Sunday, September 6, 2009
This is a continuation from Saturday's blog. I haven't been able to import the pictures of the books. I'm either doing something terribly wrong or my computer is such a dinosaur it's pitiful! well anyway, I started out last night trying name some authors but when I saved it I could no longer post it when I got back. I have now started all over. The first author I found that covers the dealing with loss subject matter is Sara Dressen. Her book "Along for the Ride" is one that deals with the subject of going on after the loss of a good friend. The second author I want to name is Patricia Polacco She covers two deaths in the book " Thank You Mr. Faulker" with an ingenious metaphor Letting go of the grass. I think it could give children a hope of reunion. The third author I would like to name is E.B White the author of "Charlotte's Webb.'' This is a very good book that covers the sadness of losing a loved one. The good thing is the emphasis that is placed on the generation to come.and how Wilber looks at Charlotte's children and treats them so special. I know it seems like a drab subject to cover. Unfortunately, death is a fact of life and we all come in contact with it at one time or another. II think this would be helpful for students going through it and therapeutic for the others in the future. On a lighter, funnier note I'm going to get some help so I can learn to import pictures. I got them into my pictures folder,but that was as far as they would go.
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Karen,
ReplyDeleteGood job on finding a subject that you are interested in and motivated to write about. Loss is something that you will have to address with your students as well as your own children.
Keep up the good work.