Last week we held our third Author's Chair of the year. This time we celebrated and listened to the very hard work that students have done in the genre of essay writing. The topics and content all uniquely belonged to each student. A few students started us off in a whole class share format, and then we broke in to a more intimate setting, finishing out the sharing in small groups around the room.
Ask your student to explain the involved process that we used to piece the essays together, including the use of notecards to plan, and a folder system to keep the various entries appropriately organized. Students are proud of their accomplishments and I'm proud of the new ground they broke as writers. I encourage you to take a look at their pieces through the link below. You'll notice that each student created their own distinctive stationery on which to write their final draft.
