This is my closure to Writing Workshop. In this clip, you can see that I'm trying to get the kids to settle down a little bit. Their boundless energy is a bit overwhelming sometimes. Once they settle down, I ask them to share their stories with their reading partner and tell their partner why it's their "most excellent book."
Instead of picking the work of only a few students, I decided to have all students share their work with each other so that everyone has an audience for their book. I feel like these opportunities to share with a partner are important because they allow the full participation of every student. I think we need to experiment with different types of closings so that we ensure that all students are actively involved instead of just a few. Shy students also really benefit from this type of sharing.
| CL: |
Ahora, antes de que se sienten rectamente, sientense con sus parejas. ¿Ok?
Now, before you sit up straight, sit with your partners. Ok? |
| S: | Ah, rock covers paper! |
| CL: |
¿Ok? Max con Ely, Scott con Steven,
Ok? Max with Ely, Scott with Steven, |
| S: | I'm over here! |
| CL: |
Ok, Jason con Katharine, Isabella con Daniel, Junior con Jonathan, Stefan con Eucrely, Angel con Tatiana, (turns to student next to him)... Aqui con Emelin, tienes que sentarte. Angel, sientate con Tatiana aqui, por favor.
Ok, Jason with Katharine, Isabella with Daniel, Junior with Jonathan, Stefan with Eucrely, Angel with Tatiana, (turns to student next to him)... Here with Emelin, you have to sit down. Angel, sit with Tatiana here, please. |
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¡Ok! Ahora, (claps) Alli, se esperen, (claps, some students respond) ¡Todos! Stefan. (claps again) Sientense encima de la carpeta todavia. Sientense encima, todavia. Sientate encima. Ok.
Ok! Now... (claps) Over there, wait, (claps, some students respond) Everybody! Stefan. (claps again) Sit yourselves down on top of your folders already. Sit down on top, already. Sit on top. Ok. (students sit on their folders) |
| CL: |
Muy bien, muy bien, ¡Alice Alice Alice! Esperate. Ahora, ¡escuchen! Uno, dos, y...
Great, very good. Alice Alice Alice! Wait. Now, listen! One, two, and... |
| S: |
¡Tres!
Three! |
| CL: |
Tres. Escuchen. Ahora, tienes que decir a la, a tu pareja, por qué pusiste una estrella en este libro y no los otros. ¿Por qué fue excelente? ¿Ok?
Three. Listen. Now, you have to tell to, to your partner, why did you put a star on this book and not on the others. Why was it excellent? Ok? |
| S: |
Porque...
Because... |
| CL: |
No no, dile a tu pareja. Ya pueden empezar, tomen turnos.
No no, tell your partner. Now you can begin, take turns. |