Independent Writing Projects

Dear 4-324 Families,

Our Independent Writing Projects officially kicked off today! As part of this yearlong study, students will be responsible for pursuing their own independent writing projects. These projects can be in ANY genre students are interested in.

In past years, students have published a diversity of projects including:

c An anthology of poetry inspired by Tim Burton characters

c A new book in a favorite series and a new ending to a favorite book

c A read-aloud newspaper that included news relevant to characters in our read-aloud book

c A nonfiction book about submarines in World War II

c A graphic novel set in outer space

c A historical fiction piece set in a favorite time period

The possibilities really are endless! Students are welcome to create any type of text that already exists in the world (or to invent their own new genre they wish existed).

Your child’s first independent writing project will be due in class on Friday, December 7. Their piece should be published (either handwritten or typed).

For our first independent writing cycle, your child will have time in class to work on their independent writing piece, but they will be expected to do a large part of the work at home.

If you have any questions, please email me or send a note in to school with your child.

Best,

Katie