*This is the SIXTEENTH Thursday of our school year together and that means it is "Life Lesson" Thursday.
*One of the biggest messages I try to share with my students is to make a positive impact on the world.
*One of the biggest messages I try to share with my students is to make a positive impact on the world.
*This isn't always easy, but I work very hard to spread this theme/lesson/idea each and every day.
*I always enjoy sharing this life-lesson with my students/writers. The young people enjoy the video, the message, and the fact that people get to SHOUT out their dreams, goals, and wishes. It is such a positive message that I think my students can relate to.
*I set aside time during each day for us to work in our writer's notebooks.
*We talk about what types of writing we can do in the notebook. Here are some of the possibilities...
-What we notice in the video
-What we wonder about
-Connections we have to the video
-Thoughts, feeling, emotions about the video clip
-Reminders we have from the lesson/message
-Create a fiction story about the video
*Once the video is shared with the writers, we spend a few minutes "talking" about what we observed.
*My writers set up their HEADING in the notebook and we get busy writing.
*During the start-up of the year, I have my students write for about five minutes. We slowly build our stamina for writing and slowly add time to the writing block.
*At the end of the individual writing time, we call on a few volunteers to share their actual writing and/or further thoughts about the video we watched and wrote about.
*If there is time, I sometimes share the video clip with my class at the end of the writer's notebook time.
Week #1: Be a Reader This Week's Life-Lesson
Week #2: Be Kind to Others This Week's Life-Lesson
Week #3: Be Safe This Week's Life-Lesson
Week #4: Be Responsible This Week's Life-Lesson
Week #5: Be Brains This Week's Life-Lesson
Week #6: Be a Friend This Week's Life-Lesson
Week #7: Be Life-Changing This Week's Life-Lesson
Week #8: Be Spooky (Halloween Fun Edition)
Week #9: Be a Bully - NOT! This Week's Life-Lesson
Week #10: Be Courageous (to continue on) This Week's Life-Lesson
Week #11: Be Motivated This Week's Life-Lesson
Week #12: Be Inspired This Week's Life-Lesson
Week #13: Be Merry This Week's Life-Lesson
Week #14: Be a Team This Week's Life-Lesson
Week #15: Be Giving This Week's Life-Lesson
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