tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890486254481825359.post2951631202942803089..comments2019-03-09T12:11:12.707-06:00Comments on Melody Around The World: Our Letter To The WorldAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17984948986876497743noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890486254481825359.post-37275155986577815842014-04-04T14:28:46.205-05:002014-04-04T14:28:46.205-05:00That was a really good idea ---MAURA St.LouisThat was a really good idea ---MAURA St.LouisAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890486254481825359.post-82768092918063393772014-03-22T16:37:20.079-05:002014-03-22T16:37:20.079-05:00Dear Kaleb,
Almost everyday I check out mybigfatg...Dear Kaleb, <br />Almost everyday I check out mybigfatgreekclassroom.com it is a very good blog <br />~Kate :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890486254481825359.post-25522114029955829332014-03-18T13:25:41.674-05:002014-03-18T13:25:41.674-05:00Dear World,
If you like this blog, you should chec...Dear World,<br />If you like this blog, you should check out our classroom blog:<br />MyBigFatGreekClassroom.com<br />~KalebAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890486254481825359.post-88700197022818848512014-03-12T11:18:57.479-05:002014-03-12T11:18:57.479-05:00Thank you for allowing Melody to visit your school...Thank you for allowing Melody to visit your school. I'm sure she had a great experience! <br /><br />Your question about why Melody looks the way she does is a great one! We chose to represent Melody as a silhouette of a girl in a wheel chair (or in all black as you mentioned), because the author, Sharon M. Draper was very careful to not assign Melody a specific race in the book. We discussed this with her very early in the development of the project. Here is what she said:<br /><br />"I worked very hard to make sure she had no race or creed. Melody is universal. Remember that part when she gets the meditalker and she says, 'I never even thought that there were kids like me in China or Germany who needed a machine to help them talk.'? That shows she could be anybody. So I'd like to keep her neutral."<br /><br />We really wanted to stay true to Mrs. Draper's characterization of Melody, so this is why our Melody looks the way she does. Thanks for asking!EdcampMagichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05303492318578181968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890486254481825359.post-90674191036602611812014-03-10T13:46:18.120-05:002014-03-10T13:46:18.120-05:00I have just signed up my class to participate in t...I have just signed up my class to participate in this project. This will be so exciting! If at all possible, it would be great if Melody could visit Australia in the term when we are reading the book which is from late October to early December of 2014. I read the book to my class last year and they absolutely loved it!!! Can't wait to share it with my new class later this year.ljhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06128466732248557430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890486254481825359.post-69463440737634578672014-03-09T08:38:44.385-05:002014-03-09T08:38:44.385-05:00We were very happy to have Melody visit us and we ...We were very happy to have Melody visit us and we have sent her on her way to another school. We wondered why you chose to make Melody all black.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890486254481825359.post-84624789472848186322014-02-13T18:00:27.635-06:002014-02-13T18:00:27.635-06:00Dear Gigi, I also teach at White Rock in Jane, MO ...Dear Gigi, I also teach at White Rock in Jane, MO and Co-teach twice a day in this classroom. Your students will really enjoy this adventure.<br />~Mrs. HinkleAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7890486254481825359.post-2536766035300079032014-02-04T18:28:29.858-06:002014-02-04T18:28:29.858-06:00My 4th grade class in Maine is really looking forw...My 4th grade class in Maine is really looking forward to participating in Melody Around the World! Thank you for starting this great project. Gigi McAllisterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18090843830125090541noreply@blogger.com