This week we began a new unit in writing - fairytales! We knew lots of things about fairytales before we even started the unit! We have read lots and lots of Roald Dahl fairytales throughout the year already - we will continue this author study throughout the year - and we have begun reading many other fairytales as well. Yesterday we began observing fairytales through the lense of writers - what are craft moves we see fairytale authors making, what are common themes in fairytales, how are many fairytales similar or alike? We listed lots and lots of observations, first independently and then as a class.Today we did an on-demand fairytale. We were asked to "show what we know" about fairytale writing already. We wrote for 40-straight minutes, with lots of great stories being created. These stories will be assessed using the end-of-unit rubric so that everyone knows what attributes of great narrative writing or outstanding fairytale writing we need to work on throughout the next few weeks. This unit is sure to be fun!
