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 To: [log in to unmask] 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 [log in to unmask] > 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 ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes). ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).