Writer's Workshop

Students in first grade are beginning writers.  The work on this page is student-perfect, a term I use to describe the developmental level of learners as they grapple with spelling and grammatical conventions in their creative writing.  Unless noted, all work is student-perfect.
 
Note:  Due to technical difficulties, the selections are not in chronological order.  Please scroll through to find new updates for May.

Science Rocks

     I like my science book because its's fun to read  it has reul science in it  we make science out of it.
     Giovanni

The students wrote nonfiction text using information from anchor charts after listening to read-aloud nonfiction texts.

What Is The Sun?
       The sun is souper hot and made of fire.  And the Sun is clos to the earth.  The earth [temperature] is just right.  The sun is so powerful and made out of gases.  In the summer [the temperature of earth] is hotter.  The sun is even HOTOR.  HOT!  The sun will never stop shinig but somtime it will not shin [through] the clouds.
         Keyaira


The next selection was dedicated by Kirstin to "my class."

My School
     My frends are nice.  Mrs. Feel does alot of work.  Mrs. Farley is reading teacher.  She nice.  My sister is in my class.  I go to luch evrey day.  But first I go to reses.  Then we do work.  Then we clean up  After lunch we go to the bathroom.  I Love School.  And that's the end of the school [day]. 
   

   As a homework assignment, students responded to the prompt:   Our animal visitor is a ...

Ones upon a time, long ago, lived a mean squirrel.  He tried to eat everybody and they scremed for help.  Nobody herd them but one little nice squirrel said "I will help you"  and so she did.  The mean squirrel lerned how to be nice and they lived happly ever after. 
       Chloe


One time during the day I saw a white and brown rabbit.  It was very shy and quiet.  The rabbit came into my house.  It was eating healthy snacks and took a nap in my bed.  The rabbit woke up and broke everything by hopping around the house.  My mom and dad were mad and put the rabbit back outside the house.
       Keyaira

If a Raccoon live(d) in my house it will urinate on the floor.  A Raccoon will not be be happy in my house, it is too noisy during the day while a Raccoon need(s) to sleep.  The Raccoon will eat anything we eat.  The Raccoon will eat things like books, my homework, and break things like television sets, stereo sets and glasses.  I do not think anything funny will happen while a raccoon is living inside my house.
      Giovani

It would not be good for a ant to be in the h ouse.  It does not belong in the house.  Ants live in the ground.
      Amira

The bird tweets and flies.  He flew through the window.  He was not happy.  Grandma was not happy.  Mommy let it out the window.
      Mishka

One day when I went outside to play I saw a squirrel running wild around the yard!  And then I saw a squirrel climbing a tree stump    she was very quiet.  Then there was a squirrel in the corner   I took a step closer and it was so shy it ran away.  And then it was night   I did not see any squirrels and then I said they must only be day visitors.
      Kylie

Once  upon a time there was a squirrel.  The squirrel climbed up my house, then he wanted a house too.  He was huge and grey.  He found nuts.
      Marlon










MAY
After planting flowers in Mary's garden, students spontaneously began to write about the experience...

It was fun to plant a garden.  But the diedlest (deadliest) bug, the chinese betl bites super duper hard.  but frankie killed the Chines betl.  The end.  Love, Keyaira

I loed the buteful grass.  I liked the buteful flowers.  I liked the buteful smell of the top soil.  I like when the birds sing so wonderfuly.  I like the wind blowing so grasfuly on me.  I like people metatating with each other and most of all I liked being with my friends. 
    Chloe


Students wrote about things they do with their families:

It's awsome to have a family.  My family rides in the car to get pizza.  We go to resterants.  "WOO" I say.  "WOO" my brother says.  I am so happy to have a family.
     Solomon


MARCH

After reading the story, George Shrinks by William Joyce, the students responded to the prompt:
                  Would you like to be small like George?  Tell what it would be like. 

I would not like to be small because I love my mom and if I'm small then when she kissess me my hole body will be slimie.  And if we were at Nannys house Ca$h would lick me to death.  And in conklushin Ca$h is a cute puppy.  [If I was small] my daddy might step on me anytime.
      Chase

If I was small I wold get a ride on my dogs back and not do homework anymore.  I would eat some cake and I wold look at stars.  I wold not be found at all.
      Keyaira

YES I would like to be small like George because I've allways dreamed of being small so thats why I want to be small.  When I watch T.V. I'll have to jump on the button to change the chanel   To let my dog out I'd have to climb the cage and open it, climb the door and open the door.
      Solomon

I would not want to be small because if a cat or a dog were around and they did not see me I would get smushed!  And I'd probibly get steped on by feet.  And if someone spiled foo[d] it woul get all over me.  And if people were playing Wii [and] if the centroller fell if it landed on me it would defently hurt!  And if I was in school I would not be able to see over my desk.  On the rug I would get sat on.  So I don't want to be small.  Because on the playground I mite get hit by a basketball.  And if someone axedently nocked over a playground cone and I was under it and they picked it up I would be traped.  And if a purson nocked over a book and it fell and I did not see it it would land on me and I'd be smushed.  So I would defently not want to be small.
     Kylie

Yes I wood because that it just my fucher [future].  So I want to have small fun with family and friends.  Here are the things I like to do whil I am small. 
      fit throo a kee hole
      go in a doll house
      ride a small bike
      untie people shoos.
                     Chloe


FEBRUARY

The following writing responds to the prompt:  Write about things your family does together.

My family plays together!  They play doanos (dominoes) in the basment.  Ricardo, my brother, starts the gaem.  I end the gaem!
     by Giovani


 We like to have Christmas together and play Wii together and, most, I want to play party rockers.  And we spend Christmas evv together  When I have tennes lestens my mom and dad go to wacte (watch) me.  Sometimes my brothers come to wacte me to.  On my Birthday my family likes to go out for dinner and I get to pick the plase.  I like airleeos (Aurelio's) the best.  And we like to play games together like Wii, bord games and when we go to my cousens house we play basketball.  My family loves to do things together!
      by Kylie

We are haveing family time becuse we were good all day every day.  We [are] good at home and in the stor.
      by Bradan



Students have also started writing nonfiction selections.


Spiders
by Keyaira
Are all spiders dangerous NO!
Only 6 spiders are.  that was how they whort made.  if a spider is going to bite it will just be itchy.  Spiders live in webs that covers trees and in deserts and under water.  Some spiders are bigger than a piece of paper and some are smaller than a dime.  But jut don't touch one  it will hert the spider.  But the blak one [tarantula] is dangerous.  Don't mess with it.

Spiders
by John
Spiders are not like inse[ctx].  Spiders have 8 legs.  they hear with their legs...  Spiders see with 8 eyes.

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JANUARY
My Cookie
by Kylie
I love cookies icspesiley chokilet chip.  I like lots of cookies.  almost all of them.  I like sweet cookies the best.  I LIKE cookies.



My cookie
by Chase
My mom was making cookies and my mom ate them all except for one   I ate it.  It was a choclet chip.

Choklit chip cookie
by Chloe

One day I had a cookie steeming hot.  I took a little bite and it was dlisish and so the cookie got smaller and smaller untill the little [cookie] was all gon and that was the end of the little cookie.

 
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