I am at a workshop today but here is a rundown of what I left for the sub.
We started our day with WIN groups. The WIN period (What I Need) consisted of math groups in the past, but we've changed it up this time to focus on writing. Students chose the genre of writing that they wanted to focus on based on a small list given to them. They were then placed in groups based on their first or second choices. The following was the list from which they had to choose: digital storytelling, speech writing, cartoon writing, editorials, book reviews, and poetry. Today was the first meeting. We will meet for five weeks until Thanksgiving. The goal is a published piece of writing.
My WIN group was digital storytelling. We started today with just choosing topics and prewriting. I will introduce the medium that we will use next week. I'm so excited about this project!
During reading today, we did an activity emphasizing observation vs. inference. Then we met in groups, read to self, or blogged (response to reading). Students need to complete their Character Papers by the assigned due dates.
In science, we did the candy lab in 6S. The conclusions are due Tuesday for both classes.
