From technology overload to invented spellings, today was filled with thoughts, ideas and great demos. I truly enjoyed becoming a kid again during Jenny's demo. We drew, sounded out, wrote, and it was much harder than I thought! Props to Pre-K and K teachers!!! As this demo wrapped up, I thought about how I could build a partnership with a lower grade class such as kindergarten or first grade and have my fifth graders partner write with them. How cool would this be?!? My mind is racing about how this could be done and what the benefit would be for my fifth graders. I hope they would learn to get more comfortable with the writing process by seeing how the younger ones write, trust, and are free with their words and thoughts. This could also be a way for my struggling learners and writers to feel good about their spelling, writing, and expression. They could be the scribes of their younger partners and talk with them about their process. Now I have to find the right teacher who is willing to experiment with me...
I am at a wobble point with my inquiry project. I feel that I am at a dead end with memoir and I wonder if there is something else I could do that I feel passionate about. I was a bit lost during the search period in class when were looking at articles and writing about our thoughts (which did not happen very freely.) I am in inquiry limbo and I feel a bit overwhelmed today. I had to take a nap when I got home in order to clear my head and get some focus. I hope my blurriness comes in to focus soon. I need some direction!
So I'm very interested in the dead end on memoir writing. I'm thinking about people like Doug Hesse who have made their entire careers exploring creative non-fiction, of which memoir is part. Have you looked into it? The conversation there is very interesting to me because they blur the boundaries between fiction/story telling and argument/persuasive writing; between personal and public; between people and ideas.
ReplyDeleteI have not, but this gives me a direction in which to go. Thanks so much for this lead. I am at a crossroad with this topic. Now, my brain is going haywire after hearing and feeling Robin's words. I am speechless.
ReplyDeleteJashonai, let's talk some about how you're feeling blocked about your inquiry topic. I wonder if we can address it in writer's group? That idea of two heads are better than one? I can't tell from what you wrote what it is, exactly, that is blocking you . . . but I want to help!!!
ReplyDeletelove your title spelling :-)
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