Monday, November 1, 2010

Hallway Exhibit









A Hallway Exhibit of Our Students’ Lives

Take a stroll down the hall of The 4-Corners Team, and you will find hanging 87 beautiful essays that the students wrote about themselves. Remember those three items that students brought to class in a paper bag that represented them in some way? Our students have been working diligently for several weeks on an elaborated and detailed five paragraph essay that depicts their lives. First, students shared their three items with the class, so we could get to know each other better. They told us why these items are important to them and what each represented. Then they got to work crafting their essays, spending weeks revising, editing, and finally publishing. Just today, they added their final touch by illustrating their head and body and attaching the head to the top of their writing and the body to the bottom of their writing. They composed truly interesting and engaging essays. See what I mean by the following few examples. Please leave us a comment and give us your feedback. Students write for an audience, and you are part of their audience!

8 comments:

The Gannams said...

I am going to have to stroll upstairs and read the essays. Thanks for posting some on the blog. It is so much fun to learn about some of Preston's classmates. Fantastic writing!!!

Joy

Anonymous said...

What a great idea. Enjoyed these examples and can't wait to read more.
- Leanne P.

Anonymous said...

My mom thaught that the writings looked great.She said that the idea of putting head and feat on was amazing and unique.
-Natali M.

Anonymous said...

Emma thinks the storys were fun to write!

Dorry Lopez said...

Thank you Joy, Leanne, Natalie, and Emma for your awesome comments! We love to get feedback on what we are doing in class. I am glad that you enjoyed our writings.

Love,
Mrs. Lopez-Sinclair

Patricia Wallace said...

It was really neat to make the trip down the hall to view the exhibit. Thank you!

Dorry Lopez said...

I am so glad to read that you viewed our hallway display of our students' beautiful writings of "All About Me"! I am so proud of what our students accomplished! Thank you for taking the time to read our work!

Love,
Mrs. Lopez-Sinclair

Anonymous said...

it was fun writing that!

nathan s