In a message dated 3/3/07 11:42:52 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> Do the students keep the composition books with them or do you file them > somehow in the room? > Nope, I don't have sufficient room to keep 125-130 notebooks. The kids carry their notebooks back and forth. In fact, that is one of the reasons I don't collect all notebooks at once. I'm not sure where I'd put them to grade!! I made that mistake early last year and by the day's mid-point, I started telling the kids that I knew I said I'd collect the notebooks, but changed my mind and I'd let them know when I was ready to collect them-LOL. If I did that I'd have to get rid of at least one of my classroom library bookshelves. I actually proposed that towards the end of our 1st quarter (as some of the kids were getting lazy and kept "forgetting" their notebooks at home). They used positive peer pressure to convince the lazy ones and called and reminded the truly forgetful kids. End of problem. They really enjoy the books that I spend entirely too much money on (although ordering through Scholastic magazines and putting all my points into books has been a boon). Someone, Kim maybe?, said that they collect 1/2 a class at a time. How and when do you let the kids know you are collecting notebooks? That sounds like something that might work for me. Pam Tempest Team Neon-6th Gr. ELA Hudson Middle School http://nlcommunities.com/communities/tempest "The important thing is not so much that every child should be taught, as that every child should be given the wish to learn." John Lubbock ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
