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As I said earlier, this type of activity really allows a student to feel safe in his/her comments. I've done activities similar to this in class and it's amazing how students will just fill a page. I think the thought of orally responding to the same topic just scares them to death. This assignment can be expanded in a number of ways, including adding the letter to the student portfolio.
Ienjoyed the letter writing activity this morning and will use it with my class next year. It was interesting to hear the summary of our partner's reading material and the point of view of our partner. I think this would work well with content area reading, particularly social studies.
I can't wait to use this in my classroom. I've been wracking my brain for an effective way to assess reading and understanding for outside of class novels that students choose on their own. They will never believe that you can tell when they use wikipedia or Sparknotes rather than reading the text themselves. I hope that by using this technique I can encourage the students to read their own texts and to be more careful about choosing something that does interest them.
I found that this morning's letter writing activity was allowing me to say how I interpreted the book so far in a safe and comfortable manner. I was quite amazed how much I wrote. If I did this with my students, I believe that they would be like me and write a lot of worthwhile information. I have really enjoyed being exposed and actually using the hands-on approach so I can determine if I would be able to use or modify a writing activity with my younger students.
I like the letter writer activity. I like this for several reasons. First, I like the idea that students can write to their peers. It takes a little pressure off of what the form should look like, as well as the worry of grammatical mistakes.
Secondly, I like the fact that I can review the material. This allows me to think a bit deeper about what I have learned.
Thirdly and most important, I can reflect on what I have learned. This part for me was very powerful. GREAT ACTIVITY
I really enjoyed this activity. There are many possibilities to use in all levels of classrooms. It is less intimidating than a discussion. It is a good way to reflect on material and to summarize. I will definitely try it in my classroom.
I loved the letter writing activity! What an engaging way to do summaries and reflections or predictions. I can see using this at the end of segments of novel reading. (Letter writing is a "standard" so we can "kill two birds...") Another thing I enjoyed was getting to know what book another group was reading. (I'm getting the "voice" book! It sound sooo good!)
I enjoyed the letter writing activity. I think it is a wonderful strategy for assessing comprehension of material. I can see where it would be beneficial with books, as we used it, as well as with other subjects such as science and social studies. Our children read theme books in groups at the end of each unit. This would be an activity I think the children would like. They get bored with doing the same thing each unit. As someone pointed out they do enjoy writing letters to their friends.
I really enjoyed the letter writing activity. I can really see how beneficial it can be for a variety of projects and activities. When my students complete projects, they can use this as a way to discuss what they have learned, where they are in their research, and to discuss problems that they may be having. And, I really like having students complete emails in this same way.
This was a really cool activity because it was just like writing a letter to a buddy, yet I also felt like I got really connected to the reading. It helped to explain the book and how I felt about it. Plus I got some good insight into the book that my partner is reading, and I was able to connect more with my partner. It is a good way to speak in a writer's voice and build trust too.
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