Friday, May 25, 2012

I knew I had something more to say...

After listening to the book "Because of Winn Dixie" by Kate Di Camillo the students in Mrs. McGinnis' and Mrs. McKenna's classes wrote an "All About" book about their moms. In the story, the main character, who is being raised by her father, asks that her father tell her 10 things about her mother. The students were asked to interview family members to get information for their books. The books were titled "10 Things I Know About My Mother". Each book contained a dedication page, table of contents, 10 chapters, and a "Meet the Author" page. The children enjoyed writing, illustrating, and sharing their books. They especially enjoyed a chapter called "How To"... where they shared something their mothers taught them 
to do. Moms will enjoy the books forever!

~Irene McGinnis and Paula McKenna



This is a copy of the pre-writing interview sheet.


             
It took us a few weeks, but each student completed their book in time for Mother's Day! Here are some reactions reported by a few of my students. 








They were so proud of their books. Moms have told me that it was their best Mother's Day gift ever! 




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