My Grade 6 English as a Second Language (ESL) class works on
one big writing project each term; in Term 1 we wrote a book report, and this
term we worked on a newspaper article about the birth of Jesus. When I told
them what we would be working on this term, their reaction—as usual—was a
collective groan and a chorus of, “But we already know how to write a newspaper article!” (They say this every term,
but by the time we’re two or three weeks into the project, they’re enjoying it!)
This class is one of my favourites because we have some pretty good discussions,
as well as some completely random and ridiculous ones!
