MGRP Chapter 5 & 7:
A single character or multiple characters are good topics for students to write about, especially a quick write. Students can work on "showing" not just telling a physical description of characters or can learn to write from different perspectives. I think students will learn to enjoy writing more if it is emphasized that he or she can add his or her own personal touch to it. Being able to express individuality in pieces of writing allows students to feel more proud ownership of it. Should writing assignments be more open for students to add personality or should they be given exactly what needs to be included in their writing assignment? (such as a topic sentence with 3 supporting sentences after it)
Seedfolks Chapter (Virgil):
Virgil just finished the 5th grade, but would have to do hard work in the summer as well. He was helping his father build a garden of lettuce to hopefully make money. Virgil hated doing it and was upset that bad things kept occurring, such as bugs eating the lettuce and eventually watching the lettuce die. He is somewhat mature because even though he was mad at his father for having them plant the lettuce in the summer time instead of in spring of fall, Virgil also felt sorry for his father. He found a locket when they were tilling the land for the garden and the one quote in the chapter comes at the end when Virgil opens up the locket and whispers, "Save our lettuce," to the girl inside it. Did I miss any important quotes by Virgil throughout the rest of the book?
Van Sluys:
The main thing I took away from this chapter was to always plan correctly when doing invitations so that time is not an issue. It is possible that students will dig deeper in the invitation and get more out of it through further exploration or discussion and the teacher should not cut them off.
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