That happens to me, too. For instance, all my students used to write about their dog, Sparky. They can't keep writing about your same exact experiences, so it will stop. They're just trying on what you did. Once they start to see a variety of connections, they'll start making their own. Tara On Sep 14, 2006, at 7:33 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> I am teaching fifth grade for the first time this year. I wanted my > students to keep a reading journal where they can record thoughts, > questions, predictions, etc. Someone sent me a list of reading > response > starters they used with their class last year. My plan was to require > children to write a short summary of what is happening, and then the > majority of the response would be a personal response, using one of > the > suggested starters. > > I would like some help on how you start this with your students. I > have > been modeling making connections with a book we are reading aloud. I > modeled a written entry into my log. I asked the students to write a > personal response to what we've read so far. The personal > connections I > made were about moving to a new place. A lot of my students wrote > about > how they felt when they moved. I doubt they all have moved! The > character in the book talks about how he doesn't know the name of his > street..half of my class said they felt just like him because they > didn't > know where they were! > > We've only been in school for week, and I need to start over. I > really > want these journals to be "thinking" journals where they are really > recording thought s they are having while they read. I'd really > appreciate any suggestions! > > thanks, > Lisa > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http:// > literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org.
