WHAT IS A QUICKWRITE? 8/26

What is a QUICKWRITE?

A Quickwrite is just that.....a "quick write".  Today, we discussed how to complete a quickwrite.  Throughout the year, students will have quickwrite (short 5-10min.) writings in which they are asked respond to a video clip, piece of text, quote, or short story.  There aren't really any rules involved in a quickwrite, but students should discuss one of the following:

• Opinion - did you agree or disagree with what you just read/viewed/heard?  Why?
• Connection - did the piece remind you of something?
• Feelings - did it make you feel a certain way?
• Inspiration - maybe the piece inspired you to try a story, poem, or your own type of creation

We then set up our Reader/Writer Notebooks for the year, and students glued in their first quickwrite:  A poem titled: "The First Day of School".  Students had 5 minutes to complete the quickwrite. 

In addition, students will have their first paragraph due this Friday in response to their choice reading book.  Students are to be reading every night at home for at least 20 minutes.