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I'm trying something new tomorrow. Yes, I'm terrified. Well, no not really. I titled the subject "nothing to say" because really I'm just rambling at myself. I'm going to do this sort of Rassias thing, except I've never been to a Rassias workshop and am basing this on something I saw at CAMWS by NL.
I'm doing a micrologue of a story the kids have seen. I haven't drawn this up yet; I'll be in a mad dash to do it at school in the a.m., but can't leave as early as I'd like because I also have to take my son to school tomorrow because my husband is having his finger cored, yes cored, where the copperhead bit him last month.
Fun, eh?
Actually, I have sketches somewhere. And I think I know what I'm going to do.
And I'm wondering if I'm wasting a day of instruction. Once March rolls around you think of all those wasted days of instruction. For instance, I will NOT, *N*O*T* get bogged down in stage 3 this year trying to do something clever. I always try to have the students illustrate a story. Trust me, this doesn't work as well as you'd think. 2 kids draw something neat, the rest goof off and turn in crappy stick figures. Yeah, fine, I might give it as a choice for a project....
which reminds me... I never do projects. Maybe this is a good idea. I should decide on a project for next six weeks and one of them can be illustrating a story. You know, offer several choices and the kid can pick what suits his nature.
But I digress.
Tomorrow I'm doing this illustrated dramatic reading/micrologue which I will teach one volunteer while the rest do dictation. That volunteer will then be able to do the whole micrologue back after I repeatedly teach it to him/her.
You know, this will be fine in 2nd period but possibly a disaster 5th. Actually, the practice 2nd might make it work 5th.
Then this will be followed by a substitution drill....Except NL did her drill in a really effective way. I hope I can do it. I think I can do it.
Hmmmm... maybe I can have the rows/centuriae compete! Yeah, yeah, and the volunteer who learned the micrologue can be the deciding factor on who did the best on the substitution drill.
Competition, healthy competition, can often be the best motivator....
Anyway, wish me luck.
I'm doing a micrologue of a story the kids have seen. I haven't drawn this up yet; I'll be in a mad dash to do it at school in the a.m., but can't leave as early as I'd like because I also have to take my son to school tomorrow because my husband is having his finger cored, yes cored, where the copperhead bit him last month.
Fun, eh?
Actually, I have sketches somewhere. And I think I know what I'm going to do.
And I'm wondering if I'm wasting a day of instruction. Once March rolls around you think of all those wasted days of instruction. For instance, I will NOT, *N*O*T* get bogged down in stage 3 this year trying to do something clever. I always try to have the students illustrate a story. Trust me, this doesn't work as well as you'd think. 2 kids draw something neat, the rest goof off and turn in crappy stick figures. Yeah, fine, I might give it as a choice for a project....
which reminds me... I never do projects. Maybe this is a good idea. I should decide on a project for next six weeks and one of them can be illustrating a story. You know, offer several choices and the kid can pick what suits his nature.
But I digress.
Tomorrow I'm doing this illustrated dramatic reading/micrologue which I will teach one volunteer while the rest do dictation. That volunteer will then be able to do the whole micrologue back after I repeatedly teach it to him/her.
You know, this will be fine in 2nd period but possibly a disaster 5th. Actually, the practice 2nd might make it work 5th.
Then this will be followed by a substitution drill....Except NL did her drill in a really effective way. I hope I can do it. I think I can do it.
Hmmmm... maybe I can have the rows/centuriae compete! Yeah, yeah, and the volunteer who learned the micrologue can be the deciding factor on who did the best on the substitution drill.
Competition, healthy competition, can often be the best motivator....
Anyway, wish me luck.
