Thursday’s class was a great class. I enjoyed the “I am from” readings. I especially enjoyed learning a little bit more about Mrs. Bradshaw. Next, Mrs. Bradshaw talked about the six traits in writing. They are: Good Organization, Sound Ideas, Powerful Words, Correct Connections, Smooth Fluency, and Individual Voice.

Mrs. Bradshaw then read a former student’s story. She informed the students, UNM students as well, that after she was finished that we were going to rate this student’s paper. When she was done she projected a rating scale on the overhead. We went through the organization of the paper. We also reviewed the ideas of the paper and the words and fluency of the paper. I enjoyed watching Mrs. Bradshaw’s students as they rated this paper. I think that it was great for them to see how their own papers will be viewed.

The best part of the day was seeing the students that I worked with last week. One of the girls was excited when I walked into the classroom. She waved at me when I walked in and waved goodbye to me as I left. It made me feel good as she was the one that I talked most about in my last posting, and made the most impression on me. I was happy to see that I had made an impression on her as well.