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Here is the first edit of the preview for the short by filmmaker James Moore of the first annual Poetry Out Loud contest at Inman this year.
I routinely ask students to work together in diverse teams. Tom Wujec says, "When people work together, under the right circumstances, group models are much better than individual models." Wujec points out that "it's the conversations that are the important aspects [of groups]--not just the models themselves." Letting students collaborate under the right circumstances has produced some eloquent solutions to complex problems and some truly moving conversations this year in PC1.
While helping someone today, I realized something: "Be present in your poem." This was the advice I gave to a friend. You can stand up and say every word perfectly and fake emotion, but you must actually be truthful to yourself and the poem in order to recite correctly. Be present in the moment. ~Abby
Today we started the first round of recitations for the class competition. I think Abby does a great job of explaining what it takes to do this task at the highest level in her closing thought. Something that was pointed out to me was the different stories and personalities of all the people in this class that make this class so unique, special, diverse, and great.
Cal wrote this down after we completed a Paseo discussion about identity. This discussion is frontloading a poetry module on identity. The students will study the concept of identity and then write a poem based on structure Kevin Young's poem "Negative," which is seven triplets of free verse and deals with issues of race and identity. I wonder what strategies other pods use to find their answers--does every pod in the class do it the same way or do they use other methods? ~Eli
Eli's closing reflection today is a great example of how to analyze process. How we arrive at our answers is just as important as the answers themselves. In particular, as we focus on preparing students for life in the 21st century, communication, collaboration, critical thinking, and creativity are vitally important--Eli's closing question touches on these skills by pondering how other teams communicate, collaborate, and think about problems. Great job Eli! |
Nic AlarcónEnglish teacher Archives
May 2019
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