Writing Focus

The Common Core focuses a LOT on writing. Our County, focuses a LOT on writing. Our curriculum includes two full days out of every 7 day cycle of Writing is Fundamental. So many of my students were struggling with writing a draft today and figuring out what to write.

Then it hit me. My mom, who just cleaned through a TON of stuff that was hiding away in the attic, had sent me home with a ton of my writing journals and pieces from elementary school. Why not use these as some examples to show my students what writing, real, messy, edited, writing looks like. I am going to bring it in to show them but I did scan a few pieces to email to a co-worker to share. I apparently had a very creative imagination as a child.

Take a look:

Good luck deciphering my hand-writing!