Oregon Writing Project

1999

This is the Class That Nat Taught

By Karen Backman

This is the class that Nat taught.

These are the students who sat in the class that Nat taught.

These are the laptops checked out to the students who sat in the class that Nat taught.
  
These are the book reviews, master works all,
Based on the books all lined up on the wall
That were typed on the laptops checked out to the students who sat in the class that Nat taught.

These are the lessons presented by peers
That we'll alter and use in our classrooms for years
Together with book reviews, master works all,
Based on the books all lined up on the wall
That were typed on the laptops checked out to the students who sat in the class that Nat taught.

These are the writings, (draft one and draft two)
Sent on the server to me and to you
(Inspired by the lessons presented by peers
That we'll alter and use in our classrooms for years)
Together with book reviews, master works all,
Based on the books all lined up on the wall
That were typed on the laptops checked out to the students who sat in the class that Nat taught.

These are the web sites, our personal pages
(Based on a template they've used for just ages)
With links to the writings, (draft one and draft two)
Sent on the server to me and to you
(Inspired by the lessons presented by peers
That we'll alter and use in our classrooms for years)
Together with book reviews, master works all,
Based on the books all lined up on the wall
That were typed on the laptops checked out to the students who sat in the class that Nat taught.

This is the link to the site for this state
So that people can read the stuff -- both poor and great
That they find on the web sites, our personal pages
(Based on a template they've used for just ages)
With links to the writings, (draft one and draft two)
Sent on the server to me and to you
(Inspired by the lessons presented by peers
That we'll alter and use in our classrooms for years)
Together with book reviews, master works all,
Based on the books all lined up on the wall
That were typed on the laptops checked out to the students who sat in the class that Nat taught.

This is the homepage that tells how it started
Where the wisdom of NWP is imparted
With subsequent links to the site for this state
So that people can read the stuff -- both poor and great
That they find on the web sites (our personal pages,
Based on a template they've used for just ages)
With links to the writings, (draft one and draft two)
Sent on the server to me and to you
(Inspired by the lessons presented by peers
That we'll alter and use in our classrooms for years)
Together with book reviews, master works all,
Based on the books all lined up on the wall
That were typed on the laptops checked out to the students who sat in the class that Nat taught.

Here's how technology's changing the ways
That we publish our writing in these modern days
Just look&emdash; there's a homepage that tells how it started
Where the wisdom of NWP is imparted
With subsequent links to the site for this state
So that people can read the stuff -- both poor and great
That they find on the web sites (our personal pages,
Based on a template they've used for just ages)
With links to the writings, (draft one and draft two)
Sent on the server to me and to you
(Inspired by the lessons presented by peers
That we'll alter and use in our classrooms for years)
Together with book reviews, master works all,
Based on the books all lined up on the wall
That were typed on the laptops checked out to the students who sat in the class that Nat taught.

This is the writing workshop tradition
That launched the Bay Area folks on their mission
And now that technology's changing the ways
That we publish our writing in these modern days
Just look&emdash; there's a homepage that tells how it started
Where the wisdom of NWP is imparted
With subsequent links to the site for this state
So that people can read the stuff -- both poor and great
That they find on the web sites (our personal pages,
Based on a template they've used for just ages)
With links to the writings, (draft one and draft two)
Sent on the server to me and to you
(Inspired by the lessons presented by peers
That we'll alter and use in our classrooms for years)
Together with book reviews, master works all,
Based on the books all lined up on the wall
That were typed on the laptops checked out to the students who sat in the class that Nat taught.