During my first day at Tuesday Experience the teacher asked me what were my strengths, and for me it has always been English. She thought this was great and put me in charge of a writing workshop. The theme of this writing workshop is 'Memorable Day'. For the students writing assignment they would ideally brainstorm and write an account of a memorable day they had. In general however, the students have a hard time composing autobiographical works. She suggested to me that I should visit the school library and find books that would help inspire students how to write about a memorable day. So here are my questions for people reading this blog:
Can any one think of good children's books that have the theme of a 'Memorable Day'?
How would you help students struggle with writing about this topic?
How would you define a memorial day to a student?
If you could do a writing work shop what would you do it about?
1 comment:
Anna,
I recently worked with a small group of students using the book "Two Star Day." I had the students preview the book and make predictions. We read the book out loud together and then completed handouts. The book is about a boy named Tonieh - it is his birthday and the day that his family will become U.S. citizens. The title suggests that his day deserves not only one, but two stars because it is such a memorable day. I would highly suggest this book for a lesson on memorable days. The only drawback is that the book is a lower level read because the students I was working with struggle with their reading and writing. I would love to hear about what book you selected and how the lesson turned out!
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