I would love to learn that lesson for myself! But, agree that we should teach our students this skill. Hope to learn some insight.
Mindy On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 12:48 PM, Bill IVEY <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi! > > Lots of my students this year are really gifted writers in many ways, and > they have created a genuinely supportive community of writers. This is all > very cool, obviously, and I'm very proud of them. > > However, as we get into the year, an increasing number of kids are telling > me they love getting stories started, but have a hard time sustaining them > right through the end. Some of them, to be fair, have stories that are > getting to be more like short novellas, but still incomplete. How do you > all work effectively with students to get them to complete work they've > begun rather than always starting something new? I can't help but think > that would be a useful skill for them to acquire. > > Take care, > Bill > > > _______________________________________________ > The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org > > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive > -- Melinda Hildebrand 6th Grade Language Arts American School of Guatemala _______________________________________________ The Literacy Workshop ListServ http://www.literacyworkshop.org To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/lit_literacyworkshop.org. Search the LIT archives at http://snipurl.com/LITArchive
