IPS/Butler University Laboratory School

This week, we have been discussing how to use critiques that friends give us to revise our writing. This is an important part of the writing process and something we want students to understand!

On Tuesday, students were divided into groups and asked to create an observational drawings of various objects around the classroom. They worked very hard on these and they turned out great. We talked about this as the first step of a three part process that we would utilize when creating these sketches.

With the help of our Butler friends on Wednesday, we critiqued each others work. Each child offered two specific praises for their partners work and one thing they wished for. This reinforced the idea of constructive criticism, while still offering students some areas for improvement.

Today, we revisited our drawings and revised the work based on what our parter offered us as a wish. The students really took their feedback to heart and the results were impressive! Next week, we will learn how to transfer these ideas from drawing and use the during story workshop to help us become better authors! This work is displayed outside our room, so stop by and see!

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