A new idea I received from Mrs. Smithson, an English teacher I know about how to infuse writing in my classroom in what she calls "Last=First." How this works is she will give the students a daily topic ranging from quotes to questions. I decided that I want to try this out when the students return from Thanksgiving break with the topic "What am I thankful for?" Students will write for 10 minutes on this topic and must use the last letter of the sentence as the first letter of the next sentence. Here is an example Mrs. Smithson used in her classroom before Thanksgiving with the same topic:
This Thanksgiving there are many things that I feel I should give thanks about. To start, I am thankful for my wonderful family. You really see who is there for you in times of need. Don't ever take this for granted because life is too short.
(I highlighted each letter in red for better understanding.)
I really think this is a great activity because it makes the students think about what they could add to a sentence being limited by the ending letter having to start the next sentence. Try it out, it's harder than it looks!
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