In February, our class held their first book fair. The students had been working on revising the rough drafts of personal narratives that they had in their writing workshop notebooks. Each student then selected the narrative they wanted to publish. Using peer revision and peer editing, they worked diligently to prepare their stories. They created and illustrated book covers, wrote reviews, and decided on a selling price. On the day of the book fair, they were able to buy each other's stories and sell their own. The goal of this lesson was for students to understand that what they write, someone will read; at the same time, it was designed to reinforce math TEKS involving their ability to count money and make change.
Overall, the impact made was positive and lasting. There stories have taken on new personality; they have included more voice, organization, and coherence. The students themselves have taken more pride in their writing. The students have since begun preparing stories for our next book fair, to be held in April. The attached video is a sampling of our book fair. It is approximately 5 minutes long. Enjoy!
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