Mosaic+Essay



At a recent conference I attended, a teacher discussed this essay that she has her students write to help them consider the universality of theme. Students look at a one theme through various perspectives to consider its relevance on a personal and worldly level. Theme is always a challenge to teach because it has to be inferred. I loved this idea of very concretely connecting it to their own lives and to the larger world to help make it more tangible. Additionally, writing in parts like this is something that I often have students do so that they begin to see how writing is a process and requires both reflection and revisions. Students often resist this notion, feeling that writing should be more like a sprint. I tell them it's more like a marathon, and there's a lot of training involved. I was very pleased with the results of this essay, especially how many students started to internalize the writing process, and I look forward to teaching it for years to come! Great job, middle school!

Brooke

Bryce

Eve

Gabe

Ishara

Jade

Jake

Josh

Leo

Logan

Ori

Max

Nicole

Rebecca

Richard

Sophie

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