Yesterday I hung 40 writing pieces that students over the last 5 years have completed as part of the journalism unit we close the year with. The assignment is to interview a classmate and then find an angle and write a 500 word human interest piece. The results are often stunning, some of the most genuine writing kids do all year, and I'm confident that this year's writers will rival those of the past.
Today my current students got the chance to skim the work of their predecessors, and then use a set of questions to analyze some of the articles to determine just what task lay ahead. As I introduced the assignment I swept my hand grandly around the room. "Look!" I proclaimed, "we can all read the writing on the walls!"
Today my current students got the chance to skim the work of their predecessors, and then use a set of questions to analyze some of the articles to determine just what task lay ahead. As I introduced the assignment I swept my hand grandly around the room. "Look!" I proclaimed, "we can all read the writing on the walls!"
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