Today was the last day my students were collecting patches of thought for their personal essays. This is a copy of the end-of-the-workshop teaching share that I did on how to turn a quote into a patch of thought (the first one was done in conjunction with the student whose thesis the Dangerfield Quote supports):
Example #1 (when you know the name of the person who said the quote):
Rodney Dangerfield once said, “I just didn’t get much respect!” This connects with the idea of being a middle child because when you’re a middle a child it’s hard to get respect either with your siblings or with your parents.
Example #2 (when you don’t know the name of the person who said the quote):
An unknown person once said, “A snuggle a day keeps the grumpies away!” This connects with the idea of being the youngest one at home is lonely because sometimes I need a hug and there’s no one around to give me one.
And tomorrow we start drafting!
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Ro: ‘m pretty much working off of the Calkins & Gilette Book at this point. SAS
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Hey Stacey!
What a great idea & model for kids. I was hesitant about doing this with kids but yet, using quotes are so powerful.
How were you going to have your kids draft and what were your transition mini lessons going to look like?
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