All right. I am back. Finals are over, which pretty much exhausted me this year, and we are back and running writer's workshop in class again.
I told my students that around Valentine's Day, they would be responsible for writing the "Metaphor of the Week" for the rest of the school year. I explained that I wanted the first few ones to be about LOVE, in honor of the February Holiday!
To inspire them, I created the following metaphor about love. Zach--one of my eighth graders--informed me that my scientific knowledge was flawed. Instead of steel, according to Zach, I should have said "iron."
II am pleased to say that our first student-contributed "Metaphor of the Week" was posted Monday, and this Monday a new one will go up! My kids are totally jazzed that they are now in charge of this responsibility. I will continue to do the art; they will provide the inspiration.
Elijah--an eighth grader--contributed this metaphor:
I'll be posting some new lessons I have finalized tomorrow. Off to make dinner now!
--Corbett
