We were talking briefly here last week about if teachers signed “there is” to start a story. Today, I polled the DPS writing team (when school ends each year we write and refine assessments all day for ten days) and, of the ten teachers there, only two gestured the expression.
Annick Chen puts her left hand flat in front of her with her right fist on top of it. It’s kind of a focusing device. Neat. Then, Diego said he puts his hands together in front of him and then moves them apart, kind of like a curtain opening. Also very cool. But the other eight, including Diana, didn’t gesture it – they just say it and start the story.