Students in my class and in Mrs. Fairchild's class interviewed each other, and then each one wrote a paragraph and did a torn paper portrait of the person they interviewed. The work they did is on display in the hall outside our classrooms.
As a practice, I had the class do a group interview of me. They worked in groups to write sentences and then all together to create, revise, and edit the paragraph. And here is what they wrote:
Mrs. Kragen is our teacher. She’s also a mom, grandma, and wife. At school she always makes sure things are organized and fun! She is strict because she wants to make time for fun things to do. At home Mrs. Kragen loves to do things like read, draw, design gardens, watch movies, and spend time with family and her closest friends like Sheila Rabe. One of Mrs. Kragen’s fondest memories is when her daughter smacked her in the face in her sleep. If she could have a super power, it would be healing people because she likes helping people. She’s a person and a teacher, but she’s more than that. She’s Mrs. Kragen!
As a practice, I had the class do a group interview of me. They worked in groups to write sentences and then all together to create, revise, and edit the paragraph. And here is what they wrote:
Mrs. Kragen is our teacher. She’s also a mom, grandma, and wife. At school she always makes sure things are organized and fun! She is strict because she wants to make time for fun things to do. At home Mrs. Kragen loves to do things like read, draw, design gardens, watch movies, and spend time with family and her closest friends like Sheila Rabe. One of Mrs. Kragen’s fondest memories is when her daughter smacked her in the face in her sleep. If she could have a super power, it would be healing people because she likes helping people. She’s a person and a teacher, but she’s more than that. She’s Mrs. Kragen!
