As of the last two days of writing, some of my students have been choosing to draw in their writer's notebooks. Some of my students are actually putting ideas in there via drawings, while others are actually wasting a lot of time when they could be writing! Where do I go from here? Reteach what a writer does? Or reteach how to use the writer's notebook? Ideas please!
On another note, I also taught my students how to reread and gave them 2 sentence starters for the share chair! It was so neat to watch some of them practice what I taught in the mini lesson! I love watching my students grow as writers!
Drawing is something that writers do- keep it focused on WRITING! I might do a reteach of what a WN is and is not. Maybe designate a certain number of pages (3-4) for drawing and once those are full they can't draw more. That might help them be more selective with their artwork? I am so happy you found a way to breathe new life into your share chair! See you SOON! :)
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