collect odd bits of flotsam and jetsam, to play with language, to react, muse, daydream, collect seed ideas, maybe take a stab at new poem. My notebook is a low-pressure, high-comfort place where I can find my stride as a writer.” Ralph Fletcher//

Book Reviews A Seed is Sleepy

Mitt the Michigan Mouse review

Another Review [|May 15, 2011] [|Aspen Boone] rated it This is my favorite book ever. This book is about a lone mouse who has a mitt from when he was born. His family went missing and he and the mitt were left alone. He stays there for a year. When Mitt goes to his friends birthday party his mitt comes up missing. The whole forest is out looking for it, he gets a clue about a dog named Digby. Mitt goes all the way to Cheyboygan to Digby's house. THe mitt was stolen and carried all over Michigan. Then he meets all kind of fun animals along the way. The animals see Mitt on his way to try and find his famliy in Wisconsin.



Book Review
 * Read the book**.** || Yes or No ||
 * Understand what you are reading || Yes or No ||
 * Gather information || * genre
 * writer's style
 * word choice
 * what made the book enjoyable ||
 * **Make some notes of the story**** || * plot
 * theme
 * use sticky notes and then put into a flow map in your reader's notebook ||
 * Begin with an introduction**.** ||  ||
 * Outline the plot of the book || Don't be a spoiler and give away the excitement. ||
 * Write a paragraph explaining your opinion **of the way the book was written** ||  ||
 * Use the final paragraph as a summary **of the whole review**. **Give your personal opinion** again. ||  ||
 * Hermit crab ||  ||

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