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| Tammy Gillmore: | Jodi, I like this "real" writing assignment...good idea! Money sure does talk...it speaks to us! | | Jodi Douglas: | I too really try to emphasis to my juniors that their writing is a reflection of who they are. One of the favorite things I do with my juniors is "Tuesday Essays" (my 'catchy' name for an essay they have due to me every 2nd and 4th Tuesday of the month, only if class is in session). At the beginning of each semester, I give the students 20-25 topics, some open, some reflective, some taken directly off college admission applications. While the grading is more holistic and focused on voice and answering all parts of the prompt, it is graded as a formal writing. I always create the hypothetical situation of the students all applying for the same college scholarship. When they realize that the only means by which they will be scored/judged is through their writing, the importance seems to sink in a little more thoroughly. It really gets their attention when I start throwing in dollar figures (you get one shot to make the judges want to give you this $20,000!). Students also seem to understand that the best writing is individual, and memorable. I also like this assignment because it does give them choice, very rarely am I reading multiple essays over the same topic, and it fosters the ideas of organization and time-management (mid-way through the semester I stop reminding them they have an essay due). | | Mrs. G: | I attended a Pre-AP English Summer Institute, and, of course, this discussion came up! I told them that I assume that when I get my students that they know everything but phrases and clauses (they don't! They've been taught; they just did not retain the grammar rules)...that's where I start. Then I use mini-lessons to review as I discover common errors in their writings. Some of the things that I liked about this chapter? The history of the punctuation marks...I didn't know all that! I need to research that and tell my kiddos that! Again, I was also reminded the importance of writing with the students and sharing my thoughts-on-paper. Okay...is it just me...but wouldn't it be nice if wiki would let us create paragraphs in these responses!? (I know I shouldn't double punctuate! Sometimes. It. Just. Feels. Right! Ha! |
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