Seventh graders are working on a creative writing unit that allows them to express their talents through poetry, short (and long!) stories and other written work. Some of the lessons we have completed together include "If you want to get to know me" poems, poems about a most cherished item and odes to everyday items! Given the sentence, "He shaved his head." students were told to use it as either the first or last sentence of a short story. We typically share our work for about ten minutes at the end of each period--students can choose to share or not, but everyone is expected to share something before the end of the unit. Even I share some of my writing! We will be compiling a book as the unit comes to a close for each student to take home. Be sure to ask your seventh grader about it!
