(I will be teaching middle school/High school language arts. Hopefully grades 8 or 9.)
One activity that I would have planned would be writing journals. This may sound very simple and in all realities it is, but I feel that it is one of the best ways to get to know the students. They would be required to take their journals home and describe to me what they notice around them. Whether they write a short essay, a poem, lyrics, or pages describing nothing at all, they would be writing. In class (if comfortable) they would get in small groups and share their journals with each other. The class room should be a safe place where they can share. As these are difficult grades it would be something they could connect with each other through.
Thursday, January 22, 2009
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