The Young Writers club that had moved to the SELI facility a year ago, is now back in Services Junior Secondary School, Wilberforce. We're going strong! Here you see a content conference, and editing with dictionaries.
We now start our meetings with dialogue/response journals, which encourages punctuality, stimulates creativity, lets me know what's going on in the students' lives, and makes mini-lessons more effective. Here's Fanta's haiku from her journal:There are sixteen round
holes in the classroom window.
They bring fresh air in.
Six rice bags standing
to separate the two classrooms.
The sticks hold them up.
We're grateful for recent donations from individuals to SELI that enabled us to buy additional materials for these clubs, such as files and markers to keep the students' drafts organized.
It's great to hear that the participation is growing. It would be nice to read one of the journals if any of the students are willing to share. I am sure their experiences will be very different from what we would imagine. Well done!
ReplyDeleteTo now have 5 schools with writing clubs that have growing support, is a great way to start the year. Yes, going to where they are seems like it would work best, with the difficulties with transport. I mentioned in a comment that may not have posted that would be good to read a journal entry of students who are open to that when their work is ready. Keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteIt is good to hear Alieu reading - keep the videos coming!!!
ReplyDeleteIt is good to hear Alieu reading - keep the videos coming!!!
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