Monday, June 28, 2010
Day 6
What a day. Hearing the biographies today was wonderful. You learn so much about people when you know their story. When I was traveling in Italy, I met two young women who began every new conversation with strangers with "What is your story?" I have copied it many times when I was in the company of new people. "What is your story?" The book club sharing went too quickly. I really was interested in the chapters but felt like we went too quickly to really cover all the chapters. I will go back and read them my self. I LOVE Scott's idea of using Sketch books across all areas. I have always carried one in my purse, but have never shared it with my class. I think it is important for them to see what I do in mine: lists, quotes, notes, sketches, thoughts... though I have never glued things, I want to now as I just tuck things away and they tend to fall out. Thanks so much for the great lesson.
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How cool? I wonder how long they had to listen sometimes. I will definitely be reading The Art of Writing. It is eye-opening in some respects. I even used to do some of the things that are talked about, but testing go in the way. Shame on ME!
ReplyDeleteI also really liked the idea of journaling! It feels like a skill that has real-world applications, and that's always something I try to incorporate. I'm going to try to tweak my journal requirements for next year so that it's more open and more individual!
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