March 15, 2007
Everybody worked hard in class today and we did the following:
- Discussion about the writing journals–date everything, demonstrate the difference between relating a series of events and thinking/reflecting about what happens during your day
- Ideas in your journal are the seeds of future writing projects
- Emergent writers can get help from their “secretaries” if necessary
- Write as often as possible; writers practice writing
Sharing of progress on wish poem project. The recordings are happening now and the kids are enjoying hearing their own words. I collected illustrations for wish poems if they were finished. Have your artist fill up the paper. Down with white space!
Discussion of timeline project. Where is your own story in it? Students should pick out an event that is important and create a story around that event. The best stories will have an attention grabbing introduction, a clear middle, and a conclusion that includes a lesson learned or a statement about why the telling was important. Emergent writers can draw their story and have parents take dictation to accompany illustrations. The best stories will reveal something of the heart of the writer.
