I
Am a Pencil
"Grade
Three: The Box Project"
10/16/04
Group 1
1)
I like how he allowed them to write their own stories
2) I like how they had the discussion about religion.
3) He kept telling the partnest to read to them in their native tongues.
4) Good that he encouraged them to use their imaginiations.
5) Collaborative session are a special theme.
6) He did character analysis good.
7) He was really interested whn the girl said she hated him.
8) "I don't like that guy" Too many ideals.
Group
2
1) 5th graders interpretated really good.
2) Details about poem
3) Children from al different backgrounds
4) He had best and brightest students
5) Enjoyed the classroom
6) Looked at writing differently
7) He had an easier time talking with the students than their teacher.
8) Free form
9) Individually
10) Praise
11) Some students ignored
12) Talked about their lives, not just writing
13) Explained what they learned
14) Follow own ideas
15) Box project
Group
3
1) Relationships beween kids and teacher
2) The short stories the kids wrote got old, but was important to show
their progress.
3) He learned about their backgrounds and personalities so it would help
him teach them one on one.
4) Then when he had times where him and one studnet would write story.
It would help hiim find any flows or problems with their writing.
Questions
for Discussion
1) What do these group responses have in common?
2) What are their differences? Or put another way, why do you all have
differences in how you read this chapter?
3) What makes for "good reading and writing" in Sam Swope's
classroom?
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