Grades 3-5 AUTHOR VISIT
ALAN GRATZ

WEDNESDAY
​FEB. 10th
10:30am

Two kids. One devastating day. September 11, 2001. New York City.
Nine year old Brandon goes to work with his dad on the 107th floor of the World Trade Center. Out of nowhere an airplane slams into the tower, creating a fiery nightmare of terror and confusion that threatens everyone in the building. Can Brandon survive–and escape?
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September 11, 2019. Afghanistan.
Eleven year old Reshmina has grown up in the shadow of war, but she dreams of peace and progress. When a battle erupts in her village, Reshmina stumbles upon a wounded American soldier named Taz. Should she help him–and put herself and her family in mortal danger?

Our journey began with The Book of Mistakes. Where one mistake could lead to something wonderful...

Each student got a piece of paper with a squiggly line in a different color per 3rd grade class. They turned that mistake into a unique drawing...

The next day we explored this wordless book, Draw the Line. The bold colors and emotional illustrations tell us more about the story than words could.

Each class was switched with another. Then they had the opportunity to add color and more drawing to the previous class's original "mistake" work.

The final day we read The Art of Miss Chew. A beautiful story of a seemingly dyslexic student that figures out she sees the art in words instead of the words themselves with the help of teachers around her.

Our third grade classes began exploring concrete poetry in library.

We have been creating our own on paper and also making concrete poems with the application: Theme Poetry, through ReadWriteThink. 
**These digital poems coming soon!