Grade 3: Publishing Party

Third-graders recently celebrated their own, original writing at publishing parties, the culmination of their study of “information writing” and “opinion writing.” The young scribes wrote about subjects, such as basketball, horses, cats, squash, chess, dogs, swimming and more, and focused on organizing their thoughts and expanding their writing into chapters—complete with an introduction and a summary. In the opinion writing unit, the young authors each wrote about a special person, which included a bold thesis and detailed examples.  At the publishing parties, students had the opportunity to share their work with their classmates and enjoy special treats.