Shrine Circus
Thursday, March 28 we had a great time at the Shrine Circus. Here are some of the pictures I took. Enjoy! (If you want to see a picture up close, click on it.)
Thursday’s Assignment:
Have you ever wondered where authors get their ideas for a story? I sure have. On the internet you can search for just about any author and read about how they got started, the names of all the books they have written and just about anything else you want to know. If you are lucky, you may even find a video of them telling about how they wrote a story or hear the author read their own book to you. Below are several of my favorite authors. Watch the videos and then write and illustrate your own story.
Norman Bridwell created Clifford, the Big Red Dog. Listen to his story.
Have you ever wondered where authors get their ideas for a story? I sure have. On the internet you can search for just about any author and read about how they got started, the names of all the books they have written and just about anything else you want to know. If you are lucky, you may even find a video of them telling about how they wrote a story or hear the author read their own book to you. Below are several of my favorite authors. Watch the videos and then write and illustrate your own story.
Norman Bridwell created Clifford, the Big Red Dog. Listen to his story.
Mark Brown is the author and illustrator if all you favorite Arthur books. Listen to him tell how he came up with his characters and why he decided to make Arthur an Ardvark.
Tip: If you are using the movie to help you draw Arthur, use the pause button to give you time to keep up with the video.
Author Mo Willems wrote all those crazy Pigeon stories like: Dont' Let the Pigeon Drive the Bus. Listen to how he creates his crazy characters and
why YOU should READ.
why YOU should READ.
Writing Assignment:
Each one of the authors I showed you has created some crazy characters. They let their imagination go free and in the end wrote some stories that we ALL love! Try to write your own story based on a crazy character that you dream up. Then illustrate the story and bring it to school.
Here are some questions to get you started.
1. Think of an unusual animal or creature for your main character.
2. What kind of adventure or problem could your character have?
3. Think of two or three friends for your main character. What kind of animal or creature are they? Do they do crazy things too?
4. How does the main character and his friends fix the problem you thought up in #2?
Happy Writing! Be sure to bring your story to school on Monday.
Each one of the authors I showed you has created some crazy characters. They let their imagination go free and in the end wrote some stories that we ALL love! Try to write your own story based on a crazy character that you dream up. Then illustrate the story and bring it to school.
Here are some questions to get you started.
1. Think of an unusual animal or creature for your main character.
2. What kind of adventure or problem could your character have?
3. Think of two or three friends for your main character. What kind of animal or creature are they? Do they do crazy things too?
4. How does the main character and his friends fix the problem you thought up in #2?
Happy Writing! Be sure to bring your story to school on Monday.