tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738534444392348639.post502484526373570910..comments2024-03-27T05:22:54.254-04:00Comments on Two Reflective Teachers: Slice of Life: Craft and grammar in a snippet of textMelanie Meehanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15771712134098949362noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738534444392348639.post-45356821791825421722017-12-13T07:42:04.789-05:002017-12-13T07:42:04.789-05:00I love that story and appreciate the ways you exam...I love that story and appreciate the ways you examine the language Rylant used and the shifts in tense. I also found the single syllable word, jerk, to be powerful. It stops me. Mary Ann Reillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14349201167828984708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738534444392348639.post-71377862536281963872017-12-12T20:32:21.790-05:002017-12-12T20:32:21.790-05:00AHH - worded so well - "notice and appreciate...AHH - worded so well - "notice and appreciate<br />intentional and effective use of language" - a fabulous reminder worded so well! I shall linger with a text tomorrow with children! Thanks for sharing!dmsherriffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12667719574036016861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738534444392348639.post-55946139349917703282017-12-12T19:30:53.165-05:002017-12-12T19:30:53.165-05:00I love Cynthia Rylant and have told high school st...I love Cynthia Rylant and have told high school students that if they could write with all her craft moves then they would know they were ready for college. When we actually dig in past the pictures, they are amazed! <br /><br />She has such a gift for NOT telling everything explicitly in the first sentence or paragraph. That's a nuance for all older writers to practice. How can we leave some work for the reader?<br /><br />Thanks for sharing how a small piece of text can be a powerful mentor!Franhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10642159125070466981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738534444392348639.post-63116558810777739592017-12-12T16:32:31.173-05:002017-12-12T16:32:31.173-05:00I love grammar, but not as much as you do. (BTW: D...I love grammar, but not as much as you do. (BTW: Do you follow the Oxford Comma on Twitter?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5738534444392348639.post-71829689760651392412017-12-12T15:59:33.425-05:002017-12-12T15:59:33.425-05:00I love examining author's craft and I LOVE Cyn...I love examining author's craft and I LOVE Cynthia Rylant! She makes me want to write books, even though I know the words would never come out as beautiful as hers. Studying the crafts of various authors is so powerful! Thank you for sharing!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14534667727651765368noreply@blogger.com