LParisi

shares

child in class who hates to write..started the year writing one sentence in 45 minutes and fighting the whole way. Two months later...

48 responses to this plurk

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 08:27AM

  LParisi

  loves

  blogging and is now working on an extra credit report for her blog...wants to do an animal report...sat down at snack time...

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 08:27AM

  LParisi

  and typed two paragraphs in 10 minutes! From one sentence in 45 to 2 paragraphs in 10! In two months! Blogging does work!

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 08:29AM

  GingerLewman

  says

  Blogging has that power for some people! I'm so glad she was able to experience that in your class!

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 08:29AM

  knightlight

  says

  Yahoo! Times like this make us realize why we do what we do as educators! A whole new world has been opened up!

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 08:30AM

  McTeach

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  Wow!! What an awesome story!!!!! Way to go!!!

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 08:30AM

  knightlight

  says

  Kudos to you for being the one to encourage and support!

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 08:59AM

  scarter

  says

  Great Job

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 09:01AM

  macmom

  says

  that is so fabulous. Who else have you shared her success with? What did the parents say?

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 09:01AM

  Loonyhiker

  says

  that is so cool! and the reason is bcuz u gave her opportunities to feel success

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 09:09AM

  Ritabee

  says

  that is so great!

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 09:10AM

  LinleyV

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  you are an awesome teacher!! Way to go!!

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 09:23AM

  Cliotech

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  awesome - the power of the blog!

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 09:28AM

  ReneeS

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  very cool

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 09:29AM

  ReneeS

  says

  very cool

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 09:47AM

  dmantz7

  says

  that is truly the power of reaching students and finding ways to inspire them. Congrats LParisi

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 09:55AM

  elainej

  says

  that's outstanding, Lisa. What do you suppose made the difference in the writing experience itself? Will you be able to translate that

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 09:56AM

  elainej

  says

  engagement to non-blogging writing? I mean, at some point she's going to have to write something other than a blog and it would be terrible

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 09:56AM

  elainej

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  to lose that enthusiasm and energy.

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 10:16AM

  Shoemap

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  Congrats, Lisa!

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 10:37AM

  EdVentures

  says

  this is very exciting! Given ejr's thoughts, how might others approach bridging blog writing to other forms?

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 10:47AM

  LParisi

  Good questions. Let's see...this info is all very new so only you know. Haven't shared info with parents or admin yet.

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 10:48AM

  LParisi

  Her enthusiasm started with a writing assignment that she was enjoyingIt was talking about a time she was scared or nervous. She just ...

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 10:48AM

  EdVentures

  says

  we can keep a secret!

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 10:48AM

  LParisi

  loved the story she was telling...likes to talk about herself. So when she realized she could tell her story her way

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 10:49AM

  LParisi

  she realized that writing can be fun. Blogging was just the added incentive but not the original motivation.

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 10:54AM

  elainej

  says

  that's very cool. And your student's experience sooo makes my point about student writing. Stand back, I'm climbing up on my soapbox tho

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 10:54AM

  elainej

  says

  may be better to blog this. BUT, I'd like to propose we abolish the 5-paragraph essay and focus differently on the writing process so

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 10:55AM

  elainej

  says

  students learn to write appropriately for the situation AND learn to find their voices and styles.

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 10:55AM

  elainej

  says

  ack. There's more but I've got to go to a *#&(*& meeting.

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 10:57AM

  EdVentures

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  I have a feeling we'll be here when you get back!

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 11:16AM

  Elaine Plybon

  says

  everyone has something that makes it click - congrats on finding what it was for that student!

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 11:41AM

  Loonyhiker

  says

  i love seeing the lightbulb come on with kids - that's what makes me excited about tching

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 01:00PM

  elainej

  says

  Lisa's student experienced writing as storytelling. Kids find history and social studies much more engaging when it is taught as

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 01:00PM

  elainej

  says

  storytelling. One of our Plurk colleagues is having her students write about a chariot race as though they were on-site reporters. Story.

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 01:01PM

  elainej

  says

  literature is story and even writing about literature can be story. If kids learn to write in a way that is meaningful to them, we can

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 01:02PM

  elainej

  says

  teach them the process of writing--outline, revision, etc.--regardless of their approach to writing. Then we eliminate the formulaic (and

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 01:02PM

  elainej

  says

  archaic) 5-paragraph essay bc they write the story they want to write: 2 paragraphs, 2 pages, whatever. They are not constrained by length.

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 01:03PM

  elainej

  says

  once they learn the writing process and are more comfortable with writing and the power of communication, we can teach them how to write

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 01:03PM

  elainej

  says

  more formal essays, research papers, etc. And if they are more comfortable with writing they will, like historical fiction writers or

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 01:04PM

  elainej

  says

  reporters, learn how to incorporate research into their writing on an informal basis. So they will have learned how to do research, how not

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 01:05PM

  elainej

  says

  to plagiarize, how to paraphrase, how to craft arguments in a non-threatening situation, how to avoid generalizations, how to include

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 01:05PM

  elainej

  says

  evidence for their arguments, how to provide details, how to think about their audience, and so much more as they have learned about writing

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 01:06PM

  elainej

  says

  as storytelling, sharing thoughts and ideas, not as painful drudge work that has to be a certain # of paragraphs or pages.

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 03:25PM

  Sciteach

  says

  this is what it's all about Enjoy the moment.

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 07:39PM

  cfox2

  says

  that is amazing. Congrats to both of you.

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 07:48PM

  DianeA

  says

  any advice for learning disabled writers? They get so hung up on "how it's going to sound". I tell them to just get their thoughts down ...

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 07:48PM

  DianeA

  says

  first, they can go back and fix it later...

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  Oct 30, 2008 - 07:48PM

  DianeA

  says

  they have so much trouble with language expression