Today we welcomed professional author and illustrator David LaRochelle to our class.  He gave a short presentation about his journey as a writer and highlighted the process one goes through to publish a book.  Then, he guided us through his approach to creating the pictures for his stories.  Students drew thumbnails for a poem that LaRochelle had written about his sister's room.  S

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Other highlights from the day included a mini-lesson about the writing process using Freytag's Pyramid as a guide.  We outlined our stories, had fun outside, learned about Question the Expert, used our imaginations to "become" our characters (Imagimingle), and spent time engaged in the drafting process.  

 

TODAY'S CONVERSATION STARTER:

Why is BAD, good when it comes to illustrating?

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What is Freytag's pyramid?  How can it help us develop our stories?