Thank you Rose, I looked through your site and found some very good ideas
that we can adapt to our museum.
Gail Hollinger

-----Original Message-----
From: Rose Silvester [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Wednesday, November 13, 2002 9:49 PM
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Subject: WRITING IN MUSEUMS


For a UK example (where a literacy hour is tought in primary schools)
see downloadable material, 'Taking Literacy a Step Further' using a
visit to Gainsborough's House Museum at:

http://www.gainsborough.org/education/edweb/

Cheers
Rosemary Silvester
British Association of Friends of Museums
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> From:    Gail Hollinger <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: WRITING IN MUSEUMS
>
> Hi museum friends,
> I'm looking for museums that have developed student (5th - 6th grade)
> writing programs for their museum tour programs, using the museum
collection
> as a starting point for writing, and designed to compliment local school
> standards for student learning about writing.
>
> Gail Hollinger
> Heritage Library Museum
> Anchorage Alaska

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