Since I have been wanting to work on his writing, I went with his current interests, figuring I would get less resistance.
His assignment was to pick a singer out of the book and read the bio. He told me what he thought was important as he read though it and I wrote it down in his words. Then he cut each of his sentences up into strips and read through them, taking out what didn't seem as important anymore and ordering them in a way that sounded good. Then he added an introduction and wrote down his facts. We went through and edited and he wrote his final draft.
He is going through the Dance Mat typing lessons right now and wants to type this after he learns all the letters.
His assignment was to pick a singer out of the book and read the bio. He told me what he thought was important as he read though it and I wrote it down in his words. Then he cut each of his sentences up into strips and read through them, taking out what didn't seem as important anymore and ordering them in a way that sounded good. Then he added an introduction and wrote down his facts. We went through and edited and he wrote his final draft.
He is going through the Dance Mat typing lessons right now and wants to type this after he learns all the letters.
What a great lesson! It's so neat to see kids really get into a subject.
ReplyDeleteHe did a good report, I'll have to remember that tip about the strips of paper. We are working on reports right now in Language too.
ReplyDeleteEvery time I see “Eddy Arnold” I think “Eddie Albert,” so I thought, “Cool, a biography of the Green Acres guy.” Somehow, I’m disappointed.
ReplyDeleteEddie Arnold and my grandfather were best friends and lived just outside of Henderson, Tn. My grandfather drowned when my mother was only six and Eddie Arnold sent my mother a long letter that she still cherishes. He really was a kind, thoughtful Christian man.
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