I needed a holding place for the thinking I am doing for an interview tomorrow. Did I mention I have a job interview? Exciting stuff! I chose to go with an old stand-by lesson, the same one in fact that spurred me into action 5 years ago. The one that convinced me middle schoolers were my destiny…
Creative writing, micro-lit style!
The original unit, which I cannot find easily (I am on the third computer since that time and my earlier backups are not currently accessible), included some poetry, some writing to prompts, and some free writing as well as this lesson on “Twit Lit.”
This was the first year that I didn’t have a chance to use the lesson, so it felt good to pull it out and rework it.
I am still reworking it, and nearing 11 pm… adrenaline will do that for a person!
I have a haiku deck presentation that is loaded online, a re-written lesson plan, a new rubric, pre-writing worksheets and a final draft sheet. I am re-using the original example sheet. There is only so much I can do!
What else have I done? I have looked at the district’s interpretation of state standards, and the scope and sequence that were available online. I have thought about the way that kids at this age walk through their days and considered the way that they learn. I have reviewed the work I have done with students in the adjacent grades. And I have been running my brain around in circles. It is time to say it is “good enough” and iron my clothes for tomorrow.