Last week the young authors of Lawton met in small multigrade groups to celebrate their writing. Each adult staff member, along with many parents, hosted a group and facilitated sharing of writing, feedback for the authors and receiving certificate of appreciation.
I was fortunate to host a talented group of writers including:
Connor, a first grader who shared his fiction story, “The Water Bottle that Lost its Cap.”
Isabel, a 3rd grader who not only wrote her story about the 5-Eyed Hawk, but showed the group her artistic model of the main character in her story.
Kara, a 3rd grader read from “My Poem Book”. In that book she included several poems called: My Mom, Lavender, I Have a Dream, and Inside the Letter K. The group remarked on her adept use of alliteration.
Sophia, a 4th grader read a chapter from her non-fiction chapter book called, “Ethiopia.” She shared the chapter on the Foods of Ethiopia and reminded us about Market Day during World Cultures Week.
Natalie, a 2nd grader shared her book called, “Awesome Seals.” In it she called the seal a ‘creature of 2 worlds.’
Liam, a 5th grader read from his book report on a fiction book called “Tiger” by Jeff Stone.
Imogene, a 5th grader read two chapters from her book called “Exotic Medicines from Madagascar.” She described the medicinal benefits of the bark of Cinnamon and the Periwinkle. She also included a bibliography of books and websites on her topic.
The girls and boys were very respectful and appreciative of their peers work and provided insightful feedback for each author. Ms Dial, our teacher librarian and the coordinator of this event provided certificates for each author and a special Lawton Authors’ Day pencil for each participant. It was a great day for celebrating the writing skills our children have been developing this year.
Posted in Announcements | Monday, June 7th, 2010