On 7/25/07, amanda patrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > One of the best activities i think i do is at the very beginning of the > year. i divide my 8th graders into partners...making sure to pair students > with someone they seem not to know, but would possibly be comfortable > working with. I then have the students interview each other (and take > notes) and then write a 5 paragraph essay on their partner they will present > to the class (yes, it's the start of preparation for the ISATS) I show them > examples of how to introduce 3 characteristics of the person and then use > the following paragraphs to back up these characterisitics. Then the > partner also has to create a poster/collage on the person. We hang these up > with the papers for back to school night. The kids love this and i > jumpstart into the boring testing stuff in a fun way. > > ;-) > > Once again, another great activitiy for the arachives of awesome teaching! > Do you have a template for the interview or do you go over that as a class? > > -- > Tena _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org
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