Generating Lists

Monday during Writing Workshop students began generating lists.  The lists that students created were focused around the following prompts: 

What are the 10 best things that have ever happened to you and what are the 10 most unexpected (worst) things that have ever happened to you?  

Students began writing quickly and throughout the Writing Workshop students lists were projected up on the board and read aloud to the class. The sharing that happened throughout the workshop helped “spark” students imagination and often students made connections while their classmates were sharing.  Below are some examples of the lists that students generated during Writing Workshop and a few closing comments given at the closing of our Writing Workshop session.