teaching 3rd grade in a k12 independent school
For my summer curriculum grant, I am trying to connect with other teachers globally on the subject of fiction writing. My first questions to my fellow teachers are:
Do you teach fiction writing in your classroom?
If so, what pieces do your kids create?
In my class, my kids write a free choice story for Hot Chocolate House, and we Native American legends. We also write poems in the spring. All other pieces are personal narratives or journaling.
Looking forward to hearing from you!
December 2nd, 2007 at 7:19 pm
I tend to let my students (first and second graders) choose their own fiction topics a la Lucy Caulkins writer’s workshop. However, here’s one assigned project we do where they write about their dreams:
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