My directions were clear: for the final push in our fiction-writing unit, the classroom should be a quiet working space.
"So, what's your story about?" asked one student in a loud, conversational tone aimed at the other kids at his table. He was looking for some verbal distraction, and I was more than happy to refocus him.
"My story is about a quiet classroom where writers can finish the drafts of their stories," I answered him pointedly.
"Well, that's clearly fiction," he replied.
We laughed, because it was really funny.
Then?
He got to work.
"So, what's your story about?" asked one student in a loud, conversational tone aimed at the other kids at his table. He was looking for some verbal distraction, and I was more than happy to refocus him.
"My story is about a quiet classroom where writers can finish the drafts of their stories," I answered him pointedly.
"Well, that's clearly fiction," he replied.
We laughed, because it was really funny.
Then?
He got to work.
hahaha! That's hysterical!
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