What is a watermelon story? To me a watermelon story is when a kid comes up to you at recess and they tell you everything that happened to them. Where do they usually start their story? At the end. You have to make them back up and tell you all the little seeds that led up to that great big …
Sketching Helps Students with Writer’s Block
Okay, so I’m about to get really real with you. I do not like drawing in my class. I don’t know if it’s because I can’t draw or that I’m worried my students may get off task or concerned with the amount of time it takes. Either way, I guess I thought my students were too old to be drawing …