Day 9: Excitement

Agenda:
Homeroom
Class: Creative Writing
Class: Pre-AP Sophomore English
Class: AP Senior Lit
Study Hall

The day went well. Creative writing was again amazing. The class was super excited to be talking about and involved in the creation of our world. Today we decided on the name of the world, how the world came to be and how the magic in our world would work. Unlike the adults on Friday who could not come to a consensus the class was much more willing to talk and to combine ideas. They were much more willing to compromise so that everyone could be involved and heard. In the end they managed to come to an agreement they were all happy with. After they were done making these decisions they still had a little bit of time to work on their stories and on their individual regions. They were again enthused to get to writing and as soon as they were given the chance they went to it, silently tapping away at their keys on their keyboards. After class many were reluctant to leave and stayed to talk for a minute before heading to their next class. One student even came in during our study hall so he could keep talking about the world with us! The students are loving this almost as much as we are. It’s great! I am so excited to be in the class with them. I think they are really learning about what goes into the creation of a story and of another world entirely. I will be interested to see what happens when they get started on their longer pieces. I think some really amazing stuff will be coming out of this class. I have been trying to think about what other types of things need to be done with the class in order to make sure their writing is superb. Maybe we can do some mini lessons on grammar or spelling. One or two students are having trouble with that in their postings on the wiki. Or maybe we can do something about the importance of a name or creating a character profile. I just think that with a class this excited about learning we should take advantage of it to teach them as much English as possible.