A primary objective for both 7th and 8th grade Language Arts classes this year is an appreciation for various ways people choose to communicate. Two activities today helped underscore this objective.
As a Steinbeck fan, I am always happy to use his books with students. The 7th graders are reading The Pearl, and as a way to briefly summarize before moving ahead, they wrote headlines for the first chapter. Their creativity was excellent - some of my favorites were 'Song of Evil Overcomes Song of Family', 'Doctor: Friend or Foe?', and the tabloid-y 'Doctor Disses Patient'. Being succinct is not always easy, but they were still able to communicate the gist of the chapter successfully.
The 8th graders are reading Of Mice and Men, and their job was to text a conversation between Lennie and George. Texting is a process they are quite comfortable with, and were able to see the parallels to dialogue while having fun in the process.
TTFN ;)
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