First Lesson:
We had just finished working on our informative writing pieces as a class and needed something to write about for our first interactive writing lesson. The day before our cafeteria gave us star fruit as a snack but we didn't have time to eat them so we decided to save them. The next day, the starfruit was missing. I told the kids, lets write about it!! Williams, C. & Lundstrom, R. (2007) stated, "Interactive writing is an approach to beginning writing instruction in which a teacher and group of children co-construct an oral message and then 'share the pen' to get that message into print." (p. 205) Using that information on interactive writing, we collectively wrote our piece together. They are always concerned with what to write. If there is free write they often times sit and stare. Interactive writing is a great way to show kids how to explore different topics to write about!!
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Our Finished product!!
Once we finished, students went back to their seats to finish the prompt. I collected this as a writing sample to compare future writing.
Williams, C. & Lundstrom, R. (2007). Strategy instruction during word study and interactive writing activities. The Reading Teacher, 61 (3).
What a cute writing assignment! Do you change pens each time a new student writes? I must say what neat handwriting your students have. Do you discuss what students will say before they start to write or do you discuss as a class what the next student will write? I am glad you are feeling more comfortable collecting data.
ReplyDeleteGirl! We work on that handwriting day and night...thank you! :) As a class we discuss what we will write next. If a student comes up with a "juicy" sentence they come up and write it. As they are writing we talk about spacing, capital letters, etc. As they get more comfortable with the process- I am going to sit back more. I want to get some white out tape to use. I feel it's helping their writing.
ReplyDeleteWhite out tape sounds great! I also have seen teachers use colored tape to point out grammar, punctutation, as well as identifying nouns, verbs, etc. Love that it is a group discussion! I would love to use this idea with my third graders :)
DeleteI love how you took pictures during your lesson! This is a great way to document your project. You were very creative about getting pictures that did not show faces so you are keeping their identities hidden. I might try to add this into my project!
ReplyDeleteGreat post, Sarah, I can see the LIFE coming into your inquiry project. I also like how you link to the current literature. The pics are awesome
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