kia_graves_ch2_ch3

Lit & Lit 1 - UH - Swim - F2006
When reading chapter 2, I couldn't help thinking about John in my fifth grade classroom. He is the one I talk to every class as does the teacher to the 7-11 year-old group. I constantly have to ask hom questions to keep him moving. That is until last week. He seems to be taking off. I told him he was a writer this past week just like Greg said. It has definately boosted his confidence as a writer.
Chapter 3 was nice, too, but I don't know if I will get a chance to let the students pick their own topic. My school has a new "already-made" lesson plan that covers the entire school year, and the teachers have been asked to follow it. This doesn't leave any time for creativity since the daily writing prompts are already made. I hope that I will be able to incorporate these writing techniques in the future with my students. I think it would definately make a difference in the attitudes of the children as writers.