DOCUMENT RESUME ED 229 764 CS 207 496 AUTHOR Hains, Maryellen, Ed. TITLE A Two-Way Street: Reading to Write/Writing to Read: Using Literature to Generate Writing in the Elementary Classroom Grades K-6. INSTITUTION Michigan Council of Teachers of English.; Michigan State Dept. of Education,'Lansing. PUB DATE 82 NOTE 113p. PUB TYPE Guides - Classroom Use Guides (For Teachers) (052) -- Books (010) -- Reference Materials Bibliographies (131) EDRS PRICE MF01/PC05 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS Annotated Bibliographies; *Childrens Literature; Elementary Education; Fantasy; Fiction; Folk Culture; *Integrated Activities; *Language Arts; Poetry; Teaching Guides; Teaching Methods; *Writing Exercises IDENTIFIERS *Reading Writing Relationship ABSTRACT Developed in the belief that the regular inclusion of literature in the elementary school curriculum can lead to a dynamic interaction and integration in the language arts, this booklet provides an annotated bibliography of children's literature with teaching suggestions. The activities are arranged so that they can be moditied from one book to another. Reflecting the writing process, the teaching suggestions are grouped according to prewriting, writing, editing, revision, and extension activities. Including some "classic" literature titles such as "Charlotte's Web," "The Borrowers," and the Little House series, as well as lesser known titles such as "Bronzeville Boys and Girls" and "Tom's Midnight Garden," the annotations are grouped according to realistic fiction, fantasy, poetry, folk, or various. (HOD) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. *********************************************************************** U.S: DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION E UCATIONAL RESOURCESINFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) This document has been reproducedas receiyed from the person ororganization originating it. Minor changes have been made to improve rept oduction quahly. - Points of view or opinions stated inthis docu- ment do not necessarily represent officialME position or poky. A TWO-WAY STREET READING TO WRITE WRITING TO READ Using Literature to Generate Writing in the Elementary Classroom Grades K-6 Writing TEAM Jane Bingham, Linda Dinan, Maryellen Hains, James Happ, Alethea Helbig, Larry Hert, Judy Hood, Raymond Kettle, William J. Korompay, Earlene Lopiccola, Rhoda Maxwell, Vera Milz, Diana Mitchell, James Lee Newnum, Eileen Nordstrom, R. Craig Roney, Terrence L. Smith, Nancy Stone, Joanne Van Syckle. "PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY Ray H. Lawson Edited by Maryellen Hains Western Michigan University TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC)." MICHIGAN COUNCIL OF TEACHERS OF ENGLISH 1982 Developed in cooperation with the MICHIGAN DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (/) 0. Members of the Michigan State Board of Education: Barbara Dumouchelle, Grosse Ille Dr. Gumecindo Saias, East Lansing Barbara Roberts Mason, Lansing Norman Otto Stockmeyer, Westland Dr. Edmund F. Vandette, Houghton David Laro, Flint Annetta Miller, Huntington Woods John Watanen, Jr., Marquette Gov. William G. Milliken, ex officio Phillip E. Runkel, Superintendent of Public Instruction Members of the Executive Board of the Michigan Council of Teachers of English: (1981-1982) Robert Root, President Sheila Fitzgerald, President-Elect Susan Judy, Past President Ron Kar, Vice President Ray Lawson, Secretary-Treasurer Eugene Grewe, College Chair Kathleen Drzick, Secondary Chair Maryellen Hains, Elementary/Middle School Chair Scott McNabb, Publications Chair Cover design by Clair Dunn, FAIRFAX, Kalamazoo, Michigan. TABLE OF CONTENTS REALISTIC FICTION Burnford, Sheila. The Incredible Journey. 7 Dahl, Roald. Danny, The Champion of the World. 8 Fitzgerald, John D. The Gre't Brain. 10 Fitzhugh, Lpuise. Harriet, the Spy. 11 Fox, Paula. The Stone Faced Boy. 12 Horvath, Betty F. Hooray for Jasper. Jasper Makes Music. Will the Real Tommy Wilson Please Stand Up? 13 Hutchins, Pat. Rosie's Walk. 15 Kellogg, Steven. Won't Somebody Play With Me? 16 Mason,,Miriam E. Caroline and Her Kettle Named Maud. 17 Rawls, Wilson. Where the Red Fern Grows. 18 Steptoe, John. Stevie. 20 Stone, Nandy. Dune Shadow. 21 Taylor, Mildred. Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry. 23 Viorst, Judith. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day. 25 Yep, Laurence. Child of the Owl. 26 Zolotow, Charlotte. Say It! 27 FANTASY Babbit, Natalie. Tuck Everlasting. 28 Bellairs, John. The House With a Clock in Its Walls. 29 Burton, Virginia Lee. The Little House. 31 Cooper, Susan. Over Sea, Under Stone. 33 Grahame, Kenneth. Wind in the Willows. h Oh 35 Lionni, Leo. Swimmy. Norton, Mary. The Borrowers. /38 O'Brien, Robert. Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH. 40 Pearce, Philippa. Tom's Midnight Garden. 42 Sendak, Maurice. Where the Wild Things Are. 43 Seuss, Dr. (Theodor Giesel). The 500 Hats of Bartholomew Cubbins. 45 Steig, William. Sylvester and the Magic Pebble. 47 Van Allsburg, Chris. Jumanji. 49 White, E. B. Charlotte's Web. 51 POETRY Arbuthnot, May. Time for Poetry. ...... 53 Behn, Harry. Cricket Songs: Japanese Haiku. ...... 54 Benet, Rosemary (Carr) and Stephen Vincent. A Book of Americans. 56 Brooks, Gwendolyn. Brcazeville Boys and Girls. 58 de Angeli, Marguerite. The Marguerite de Angeli Book of Nursery Rhymes. 59 de Regniers, Beatric S. et.al. Poems Children Will Sit Still For. 61 ! Farber, Norma, /lHow Does It Feel To Be Old? 62 Hi14, HelenAgnes Perkins, Alethea Helhig. Straight On Till Morning! Poems of the maginary World. 63 Hoberman, Mary Ann. A House is a House For Me. 64 Larrick, Nancy. - Piping Down the Valleys Wild. 65, Lear, Edward. A Book of Nonsense. 66 Merriam, Eve. It Doesn't Always Have to Rhyme. 67 Prelutsky, Jack. Nightmares: Poems,to Trouble Your Sleep. The Headless Horseman Rides Tonight: More Poems to Trouble Your Sleep. 68 Roethke, Theodore. Dirty Dinky and Other Creatures 69 POETRY ANTHOLOGIES: Adoff, Arnold. Black Out Loud. Allen, Terry. The Whispering Wind. Arbuthnot, May Hill. Time for Poetry. Bennett, George and Paul Malloy. Cavalcade of Poems. Dunning, Stephen, et.al. Reflections on a Gift of Watermelon Pickle. Eaton, M. Joe and Malcolm Smith. Grab Me a Bus . Froese, Victor. Poetry: Century of City. Hopkins, Lee Bennett and Misha Arenstein. Faces and Places. Time to Shout. Potato Chips and a Slice of Moon. Malloy, Paul. Poetry U.S.A. 70 FOLK Aardema, Verna. Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears. 75 Brown, Marcia. Stone Soup. 76 Chase, Richard. Jack and the Three Sillies. 77 ADomanska, Janina. The Best of the Bargain. 78 /7e1ton,Harold. John Henry and His Hammer. 79 Felton, Harold. Pecos Bill. 80 Ginsburg, Mirrn. The Lazies. 81 Goble, Paul. The Girl Who Loved Wild Horses. 82 Grimm, William and Jacob. The Brothers Gimm Popular Folk Tales. Household Tales. 84 Leach, Maria. Whistle in the Graveyard. 86 Lindgren, Astrid. The Tomten and the Fox. 87 McDermott, Gerald. Arrow the the Sun. 88 Musgrove, Margaret. Ashanti to Zulu. 90 VARIOUS Baskin, Hosea et.al. Hosie's Alphabet. 91 Baylor, Byrd. The Way to Start a Day. 93 Brown, Marcia. All Butterflies. 94 Eichenberg, Fritz. Ape in a Cape. 95 Fritz, Jean. Where Was Patrick Henry on the 29th of May? 96 Hume, Ruth Fox. Great Women of Medicine. 98 Johnston, Joanna. Harriet and the Runaway Book. 99 Macaulay, David. Pyramid. 100 Munari, Bruno. Bruno Munari's ABC. 101 Wildsmith, Brian. Brian Wildsmith's ABC. 104 INTRODUCING THE WRITERS 105 INTRODUCTION Two-Way Street: Reading to Write/Writing to Read was written by a team of Michigan teachers who advocate the use of children's literature to generate writing in the elementary classroom. We all believe that the regular inclusion of literature in the elementary curriculum can lead to a dynamic interaction and integration in the language arts--writing, reading, speaking, listening. Two-Way Street looks at ways to encourage and build upon this relationship as it advocates reading widely, and responding to reading with various activities that foster critical reading and critical thinking skills. Two-Way Street provides an annotated bibliography of children's literature with classroom suggestions for the teacher. tome of the titles are well know and "classic" by anyone's definition--Charlotte's Web, The Borrowers, The Little House. Some are less well know but favorites among the teachers in this group--Cooper's Under Sea, Over Stone, Brooks' Bronzeville Boys and Girls, Pearce's Tom's Midnight Garden. Some are old; some are new. But all were chosen with the enjoyment of the child i CLASSROOM SUGGESTIONS The classroom suggestions are often overwhelming--too many for each book, but we wanted to get the reader/teacher thinking, making connections. In the case of each book, we encourage you to be selective, to make adaptations fur your group. Consider modifying activities suggested for oae book to use with another. None of this is etched in stone. Adjust activities to fit your situation -adapt from book to book, from level to level. Dou't discount using picture books or ABC's with the upper grades (perhaps in the context of creating library materials for the preschool or first grade; perhaps as a study in visual literacy). Don't overlook the possibility of reading aloud some of the more complex novels to the younger grades, or the possibilities of reading aloud on every level. Children often have reading interests and listening comprehension skills grade levels above their reading abilities. But reading aloud is