Farewell to a Great Year!

This has been a great year with reader's theater.  The kids have done a lot of work on their own.  The kids have really impressed me in their dedication to write the final reader's theater script.  I loved how the kids were also eager to edit their work.  Every time we revisited the scripts, the kids were looking to make more changes to improve their work. 

My favorite experience this year we the SKYPE visit: Melissa Stewart.  She rocked and we all learned so much from her.  Thank you Melissa for sharing your love of writing and illustrating with my students.

Thank you fourth grade for a wonderful experience this year.  Thank you to Mrs. Schmidt for all your hard work with the students.  I have learned so much from you and look forward to all the other experiences we will encounter together.

Mrs. Zawacki

Bye bye reader's Theater

  Readers Theater has helped me with finding a long rang of voices. I also have become better at typing because of blogging. My favorite book wasThe True Story of the Three Little Pigs. I liked it because you're able to have more than one charecter. I didn't realy like the true story because it wasn't fun.






                                                      AJ

Reader's Theater Reflection

It's been a good year in Reader's Theater.It has helped me a lotwith my blogging skills and my acting skills.It has also helped me with my shyness.I have made a lot of new friends and I have met a lot of new teachers.I have only done one book,but it was my favorite book.It is called Knuffle Bunny Free.It is a good book I give it four stars out of five.And I think you should read it.I had some troubles with the book,you know the voices of the characters and all.I'm going to miss Reader's Theater when Summer comes.I hope I can do it next year.



Callie

My Reader's Theater Reflection

         I love Reader's Theater! It has helped me learn to type a little faster, how to speak in front of an audience, and just reading in general. My favorite story is probably this one, The Boy Who Was Raised by Librarians. It's my favorite story so far because, I have a little more lines to read. Having more lines is cool, because I feel like I'm actually a part of the story.
        When I started Reader's Theater, I didn't know if I would like it. It was OK at first, but now I really love it. Reader's Theater is so fun, mostly because I love reading. So far, I have been a few animals, and two narrators in my Reader's Theater productions. My favorite part of Focus, is Reader's Theater! I have been through good and bad things inReader's Theater, but all in all, I love it!



                                Devon                                                    

Reader's Theater Reflections

When I blog more, I get better at tipping, and I know where all the key,s are. Also out of being a narrator, a butterfly, a woodchuck, a frog, a newt, and a librarian.I would have to say, I love being a librarian most of all for so many good reasons. one is, I have a lot of lines. two I like that I am doing something I realy like to do. Three I love to do it because I want to work in a library when I get older so I have an excuse to read so many good books. Thank you for lisining!




Erin

Reader's theatre :so long

I really enjoyed doing Reader's Theatre this year, it was a really good time!! Reader's Theatre was really fun. It helped me in so many ways like because of all the blogging, I'm a better typer! Plus, performing and acting are one of my most favorite things to do.This time, after all the hard work of writing the scripts, drawing the pictures, and typing the scripts, you really feel great and when the presentation is over, everyone claps. You feel like ,"Wow!" and all your hard work pays off! I'll be honest with you and it was seriously boring writing and drawing but now your work finally paid off!!!! We are going to present The Boy who was raised by Librarians . Reader's Theatre was really a fun time in FOCUS and I can' t wait to present next week!             

                                     - Sheefa             

Readers theatre recap

Honestly i have to say I changed my opinion about readers theatre. At the beggining of the year I didn't like it. I have learned to like it. From playing a supposed innocent wolf to a babysitting pirate. Readers theatre is very fun. My favorite story would be the one we are doing now. it is called Pirates don't change Diapers. It is good because I get to do a good voice. I play a pirate who is looking for the treasure he buried in his friends backyard. My least favorite story is Under the Snow i don't like it because it is non-fiction and was too short.



                                                                         


                                                                                                                              Bryan

Reflection on Readers theaeter

I must say I really enjoyed Reader's Theater because it has really helped my reading level. At first I didn't like it because we  read our scripts over and over. This opinion really changed because I started developing a good voice for all of my characters. My favorite one is the one that we are doing now-Pirates Don't Change Diapers.It was probably the easiest one because I didn't have to come up with a voice. I am going to miss readers theater next year.



                                                                                                   Michael

Readers Theater Year end Review

A long time ago in a class room far far away. A lady by the name of Janet Zawaki made her students do something called Readers Theater I was one of the few who escaped alive and this is my story.

It all started when I graduated from kindergarten I made my way up to third grade that was where I was tested for a thing called focus. I apparently am a good guesser because I made it in. I then moved to fourth grade where she was my teacher. We started doing readers theater and our first play was the Three Little Pigs. Then we did a story called Under The Snow. We are now working on the story Pirates Don't Change Diapers. I am Jeremy Jacob and have to yell to make my teacher happy. I have learned a lot in readers theater like how to read more fluently and that even if people laugh at me I don't lose it, I just keep reading my script.

      
                                MILES

Goodbye Readers Theater

     I will really miss Readers Theater. There is so many things to reflect on. I'm going to start with my favorite story that I did. My favorite story was the True Story of the Three Little Pigs  because all of my friends were in that group, the story was hysterical, and I had a great part. It was fun and our group had a few laughs along the way. My favorite character out of all of the scripts was Betty the librarian in The Boy Who was Raised by Librarians. She looked awkward, so I came up with a southern voice and made sure to make it really loud because she is so different from everyone. Betty only had a few parts, but they were all fun to read out loud. Readers Theater helped me a lot. It taught me how to read out loud more, to finally be silly at school, and to read more fluently. Now I will list all my different team members in my group that helped me along the way. The True Story of the Three Little Pigs: AJ, Emma, and Bryan. AJ was a cool friend. He would correct my mistakes and all. I only listed my favorite story because all of my favorite friends were in that group. I had a fun relationship with Readers Theater and I hope I do it in 5th grade!
                  
                                                                                                 - Emily

The Reader's Theater experience...

  I have enjoyed doing Reader's Theater and getting to experience doing it. I never thought that I could get into charecter so deep before! It has started me on my new passion...drama! My favorite Reader's Theater that we did was Knuffle Bunny Free , not just because I'm the main charecter, because I just like the story better.I also like it better because it was a story I had never heard before.Also, with Reader's Theater, I have liked getting to blog!It has helped me to become a better typer and know where all of the keys are.I have enjoyed getting to be able to experience Reader's Theater and will miss getting to do it.                  


                                                                                                         Thank You for reading,                
                                                                                                                                       Kerry
                                                                                             

Reader`s Thaeter

Reader`s Theater was a blast .My favorite charter was the pirates.Out of  Pirates Don`t Change Diapers, Under the Snow, and The Three Little Pigs  pirats was my  favorit.Writing a skript was not as hard as I thought.The key to a sexsesful  reader`s thater is be the charter.It is very fun. I can not whate to preforme for my parents. 

Farewell Reader's Theater !

      This years Reader's Theater is almost over , and I am here to reflect our wonderful experience today.  I  have learned much more about blogging than I ever knew .  We are doing one last script which would add on to make three presentations, many, many,rehearsals, and much more fun! I would say my fear was when we started Reader's Theater I was terrified of going out and performing in front classes, but now I have no ,well maybe a lilliputian amount of fear but now it means nothing . One of my most favorite experiences was illustrating and performing. But won't be forgotten was all the fun we had doing podcasts and illustrating, and performing with each other.


                                           Emma

Readers Theater Year In Reveiw

This year I learned allot about reading. I learned how to read more fluently. My favorite story that I did this year was the three little pigs. I liked this story because I listened to it as a little kid and it was fun to hear all the voices in it. I also liked when rain falls because I never really thought about what all these different animals would sound like. I really enjoyed this experience. I really hope to do readers theater next year so my reading level can improve like it did this year.
                                                                      Ryan

Reader's Theater Reflection

Reader's Theater has been a fun experience but I am kind-of ready to be over. Sometimes I think it's boring reading my script a zillion times when I already know my lines. I think this has helped me over-come  just a tad of my shyness. I can now talk in front of a lot of people without freezing up.
My favorite Reader's Theater was Under the Snow because all my characters were just like me... small and quiet. Like my favorite character, the vole, I enjoyed playing that part so much I still remember the lines I said...Narrator: What does a vole do? Vole: I tunnel through the white fluffy stuff all winter long. I put my own twist to it and it kind-of sounded like a young child talking. It really sounded like this... I tunnel foo the white fuffy stuff aww winter wong. It was really fun!!!
I will miss Reader's Theater, but I am ready to be done.
                                    Christa

My Reader's Theater Experience

This whole year has been filled with fun, but my favorite has got to be Reader's Theater. From rehearsing to presenting, Reader's Theater has been a great experience. For our last Reader's Theater, we could vote for which story we wanted, write the scripts, illustrate, and last but definitely not least, present.I got the book Knuffle Bunny Free.It's not my favorite book, but it is different. It does not have much dialogue, so we had to add a little pizazz to it.I am Narrator 2. Even blogging has been a very good experience for me. I used to be a terrible typer. Now I am a little bit faster because of blogging and my sister's typing assignments (They're not that bad. They're actually sort-of fun!).
                                                               ~Zoya

Making Readers Theater

When I made a Readers Theater it was very fun. I liked getting to choose what each character said relating to the story. Oh , I forgot I'm doing Knuffle Bunny Free by Mo Willems and I'm making it into a Readers Theater. I also liked getting to draw the pictures for the story because it was nice to make the characters the way you want them to look. Last, I liked making my voice for my character, Trixie[the main character] as a little girl.



                                          Kerry

Making the Script

The past nine weeks I have been writing and typing the second part of our script for Pirates Don't Change Diapers. It is really fun yet very long and hard, the illustration's are really hard to make because they are so detailed. I'm Jeremy Jacob in the story and it is much harder than you think some of the things you have to say with expression can be very hard be very hard because you think you are going to sound stupid.
                     By MILES WILKINS

Creating Our Script

I wrote and typed half of the Readers Theater script. I am in the group: The Boy Who Was Raised by Librarians. It was interesting trying to write the script while bringing the characters in to the Readers Theater. The best thing about writing the script was you can almost control the story while following the book. I loved typing  because I like to type and you just have to type what you wrote. It was more fun than just reading the script. I loved writing and typing the script to The Boy Who Was Raised By Librarians!

Devon

Making the Script

The past nine weeks I have been writing and typing the second part of our script for Pirates Don't Change Diapers. It is really fun yet very long and hard, the illistrations are really hard to make because they are so detailed. I'm Jeremy Jacob in the story and it is much harder than you think some of the things you have to say with expresion can be very hard be very hard because you think you are going to sound stupid.

                     By MILES WILKINS

The Writing a Reader's Theater Script

In Reader's Theater we are now writing our own scripts! I was writing Knuffle Bunny Free by Mo Willems part one! I was so excited that I got my number one pick ,but I knew that I would have to write a script that would  be proof read,typed,and illustrated . I am here to tell you all about this wonderful experience! First we would figure out our book and  get parts then we would get started writing! We would start by writing from the book with just a small tweak but no vast changes to were it is nowhere like the story .That would be very ,very bad! You might start with abbreviating the characters if they have a long name.Then you would write away until you are done with your part. Next you would type the script and go from there.                                                                                                                                                    Writing a Reader's Theater script was very exciting for me it was something new and trying something new is very splendid !  Emma

experience about writing my own Reader's Theatre script

What I like about writing my own script is that I get word it the way I want to. Like in the other scripts we were given, it said,"The Narrator says,'' Alex thought the flower was pretty." But if it were my script, I would've said," The Narrator says, " Alex thought the rose was gorgeous." One reason I don't like  me writing the script is because it's really hard work. Like every 5-10 minutes, my hand would start hurting. And then we have draw the pictures. I really love drawing and that maybe another reason Iike writing the script. But even though it's really hard, by the time the performance comes and when you are done presenting and the audience claps, your hard work finally pays off. That's what I really love about writing the script  what  I dislike about this awsome, enjoying experience. Thank you very much about giving us this wonderful learning opportunity that teaches us how responsible we are!                           
                                                              - Sheefa

writting a script

Writing a Readers Theater script was easier than I thought. All you half to do is follow the book. The book my group used was  Pirates Don`t Change Diapers.   It was very fun.   That was the book I wanted.  I can`t wight  until we preform.





                                                                                       ~Alex

Under The Snow Reader's Theater Performance

Here is a videocast of our Reader's Theater performance of Under The Snow by Melissa Stewart. The pictures were created by our students for our performance.

You can find out more information about our friend Melissa Stewart at her website.

fiction vs non-fiction

I liked non-fiction more because it gives you facts and it is harder to come up with voices. Another thing I liked was that there wouldn't be a dragon or monster that you would have to make up a fairytale voice. But the bad thing was that there was a lot of narrating.

I love readers theater bcause it is fun and you get to make people laugh. I wish we can do it every year.

I'm sad that there is only going to be 1 more readers theater left because I just love readers theater and I don't want it to end.

I can't wait to make our own script. I can't wait to see what books we get to use. Hopefully it will be
non-fiction.



                                                                                  AJ

fiction vs nonfiction

    I  liked fiction more because it was easier coming up with a voice than nonfiction.    Another good thing was that I got more into my character than nonfiction.  I also liked the story more.  One bad thing would be I wasn't a narrator.   I didn't get as many lines as I wanted.

     I used to not like to do readers theatre . Now I love doing readers theatre. I like it because it help me  become a better reader.  I wish we could do more.

      I didn't like nonfiction as much because it was more boring.  I didnt understand the script as much. I also thought  that the topic was better in fiction. That is just my opinion on Fiction vs Nonfiction.

Bryan

Fiction Reader's Theatre Script vs Nonfiction Reader's Theatre Script by: Sheefa

I seem to like fiction Reader's Theatre Scripts more because it is more fun to create the pictures because you don't have to be absolutely accurate in the pictures. But in the fiction books, you don't have to be perfect. You can draw  anyway you want to. Another reason I like the fiction scripts is because that when you do your performance, fiction stories have more humor in them, so you don't bore your audience and you fixed the mood of your audience! So it's like killing two birds with one stone. One last reason I like fiction scripts is that the voices are easy to come up with because you just have to come up with a silly voice and BOOM! There you have it. Your new voice. And that's why I like fiction scripts. -Sheefa

Fiction Reader's Theater Script VS. Non fiction Reader's Theater Script

I like fiction Reader's Theater scripts ,because the fiction scripts are more fun and exciting to hear. They also work well with all grade levels because they are so much easier to understand like The True  Story of  the Three Little Pigs  by Jon Scieszka. He wrote the book so well and even makes people laugh! One thing I dislike about fiction Reader's Theater scripts is that they can be a little too silly at times but that still doesn't keep me from doing the script. Non fiction Reader's Theater is just not as exciting so they may bore your audience in a way ,but the scripts are educational so you are learning some facts too! Just like in one of Melissa Stewart's Reader's Theater scripts Under the Snow script was actually exciting this script made the animals come alive and talk. I really like both types of scripts so it's a tie for me!      Emma

Fiction vs.Nonfiction Readers theater

I think I enjoyed fiction readers theater more than nonfiction more.You can make up silly voices for your character(s).If your character(s) are nonfiction, you cannot make voices that don't match your characters.Fiction books ae made up,but nonfiction books are real facts.This time we used the nonfiction book When Rain Falls.by:Melisa Stuart.Last time we used the book The Three Little Pigs.by:James Marshall.

Michael

Fiction vs. Nonfiction Readers Theater

        Well, from my opinion I think Nonfiction Readers Theater is more fun because it is more interesting and factual. In Fiction Readers Theater it's more fantasy like. I do like both, but to me Nonfiction Readers Theater is my favorite. It has been very cool to work with both. Also,another reason I like Nonfiction ReadersTheater is because you get to learn something newevery time you read it. In Fiction Readers Theater it is exciting!I have had a very fun expierience with them both! I'm sure the others have too!
                              
                                                                                                                                 Kerry

Fiction Vs. Nonfiction

Under The Snow and When Rain Falls are the two books we have been doing. They are nonfiction books but, when the author wrote the two books they were meant to be nonfiction. Which is real and has no animals talking. Mostly kid books are fiction because, fiction books are more fun. If you are doing research a nonfiction book is your best friend. Be for I go I want to talk about... Podcasting! I love podcasting because, it is like you can express your self in words and sounds. That is all I have to say.

 by:Erin

fiction vs. nonfiction

I like nonfiction script better because while you are having an amazing time you are learning great things.I liked Under the Snow  and  When Rain falls because I love nonfiction books about animals.The reason I don`t like fiction is because they are not true.I like rehearing because I love to learn!In the two books tells what animals  do when it rains and when it snows.
                                                                                   ~Alex

Fiction vs. Nonfiction

Fiction and nonfiction are both wonderful, but I like fiction better. With a fiction text, there seems to be more creativity and your own style. However, fiction stories can easily get thrown off course without proper narration. In a nonfiction text, they have facts that narrators say, but usually no characters. It's harder to create dialog between  characters. I personally like fiction books better, because you can create a voice and really make your character come to life. Nonfiction books are harder to create a voice with. You don't have to have a voice, but it makes the story more intriguing. Whether you like fiction or nonfiction, reading is still a blast!


            By:Devon

Fiction vs Nonfiction

Okay what is the difference between nonfiction and fiction? Well nonfiction is like the story we did in Readers Theater called Under the Snow by Mellisa Stewart it talks about real things that happen when it snows. Fiction is like the book we did called The Three Little Pigs by James Marshall. That book is about a talking wolf and three talking pigs,now does that sound real? Today we did a podcast on the two nonfiction books both by Melissa Stewart the one I did was called Under the Snow, the other one we did was called When Rain Falls. Some of my favorite books are realistic fiction like The Boxcar Children. My favorite
between those three would be realistic fiction because if it is sad then I know that it didn't really happen.


                                                             By  Miles

Fiction v.s Nonfiction

    I think that a fiction Reader's Theater is better than a nonfiction Reader's Theater because I just like it when we have freedom of our voices. In nonfiction Reader's Theaters we have to create a voice that would most likely sound like that person/animal. I don't think we really have to do that in a fiction Reader's Theater. One thing that I love about Reader's Theater is that even though I like fiction Reader's Theaters better,  we do nonfiction and fiction and that makes me a little more comfortable with nonfiction Reader's Theaters.

     The podcast today was ( I think ) ALOT better than the last one. We finally got to listen to ourselves. I think I sounded pretty good and so did everybody else.

                                                                                                                ~ Zoya

Nonfiction Readers Theater vs. Fiction Readers Theater

     Well, in the fiction script, we got to have fun characters and narrators! We also drew fun pictures that could look like whatever they are!!! On a podcast, we had no troubles because most of us didn't have voices to worry about and we were all cool with the fact that it was a fantasy story.So, I loved the fiction story!
     In the nonfiction story, at first I felt like I would hate this Reader's Theater script because it's nonfiction.Yet, along the way I started liking this book because of my humorous group. When we were podcasting, all of the animals' voices sounded "different." We had a few laughs until the end where we had a HUGE laugh from the end when we made our animal noises. Ryan made  wolf voice that took up all of our animal sounds even though there wasn't any wolf in the story!It made an echo sound in the recording. In the end, he became a duck!!This podcast was WAY better than the last one.I'll never forget it.
     I really loved both stories from facts to humorous wolves. I loved both of the stories,yet my favorite Reader's Theater I did is the nonfiction text. My favorite part about it would be the fun and laughs I had with my group and most importantly...THE STORY! It was like reading heaven! I should not be taking the credit for this. Here are the names of my group: Kerry, Zoya,AJ,Michael, and Ryan.You guys are awesome!

                                                                                                                     -  Emily

Fiction vs. Non Fiction

I liked the non fiction script because the dialog was more creative. It was really fun to think about what these different animals would say. It was non fiction but it was fun. The fiction script was also fun but it wasn't educational. The fiction book told more of a story than the non fiction. They were both really fun to do. I really do think that I liked the non fiction script better. I really liked the animal sounds that the author made up. It was a good experience to do both. I cant wait to do readers theater again because I know it will be just as fun as the others.
                                       Ryan

My experience with Melissa Stewart

Today I got to meet the author of two great Reader's Theater books When Rain Falls and Under the Snow. Both by Melissa Stewart . She got the idea for the cover of Under the Snow  when she was hiking she saw a pond that had been iced over . She thought that newts hibernated in the winter but she saw newts swirling in a pond! It also took her five years to write Under the Snow!            Melissa published her first book in 1998 ! So she has been writing great books for thirteen years ! She gets her information for her books by interviewing scientists so she can get information for her great books. Mrs. Melissa gave us some tips for Reader's Theater! I am so excited for her new and upcoming books!     Emma

Skype with author

I think that it was awesome when we got to use skype with the author. I learned that  without monkeys there would be no chocolate. I can't wate untill the new book comes out, No Monkeys no Chocolate. I didn't even think that she

Webchat with Melissa Stewart

Today in focus we videochatted with Melissa Stewart. I learned that she is coming up with a new book. It is called No More Monkeys No More Chocolate. It sounds like a good book.It will be sold in 2013

I learned coco beans don't fall off the plant. If they stay on the plant they rot. We need monkeys to pull them off. The monkeys spit the seeds out as they swing through the forest. Then more plants grow.

I really enjoyed the webchat. I hope we can do this again. Bryan

Our opinion on the video chat

I think that the experience was outstanding having met an author over computer.She was different than I had expected her to be.I think her books and readers theater scripts are great.Not many kids get to meet authors so I am very lucky.She has written many great books.I cannot wait for her newest book No Monkeys no Chocolate.Presently,I am in the When Rain Falls.

Today we visited Melissa Stewart on the web. We asked her about writing books. She gave us some very good tips on writing. It is very intersting that it could take 4 to 5 years to finally get a book published. She said that when you write a book it takes patience. I am very honored that we got to visit her and ask her qeustions about her books and life.

Meeting Melissa Stewart

Today I was sooooo excited because...I got to meet Melissa Stewart!Melissa is the author who wrote our Readers Theater.She was soo nice and,she also taught me some things!She taught me that monkeys eat pulp from the coco but,they don't eat the beans.They drop the beans in the ground and help more coco trees to grow!She told us that her favorite animal that was in her book Under The Snow is a newt.She also told us that she likes Readers Theater because,you can make the story funnier.Well,I enjoyed getting to meet Melissa Stewart.

                                                                                                    Kerry

Author visit!

Today I got to see Melissa Stewart on a video thing.I saw her in her house and all her furniture.She helped figure out how to write a Reader's Theater script.She told us, if you choose a book with no dialogue, then just use your imagination to come up with voices for the characters.I am also excited to see and read her upcoming books about animals helping to make a chocolate tree grow.It's called No Monkeys No Chocolate.There also some other books like butterflies and moths, dolphins and sharks, and alligators and crocodiles.Melissa Stewart used to have a cat that gave her some ideas for animals in a book.But unfortunately, her cat died!!so after her house is done reconstructing itself, they will probably get a new pet at the animal shelter for some more ideas.It was really exciting meeting a famous author like Melissa Stewart!

                                                                                                -Emily

Author Visit

We did an online visit with an author. We were the first ones in our county to do it. It was really different. We asked questions and she gave us answers. I really enjoyed this because it was a unique experience. I enjoyed listening to all her answers. She told us how she got her ideas and how she did her research. I learned alot about what it takes to be an author. I was exited when i heard that we were going to do this. I really hope we do this again.

                         Ryan

The Visit.....?

This experience has been awesome for me because we are the first in the county to do this and I think that's pretty cool. Melissa Stewart told us a lot of awesome tips and facts. These tips are going to be really useful when we write our own Reader's Theater scripts. I hope other people get to do something like this because this was such a cool experience. I love to write just like Melissa Stewart.
          
                                                                           Zoya

Auther visit

Today I did a live intorveo with Melissa Stewart. I had fun talking to her about her books. One thing I learnd is that she has a new book comming out called I am not going to tell you, it's a suerpris. You will know in 2013 what it is called. So when you want a book fined Melissa Stewart is your best offer. I hope you bye one of her books, because I know I will. Bye!



Erin

web cam author visit- Sheefa

Today we saw the author Melissa Stewart! Not only did we see her, but we saw her virtually! It was very exciting and also a very interesting activity to do. First , we had to come up with questions to ask her. Everybody had their thinking caps on and started to jot down a few questions. Then when we were done, we read our questions aloud. All of them were pretty good. Then the day of the author visit finally came! We were so excited to meet her. Then , all of a sudden, the web cam went on. We could see her! After a short introduction, we started asking a few questions. I was very fascinated by the answers we were getting. She also talked about a new book that she wrote but it wasn't coming out until 2013! It was a book called,'' No Monkeys, No Chocolate!'' It was about how monkeys who live in the rain forest eat the pulp of the cocoa beans. So if they didn't, there would be no chocolate! Anyways, it was a very nice activity we worked on. - Sheefa

auther talk

Our auther viset with melissa stewart was a blast. She thought all of our quastens were grate.She gave us a lot of atvise.She rote our readers theater script. She talked to us about how she writes a reader's theater script with her nonfiction books. e used skype to talk with her in Massachusetts. We got to hear about up coming books.One of her books won`t come out until 2013.


alex

Melissa Stewart Experience

Today, we had a special experience! We talked to Melissa Stewart by video chatting. I thought it was very interesting because we were all in a different state and we were all still talking to each other. I also had a special feeling because we are the one of the first few people to do this with an author. In one of our questions that we asked her I learned something new about the rain rain forests . In one of her books she's working on No Monkeys ! No Chocolate! I learned that some monkeys in the rain forests break open cocoa pods and the eat the pulp from the pod and then they knock the cocoa seeds out onto the forest floor,so they actully help the cocoa trees to keep growing. So, if we didn't have these monkeys we wouldn't have any chocolate!!! This is what i thought about our experience with Melissa Stewart!!!
-Christa