1 Curtain & Pesola, 54.
2 I articulate the characteristics of a language-learning community using the pronoun we because no matter how many times I tried, I could extract neither myself nor others from my conception of it.
3 Dudley 32.
4 See Fay & Funk for a way of approaching teaching and classroom management that very strongly supports our community goals.
5 Curtain & Pesola, 53.
6 In older grades, I might have students pick a town name and place it within the context of a country, but for 5
th
grade I think it's best to keep it simple and fun.