tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220390520594776250.post7715111460394306995..comments2023-12-28T16:31:10.689-06:00Comments on Literacy Learning Zone: solsc.2012: the testing scene 6/31Michellehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04822472844833732246noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220390520594776250.post-57657972165315242832012-03-06T23:27:38.163-06:002012-03-06T23:27:38.163-06:00Michelle,
Your poem captures the reality of testin...Michelle,<br />Your poem captures the reality of testing. Often the kids are fighting their winter colds. "Feet swaying" reminds us how young these children are. I always wonder what they will say when they get older about their education and testing. I wonder if they'll remember that "knee shaking" feeling they experienced year after year. <br /><br />CathyCathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08233792477358685156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220390520594776250.post-39655610443126644802012-03-06T22:58:38.969-06:002012-03-06T22:58:38.969-06:00This is a perfect description of what I did two we...This is a perfect description of what I did two weeks ago. Do your tests go through a script of teaching kids how to answer multiple choice questions? I always find it ironic since my folks have been taking these tests since the first grade.hillyvanilleehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16505733718365870779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220390520594776250.post-61495568881574176582012-03-06T20:38:21.656-06:002012-03-06T20:38:21.656-06:00I think you were in my classroom today! Sounds jus...I think you were in my classroom today! Sounds just like what was going on in Denver!Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13294455230627182656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220390520594776250.post-77873461074790640812012-03-06T19:15:26.527-06:002012-03-06T19:15:26.527-06:00Isn't it funny how much you can notice when th...Isn't it funny how much you can notice when the kids are busy testing? <br />My favorite line: "circles enclosed with a hopeful response that's true . . . a-yes!"<br />:)<br />ChrisChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18102939630771341497noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220390520594776250.post-13779001930238661132012-03-06T17:14:02.867-06:002012-03-06T17:14:02.867-06:00Wow, such a creative, vivid description of a "...Wow, such a creative, vivid description of a "boring" event -- I never would have thought about writing a poem about testing! All your little details let me picture the room perfectly!JenniferMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09603450967368808356noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220390520594776250.post-8838539377859683022012-03-06T16:53:23.354-06:002012-03-06T16:53:23.354-06:00I am right there with you. The math test they too...I am right there with you. The math test they took was a beast! I love the a..hems and a...choos. Very cool.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11884288283471131935noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220390520594776250.post-35628993444247165702012-03-06T12:34:13.529-06:002012-03-06T12:34:13.529-06:00You have captured each facet of that testing perio...You have captured each facet of that testing period. You are brilliant in snatching these small pieces and fashioning them into a creative poem. Well done!elsiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01348895330633879894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220390520594776250.post-32246352219584219222012-03-06T09:35:41.606-06:002012-03-06T09:35:41.606-06:00Great job, MIchelle. Ours start in a couple of we...Great job, MIchelle. Ours start in a couple of weeks--sooooo not looking forward to it. What I really liked was the "a-_____ " words at the ends of stanzas. Really brought the whole things together. But the words you chose for the rest are spot on. They really set the scene for us--great visualsDeb Dayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861392500601183208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220390520594776250.post-20003933870704613862012-03-06T08:56:39.768-06:002012-03-06T08:56:39.768-06:00I love the way you've turned the awfulness of ...I love the way you've turned the awfulness of testing season into material for poetry. Now that's positive thinking!Tarahttp://tmsteach.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220390520594776250.post-10136392902913873062012-03-06T08:50:06.936-06:002012-03-06T08:50:06.936-06:00You have a poet's eye and brain. Testing is no...You have a poet's eye and brain. Testing is not a subject I would have thought in verse.Terje https://www.blogger.com/profile/13569210226711674834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220390520594776250.post-50563132994855321042012-03-06T07:24:39.591-06:002012-03-06T07:24:39.591-06:00Michelle,
This is an awesome depiction of a testin...Michelle,<br />This is an awesome depiction of a testing day! Wow. . . and you ask how I do it???Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12593604647570046795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-220390520594776250.post-59123835059615599042012-03-06T06:57:04.647-06:002012-03-06T06:57:04.647-06:00I start our ISATs today - two a day today, tomorro...I start our ISATs today - two a day today, tomorrow, and Thursday. Field Trip Friday. Can't wait.Katherine Sokolowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01613122879321312187noreply@blogger.com