April 9th Presentation Reviews

Overall both groups did a wonderful job. They both had new and fun activities that got every student involved. The technology group had a great idea on focusing on the writing first then using the technology that we had available to illustrate the story we had written. This allows for the students to be able to focus on what they are writing and not just use the technology to help improve their writing skills. This activity also works on different students’ strengths. Some are more creative than others so this allowed for others to work together and create something fantastic. Students got to work together and I feel that allowed for the stories to become more creative and unique because students got to bounce ideas off one another. The Readicide group had a very fun activity. I feel everyone in the class really enjoyed it. I like how you had a recording reading the book which made the story more entertaining then just reading it aloud. Also incorporating activities throughout the short story kept everyone involved and focused on what was happening throughout the story. This group used a lot of different types of activities that built on each other which was great. They went from drawing a picture, to writing down our own personal fears, to describing the ending of the story, and finally with writing a short poem. This was a variety of tasks that used many different skills all in one lesson.