Student Responses to Shirley Jackson’s “Charles”
Introduction: In last week's blog, we wrote about how to utilize the free resource, Padlet, in your classroom. This past week, I used it in my classroom as a way to review parts of an essay. After instruction, students wrote their versions of introductions, body paragraphs, and conclusions. Once they completed each part of the essay, they reviewed other classmates' submissions on Padlet and "liked" the posts that best accomplished the purpose of that part of the essay. Below I have posted my second and third-block eighth grader's "Charles" final essays. Writing Task: You have read Shirley Jackson’s short story…
