Carolyn Greenlee

September
     The Write  On  Project will take  place  for the 2002-2003 school year. I was really nervous about coming today. I had my own little way of doing things, but I think I can adjust. The process is the same and hopefully the outcome will be the same. It will give you a building bock, which we haven’t had before.

October
1. Describe your class’ experience with Four Square writing this past month?   Excellent

2. How often did your students attempt to write each week? Once

3. Did your students attempt a Four Square + 1 paragraph (topic sentence, three detail sentences, one additional sentence for each detail).  If so, what success did they have with it?  If not, why? Yes   Time was a problem it took a long time .

4. Have you experienced any problems through your participation in this project this past month? No

5. What suggestions would you have for making this project more beneficial to you and your students? None! My students really enjoyed you coming into the classroom.
 

November
 

1.Describe your class’ experience with the Easter Island writing assignment this past month.  They loved  it! They enjoyed writing about their trip to            Easter Island. They were able to use their knowledge on natural resource in social studies. 

2.How often did your students attempt to write each week?Once a week 

3.Did your students attempt a Four Square + 1 paragraph (topic sentence, three detail sentences, one additional sentence for each detail).  If so, what success did they have with it?  If not, why?  Yes, Some children  had no problems while others did not finish the assignment. 

4.Have you experienced any problems through your participation in this project this past month? no 

5.What suggestions would you have for making this project more beneficial to you and your students? none

January
 

February
1. Describe your class’ experience with Four Square writing this past month.   We were only able to get
2. one writing experience in  this month ,due to many interrupts.
    Did your students attempt a Four Square + 1 paragraph (topic sentence, three detail sentences, one additional sentence for each detail).  If so, what success did they have with it?  If not, why? They enjoyed adding more to their paragraphs.

3. Have you experienced any problems through your participation in this project this past month? No
4. What suggestions would you have for making this project more beneficial to you and your students? None, just find us more time.
 

March
1. Describe your class’ experience with Four Square writing this past month.
2. They enjoyed writing about this.
We only had time to follow up on the original writing assignment.

3. Did your students participate in a social studies cross curriculum writing activity?  If so, describe its successes/weaknesses. Yes ,I thought it was a great success.

4. Have you experienced any problems through your participation in this project this past month?  Time is always a problem.
5. What suggestions would you have for making this project more beneficial to you and your students? none

April
 

1.    Describe your class’ experience with Four Square writing this past month.

This month  we used the social studies and science ”write on” disc and the children really enjoyed using it! 

2.    Share your students’ experiences with the Civil War or Iraq writing activity. 

3.    Have you experienced any problems through your participation in this project this past month? no  

4.    What suggestions would you have for making this project more beneficial to you and your students? I felt like they were much more motivated by you .A visit twice a month would be nice! The other teachers would benefit from this program.

May

The Tennessee Master Plan Goals the project addressed was:

State of the art technology will be used to improve curriculum. Tennessee Report Card Performance Indicators Competency (Composition Skills)

1.      How do you feel this project moved toward the goal of improving student composition skills? It was a great help. 

2.        How did your participation in this project positively affecting the writing skills of the students in your classroom?  It was a great motivator. The kids loved it!  

3.        How did your participation in this project positively affect your instructional strategies? Lots of fresh new ideas! The books were loaded with good ideas.  

4.        Describe any problems you encountered through your participation in this project? Time was a big factor. When do I HAVE TIME TO DO ALL THE   SE WONDERFUL  Things?  

5.        What could be done to improve the Write On project? Absolutely nothing