Friday, April 15, 2011

Writing Success, Little By Little

Two students are now experimenting with poetry as a result of reading and discussing a poem each week in class.  Thesauruses are placed on their desks each day to help with interesting word choice.

Another student is writing in the style of Jeff Kinney, though with his own voice and illustrations, after reading "Diary of a Wimpy Kid" and its sequel.

Others are using "bold beginnings" and "endings that work" from six traits writing.  Students are recognizing the intertwining relationship of reading and writing. 

It's taken almost two years, but...there be writers (and readers) in my classroom.

1 comment:

EK said...

Isn't is amazing to walk this path with students? Supporting them as they transform into writers is incredible. Congrats!