Let’s Get Ready to Cross the Finish Line!
- Cheryl McDonough
- 5 days ago
- 2 min read
It seems like we were just welcoming you to a new school year, and now here we are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. Regardless of grade or subject area, it is important to close the year with reflection and summary activities that encourage students to look back at their growth and celebrate how far they’ve come. In this l ast Exchange of the 2023-2024 school year, we offer some suggestions for prompts that can be used to do just that.
Click here for the full list of prompts, or see below for a sampling of prompts to get you started:
Type One
What were the three hardest things we did this year and why? (1.5 minutes)
What two pieces of advice would you give someone coming into this class next year? (2 minutes)
Type Two
Identify four major topics in this course/class/subject and rank them in order of importance. Number one is most important and number four is the least. (no more than 5 minutes)
Describe two things you now know about (course title or subject area) that you didn’t know at the start of the year. (3 minutes)
Types Three and Four
Turn any of these Type One and Two reflections into Type Threes/Fours by creating FCAs that help students to refine their responses.
Or, use our popular and fun "Letter to Next Year's Teacher" for your grade band. While this assignment was originally designed for students to reflect specifically on their writing, don't let that scare you! Teachers of any content area can use this assignment to get students reflecting on their year of learning.
Read the Collins Writing Exchange from May 2024 for more ideas.
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