tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138457935330160608.post8299650273571905177..comments2023-10-29T08:50:38.346-05:00Comments on My Life as a Literacy Educator: Getting a little wild and crazy with writingKirsten Fotihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07054176161146845873noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138457935330160608.post-66392873634490207762014-01-12T03:59:03.931-06:002014-01-12T03:59:03.931-06:00Bling it up! Yeah.
I do a similar writing activi...Bling it up! Yeah. <br />I do a similar writing activity with a deck of Mad Lib cards (not even sure where I got them from anymore), and then midway through writing, they get to "trade" words with someone. (I don't know that book you pulled out. I will have to check it out.)<br />I think it's important that we shake things up now and then, for us and for our students. I like the unexpected assignment, and often, a writing prompt comes to me on the ride into school. With the push around expository and informational writing, much of our creative writing now comes during our "writing into the day" period, where they learn about narrative writing with our nutty writing prompts.<br />I guess it's about finding balance.<br />Kevin<br />PS -- stopping by here as part of my 50 comments on 50 blogs over 50 days. I can't believe I didn't get here earlier. Or maybe I did. I'm losing track of my path. Whatever. Here I am! Here you are! Thanks for writing and sharing. I learned about a new book today.Kevin Hodgsonhttp://dogtrax.edublogs.org/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138457935330160608.post-22575796665231638002014-01-05T07:21:35.499-06:002014-01-05T07:21:35.499-06:00I keep everything in Google for sharing. I keep everything in Google for sharing. Kirsten Fotihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054176161146845873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138457935330160608.post-114523538537717432014-01-05T07:21:09.203-06:002014-01-05T07:21:09.203-06:00I make notes about the points they lose in the com...I make notes about the points they lose in the comments of their assignment in Edmodo. For example, -1 capitalization. Then they can go back and look and see what they need to work on. <br /><br />They never even look at the rubric, honestly, either before or after. Their only concern is the overall grade. Kirsten Fotihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054176161146845873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138457935330160608.post-23843257539292671952014-01-04T18:18:22.442-06:002014-01-04T18:18:22.442-06:00Love your idea, and now I think you are going to c...Love your idea, and now I think you are going to cost me more money by shopping on Amazon. I laughed because just today I pulled out the book, TAKE 5! - 180 Bell-ringers That Build Critical Thinking Skills by Kaye Hagler. It seems like the same idea. Maybe we should create a folder and share it together on a google drive. Judi Holsthttp://tbdteacher.tumblr.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138457935330160608.post-58739665023738679162014-01-04T17:48:06.351-06:002014-01-04T17:48:06.351-06:00How do the students see the completed rubric in co...How do the students see the completed rubric in conjunction with edmodo? Do you grade the assigment in edmodo, or provide a paper copy rubric?teacherchickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13526316731913303663noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138457935330160608.post-5551726007861209762014-01-04T15:37:06.246-06:002014-01-04T15:37:06.246-06:00Here is the link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/...Here is the link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B6aWbmY_pj1lRHF6S3U3cDlmb3c/edit?usp=sharing<br /><br />It's just a very simple rubric I made for our school. It needed to be generic enough for all content teachers to be able to use it. Kirsten Fotihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07054176161146845873noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138457935330160608.post-54003377866694405762014-01-04T13:59:59.427-06:002014-01-04T13:59:59.427-06:00I would be interested to see the grading rubric yo...I would be interested to see the grading rubric you use.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4138457935330160608.post-70336273106247697022014-01-04T13:58:06.225-06:002014-01-04T13:58:06.225-06:00like it, thanks!like it, thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com