*One of my favorite aspects of teaching is to get my students to really think. Think deeply!
*Photographs that don't have an exact answer are my favorite type of picture.
*I want to encourage my students to write about topics that lead to a real life discussion.
*The last few Wednesdays, we have had some fun and "light" images.
*This week we are going with a more serious subject matter.
*This week we are going with a more serious subject matter.
*Each Wednesday we write in our writer's notebooks about a particular image.
*They can record their thoughts, reactions, connections, likes/dislikes, reminders, noticings, or anything else they would like.
*Some of the writers choose to write a fiction story based on the picture.
*We write between five and ten minutes and then do a quick share at the end.
*The photos always lead to lots of conversation and the sharing of ideas. I try to get them to write first and then we can share what we wrote and what we were thinking.
*The writers are really enjoying writing and talking about these photographs.
*The writers are really enjoying writing and talking about these photographs.
No comments:
Post a Comment