Author Visit News!

The students and teachers at Blackwell thoroughly enjoyed the visit by Tammy and Shane Bronson on February 11^th.  Thank you to the PTA for providing this wonderful opportunity for our school.  The presentation supported our work with the writing process by stressing revising, editing, word choice, plot, character development, etc. The kids made wonderful connections to their own writing and the writing process. 

Here are a few quotes from students:

First Grade:

Ø I learned that it takes a long time to make a book, like over a year!

Ø I learned that they had to go to the library and check out many, many books.  They checked out drawing books and fiction and nonfiction, too!

Ø I liked how we learned about how to play the musical instruments with the “old man face” and buzzing like a brass instrument.

Ø I learned that you don’t just write once before you send it to the printer, so you have to keep writing!

Third Grade:

Ø I can’t believe that they had to make so many redraws and changes!

Ø I liked learning about how they put the book cover together, first with cardboard and a printed sheet, then folded, glued, and then added the extra blue or white page with the stinky book glue.

Ø I didn’t know that there were printers that big!

Ø I learned that making a book takes lots of hard work.

Ø I learned that I can be a writer.  It takes time, effort and patience.

Ø I liked how they used real objects like leaves and string and scanned them onto the artwork.

Fifth Grade:

Ø It’s great to know that white pencil can be used over colored pencil for a pastel look.

Ø It’s great to know that we are real writers when we follow the writers’ process: pre-write, draft, revise, edit, and publish.

Ø It’s great to know that a story board is a great way to get the whole idea in mind!

Ø It’s great to know that writers read so many books for ideas.

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