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Today was the day that we presented our findings on the book Write Like This.   I feel that our presentation went alright.   There were a few improvements that I think we could have made.  First off we should have had three people do the ignite talk and four people do the activity.  Second off we should have practiced our activity a few more times.  However with peoples different schedules this was not  possible.  I had a hard time working in a group of 7 people.  For me this was too many people.
The second group presented the book Non-Fiction Matters.   They did a great job with the ignite talk,  as they were successful with the 15 second time interval.  For their activity they did KWL charts which stands for know, want to know, and learned.  This is a very good technique for introducing a subject to students.  It helps students to identify what is already known while helping them to explore the unknown.

The first group that presented had read Wondrous Words.  They talked about prescriptive and descriptive writing.   They really emphasized that reading aloud is important and is actually the single most important structure in a classroom.   For their activity this group did something called coral reading.   It is where you take text out of a previous reading from the class.  You want the sentence to be a really good one though.  After choosing your sentence with groups you combine each others sentences to create a poem.
The second group that presented read Ladybugs and Swirling Galaxies.   This group emphasized the importance of giving the students somewhere comfortable to read.   Also they encouraged hanging students work around the classroom.    This groups activity was a lot of fun.   They had us get in groups of 4 or 5 and write a story together.   Each group got a different location that they had to base their story on (ex.  Outer Space, Somewhere hot).  Also they had 8 questions that we were to answer that helped guide our brainstorming.   My group got outer space and our story took place on the dark side of the moon.

The first group that presented talked about poetry.   They started off by talking about what poetry is and what it uses are.   They claimed that poetry jogs memory, demands for keen observation, requires precise language, and encourages reading fluency.  To teach poetry you want to start by having a safe place to share.  After this it is good to use imaginative situations, lists of related words, and familiar school procedure.   Also we should be collaborating and participating with the students.   A last note they made was that you can teach other subjects with poetry.
I went to the store
On the way I sand
I want some snacks
"stores closed" dang
The second group that presented had read the book Don't Forget to Write.   This book talked about how to make writing interesting and personal for students.  One example is having students write about their favorite films.   Another is to follow the science of making ice cream.   I also liked the idea of having them write comics.   Lastly this group said it is beneficial to make something that the students leave with in their hands.