February 12

ELA 30: Feb 12 Video questions / fast write / blog updates…

  1. Students began with a handout of questions regarding the movie they watched while I was away. They watched the same video as the ELA 10 class but with a different focus. While the 10 English class was watching for things related to prejudice and discrimination, the B30 group was watching for the influenced on the main character’s identity and sense of self. By the discussion the class was able to have through the questions, it seems they’re understanding this focus fairly well.
  2. We did a Fast Write for three minutes, a writing activity that is new to this group. It has been researched and found that writing, in much the same way as any sport or activity individuals can train for, has to be practiced and used continually to maintain and develop that skill. For people who do not write much, the communication between their brain and their fingers is slow and difficult. Practice will develop this and make it easier when they begin applying their writing skills to projects. Today the only request was that they ‘begin’ their fast write with the topic of Identity and whether it was maintained or not was not the focus. The key was to keep their pen moving continually – even if it means repeating one word over and over until your brain can move you forward. It was painful for a few, and a little humorous, but they did great, they grumbled only slightly, and the content / thoughts they spilled out onto their papers prove to me that they are internalizing the topic of our discussions – namely to question who they are and what has influenced them to become that individual.
  3. We discussed the blogs – many have not started yet while others are getting comfortable with the new project. I wanted to make it clear that even though two blog entries were hopefully to be completed by this point, there is no loss of marks or worries because it will just get done later in our unit and be a more reflective process for them rather than contemplative one since it will be after our discussion of those topics. We’ll get there, you blogger-wannabees! Just keep your patience!


Posted February 12, 2008 by Waldner in category ELA 30

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