Debrief+of+Kim+M.'s+Lesson

Use to work on parts of speech--pick out adjectives, use in own stories, create class book Group work--everything was set up beforehand Good use of wiki Launching into collaborating on the wiki Gutsy--took risk by using wiki Links organized, problem solved when we're all working on the same page Smooth organization--the modeling moved to the same thing for a smaller group Set herself up as authority Write in think books to think about how writers get inspired. Found poetry isn't cheating Interesting way to start thinking about summary Use discussion tab Assign each student a different role, including who posts on the wiki Work on collaboration in groups Give criteria for kinds of words to look for, pull out, to create more artistic summary

Suggestions: Time to discuss stories to make sure that everyone understands the story Define mood and tone Lesson lends itself to a discussion of the difference between poetry and prose Suggest to have each group member write two lines or give time to revise Do reflection on wiki so that we can see what everyone got out of the lesson