Show What I Know

This student was so over the top brilliant, but if you looked at his written work, you never would have guessed that. I needed to find a way to make him take ownership of producing "quality work". I wanted him to buy in to the thought of showing how bright he was through his writing. This strategy worked. He got the gist as to why taking his time and showing what he knew was important. This story and showing him examples of what quality work looked like contributed to his high quality work output. Whenever you can connect these stories and give the kids reasons that they relate to, its golden! Enjoy!

In 5th grade there is a lot of written work.When I complete my work, I show everybody what I know.

My work shows what I think, and sometimes it shows what I have learned. It is important to do my best with my work so that people can read my writing and show how smart I am.

I will try to remember to take my time so that my writing is readable.   I should try to remember to re-read my work to make sure that I can read it and then make any corrections that may need made.

If I do this, then people who read my work will see how amazingly smart I am and be very impressed.