As some of you may know, I'm also running YWP Nano for my 3rd graders this year. We had our writing kick off yesterday and wrote our first "story." (We're writing expository paragraphs about our favorite things to compile into a "short story" book.)
Well, the kids totally blew me away. We had planned and agreed on an goal of 20-30 words per story (based on what they had written in the past) and a goal of 400 words per kid. Well, yesterday before they started writing, I modeled the writing I showed them how to make their sentences more interesting (something we had not really focused on as of yet). When they went to write, those little buggers wrote upwards of 50-150 words each! Our class total of words for the day was 2,545! I was so very impressed and they were so proud of themselves!!
The funniest thing is that I challenged them that I would try to beat their word count on my own each day. So when we added up the collective word count, we all had a good laugh and wondered how in the world I was going to beat 2,545 words in one night!! They were so excited that they had already beaten my word count (and I had two extra days to write, as they liked to point out...)
Anyway, I wanted to share and update you on how the writing is going. Unfortunately, I have to be gone today for a training so they won't get to write for Nano today. =(
Vicci
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I love deadlines. I especially love the whizzing sound they make as they pass by...
50,634 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 11 11
YAY for the kids...That is so impressive. Tell them to keep up the good work. I would still love to come meet the kids..
I may even be able to get something together with the school's permission of course to bring cookies or something for their own lil thank goodness its over party???
----------2007-Won with True Born (Nicolas and Megan's Story)
2008-Won with A Journey of Hope
2009- Can't wait to begin
2008 and 2009 Co-ML of Las Vegas NaNoWriMo
43,642 / 50,000
Nov 4, 2009 - 19 06
Wow It is so great how you inspirer them.
If you would like I could get a few published authors togeater and visit maybe some friday. I am off on fridays. Maybe after nano or next year or when ever. the kids can meet "real" authors.
Laura L
----------Las Vegas Chew Toy a 2005 NaNoWriMo novel has been published
Go to LauraLAlton.com