Comments on: Scorecard, Scorecard, Can’t Tell Your Players Without a Scorecard

By: Marc Aronson

Marc Aronson — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 19:18:26 +0000

would love to see the results

By: Ida Rowe

Ida Rowe — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 15:26:07 +0000

You have opened my eyes. Mapping nonfiction stances would be a great study for an Inquiry team.

By: Marc Aronson

Marc Aronson — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:53:59 +0000

good idea

By: Marc Aronson

Marc Aronson — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:53:27 +0000

thanks for helping foment the uprising

By: Sue Bartle

Sue Bartle — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 05:35:48 +0000

Mapping nonfiction using stances would open up a whole new experience for those who recommend books. I am just thinking about librarians at this point but making a recommendation of a book to read goes far beyond librarians. I think this theory has great potential. Now how do we bring it into action? Could it be be included in a database of pairings of nonfiction that you could search “stances”?

By: Kathleen Krull

Kathleen Krull — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 00:23:41 +0000

What a revolutionary class this is….

By: Myra Zarnowski

Myra Zarnowski — Wed, 15 Feb 2012 11:34:29 +0000

I think the distinction between “knowers” and “learners” is a useful one. A good path to follow here is to map out the “positions” you refer to. That is, What are the stances a writer can take towards a topic? Let’s examine these stances. Then young readers can begin to understand their preferences for various kinds of NF.