Malala Short Essay Response

Hello O. L. Smith Community,

The students have been keeping me busy this week with writing their Short Essay Responses (SER) about Malala. A SER is different from a regular essay because it is only a paragraph or so long, however, it is a very lengthy paragraph. I am starting with this to allow students to focus on writing a solid piece with good information, rather than worrying about the length of the paper.

They were given four questions about Malala and had the opportunity to chose which one they would like to write about. Today, we finished our pre-writing and began typing our rough drafts. We will be typing again and editing tomorrow and, if needed, Friday. The essays are due Friday.

Some more exciting news regarding this week, students are accessing Google Classroom for the first time! I have the assignment sheet and rubric posted on Google Classroom and students are typing and sharing their assignments with me on Google Drive. When students are done, they simply hit the “Done” button on the assignment and I received a notification saying I can grade Jane Doe’s assignment. While I am still figuring out the ins and outs of the program, I am very pleased with how the first assignment is working out.

If you have any questions, comments, or concerns, please feel free to contact me!

Megan Timpf