Everything is going as normal with the 6th graders. They are still reading the novel and taking their notes. So, I have decided to blog a little about my writers workshop class. It is a class my collaborating teacher has every other day. This classed is for 8th graders who did not score well on their tests and need more time working on their writing skills. The class sizes are not more then ten students. In this class they have recently read a short excerpt on the life of Selena. They practiced pre-reading strategies and making predictions. But, the primary focus was spent on being able to identify the main idea. The students used something called a post-it note strategy. In this activity they record 2-3 bits of information they learned from the particular section. They then find the common theme between them and form the main idea. They did exceptionally well with this.
Once they finished with the story of Selena we then ventured into the world of biographies. They were each allowed to choose a famous person to research. While they were researching they had to complete a planning sheet. This told them the particular bits of information they needed to have. Once they had all the information they were then sent to ReadWriteThink to complete the Bio-Cube activity. The students created these bio-cubes for their particular person.
The majority of the students have completed their cubes and were placed on a bulletin board for all to see.
Nice!
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