25 1 / 2012

These are Allegorical Children’s books that my students created using all twenty of the elements of Fiction we’ve studied this year. They built the books themselves after creating Allegories Dr. Seuss himself would envy. I have students who created Allegories on The Cold War, Pearl Harbor, and the Civil Rights Movement.  I always know when I hit the kid jackpot when all they want to talk about-in my class, in other classes, to their friends, to their parents, is what we’re doing in Language Arts class. And this morning, on the due date, I walked into our hallway to be bombarded by eager eyes & loud mouths shoving gorgeous creations in my hands. That was 7:20 am, and the day has only improved since then. Seven years, and they still manage to surprise me. I really love them for that.

These are Allegorical Children’s books that my students created using all twenty of the elements of Fiction we’ve studied this year. They built the books themselves after creating Allegories Dr. Seuss himself would envy. I have students who created Allegories on The Cold War, Pearl Harbor, and the Civil Rights Movement. 

I always know when I hit the kid jackpot when all they want to talk about-in my class, in other classes, to their friends, to their parents, is what we’re doing in Language Arts class. And this morning, on the due date, I walked into our hallway to be bombarded by eager eyes & loud mouths shoving gorgeous creations in my hands. That was 7:20 am, and the day has only improved since then.

Seven years, and they still manage to surprise me. I really love them for that.

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