Mr Sinnett Analysis

Mr. Sinnett modeled how to be a great teacher, and writing coach. I thought it was interesting that Mr. Sinnett took his writing strategies straight from the state exams his students would have to take years from kindergarten. That is what teachers ideally want to do, but I think most wouldn’t concern themselves with matching the state exam guidelines unless their grade was taking the test. Mr. Sinnett ensures he is teaching students what they need to know about writing, because these students are being taught originally how to successfully complete this test. Mr. Sinnett’s classroom was full of ESL students. Mr. Sinnett showed that teachers shouldn’t avoid topics that they think students would know about, because they might be from another culture. Mr. Sinnett knew a lot of the students wouldn’t know about Thanksgiving, so he used text to introduce the concept of Thanksgiving. This showed me that literature could be used to bridge the cultural gap, build knowledge, and create textual connections. …show more content…
Sinnett worked his writer’s journal time was very impressive. In the classrooms I have been placed in, writer’s journal time consisted of students quietly sitting at their desk and completing the writing assignment on their own. Students weren’t given time to draw a picture to go with their writing. When students finished their writing, they put their journal back on the bookshelf and that was the end of the writing time. Mr. Sinnett doesn’t discredit the artistic quality of a writer’s journal. Students are encouraged to draw a really good picture first as a form of prewriting to inspire the writing. I’m going to use this strategy in my classroom, because it helps students develop ideas to write about, and gives them the chance to be