In writing workshop we'll be moving into an opinion writing unit next, focused on writing reviews of toys/books/places we know...more on that soon. We got our feet wet with opinion writing first by writing about a favorite version of the classic The Night Before Christmas. We read this famous Clement Moore poem several times, in books illustrated by Jean Hirashima, Jan Brett, and Leonard Weisgard. All three feature pets in the illustrations-- a big hit-- but each has a very different style. Students each then chose their favorite and wrote about three reasons they especially liked that particular version. Here are some pictures of us writing, illustrating, and sharing this work with one another this week and last.
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