Sharing Our Small Moments

We concluded our 3rd case study, Writing Our Story in our Learning Expedition "Everybody Has A Story" with a small moment celebration.  Every author has persevered through multiple drafts, editing/revising with our 4th grade buddies from Mrs. Moore's class, editing with our first grade writing partner and typing the piece in the computer lab. 

working with our 4th grade buddies

Each student got to read his her small moment to the entire class.

Each author had to use a strong classroom voice so that everyone could hear.  Our audience practiced sitting quietly and clapping nicely at the conclusion of each reading.  We took an intermission half way through and enjoyed some bubbly (Sprite) back at our tables with a writing partner.

 




While enjoying Sprite, students practiced being good partners by:
~sitting right next to his/her partner
~Listening to the author read
~Ask specific questions about the reading
~Giving feedback by saying
   "I notice....."
   "I wonder...." 





We finished up the remainder of the whole class author readings.  The students are really proud of their hard work.  We will be reading these small moments to our grand friends on Wednesday.  You will get to see this hard work at our Celebration of Learning on Thursday, December 4th from 6-8 pm.