Thursday, January 26, 2012
Reflection on Student Writing
Timing really is everything...I was finally able to have my students write a third person narrative about an explorer they studied from our Explorer's unit. Each student was required to research a specific Explorer and create a Power Point on that explorer. As an end of unit activity, they then wrote thier essays. I was excited to brainstrom with them about the things they thought were important during the age of exploration. I made a list of many of their ideas on the board so they had a direction, and then they began writing. I feel like the kids really knew what their setting was, as well as many of the problems that there characters were going face. I didn't get to share their essays with my group, but I am really excited to see the outcome. I feel like the kids were able to integrate their understanding of the Age of Exploration with the writing standards. Their writing shows a deeper level of historical thinking, as well, they are using strong vocabulary within their writing. I am glad to see all they can do with this new informatino.
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