Hi Everyone-
The question that I'm considering is "What happens to boys' writing when they work in pairs or teams?" I'm intersted in hearing from any of you who have considered or tried this approach to help boys with the writing process. The data collection plans I'm considering, and already implementing, are lots of anectdotal records paired with finished products graded on widely-used writing rubrics. I'm also going to gather some 'control' pieces which the boys have worked on individually for comparison. Our current unit is on poetry, a writing form I feel boys are often resistant to, and I've already seen some interesting collaboration on a partner writing excercise we did. Any thoughts or insights from you are most welcome.
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I'm very interested in your project. In addition to the great data sources you list here--observational notes and the boys' writing/assessments of their writing, I think informal interviews would also reap interesting data. It would be illuminating for you or your PIE coach to ask the boys what they think of peer or team writing and how they think it has impacted them. Looking forward to learning from your work!
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