These kids will be taking our state writing test in a few weeks. It’s a shame they’ve had to spend the year practicing writing prompts, as they obviously need practice to get their point across and be creative, compelling, cohesive writers. Don’t you agree?
What we did:
Then look at Jordan’s creativity:
and Abby’s fun (when nudged a bit, I admit)
Deeply Thinking About What Goes On In Our Heads
Then look how Evan and Lucy explored the verbs
Thinking With More Understanding……
and how Noa played with words and definitions:
See how Ashley made connections?
And, finally, I’m honored as to how Blaine describes our class:
These were written after these kids participated in a “Silent Chalk Talk” which is an activity I learned about at Educon from Sean Nash (@nashworld on Twitter). His initial question was: “What does it mean to be a “Tech-Savvy” teacher?” Mine was:
When you tell someone you are thinking, what kinds of things might be going on in your head?
(from Making Thinking Visible)
What a great idea! While some of my students are very cognizant of their thinking, others are not. I’ve been trying to think of more ways to help them and I think I found it right here. I plan on trying this with my kiddos on Tuesday. Thanks for sharing. I enjoyed reading the kids’ posts…very creative.
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