From englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov Tue Apr 1 23:28:24 2008 From: englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov (Communicate with ELA teachers) Date: Tue, 1 Apr 2008 23:28:24 -0400 Subject: [EnglishLanguageArts] 01.April.08 posting Message-ID: <32E5C6B0B949584D9B6168C5F727916B02BD8C74@SOM-TEAQASMAIL1.som.w2k.state.me.us> Welcome to Maine Department of Education English Language Arts Listserv. This service is an attempt to keep Maine educators informed about current issues, upcoming opportunities and resources in ELA. Please send any responses to patsy.dunton at maine.gov or diana.dioron at maine.gov as this is not a discussion forum. April 1, 2008 Topics: * Reading and High School Instruction * Becoming Comfortable With Informational Texts * MCELA Spring Conference- Notes from President Michael Casey Reading Instruction in High School: Comprehension, Fluency, Alphabetics, and Vocabulary Mention the instruction of reading skills and many of us, high school teachers included, picture that huge-schnozzed figure from Sesame Street who carefully and exaggeratedly sounds out each letter in a word until the whole word becomes clear. This level of skill development, grapheme and phoneme awareness, however, is not what reading instruction in high school generally looks like. The unfortunate but all-too-common perception that reading instruction begins and ends at this level has prompted us to offer some interpretation of reading instructional strategies related to the implementation of the 2007 revised standards. As you may have noticed, all of the MLR content related to reading has been grouped in the new document under one standard, reading, with four distinct performance indicators and descriptors. Beginning this week, we will offer grade-span specific information about reading instruction with a different grade-span featured each ensuing week. We encourage teachers of all grades to review the information at each level to help support awareness of the development of reading skills. At 9-diploma: Knowledge of alphabetics, the study of letter-sound correspondences and spellings, helps the student read and spell complex words. This essential knowledge is important to aid in the comprehension of increasing complex texts, studying various languages, and developing content specific vocabulary knowledge. Reading comprehension at this level often involves genre specific expectations such as evaluating the use and purpose of informational text, comparing implicit themes across various literary texts, and evaluating the logic in persuasive texts. Fluency becomes most evident in timed situations. A student who reads fluently will complete a reading task in the time allotted. Alphabetics and comprehension play a key role in developing the ability to read fluently. Fluency does not necessarily apply only to one's ability to read aloud with appropriate timing and inflection. Research suggests that strong vocabulary skills are a significant factor in one's success MCELA Spring Conference Becoming Comfortable with Informational Texts Check the shelves of the book rooms found in many schools across Maine and a perplexing pattern emerges. Many of the informational texts sitting on these shelves still have their shrink wrap tightly clinging around them while the book spines of their narrative neighbors' are relaxed and their pages are soft and dog-eared from frequent use. Informational texts can support the learning in other content areas, as well as, provide facts and context to better understand a situation or setting, thus deepening students' understandings. Why then are informational texts with their great pictures, engaging text features, along with compelling topics staying in the book rooms and not landing in the hands of students? Could it be simply that teachers are less comfortable teaching with informational texts? Gone are the days of assigning and article to be read by students then requiring the answering of some literal questions. The demands in our world require a much deeper and richer understanding of what is read. The demands of our world also require proficient readers of informational texts to make informed decisions. Stephanie Harvey, co-author with Anne Goudvis of Strategies That Work, 2nd Edition (Stenhouse), acknowledges that understanding informational texts requires noticing new information before we can learn and remember it. She states that readers need to merge their thinking with the information in the text to understand it. Reading informational texts requires a different set of strategies than the story patterns our human brains find so familiar. What shifts need to occur to increase the use of informational texts in classrooms? When it comes to complex issues such as this one, working with others may help us get to root causes and potential resolutions. Teachers may need to observe exemplary teaching in action before they can construct their own understanding of how to use informational texts effectively. (If you do not feel comfortable visiting a colleague's classroom, there are published DVDs that take you into the classrooms of talented teachers and you can observe these teachers as they work with their students. Check out www.stenhouse.com for a number of DVDs by Stephanie Harvey and Anne Goudvis.) Teachers may need to conduct their own personal inquiry (perhaps an inquiry similar to what Katie Wood Ray describes in her book Study Driven) and analyze the text features and text structures of informational texts, as well as, analyze the types of thinking proficient readers use to understand informational texts before they are comfortable using informational texts in their classrooms. Teachers may want to use some effective lesson plans and materials developed by trusted colleagues as a way of getting comfortable with using informational texts. The method we choose to become familiar with informational texts depends a good deal on our personal preferences and learning styles. It is less about the method and more about the fact that it is time to step into the pool of informational texts or to go a little deeper if we have already ventured into this pool. MCELA Spring Conference: Notes from MCELA President Michael Casey The Maine Council for English Language Arts held its spring conference this past Friday at the URock campus in Rockland. The theme of the conference, 21st Century Literacy, was aimed at helping teachers meet the changing needs of young readers and writers in Maine. The conference was a great success, with each of its six sessions offering attendees exciting examples of methods to engage and energize or students. Feedback from the conference thus far indicates that this was a topic very much on the minds of Maine teachers, and that the conference provided a rich opportunity for teachers to gather and share ideas. We at MCELA hope that everyone had a fine time, despite the snowy weather. We look forward to providing more such opportunities for discussion and learning in the future. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/englishlanguagearts/attachments/20080401/e4ce8c9c/attachment.html From englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov Tue Apr 8 16:32:41 2008 From: englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov (Communicate with ELA teachers) Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 16:32:41 -0400 Subject: [EnglishLanguageArts] ELA Update 08 April 2008 Message-ID: <32E5C6B0B949584D9B6168C5F727916B012B3BA4@SOM-TEAQASMAIL1.som.w2k.state.me.us> Welcome to Maine Department of Education English Language Arts Listserv. This service is an attempt to keep Maine educators informed about current issues, upcoming opportunities and resources in ELA. Please send any responses to patsy.dunton at maine.gov or diana.dioron at maine.gov as this is not a discussion forum. April 8, 2008 Topics: * Reading and Middle School Instruction * Nonfiction Expertise Within Maine * 2ND Annual Nonfiction Institute * Seamless Transition PK-12 Summer Conference Reading in Grades 6-8 If you are new to the listserv, please check the archived posting dated 1 April 08 for information about reading in high school. Next week we will present information about reading in grades 3-5. The revised standards, found at http://mainegovimages.informe.org/education/lres/pei/ela102207.pdf, places all of the reading standards found in the 1997 Maine Learning Results document into one standard, A. Reading, with four performance indicators. The first one, Interconnected Elements, includes comprehension, vocabulary, alphabetics, and fluency. Reading instruction at the middle level includes each of these elements. : Knowledge of alphabetics, the study of letter-sound correspondences and spellings, helps the student read and spell complex words. This essential knowledge is important to aid in the comprehension of increasingly complex texts, studying various languages, and developing content specific vocabulary knowledge. Students have learned basic letter-sound correspondences but need to continue learning complex letter-sound patterns in order to improve spelling and word recognition. Teaching vocabulary skills at this level means paying attention to word use. Descriptor-level language includes an expectation that students will be able to use words in different contexts. They will have to know parts of speech and how words function in sentences, the specific roles they play such as whether it is objective or subjective. Vocabulary instruction at this level provides a golden opportunity to do some grammar and usage instruction as well. Reading comprehension at this level often involves genre specific expectations such as evaluating the use and purpose of informational text, comparing implicit themes across various literary texts, and evaluating the logic in persuasive texts. Comprehension also involves recognizing context cues for meaning (grade 6), understanding and explaining shades of meaning (grade 7), and determining both connotative and denotative meaning of words (grade 8). Comprehension also includes summarizing, paraphrasing, generalizing, and accurately quoting texts. Genre specific comprehension includes using literary terms, recognizing text features and text structures that inform comprehension of informational texts, and evaluating rhetorical devices used in persuasive texts. When you help students learn these skills, you are teaching reading. Fluency becomes most evident in timed situations. A student who reads fluently will complete a reading task in the time allotted. Alphabetics and comprehension play a key role in developing the ability to read fluently. Fluency does not necessarily apply only to one's ability to read aloud with appropriate timing and inflection, but may include an oral assessment component. Nonfiction Expertise within Maine Jan Kristo, Professor of Literacy at the University of Maine, has done extensive research on nonfiction. Nonfiction in Focus: A Comprehensive Framework for Helping Students Become Independent Readers and Writers of Nonfiction, K-6 (Scholastic) is one of the resources where you can find the fruits of Jan's research. Jan wrote this book with her colleague, Rosemary A. Bamford. In the introduction to the book, Jan and Rosemary raise the following questions: Although your students may like nonfiction, how much do they understand how it works? Do they know about different types of nonfiction and the kinds of information to expect from each one? Do they know how to navigate complex pages that blend visual information and textual information? Do they know how to use access features such as maps, time lines, glossaries, and sidebars? Are they good at generating their own informative, engaging nonfiction writing for inquiry projects or content are reports, or is their writing dull and uninspiring? Jan and Rosemary then go on to state that the major goal of their book is to show the reader how to: model, explain, and demonstrate strategies for reading and writing nonfiction within a comprehensive literacy framework for grades K thorough 6. Whether you are just beginning to use informational texts in your classroom instruction or have been using informational texts for awhile, I encourage you to spend some time with this book. It is written in a teacher-friendly format and would make an excellent resource to read and discuss with a group of colleagues. Mark Your Calendars for Saturday, September 27, 2008 (9-3:30 p.m.) for the 2ND Annual Nonfiction Institute at the University of Maine! Question! Investigate! : Using Science Trade Books to Support Inquiry in the Classroom This institute features science educator Dr. Susan Kirch and Orbis Pictus Award-Winning nonfiction children's authors, Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop. Space is limited so register early. For more information follow the link below to the University of Maine website and scroll down to the bottom of the web page and click on the 2nd Annual Nonfiction Institute link to the PDF registration form: http://www.umaine.edu/edhd/happenings.htm Great Summer Opportunity: Seamless Transitions: Celebrating Literacy and the Arts for PreK-Grade12, August 5-6, 2008 at the University of Maine The conference theme reflects the belief that literacy, in all forms, is fundamental to successful living. We are offering concurrent sessions on a variety of topics provided by leading practitioners and experts in literacy education from across Maine and the United States. For more information follow the link below to the University of Maine website and scroll down to the last listing in the Summer 2008 category. Click on the Seamless Transition link to the PDF registration form. http://www.umaine.edu/edhd/happenings.htm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/englishlanguagearts/attachments/20080408/8c543073/attachment.html From englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov Tue Apr 15 15:01:16 2008 From: englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov (Communicate with ELA teachers) Date: Tue, 15 Apr 2008 15:01:16 -0400 Subject: [EnglishLanguageArts] ELA update 15 April 2008 Message-ID: <32E5C6B0B949584D9B6168C5F727916B047BC157@SOM-TEAQASMAIL1.som.w2k.state.me.us> Welcome to Maine Department of Education English Language Arts Listserv. This service is an attempt to keep Maine educators informed about current issues, upcoming opportunities and resources in ELA. Please send any responses to patsy.dunton at maine.gov or diana.dioron at maine.gov as this is not a discussion forum. Since next week is school vacation week, we will not be posting a message. Professional Organizations Many of you are already familiar with your local education association. While it may provide important professional support, its main purpose is addressing employment issues. Often less familiar but critically important to you are professional organizations such as NCTE, MCELA, IRA, MRA, and ASCD. These organizations are important as they support the work of your content area and provide many valuable professional opportunities. Following is information about professional organizations which may be of particular interest to English teachers. The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) >From the NCTE website: Since 1911, NCTE has worked to advance teaching, research, and student achievement in English language arts at all scholastic levels. Joining NCTE connects you to many online resources, journals and books published by NCTE, and professional development opportunities like workshops and conventions. NCTE also has "constituent organizations" such as those for college composition or English leadership. Go to http://www.ncte.org/about to learn more. Maine Council of English Language Arts (MCELA) This is the Maine affiliate of NCTE. Membership is open to anyone who has an interest in ELA in Maine. MCELA traditionally hosts a Spring conference such as the one which took place on March 28 at the University College at Rockland. Members meet in various locations once every two months. For more information on how to obtain your free membership to MCELA, contact Mike Casey, President, at mcasey at fps.k12.me.us. International Reading Association (IRA) >From the IRA website: IRA was founded in 1956 as a nonprofit professional organization for those involved in teaching reading to learners of all ages. Our members are dedicated to promoting high levels of literacy for all by improving the quality of reading instruction, disseminating research and information about reading, and encouraging the lifetime reading habit. IRA membership includes a selection of journal, access to IRA publications including many current books, professional development opportunities and many online resources. To learn more about IRA, go to http://www.reading.org/association/about/index.html. Maine Reading Association (MRA) >From the MRA website: Maine Reading Association's mission is to facilitate opportunities for all persons to be lifelong learners who use literacy for a variety of purposes; to encourage professional growth and literacy development through current research and information; and to support a lifetime love of reading and writing. To learn more about membership, go to http://www.mainereading.org/membership.htm. Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD) ASCD is a community of educators, advocating sound policies and sharing best practices to achieve the success of each learner. Membership includes journals, newsletters, access to an online library, member books and other publications, professional development opportunities and more. For more information, go to http://www.ascd.org/portal/site/ascd/menuitem.f99ce1aeb9ea20a98d7ea23161 a001ca/. Maine Association for Middle Level Education (MAMLE) >From the MAMLE website: MAMLE, Maine Association for Middle Level Education, is the professional association of teachers, administrators, and parents who have joined together to support the development of quality programs which serve the needs of young adolescents. MAMLE exists to promote a better understanding of middle grades education in our state. It is a source of ideas, information, and support. MAMLE membership includes an annual journal, a newsletter, reduced rates at national and regional conferences, and access to online resources. For more information, go to http://www.mamleonline.org/about.php. ENJOY VACATION! -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/englishlanguagearts/attachments/20080415/16e41925/attachment.html From englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov Fri Jun 6 12:33:38 2008 From: englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov (Communicate with ELA teachers) Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2008 12:33:38 -0400 Subject: [EnglishLanguageArts] 03June 2008 posting Message-ID: <32E5C6B0B949584D9B6168C5F727916B02BD8D7D@SOM-TEAQASMAIL1.som.w2k.state.me.us> Welcome to Maine Department of Education English Language Arts Listserv. This service is an attempt to keep Maine educators informed about current issues, upcoming opportunities and resources in ELA. Please send any responses to patsy.dunton at maine.gov or diana.dioron at maine.gov as this is not a discussion forum. We knew the month of May was going to be busy with benchmarking anchor sets to score the MEA test and family travel to graduations but we never anticipated the month would fly by as quickly as it did. Please accept our sincere apologies for not posting once to the listserv during the month of May. As the school year winds down, our final listserv posting will be June 17, 2008. We will resume listserv postings in late August as a new school year begins. June 3, 2008 Topics: * Summary of Maine Reading Association One Day Conference * Reading Development in Grades 3-5 and PK-2 * MEA - A Behind the Scenes Look at the State Assessment * Reminder: Seamless Transitions: Celebrating Literacy and the Arts for PreK-Grade12, August 5-6, 2008 at the University of Maine * Reminder: 2nd Annual Nonfiction Institute at the University of Maine, Sept. 27, 2008 Maine Reading Association Conference Submitted by MRA President Anne Thompson Maine Reading Association hosted a one-day conference at the Senator Inn on April 10, 2008. The featured speaker was Aimee Buckner, fourth grade teacher at Brookwood Elementary School in Georgia and author of NOTEBOOK KNOW-HOW and the video series INSIDE NOTEBOOKS. Aimee's morning presentation focused on the use of notebooks and writing workshop to support writing standards. She shared with us Ross Burkhart's assertions about writing (WRITING FOR REAL) as beginning talking points. She reviewed the expectations that she has for students in her classroom as well as what her students can expect from her in the writing workshop and in using writing notebooks. She gave us practical "use in your classroom tomorrow" Ideas Strategies to explore in writing notebooks with our students-list and star; memories; responding to the world; write from a word; lift a line; and observations. She encouraged us to work with the Rule of Three for characters, events, and verbs/paragraphs for organizing writing and moving time along in a piece of writing. Other topics for notebook exploration include style strategies for sentence fluency and word choice. She showed us examples of her students' work and shared practical solutions to problems posed by conference attendees. In the afternoon, Aimee talked about her current classroom research and the writing about reading that happens there, looking inside readers' notebooks. She again shared strategies she has piloted in her classroom to help kids respond independently and meaningfully in thoughtful ways to their reading. She showed ways to lift strategies from the writing notebook and adapt them for the reading notebook in a section she called "From Notebook to Notebook". She talked about the kinds of reading that happen in her classroom-guided reading groups, literature circles, the use of whole class texts, read-alouds, and independent reading. Keep an eye out for a new DVD focused on the reading workshop as well as the new book that is sure to come out of her current classroom research. Highlights of Reading Development in Grades 3-5 and PK-2 With the adoption of the revised Learning Results now titled: Parameters for Essential Instruction,( http://mainegovimages.informe.org.education/lres/pei/ela102207.pdf ),we thought it might be helpful to take a closer look at the Reading content standard and its first performance indicator called Interconnected Elements: Comprehension, Vocabulary, Alphabetics, and Fluency. In the 1 April 08 listserv posting, we described the role these elements have in secondary reading instruction and in the 8 April 08 listserv posting, we described the role these elements have in grades 6-8 reading instruction. In this week's posting, we are asking you to go to follow this link< http://www.maine.gov/education/lres/ela/index.html >to the ELA website to view a description of the role comprehension, vocabulary, alphabetics, and fluency have in the development of readers in grades 3-5 and PK-2. Our ELA website is beginning to take shape. Once you arrive at the index page, look to the left on the page and click on the navigation buttons for Grades PK-2 and Grades 3-5. Once you are at these grade span sites, click on the Highlights of Reading Development in Grades PK-2 or Highlights of Reading Development in Grades 3-5 links. While you are at the ELA website, please check out the Grades 6-8 and Grades 9-Diploma links and the supporting materials for the Maine Learning Results. Maine Educational Assessment: A Behind the Scenes Look at the State Assessment Many of you recently proctored the 2008 MEA, packed them up, and sent them back. For you, it may seem like a done deal, nothing to do but wait for those reports. But do you know what happens during the development of the test and what happens to test questions (items) after the test? We thought this might be a good time present a summary of the life of a test item. For reading, the life of an item begins when a developer at the testing company (ours is currently Measured Progress or MP) selects a passage. For us, this usually takes place between January and April of any given year. Some of the criteria for selecting a passage include readability level as determined by various methods, test design criteria, and possibility of developing appropriate items from the passage. For example, the developer would look for vocabulary words, appropriate comprehension topics like recognizing an author's use of figurative language or identifying organizational strategies in the text, and other aspects of the text which align to the standards being measured. The passage is then sent to the Maine Department of Education (MDOE) content specialists for review. We evaluate each passage and either recommend that development move forward or we reject the passage. The developers then create items for each passage, at least twice as many as will be needed if the passage makes it to the common test. The passages are reviewed by a Bias and Sensitivity Committee made up of practitioners who have knowledge of special needs students, ELL instruction, and other accessibility issues. This usually takes place in May or June. In July and August each year, MDOE content specialists and developers from our vendor (MP) convene Item Review Committees (IRC) to examine each passage and all of the items proposed. The committee comments on alignment, accessibility, grade appropriateness, and potential bias. They may make suggestions for revisions or reject a passage and/or item entirely. This committee is made up of practitioners with experience in the last year teaching students in the targeted grade levels. There are eight to twelve members of this committee who serve for a three year term with 1/3 cycling out each year. We try to assure that members represent various grades and various geographic regions. We also try to have someone representing the GT population, Sp. Ed., and administration. The Bias and Sensitivity Committee then meets again to review all items. By October, the vendor has made revisions based on Bias Committee comments and IRC comments and sent the revised passages and items to the MDOE content specialists. We then meet with the developers for a face-to-face review of the proposed items. More revisions are made and sent to the content specialists for approval. The passages and items are then arranged in the various test forms. We currently use eight different forms. Each form has a collection of passages and items that are exactly the same and are called the Common Test. These are the items for which you will have student scores and upon which AYP is determined. Each test form will also have a different set of passages and items called the Field Test. The Field Test provides the opportunity to test the items - not the students - in an authentic testing situation. This item data is sent to the MDOE for consideration but is not sent to schools because field test items do not count towards students' scores. If the data for an item is strong, then that item will be placed in an item pool for potential use on the Common Test in ensuing years. If the data is not strong, the item may be revised and placed in a later Field Test or the item might be rejected at that point. No passage or item will be used in the Common Form unless and until it has been field tested and determined to be valid and reliable. By December of each year, the test forms are sent to printing and the next cycle of item development begins. This cycle is common in most states, for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) test, for the SAT, and for nearly every large-scale assessment situation. The time line may be different, but the process is essentially the same. Writing prompt development doesn't happen every year but does follow a similar method. Many prompts are developed and reviewed, field tested, and placed in a pool. Because the writing field test is so complex, we do try to do this only when absolutely necessary, generally once every five or six years. You have the opportunity as practitioners to serve on various committees. There are the annual bias reviews, the annual item reviews, and the occasional standard setting committees. Because the 2009 MEA will be completely aligned to the 2007 Maine Learning Results, we will be doing a new round of standard setting in May of 2009. We will need many people to serve on these committees. If you have questions or would like to be considered for one of these committees, please contact Diana (diana.doiron at maine.gov) or Patsy (patsy.dunton at maine.gov) Great Summer Opportunity: Seamless Transitions: Celebrating Literacy and the Arts for PreK-Grade12, August 5-6, 2008 at the University of Maine The conference theme reflects the belief that literacy, in all forms, is fundamental to successful living. We are offering concurrent sessions on a variety of topics provided by leading practitioners and experts in literacy education from across Maine and the United States. For more information follow the link below to the University of Maine website and scroll down to the last listing in the Summer 2008 category. Click on the Seamless Transition link to the PDF registration form. http://www.umaine.edu/edhd/happenings.htm Mark Your Calendars for Saturday, September 27, 2008 (9-3:30 p.m.) for the 2ND Annual Nonfiction Institute at the University of Maine! Question! Investigate! : Using Science Trade Books to Support Inquiry in the Classroom This institute features science educator Dr. Susan Kirch and Orbis Pictus Award-Winning nonfiction children's authors, Sy Montgomery and Nic Bishop. Space is limited so register early. For more information follow the link below to the University of Maine website and scroll down to the bottom of the web page and click on the 2nd Annual Nonfiction Institute link to the PDF registration form: http://www.umaine.edu/edhd/happenings.htm -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/englishlanguagearts/attachments/20080606/951b2945/attachment-0001.html From englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov Fri Jun 13 15:53:40 2008 From: englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov (Communicate with ELA teachers) Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:53:40 -0400 Subject: [EnglishLanguageArts] ELA Update 13 June 2008 Message-ID: <32E5C6B0B949584D9B6168C5F727916B02BD8DD0@SOM-TEAQASMAIL1.som.w2k.state.me.us> Welcome to Maine Department of Education English Language Arts Listserv. This service is an attempt to keep Maine educators informed about current issues, upcoming opportunities and resources in ELA. Please send any responses to patsy.dunton at maine.gov or diana.dioron at maine.gov as this is not a discussion forum. June 10 Topics: * Supporting the Implementation of the Revised Learning Results * Academic Essay at Grades 6-8 Supporting the Implementation of the Revised Learning Results Maine Learning Results The Maine State Board of Education has officially approved Regulation 132, Learning Results: Parameters for Essential Instruction. The final changes are online and can be found at this link: http://www.maine.gov/education/lres/pei/index.html. Supporting Materials for Maine Learning Results The Maine Department of Education is developing several supporting materials to encourage deeper understandings of the revised Maine Learning Results: Parameters for Essential Instruction English Language Arts document. As these materials are finalized, they will be added to the list below: o ELA PowerPoint - Provides an introduction to the structure and content of the revised Learning Results and addresses some considerations when implementing these new Learning Results. o Narrated Notes for ELA PowerPoint -Provides notes to support the presentation of the ELA PowerPoint * Text Only * PDF File - PDF * RTF File - RTF Coming soon: A flash movie of the content on the ELA Power Point Academic Essay at Grades 6-8 Beginning in March 2009, the items on the MEA will measure the revised Learning Results. The shift to measuring these new Learning Results impacts the grade 8 writing prompt because students are now expected to write an academic essay rather than a persuasive essay. For more information on the MEA in grades 6-8, please follow this link: http://www.maine.gov/education/mea/workshops/index.html What is the difference between the academic essay (B 3) and the persuasive essay (B 4)? ACADEMIC ESSAY PURPOSE The goal is not to persuade the reader, but to demonstrate an understanding of the topic and make explicit the logic and reasoning that led to the conclusion. Although the essay may attempt to be convincing, the purpose is to expose thinking. The student surveyed the information available or explored the topic and arrived at this particular conclusion because of x, y, and z. METHOD The essay should be concise, specific, and fact based. Unnecessary information and redundancies should be avoided. Personal anecdote should be kept to a minimum and used only to demonstrate voracity of evidence. The tone or voice is formal. It may be humorous, but will remain formal in presentation. The academic essay does not have to refute an opposing point of view, but may respond to findings which do not support the stated conclusion. EXAMPLE A doctor presents a paper detailing research to an audience of peers. S/He will describe the methods, present the evidence, and detail the conclusion. This presentation will not include typical persuasive techniques such as bandwagon (I told your brother the auto mechanic and he thought it was a good idea so you should too) or celebrity endorsement (Jessica Simpson says this is wicked cool) but will rely on facts to be convincing. Is the five paragraph essay the best way to create an academic essay? While the five paragraph essay may be a helpful teaching tool, students should understand that this is just a concept and learn how to craft an essay that doesn't JUST follow the five paragraph structure. After all, can every prompt be answered by identifying three ideas? Is it ALWAYS best to introduce a topic with "I believe this because of 1, 2, and 3"? Students may actually have only two or as many as six good reasons to think what they do, but they identify three regardless then use these to start first, next, and last paragraphs. They support the paragraph topic with a sentence or two to demonstrate then move on whether they have fully developed the idea or not. It takes a great deal of skill to develop a quality five paragraph essay and incredible luck to find a topic that fits the three idea mold. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/englishlanguagearts/attachments/20080613/fa509aff/attachment.html From englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov Fri Jun 13 15:55:38 2008 From: englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov (Communicate with ELA teachers) Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2008 15:55:38 -0400 Subject: [EnglishLanguageArts] ELA Update 13 June 2008 Message-ID: Hello! Thank you for your email. I will not be able to check email until Sunday, June 15. I will be sure to get back to you as soon as possible at that time! Best, Mandy Peaslee -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/englishlanguagearts/attachments/20080613/d7b46a82/attachment.html From englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov Mon Jun 16 14:53:53 2008 From: englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov (Communicate with ELA teachers) Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 14:53:53 -0400 Subject: [EnglishLanguageArts] ELA Update 13 June 2008 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Yours may be an auto-response gone awry. I'm not sure I sent you an e-mail. (If only my actual correspondents replied so promptly, though.) --Claire Moriarty Orono High School >Hello! >Thank you for your email. I will not be able to check email until >Sunday, June 15. I will be sure to get back to you as soon as >possible at that time! > >Best, >Mandy Peaslee > >_______________________________________________ >EnglishLanguageArts mailing list >EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov >http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/englishlanguagearts/attachments/20080616/c21e0098/attachment.html From englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov Tue Jun 17 08:11:14 2008 From: englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov (Communicate with ELA teachers) Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:11:14 -0400 Subject: [EnglishLanguageArts] ELA Update 13 June 2008 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Hi, I'm not sure either... end of the year... busy,busy... :) Barb Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential and privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, or an authorized agent of the intended recipient, please immediately contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy/delete all copies of the original message. Any unauthorized review, use, copying, disclosure , or distribution by other than the intended recipient or authorized agent is prohibited. From englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov Tue Jun 17 19:56:40 2008 From: englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov (Communicate with ELA teachers) Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 19:56:40 -0400 Subject: [EnglishLanguageArts] ELA Update 13 June 2008 In-Reply-To: References: <,> Message-ID: englishlanguagearts at informe.org writes: >Hi, > >I'm not sure either... >end of the year... >busy,busy... > >:) Barb > >Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is >for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential >and privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, or an >authorized agent of the intended recipient, please immediately contact the >sender by reply e-mail and destroy/delete all copies of the original >message. Any unauthorized review, use, copying, disclosure , or >distribution by other than the intended recipient or authorized agent is >prohibited. > >_______________________________________________ >EnglishLanguageArts mailing list >EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov >http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts I seem to be getting "Bcc'd" in a loop of emails and I'm not really sure what the topic of discussion is. I think I'm on the wrong list! Ellen From englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov Tue Jun 17 20:20:57 2008 From: englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov (Communicate with ELA teachers) Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:20:57 -0400 Subject: [EnglishLanguageArts] ELA Update 13 June 2008 In-Reply-To: Message-ID: This is the third such message for me....no idea why I am receiving them! Have a great summer! On 6/17/08 7:56 PM, "Communicate with ELA teachers" wrote: > englishlanguagearts at informe.org writes: >> Hi, >> >> I'm not sure either... >> end of the year... >> busy,busy... >> >> :) Barb >> >> Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is >> for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential >> and privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, or an >> authorized agent of the intended recipient, please immediately contact the >> sender by reply e-mail and destroy/delete all copies of the original >> message. Any unauthorized review, use, copying, disclosure , or >> distribution by other than the intended recipient or authorized agent is >> prohibited. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> EnglishLanguageArts mailing list >> EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov >> http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts > > I seem to be getting "Bcc'd" in a loop of emails and I'm not really sure > what the topic of discussion is. I think I'm on the wrong list! > > Ellen > > _______________________________________________ > EnglishLanguageArts mailing list > EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov > http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts From englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov Wed Jun 18 07:17:20 2008 From: englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov (Communicate with ELA teachers) Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 07:17:20 -0400 Subject: [EnglishLanguageArts] ELA Update 13 June 2008 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I am receiving these messages and I'm not sure why. Linda Penley, Literacy Specialist Auburn Middle School 38 Falcon Drive Auburn,ME 04210 (207) 784-1356 FAX # (207) 784-1359 lpenley at auburnschl.edu englishlanguagearts at informe.org writes: >This is the third such message for me....no idea why I am receiving them! >Have a great summer! > > >On 6/17/08 7:56 PM, "Communicate with ELA teachers" > wrote: > >> englishlanguagearts at informe.org writes: >>> Hi, >>> >>> I'm not sure either... >>> end of the year... >>> busy,busy... >>> >>> :) Barb >>> >>> Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any >attachments, is >>> for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain >confidential >>> and privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, or >an >>> authorized agent of the intended recipient, please immediately contact >the >>> sender by reply e-mail and destroy/delete all copies of the original >>> message. Any unauthorized review, use, copying, disclosure , or >>> distribution by other than the intended recipient or authorized agent >is >>> prohibited. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> EnglishLanguageArts mailing list >>> EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov >>> http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts >> >> I seem to be getting "Bcc'd" in a loop of emails and I'm not really sure >> what the topic of discussion is. I think I'm on the wrong list! >> >> Ellen >> >> _______________________________________________ >> EnglishLanguageArts mailing list >> EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov >> http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts > >_______________________________________________ >EnglishLanguageArts mailing list >EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov >http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/englishlanguagearts/attachments/20080618/204852ae/attachment.html From englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov Wed Jun 18 08:06:00 2008 From: englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov (Communicate with ELA teachers) Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 08:06:00 -0400 Subject: [EnglishLanguageArts] ELA Update 13 June 2008 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: Something has gone awry with the auto-reply. To my knowledge, I never e-mailed you, and now I can't stop the replies. Any ideas? Thanks. --Claire Moriarty Orono High School >I am receiving these messages and I'm not sure why. > > > >Linda Penley, Literacy Specialist >Auburn Middle School >38 Falcon Drive >Auburn,ME 04210 >(207) 784-1356 FAX # (207) 784-1359 >lpenley at auburnschl.edu > >englishlanguagearts at informe.org writes: >This is the third such message for me....no idea why I am receiving them! >Have a great summer! > > >On 6/17/08 7:56 PM, "Communicate with ELA teachers" ><englishlanguagearts at informe.org> >wrote: > >> >>englishlanguagearts at informe.org writes: >>> Hi, >>> >>> I'm not sure either... >>> end of the year... >>> busy,busy... >>> >>> :) Barb >>> >>> Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any attachments, is >>> for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain confidential >>> and privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, or an >>> authorized agent of the intended recipient, please immediately contact the >>> sender by reply e-mail and destroy/delete all copies of the original >>> message. Any unauthorized review, use, copying, disclosure , or >>> distribution by other than the intended recipient or authorized agent is >>> prohibited. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> EnglishLanguageArts mailing list >>> >>>EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov >>> >>>http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts >> >> I seem to be getting "Bcc'd" in a loop of emails and I'm not really sure >> what the topic of discussion is. I think I'm on the wrong list! >> >> Ellen >> >> _______________________________________________ >> EnglishLanguageArts mailing list >> >>EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov >> >>http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts > >_______________________________________________ >EnglishLanguageArts mailing list >EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov >http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts > > >_______________________________________________ >EnglishLanguageArts mailing list >EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov >http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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Thanks - Phil From englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov Wed Jun 18 09:42:38 2008 From: englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov (Communicate with ELA teachers) Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 09:42:38 -0400 Subject: [EnglishLanguageArts] ELA Update 13 June 2008 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: I am puzzled as well. This is not me sending these messages! Please disregard. Thanks - Phil From englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov Wed Jun 18 13:39:46 2008 From: englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov (Communicate with ELA teachers) Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:39:46 -0400 Subject: [EnglishLanguageArts] ELA Update 13 June 2008 In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <48594862.3010709@staff.msad70.net> Communicate with ELA teachers wrote: > I am receiving these messages and I'm not sure why. > > > > Linda Penley, Literacy Specialist > Auburn Middle School > 38 Falcon Drive > Auburn,ME 04210 > (207) 784-1356 FAX # (207) 784-1359 > lpenley at auburnschl.edu > > *englishlanguagearts at informe.org > writes: > *This is the third such message for me....no idea why I am receiving them! > Have a great summer! > > > On 6/17/08 7:56 PM, "Communicate with ELA teachers" > > wrote: > > > englishlanguagearts at informe.org > writes: > >> Hi, > >> > >> I'm not sure either... > >> end of the year... > >> busy,busy... > >> > >> :) Barb > >> > >> Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any > attachments, is > >> for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain > confidential > >> and privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, or an > >> authorized agent of the intended recipient, please immediately > contact the > >> sender by reply e-mail and destroy/delete all copies of the original > >> message. Any unauthorized review, use, copying, disclosure , or > >> distribution by other than the intended recipient or authorized agent is > >> prohibited. > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> EnglishLanguageArts mailing list > >> EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov > > >> http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts > > > > I seem to be getting "Bcc'd" in a loop of emails and I'm not really sure > > what the topic of discussion is. I think I'm on the wrong list! > > > > Ellen > > > > _______________________________________________ > > EnglishLanguageArts mailing list > > EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov > > > http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts > > _______________________________________________ > EnglishLanguageArts mailing list > EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov > > http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > _______________________________________________ > EnglishLanguageArts mailing list > EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov > http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts > Please delete me from your email. I am getting far too many messages that do not make sense. From englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov Wed Jun 18 14:57:28 2008 From: englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov (Communicate with ELA teachers) Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 14:57:28 -0400 Subject: [EnglishLanguageArts] ELA Update 13 June 2008 In-Reply-To: <48594862.3010709@staff.msad70.net> References: <48594862.3010709@staff.msad70.net> Message-ID: <48595A98.6040403@staff.msad70.net> Communicate with ELA teachers wrote: > Communicate with ELA teachers wrote: > >> I am receiving these messages and I'm not sure why. >> >> >> >> Linda Penley, Literacy Specialist >> Auburn Middle School >> 38 Falcon Drive >> Auburn,ME 04210 >> (207) 784-1356 FAX # (207) 784-1359 >> lpenley at auburnschl.edu >> >> *englishlanguagearts at informe.org >> writes: >> *This is the third such message for me....no idea why I am receiving them! >> Have a great summer! >> >> >> On 6/17/08 7:56 PM, "Communicate with ELA teachers" >> > > wrote: >> >> >>> englishlanguagearts at informe.org >>> >> writes: >> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I'm not sure either... >>>> end of the year... >>>> busy,busy... >>>> >>>> :) Barb >>>> >>>> Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any >>>> >> attachments, is >> >>>> for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain >>>> >> confidential >> >>>> and privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, or an >>>> authorized agent of the intended recipient, please immediately >>>> >> contact the >> >>>> sender by reply e-mail and destroy/delete all copies of the original >>>> message. Any unauthorized review, use, copying, disclosure , or >>>> distribution by other than the intended recipient or authorized agent is >>>> prohibited. >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> EnglishLanguageArts mailing list >>>> EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov >>>> >> >> >>>> http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts >>>> >>> I seem to be getting "Bcc'd" in a loop of emails and I'm not really sure >>> what the topic of discussion is. I think I'm on the wrong list! >>> >>> Ellen >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> EnglishLanguageArts mailing list >>> EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov >>> >> >> >>> http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> EnglishLanguageArts mailing list >> EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov >> >> http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> EnglishLanguageArts mailing list >> EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov >> http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts >> >> > Please delete me from your email. I am getting far too many messages > that do not make sense. > > _______________________________________________ > EnglishLanguageArts mailing list > EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov > http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts > This site is OUT OF CONTROL! I get an email every hour or more and don't even remember signing up or what the site is. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/englishlanguagearts/attachments/20080618/33f59f04/attachment.html From englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov Wed Jun 18 15:20:51 2008 From: englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov (Communicate with ELA teachers) Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:20:51 -0400 Subject: [EnglishLanguageArts] ELA Update 13 June 2008 In-Reply-To: <48594862.3010709@staff.msad70.net> References: <48594862.3010709@staff.msad70.net> Message-ID: <48596013.20800@staff.msad70.net> Communicate with ELA teachers wrote: > Communicate with ELA teachers wrote: > >> I am receiving these messages and I'm not sure why. >> >> >> >> Linda Penley, Literacy Specialist >> Auburn Middle School >> 38 Falcon Drive >> Auburn,ME 04210 >> (207) 784-1356 FAX # (207) 784-1359 >> lpenley at auburnschl.edu >> >> *englishlanguagearts at informe.org >> writes: >> *This is the third such message for me....no idea why I am receiving them! >> Have a great summer! >> >> >> On 6/17/08 7:56 PM, "Communicate with ELA teachers" >> > > wrote: >> >> >>> englishlanguagearts at informe.org >>> >> writes: >> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> I'm not sure either... >>>> end of the year... >>>> busy,busy... >>>> >>>> :) Barb >>>> >>>> Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any >>>> >> attachments, is >> >>>> for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain >>>> >> confidential >> >>>> and privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, or an >>>> authorized agent of the intended recipient, please immediately >>>> >> contact the >> >>>> sender by reply e-mail and destroy/delete all copies of the original >>>> message. Any unauthorized review, use, copying, disclosure , or >>>> distribution by other than the intended recipient or authorized agent is >>>> prohibited. >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> EnglishLanguageArts mailing list >>>> EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov >>>> >> >> >>>> http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts >>>> >>> I seem to be getting "Bcc'd" in a loop of emails and I'm not really sure >>> what the topic of discussion is. I think I'm on the wrong list! >>> >>> Ellen >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> EnglishLanguageArts mailing list >>> EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov >>> >> >> >>> http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> EnglishLanguageArts mailing list >> EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov >> >> http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> EnglishLanguageArts mailing list >> EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov >> http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts >> >> > Please delete me from your email. I am getting far too many messages > that do not make sense. > > _______________________________________________ > EnglishLanguageArts mailing list > EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov > http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts > Please stop this! From englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov Wed Jun 18 15:46:44 2008 From: englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov (Communicate with ELA teachers) Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:46:44 -0400 Subject: [EnglishLanguageArts] ELA Update 13 June 2008 References: <48594862.3010709@staff.msad70.net> Message-ID: <000301c8d17c$09b02db0$6700a8c0@marylou> I am getting all the emails as well - who is the webmaster? Perhaps he/she could help? Mary lou Shuster ----- Original Message ----- From: "Communicate with ELA teachers" To: Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 1:39 PM Subject: Re: [EnglishLanguageArts] ELA Update 13 June 2008 > Communicate with ELA teachers wrote: >> I am receiving these messages and I'm not sure why. >> >> >> >> Linda Penley, Literacy Specialist >> Auburn Middle School >> 38 Falcon Drive >> Auburn,ME 04210 >> (207) 784-1356 FAX # (207) 784-1359 >> lpenley at auburnschl.edu >> >> *englishlanguagearts at informe.org >> writes: >> *This is the third such message for me....no idea why I am receiving >> them! >> Have a great summer! >> >> >> On 6/17/08 7:56 PM, "Communicate with ELA teachers" >> > > wrote: >> >> > englishlanguagearts at informe.org >> writes: >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >> I'm not sure either... >> >> end of the year... >> >> busy,busy... >> >> >> >> :) Barb >> >> >> >> Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any >> attachments, is >> >> for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain >> confidential >> >> and privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, or >> >> an >> >> authorized agent of the intended recipient, please immediately >> contact the >> >> sender by reply e-mail and destroy/delete all copies of the original >> >> message. Any unauthorized review, use, copying, disclosure , or >> >> distribution by other than the intended recipient or authorized agent >> >> is >> >> prohibited. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> EnglishLanguageArts mailing list >> >> EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov >> >> >> http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts >> > >> > I seem to be getting "Bcc'd" in a loop of emails and I'm not really >> > sure >> > what the topic of discussion is. I think I'm on the wrong list! >> > >> > Ellen >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > EnglishLanguageArts mailing list >> > EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov >> >> > http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts >> >> _______________________________________________ >> EnglishLanguageArts mailing list >> EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov >> >> http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> EnglishLanguageArts mailing list >> EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov >> http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts >> > Please delete me from your email. I am getting far too many messages > that do not make sense. > > _______________________________________________ > EnglishLanguageArts mailing list > EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov > http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts From englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov Wed Jun 18 15:50:42 2008 From: englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov (Communicate with ELA teachers) Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 12:50:42 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [EnglishLanguageArts] Remove Me In-Reply-To: <000301c8d17c$09b02db0$6700a8c0@marylou> Message-ID: <404426.17878.qm@web59316.mail.re1.yahoo.com> Please remove me from your listing at your earliest convenience. Thanks Cheryl Coffin ? ? ? ? ? "Out of the strain of the doing, into the peace of the done!" --- On Wed, 6/18/08, Communicate with ELA teachers wrote: From: Communicate with ELA teachers Subject: Re: [EnglishLanguageArts] ELA Update 13 June 2008 To: englishlanguagearts at informe.org Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2008, 3:46 PM I am getting all the emails as well - who is the webmaster? Perhaps he/she could help? Mary lou Shuster ----- Original Message ----- From: "Communicate with ELA teachers" To: Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 1:39 PM Subject: Re: [EnglishLanguageArts] ELA Update 13 June 2008 > Communicate with ELA teachers wrote: >> I am receiving these messages and I'm not sure why. >> >> >> >> Linda Penley, Literacy Specialist >> Auburn Middle School >> 38 Falcon Drive >> Auburn,ME 04210 >> (207) 784-1356 FAX # (207) 784-1359 >> lpenley at auburnschl.edu >> >> *englishlanguagearts at informe.org >> writes: >> *This is the third such message for me....no idea why I am receiving >> them! >> Have a great summer! >> >> >> On 6/17/08 7:56 PM, "Communicate with ELA teachers" >> > > wrote: >> >> > englishlanguagearts at informe.org >> writes: >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >> I'm not sure either... >> >> end of the year... >> >> busy,busy... >> >> >> >> :) Barb >> >> >> >> Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any >> attachments, is >> >> for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain >> confidential >> >> and privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, or >> >> an >> >> authorized agent of the intended recipient, please immediately >> contact the >> >> sender by reply e-mail and destroy/delete all copies of the original >> >> message. Any unauthorized review, use, copying, disclosure , or >> >> distribution by other than the intended recipient or authorized agent >> >> is >> >> prohibited. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> EnglishLanguageArts mailing list >> >> EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov >> >> >> http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts >> > >> > I seem to be getting "Bcc'd" in a loop of emails and I'm not really >> > sure >> > what the topic of discussion is. I think I'm on the wrong list! >> > >> > Ellen >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > EnglishLanguageArts mailing list >> > EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov >> >> > http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts >> >> _______________________________________________ >> EnglishLanguageArts mailing list >> EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov >> >> http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> EnglishLanguageArts mailing list >> EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov >> http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts >> > Please delete me from your email. I am getting far too many messages > that do not make sense. > > _______________________________________________ > EnglishLanguageArts mailing list > EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov > http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts _______________________________________________ EnglishLanguageArts mailing list EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/englishlanguagearts/attachments/20080618/405365b3/attachment-0001.html From englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov Wed Jun 18 15:54:47 2008 From: englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov (Communicate with ELA teachers) Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 15:54:47 -0400 Subject: [EnglishLanguageArts] (no subject) Message-ID: <001f01c8d17d$29a84570$5ca91918@stevet0of0ke4l> I am not sure what is going on with this. 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URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/englishlanguagearts/attachments/20080618/2d996c49/attachment.html From englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov Wed Jun 18 16:01:28 2008 From: englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov (Communicate with ELA teachers) Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:01:28 -0400 Subject: [EnglishLanguageArts] ELA Update 13 June 2008 In-Reply-To: <000301c8d17c$09b02db0$6700a8c0@marylou> References: <48594862.3010709@staff.msad70.net>, <000301c8d17c$09b02db0$6700a8c0@marylou> Message-ID: Please remove me from your list slund at msad5.org ________________________________________ From: englishlanguagearts-bounces at informe.org [englishlanguagearts-bounces at informe.org] On Behalf Of Communicate with ELA teachers [englishlanguagearts at informe.org] Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 3:46 PM To: englishlanguagearts at informe.org Subject: Re: [EnglishLanguageArts] ELA Update 13 June 2008 I am getting all the emails as well - who is the webmaster? Perhaps he/she could help? Mary lou Shuster ----- Original Message ----- From: "Communicate with ELA teachers" To: Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 1:39 PM Subject: Re: [EnglishLanguageArts] ELA Update 13 June 2008 > Communicate with ELA teachers wrote: >> I am receiving these messages and I'm not sure why. >> >> >> >> Linda Penley, Literacy Specialist >> Auburn Middle School >> 38 Falcon Drive >> Auburn,ME 04210 >> (207) 784-1356 FAX # (207) 784-1359 >> lpenley at auburnschl.edu >> >> *englishlanguagearts at informe.org >> writes: >> *This is the third such message for me....no idea why I am receiving >> them! >> Have a great summer! >> >> >> On 6/17/08 7:56 PM, "Communicate with ELA teachers" >> > > wrote: >> >> > englishlanguagearts at informe.org >> writes: >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >> I'm not sure either... >> >> end of the year... >> >> busy,busy... >> >> >> >> :) Barb >> >> >> >> Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any >> attachments, is >> >> for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain >> confidential >> >> and privileged information. If you are not the intended recipient, or >> >> an >> >> authorized agent of the intended recipient, please immediately >> contact the >> >> sender by reply e-mail and destroy/delete all copies of the original >> >> message. Any unauthorized review, use, copying, disclosure , or >> >> distribution by other than the intended recipient or authorized agent >> >> is >> >> prohibited. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> EnglishLanguageArts mailing list >> >> EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov >> >> >> http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts >> > >> > I seem to be getting "Bcc'd" in a loop of emails and I'm not really >> > sure >> > what the topic of discussion is. I think I'm on the wrong list! >> > >> > Ellen >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > EnglishLanguageArts mailing list >> > EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov >> >> > http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts >> >> _______________________________________________ >> EnglishLanguageArts mailing list >> EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov >> >> http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts >> >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> EnglishLanguageArts mailing list >> EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov >> http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts >> > Please delete me from your email. I am getting far too many messages > that do not make sense. > > _______________________________________________ > EnglishLanguageArts mailing list > EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov > http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts _______________________________________________ EnglishLanguageArts mailing list EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts From englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov Wed Jun 18 16:00:11 2008 From: englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov (Communicate with ELA teachers) Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:00:11 -0400 Subject: [EnglishLanguageArts] ELA Update 13 June 2008 In-Reply-To: <32E5C6B0B949584D9B6168C5F727916B02BD8DD0@SOM-TEAQASMAIL1.som.w2k.state.me.us> References: <32E5C6B0B949584D9B6168C5F727916B02BD8DD0@SOM-TEAQASMAIL1.som.w2k.state.me.us> Message-ID: Many teachers on this list are receiving from you correspondence labeled Bulk: that is either replies to specific people or contains some other message that is not the one we should be receiving. Many people are emailing about it and each email is being forwarded to all the people on the list. Please see if you can get this glitch taken care of - you may have to delete all of us and ask us to sign up again. Thank you. From englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov Wed Jun 18 16:32:23 2008 From: englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov (Communicate with ELA teachers) Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:32:23 -0700 (PDT) Subject: [EnglishLanguageArts] ELA Update 13 June 2008 In-Reply-To: Message-ID: <48726.67709.qm@web90604.mail.mud.yahoo.com> Please remove me from you list as well. Ruthgirl at yahoo.com Thanks. --- Communicate with ELA teachers wrote: > Please remove me from your list > slund at msad5.org > > ________________________________________ > From: englishlanguagearts-bounces at informe.org > [englishlanguagearts-bounces at informe.org] On Behalf > Of Communicate with ELA teachers > [englishlanguagearts at informe.org] > Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 3:46 PM > To: englishlanguagearts at informe.org > Subject: Re: [EnglishLanguageArts] ELA Update 13 > June 2008 > > I am getting all the emails as well - who is the > webmaster? Perhaps he/she > could help? > Mary lou Shuster > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Communicate with ELA teachers" > > To: > Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 1:39 PM > Subject: Re: [EnglishLanguageArts] ELA Update 13 > June 2008 > > > > Communicate with ELA teachers wrote: > >> I am receiving these messages and I'm not sure > why. > >> > >> > >> > >> Linda Penley, Literacy Specialist > >> Auburn Middle School > >> 38 Falcon Drive > >> Auburn,ME 04210 > >> (207) 784-1356 FAX # (207) 784-1359 > >> lpenley at auburnschl.edu > > >> > >> *englishlanguagearts at informe.org > >> writes: > >> *This is the third such message for me....no idea > why I am receiving > >> them! > >> Have a great summer! > >> > >> > >> On 6/17/08 7:56 PM, "Communicate with ELA > teachers" > >> >> > wrote: > >> > >> > englishlanguagearts at informe.org > >> writes: > >> >> Hi, > >> >> > >> >> I'm not sure either... > >> >> end of the year... > >> >> busy,busy... > >> >> > >> >> :) Barb > >> >> > >> >> Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, > including any > >> attachments, is > >> >> for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) > and may contain > >> confidential > >> >> and privileged information. If you are not the > intended recipient, or > >> >> an > >> >> authorized agent of the intended recipient, > please immediately > >> contact the > >> >> sender by reply e-mail and destroy/delete all > copies of the original > >> >> message. Any unauthorized review, use, > copying, disclosure , or > >> >> distribution by other than the intended > recipient or authorized agent > >> >> is > >> >> prohibited. > >> >> > >> >> > _______________________________________________ > >> >> EnglishLanguageArts mailing list > >> >> EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov > >> > >> >> > http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts > >> > > >> > I seem to be getting "Bcc'd" in a loop of > emails and I'm not really > >> > sure > >> > what the topic of discussion is. I think I'm > on the wrong list! > >> > > >> > Ellen > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > EnglishLanguageArts mailing list > >> > EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov > >> > >> > > http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> EnglishLanguageArts mailing list > >> EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov > >> > >> > http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts > >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> EnglishLanguageArts mailing list > >> EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov > >> > http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts > >> > > Please delete me from your email. I am getting far > too many messages > > that do not make sense. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > EnglishLanguageArts mailing list > > EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov > > > http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts > > _______________________________________________ > EnglishLanguageArts mailing list > EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov > http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts > > _______________________________________________ > EnglishLanguageArts mailing list > EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov > http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts > From englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov Thu Jun 19 08:12:36 2008 From: englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov (Communicate with ELA teachers) Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:12:36 -0400 Subject: [EnglishLanguageArts] Remove Me In-Reply-To: <404426.17878.qm@web59316.mail.re1.yahoo.com> References: <404426.17878.qm@web59316.mail.re1.yahoo.com> Message-ID: englishlanguagearts at informe.org on Wednesday, June 18, 2008 at 3:50 PM -0500 wrote: > >Please remove me from your listing at your earliest convenience. Thanks >Cheryl Coffin > > > > > >"Out of the strain of the doing, into the peace of the done!" > > >--- On Wed, 6/18/08, Communicate with ELA teachers > wrote: > > >From: Communicate with ELA teachers >Subject: Re: [EnglishLanguageArts] ELA Update 13 June 2008 >To: englishlanguagearts at informe.org >Date: Wednesday, June 18, 2008, 3:46 PM > >I am getting all the emails as well - who is the webmaster? Perhaps >he/she >could help? >Mary lou Shuster > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Communicate with ELA teachers" > >To: >Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 1:39 PM >Subject: Re: [EnglishLanguageArts] ELA Update 13 June 2008 > > >> Communicate with ELA teachers wrote: >>> I am receiving these messages and I'm not sure why. >>> >>> >>> >>> Linda Penley, Literacy Specialist >>> Auburn Middle School >>> 38 Falcon Drive >>> Auburn,ME 04210 >>> (207) 784-1356 FAX # (207) 784-1359 >>> lpenley at auburnschl.edu >>> >>> *englishlanguagearts at informe.org >>> writes: >>> *This is the third such message for me....no idea why I am receiving >>> them! >>> Have a great summer! >>> >>> >>> On 6/17/08 7:56 PM, "Communicate with ELA teachers" >>> >> > wrote: >>> >>> > englishlanguagearts at informe.org >>> writes: >>> >> Hi, >>> >> >>> >> I'm not sure either... >>> >> end of the year... >>> >> busy,busy... >>> >> >>> >> :) Barb >>> >> >>> >> Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message, including any >>> attachments, is >>> >> for the sole use of the intended recipient(s) and may contain >>> confidential >>> >> and privileged information. If you are not the intended >recipient, or >>> >> an >>> >> authorized agent of the intended recipient, please >immediately >>> contact the >>> >> sender by reply e-mail and destroy/delete all copies of the >original >>> >> message. Any unauthorized review, use, copying, disclosure , >or >>> >> distribution by other than the intended recipient or >authorized agent >>> >> is >>> >> prohibited. >>> >> >>> >> _______________________________________________ >>> >> EnglishLanguageArts mailing list >>> >> EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov >>> >>> >> >http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts >>> > >>> > I seem to be getting "Bcc'd" in a loop of emails >and I'm not really >>> > sure >>> > what the topic of discussion is. I think I'm on the wrong >list! >>> > >>> > Ellen >>> > >>> > _______________________________________________ >>> > EnglishLanguageArts mailing list >>> > EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov >>> >>> > http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> EnglishLanguageArts mailing list >>> EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov >>> >>> http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts >>> >>> >>> >------------------------------------------------------------------------ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> EnglishLanguageArts mailing list >>> EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov >>> http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts >>> >> Please delete me from your email. I am getting far too many messages >> that do not make sense. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> EnglishLanguageArts mailing list >> EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov >> http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts > >_______________________________________________ >EnglishLanguageArts mailing list >EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov >http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts > >_______________________________________________ >EnglishLanguageArts mailing list >EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov >http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts From englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov Thu Jun 19 16:45:52 2008 From: englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov (Communicate with ELA teachers) Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:45:52 EDT Subject: [EnglishLanguageArts] (no subject) Message-ID: Please remove me from this list. Sharon Costello **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/englishlanguagearts/attachments/20080619/4174fdee/attachment.html From englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov Thu Jun 19 18:35:32 2008 From: englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov (Communicate with ELA teachers) Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:35:32 -0400 Subject: [EnglishLanguageArts] (no subject) References: Message-ID: <001401c8d25c$c9023b50$5ca91918@stevet0of0ke4l> I kept getting these "remove me from your list" messages. Is anyone out there that can fix this problem??? ----- Original Message ----- From: Communicate with ELA teachers To: englishlanguagearts at informe.org Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 4:45 PM Subject: [EnglishLanguageArts] (no subject) Please remove me from this list. Sharon Costello ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ EnglishLanguageArts mailing list EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.4.1/1510 - Release Date: 6/19/2008 3:21 PM -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/englishlanguagearts/attachments/20080619/0bedc95f/attachment.html From englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov Thu Jun 19 18:43:37 2008 From: englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov (Communicate with ELA teachers) Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 18:43:37 -0400 Subject: [EnglishLanguageArts] We are working on finding the root of the problem Message-ID: <32E5C6B0B949584D9B6168C5F727916B02BD8DFA@SOM-TEAQASMAIL1.som.w2k.state.me.us> Patsy and I want all of you to know that our tech people here at the Department are working feverishly to stop the emails you are receiving and to find the root of the problem. We apologize for the hassle it is causing all of you and will let you know as soon as it is resolved. We are committed to finding the problem so that we may avoid this type of breach in the future. We thought we had created a secure protocol with postings coming only from Patsy or me but someone has found a way in to the listserv. Our sincere apologies, Diana -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/englishlanguagearts/attachments/20080619/57f9f1d4/attachment.html From englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov Thu Jun 19 20:07:27 2008 From: englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov (Communicate with ELA teachers) Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 20:07:27 -0400 Subject: [EnglishLanguageArts] We are working on finding the root of the problem Message-ID: <485ABC7F020000E10000A235@madawaskaschools.org> ** High Priority ** remove me from this mailing please Wayne J. Anderson M.S. Ed. Principal Madawaska Middle/High School 135 Seventh Avenue Madawaska, Maine 04756 207-728-3371 ext. 403 CONFIDENTIALITY NOTICE: This email message, including any attachments, is solely for use by the intended recipient(s) and may contain information that is confidential and privileged information or otherwise protected by law. Any unauthorized review, use, disclosure, distribution or forwarding of this message or its attachments is strictly prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender via reply email and destroy the original and all copies of this message and its attachments. >>> Communicate with ELA teachers >>> Patsy and I want all of you to know that our tech people here at the Department are working feverishly to stop the emails you are receiving and to find the root of the problem. We apologize for the hassle it is causing all of you and will let you know as soon as it is resolved. We are committed to finding the problem so that we may avoid this type of breach in the future. We thought we had created a secure protocol with postings coming only from Patsy or me but someone has found a way in to the listserv. Our sincere apologies, Diana From englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov Thu Jun 19 21:23:11 2008 From: englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov (Communicate with ELA teachers) Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:23:11 EDT Subject: [EnglishLanguageArts] We are working on finding the root of the problem Message-ID: I still wish to be removed from this list. In a message dated 6/19/2008 6:43:50 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, englishlanguagearts at informe.org writes: Patsy and I want all of you to know that our tech people here at the Department are working feverishly to stop the emails you are receiving and to find the root of the problem. We apologize for the hassle it is causing all of you and will let you know as soon as it is resolved. We are committed to finding the problem so that we may avoid this type of breach in the future. We thought we had created a secure protocol with postings coming only from Patsy or me but someone has found a way in to the listserv. Our sincere apologies, Diana _______________________________________________ EnglishLanguageArts mailing list EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/englishlanguagearts/attachments/20080619/4b10f278/attachment.html From englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov Fri Jun 20 05:14:14 2008 From: englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov (Communicate with ELA teachers) Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 05:14:14 -0400 Subject: [EnglishLanguageArts] (no subject) References: Message-ID: <001501c8d2b6$120a12b0$e223fc42@yourvvx88vyrxo> I received a message, "Please remove me from the list." Sharon Costello. I am Anne Martina ----- Original Message ----- From: Communicate with ELA teachers To: englishlanguagearts at informe.org Sent: Thursday, June 19, 2008 4:45 PM Subject: [EnglishLanguageArts] (no subject) Please remove me from this list. Sharon Costello ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ _______________________________________________ EnglishLanguageArts mailing list EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/englishlanguagearts/attachments/20080620/d5e86626/attachment-0001.html From englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov Fri Jun 20 10:40:37 2008 From: englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov (Communicate with ELA teachers) Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:40:37 -0400 Subject: [EnglishLanguageArts] We are working on finding the root of the problem In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <8CAA0FABD393794-97C-5AA4@webmail-db12.sysops.aol.com> Please remove my ame from the list too! I am currently getting more than 10 e-mails daily!! -----Original Message----- From: Communicate with ELA teachers To: englishlanguagearts at informe.org Sent: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 9:23 pm Subject: Re: [EnglishLanguageArts] We are working on finding the root of the problem I still wish to be removed from this list. ? In a message dated 6/19/2008 6:43:50 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, englishlanguagearts at informe.org writes: Patsy and I want all of you to know that our tech people here at the Department are working feverishly to stop the emails you are receiving and to find the root of the problem. We apologize for the hassle it is causing all of you and will let you know as soon as it is resolved. We are committed to finding the problem so that we may avoid this type of breach in the future. We thought we had created a secure protocol with postings coming only from Patsy or me but someone has found a way in to the listserv. Our sincere apologies, Diana _______________________________________________ EnglishLanguageArts mailing list EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. _______________________________________________ EnglishLanguageArts mailing list EnglishLanguageArts at lists.maine.gov http://mailman.informe.org/mailman/listinfo/englishlanguagearts -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/englishlanguagearts/attachments/20080620/63f4760f/attachment.html From englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov Fri Jun 20 10:41:45 2008 From: englishlanguagearts at lists.maine.gov (Communicate with ELA teachers) Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 10:41:45 -0400 Subject: [EnglishLanguageArts] Remove me too Message-ID: <8CAA0FAE5F07A24-97C-5ABF@webmail-db12.sysops.aol.com> Please remove my name from the list too! Linda G McLellan -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.informe.org/pipermail/englishlanguagearts/attachments/20080620/859c568c/attachment.html