A Room Full of Authors and Illustrators

In a previous post I alluded to the idea that in the coming weeks students would be writing their own stories (based on events in their lives) using all we have learned from reading Old Favorites.  I'm very proud of this crew of young writers who over the last two weeks brainstormed ideas in a writer's notebook, discussed those ideas with a partner and listened to feedback, chose an idea and planned the beginning, middle and end, and then wrote and illustrated the story across pages using connecting words such as  "next", "suddenly", and "in the end..." Here are some pictures that show the process.