I have been trying to start class about 1 minute late so the straglers don't miss anything...which I have been frustrated with.
I usually begin class collecting what the students had to complete for this day of class so that I can give them credit and get an idea of where they're headed with their work. Today I gave them credit for having the first journal typed and collected the 3 pt. genre so I could get an idea of the length of their work and how they did picking their own genres. Some of the drafts were really impressive (5+ pages for an autobiography of the past) while others were pretty minimal (1 page autobiography with a great intro and barely any extra insight into the boy's life).
I then had them write their second journal for P5 in which I asked them to tell me what they were trying to portray to their audience about themselves, what they did well with that goal, and what still needed work. Skimming through them today, I got the idea that they weren't really thinking much about their work and just gave a very general answer to my questions.
When they were finished writing, I showed them the variety of their work for the 3 pt. and asked them to share with me their repetend ideas. Only one student had actually worked on hers and had them almost ready. She came up and showed the class the pictures she had chosen and explained her theme of using pictures of rooms from her lifetime (baby room, dorm room, future home). I had others just tell me their basic idea. I stressed to them that it was important for them to come up with the ideas now and work on gathering the stuff they needed over the next 2 weeks.
The rest of class after this was spent working on the 1 pt. genre with a little Spanish music in the background. During this time I corrected students' work and answered questions. Many of the students stayed on task and some even finished what they were doing and only had to go home and polish it up.
At the very end of class, I reminded students to look at their schedules and to add in that they needed to revise Project 4 (letters) for class on Wednesday so that we could send them out with some confidence.
I left after this so that they could work with their studio consultants on their 3 pts. and journals.
1 comment:
Kristin
Some students only need one adult with pure intentions in their life to positively shape their future. From reading your reflections I can see that you have been a motivating forced in their lives. Most teachers don’t take that much time and energy in getting to know and pull out strengths in their students. You will make an amazing teacher and you can count on that.
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