Thursday, September 24, Writer's Workshop

We began with a group activity identifying the "What If's" of some of the summer reading novels. The students also drew group, "picture predictions" about what they think might happen after the novels end. I then introduced the elements of fiction and effective ways of mapping a short story. We will continue to explore these techniques in next week's Writer's Workshop. The majority of the time was dedicated to focused writing as all the students worked towards finishing their first or second drafts.