Thursday, June 28, 2012

Joey Pigza has new meaning for me

Listening to Jack Gantos speak today was motivational. He reinforced the importance of having students write for at least 10 minutes a day to complete a short story. First he talked about using a map of your house to create stories about your life to write about. Then he talked about using the story elements for structure as you write a second draft. He mentioned so many other tips. He writes between 50 and 100 drafts of his books before he has a final draft. I can only think how cool it would be for our students to hear him speak. Becky

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