My favorite sentences:

I have the students write "Daily Questions" at the start of each period. There are all kinds of names out there for this activity--Bell Work, Starters, Warm Ups--you get the picture. I require they write in complete sentences and explain themselves. 2 word answers aren't good enough.

Mostly they are about what we've learned or are going to learn, but with the winter break just passed, last Monday I asked them what their favorite part of Break was. Here are some answers (copied exactly):

--Partyin' hanging out with my step sistas

--I got alot prezants

--Wii wet to disneyland and it waz fun

--I got to sleepin everyday and do what ever I want all day till night

--It's cause I wanted a no routine time so it was better to just to do something at any given time.

--We just hanged out

--The best part of my Break was not wacking up early

--going to Barns & Nobles becaus I got to red my favorit mangas.

--I was bored and then I went shoppin.

--My favorite part was I got to go outside.

I couldn't choose a favorite in these could I? I love that the gaming system went to Disneyland, and the boy who went outside because apparently he never gets to go outside. And the Sistas...precious