Kamealoha's Reflection

Graves 2&3 Reflection

Chapter two was just talking about the writing process. It made me think of the writer’s workshop that we have been learning about in class. I like all of the ideas that are discussed in this chapter. “Instead of giving writing to children, you will share it with them” I think that this is a great passage from the book. I think that it is a great idea to write with your children. From what I have been observing in my fourth grade class I noticed that the teacher gives the topic and then sits down and lets the kids work. I think that it would be better if she shared the writing with them. A lot of what this chapter talks about is what we have been discussing in class the past few weeks.

Chapter three is about helping students choose there own topics. When I read the first page of this chapter it made me think about my class again. It said that when older children are given a chance to make their own decision on what they want to write about they panic. When they are given the chance to make their own decision after so long of being told what to write they have a hard time deciding. This is true because my mentor starts everyday off with a journal topic on the board. The students are good at getting started on their topic right away. But one day she gave them a chance to choose what they wanted to write about and they took forever deciding what they were going to write about.

This chapter also talks about getting to know the children. This made me think about what we will be doing in our classes. I have already started getting to know the kids. I know all of there names already. It is just the matter of getting to know there likes and dislikes. I think that I know about half of the classes’ interests. Some of them are still a little shy. I think that by reading to them everyday that I am there is helping them to open up to me.