carolyn

Today we were at the library and my daughter (11) got a book on Medievil
Castles and asked for a piece of paper. She started copying word for
word out of the book. When I couldn't contain myself any longer, I
asked (with an effort to be casual), why are you doing that? With a
laugh, she said, I don't know and kept doing it.

I'm really curious why a person would want to do that. Any ideas? It's
out of character and as far as I know she isn't even particularly
interested in castles.

Carolyn

Pat Cald...

She was probably pretending she was like other kids she sees at the library that are taking notes out of their books.

They have a homework section in our library and one day Virginia went to a computer, printed out some worksheets from a website and did her homework - weird.

Pat
----- Original Message -----
From: carolyn
To: [email protected]
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 5:37 PM
Subject: [AlwaysLearning] copying from a book


Today we were at the library and my daughter (11) got a book on Medievil
Castles and asked for a piece of paper. She started copying word for
word out of the book. When I couldn't contain myself any longer, I
asked (with an effort to be casual), why are you doing that? With a
laugh, she said, I don't know and kept doing it.

I'm really curious why a person would want to do that. Any ideas? It's
out of character and as far as I know she isn't even particularly
interested in castles.

Carolyn


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In a message dated 2/12/02 3:39:40 PM, nielsonc@... writes:

<< I'm really curious why a person would want to do that. Any ideas? It's
out of character and as far as I know she isn't even particularly
interested in castles. >>

Handwriting practice. Just for fun, to see how fast she can do it?

It's a very medieval thing to do, transcribing books by hand. They had no
choice. Maybe she saw a picture of a scribe doing just that and wanted to
check it out.

Sandra

Sharon Rudd

I copied THE MADMAN by Kahil Gibran a about that age.
Used a nice pencil and college ruled notebook paper.
It felt good. I like the way the words flowed through
me onto the paper.

Sharon of the Swamp

--- carolyn <nielsonc@...> wrote:
> Today we were at the library and my daughter (11)
> got a book on Medievil
> Castles and asked for a piece of paper. She started
> copying word for
> word out of the book. When I couldn't contain
> myself any longer, I
> asked (with an effort to be casual), why are you
> doing that? With a
> laugh, she said, I don't know and kept doing it.
>
> I'm really curious why a person would want to do
> that. Any ideas? It's
> out of character and as far as I know she isn't even
> particularly
> interested in castles.
>
> Carolyn
>
>


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Elizabeth Hill

Hey, I saw a very pretty picture book about a medieval girl, who's
father was a scribe with failing eyesight, who illuminates a book. I
think it was called (something like) Marguerite Makes a Book. Has
anyone else seen this, who remembers the title more accurately?

The text was a little bland, but the pictures were lovely.

Betsy

SandraDodd@... wrote:

>
> In a message dated 2/12/02 3:39:40 PM, nielsonc@... writes:
>
> << I'm really curious why a person would want to do that. Any ideas?
> It's
> out of character and as far as I know she isn't even particularly
> interested in castles. >>
>
> Handwriting practice. Just for fun, to see how fast she can do it?
>
> It's a very medieval thing to do, transcribing books by hand. They
> had no
> choice. Maybe she saw a picture of a scribe doing just that and
> wanted to
> check it out.
>
> Sandra
>
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Tia Leschke

>Hey, I saw a very pretty picture book about a medieval girl, who's
>father was a scribe with failing eyesight, who illuminates a book. I
>think it was called (something like) Marguerite Makes a Book. Has
>anyone else seen this, who remembers the title more accurately?

I read that book too. And I also can't remember the title. Beautiful book.
Tia

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Tia Leschke
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On Vancouver Island

Fetteroll

on 2/13/02 2:29 PM, Elizabeth Hill at ecsamhill@... wrote:

> I think it was called (something like) Marguerite Makes a Book. Has anyone
> else seen this, who remembers the title more accurately?

That was it. :-)

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/089236372X/qid%3D1013692799/ref%3Dsr%
5F11%5F0%5F1/102-7988852-7337761

I think it had her running around the town to the various crafts people
getting all the things she'd need to finish the book her father started
including the quills and the substances to make the various inks and so
forth.

Joyce


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