My students’ first drafts (of their memoirs) are filled with truth and emotion. I started reading them yesterday during Workshop time since some of the kids went home and completed them for homework. Then, I read some last night and began again this evening. Though I cannot scan them and post them (for safety reasons), I must say, this is some of the best writing they’ve done all year.
This is the t-chart I created (Compliment & Teaching Point, essentially) on one of the kids’ pieces. Though I rarely give kids more than one thing to work on as a writer, I purposely gave a lot more GENUINE praise to this student, as well.
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