8th December, 2007 was the day that Mon and I officially started working with writeherewritenow. We started off with The Big Wild Read at British Council Library. About 30 young children were present for the workshop and all looked terrified as if they were coming in for an exam!
However, Richa's good humour diffused the situation. She was soon extolling the virtues of a well-written book review, highlighting some of the salient features such as not being afraid of one's readers, never giving away essential plot details, adding a sense of suspense in the review itself and the importance of revision.
The students were then divided into age-groups of 3 or 4 and were asked to make a verbal presentation on their favourite book. This turned out to be quite a point of contention. Most of the children could not decide on a single book that they all liked. Hence, as the "teachers", the four of us were asked for our opinion on various books.
Once decided, the presentations began. All were extremely entertaining and it was clear that some of the children will have bright futures in the performing arts or advertising.
The final segment required the children to write individual book reviews on a book prescribed by The Big Wild Read. Much help was sought during this segment as well but all the children managed to finish in time.
The session ended with an introduction to writeherewritenow and a request to all the children to join the site.
The session was certainly a success and very interactive. For Mon and myself, this was an enlightening beginning!
However, Richa's good humour diffused the situation. She was soon extolling the virtues of a well-written book review, highlighting some of the salient features such as not being afraid of one's readers, never giving away essential plot details, adding a sense of suspense in the review itself and the importance of revision.
The students were then divided into age-groups of 3 or 4 and were asked to make a verbal presentation on their favourite book. This turned out to be quite a point of contention. Most of the children could not decide on a single book that they all liked. Hence, as the "teachers", the four of us were asked for our opinion on various books.
Once decided, the presentations began. All were extremely entertaining and it was clear that some of the children will have bright futures in the performing arts or advertising.
The final segment required the children to write individual book reviews on a book prescribed by The Big Wild Read. Much help was sought during this segment as well but all the children managed to finish in time.
The session ended with an introduction to writeherewritenow and a request to all the children to join the site.
The session was certainly a success and very interactive. For Mon and myself, this was an enlightening beginning!
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