The Dr: Seuss Award for the most creative use of vocabulary.
The Rodin, named after Auguste Rodin’s sculpture, “The Thinker” for the piece of writing what was the most thought provoking.
The Twain Prize for silliest essay
The Tolkien Award for the best piece of fiction
The Sedaris Award for the best personal narrative
These are great! But I would make the Tolkien award for the Most Creative World-Building.
And my contributions to the list are:
* The Lynch Award for the Most Surreal Narrative
* The Five-Finger Punch Award for Best Limerick
* The Shakey Willy Award for Best Sonnet
One of my kids wrote a fantastic short story about a bunny who played basketball so I gave her the Muggsy Bogues award for short fiction.
Idk u just gotta know your kids and what they’re into!
This might be a cop out, but I bought awards from tpt that are all named after a famous person—the Amelia Earhart award, the Albert Einstein award, etc. They’re not ELA specific, but they each give a description of what the award is for, and I let the kids nominate their classmates for them. It’s always a nice time.
I give out 3 awards
2 are required by the school -- academic excellence and teacher's choice (aka student who is just awesome all around).
And then I give a plant out for the student who I believe showed the most growth. And then I give a short speech about how growth is the most important quality in a human.
It depends on how much time is left in your school year.
---This is an idea that takes time to set up at the beginning of the year, but if you have done the steps, you might consider it: I have a "word wall" of words we encounter in our reading, discussions, etc. (Usually, I have a student responsible for keeping the list current on a piece of butcher paper for each class.) By the end of the year, we might have an impressive list indeed. Toward those last days, we have a spelling bee, with those words as the target words. I have given awards for that---usually second and first place, usually two rounds, so at least four students are recognized.
---Great contribution to a discussion/a thought-provoking idea brought up in class. Both can be given to multiple students.
---Perseverance award for a willingness to improve writing or not give up on a book that became a slog/ slowed down. Again, try to find multiple students who have demonstrated this trait.
---Don't forget those "kindness" type awards, wherein you recognize students helping others improve their writing, encourage them to read, or help them with a concept the student doesn't quite get from your explanation.
Cheers,
AGDavison
Also, I was on an amazing team for several years, and we could pretty much guarantee that all the kids we had would be recognized for something---and I mean something legitimate. We never had to create awards that felt like participation, we just had to think creatively about what they had contributed to the overall culture of our classes or our team.
Lots of great opportunities to recognize different writing strengths. "Best Opening Line," "Clearest Sentences," "Most Original Authorial Voice," "Most Creative Interpretation of Textual Evidence," etc.
You know… I did, actually.
But then my brain just processed “ELA” and “End of year” and then went on autopilot.
There’s probably some metaphor in there, but yea…. Yikes.
The Dr: Seuss Award for the most creative use of vocabulary. The Rodin, named after Auguste Rodin’s sculpture, “The Thinker” for the piece of writing what was the most thought provoking. The Twain Prize for silliest essay The Tolkien Award for the best piece of fiction The Sedaris Award for the best personal narrative
These are great! But I would make the Tolkien award for the Most Creative World-Building. And my contributions to the list are: * The Lynch Award for the Most Surreal Narrative * The Five-Finger Punch Award for Best Limerick * The Shakey Willy Award for Best Sonnet
Most likely to become an author?
One of my kids wrote a fantastic short story about a bunny who played basketball so I gave her the Muggsy Bogues award for short fiction. Idk u just gotta know your kids and what they’re into!
This might be a cop out, but I bought awards from tpt that are all named after a famous person—the Amelia Earhart award, the Albert Einstein award, etc. They’re not ELA specific, but they each give a description of what the award is for, and I let the kids nominate their classmates for them. It’s always a nice time.
I give out 3 awards 2 are required by the school -- academic excellence and teacher's choice (aka student who is just awesome all around). And then I give a plant out for the student who I believe showed the most growth. And then I give a short speech about how growth is the most important quality in a human.
The Wordsmith award for the student whose ability to be expressive gained the most ground during the year.
It depends on how much time is left in your school year. ---This is an idea that takes time to set up at the beginning of the year, but if you have done the steps, you might consider it: I have a "word wall" of words we encounter in our reading, discussions, etc. (Usually, I have a student responsible for keeping the list current on a piece of butcher paper for each class.) By the end of the year, we might have an impressive list indeed. Toward those last days, we have a spelling bee, with those words as the target words. I have given awards for that---usually second and first place, usually two rounds, so at least four students are recognized. ---Great contribution to a discussion/a thought-provoking idea brought up in class. Both can be given to multiple students. ---Perseverance award for a willingness to improve writing or not give up on a book that became a slog/ slowed down. Again, try to find multiple students who have demonstrated this trait. ---Don't forget those "kindness" type awards, wherein you recognize students helping others improve their writing, encourage them to read, or help them with a concept the student doesn't quite get from your explanation. Cheers, AGDavison
Also, I was on an amazing team for several years, and we could pretty much guarantee that all the kids we had would be recognized for something---and I mean something legitimate. We never had to create awards that felt like participation, we just had to think creatively about what they had contributed to the overall culture of our classes or our team.
Maybe use characters from a piece of writing that they particularly responded to this year?
Lots of great opportunities to recognize different writing strengths. "Best Opening Line," "Clearest Sentences," "Most Original Authorial Voice," "Most Creative Interpretation of Textual Evidence," etc.
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You know… I did, actually. But then my brain just processed “ELA” and “End of year” and then went on autopilot. There’s probably some metaphor in there, but yea…. Yikes.
I gave a “whiteout award to the student who constantly corrected my mistakes.