A Big Book of Children's Stories

A BIG BOOK OF CHILDREN'S STORIES

By Mrs. Minoglio's 7th Graders

Table of Contents

BOOK TITLE

Greg the Grumpy Moose

Shy Sheldon

Zed's Missing Stripes

A Letters Adventure with Harold and Aaron

The Adventures of Sir Knight the Brave and Sparky

The Combat Wombat

The Time Machine

Phillip the Slow Dog

PAGES

4 - 17

18 - 34

35 - 46

47 - 63

64 - 85

86 - 99

100 - 119

120 - 136

ABOUT THE PROJECT

Dear SJA Families and Friends,

During this unprecedented time, students in 7th grade English class were challenged with the question, "how can we, as student authors, write children's books?" Over three weeks, students met virtually to explore, investigate, collaborate and write a children's book.

To become authors, students spent a few days reading and analyzing children's books. They wrote summaries of the books, identified literary devices used, looked closely at characters, the plot, and the theme of books.

Next, students worked independently to complete journal entries focused on creating their own settings, characters, plots, and themes. These entries would eventually be shared collaboratively and become ideas for the group book.

Following the independent journaling activities, students were given an author's application where they identified their strengths and other students they believed they could work well with. Groups of four were formed.

Students identified one way they would meet virtually and over two weeks wrote, revised, edited, and developed the pictures for their books. During the writing and revision process, students completed lessons on how to write a dynamite beginning, character development through actions and speech, showing not telling, plot development, overdoing adjectives, correct tense, transition words, and dialogue. They also shared their book with a chosen group to receive peer feedback.

As students published their books, they also recorded narrations on each page. Finally, students were paired with a Lower School class and shared their published book in a virtual class meeting.

The feedback from this project was overwhelmingly positive! Students stated that they loved collaborating virtually to write a book and have requested more projects like this for the future!

I hope you enjoy reading these stories as much as the students did writing them! Happy Reading!

- Mrs. Minoglio

𝔾𝕣𝕖𝕘 𝕋𝕙𝕖 𝔾𝕣𝕦𝕞𝕡𝕪 𝕄𝕠𝕠𝕤𝕖

𝕎𝕣𝕚𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕟 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕀𝕝𝕝𝕦𝕤𝕥𝕣𝕒𝕥𝕖𝕕 𝕓𝕪: 𝕁𝕠𝕤𝕚𝕖, 𝔸𝕟𝕥𝕙𝕖m, 𝕃𝕦𝕝𝕦, 𝕒𝕟𝕕 𝕂𝕚𝕖𝕣𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕟

…...THUMP!!!! The mean and grumpy moose named Greg awakens to a big thump, he shivers with fear as he was just spooked. “What was that?!” The grumpy old Greg realized it was a bang on the door, BANG...BANG...BANG!!! He looks to the door to see no one, so he goes back to bed.

-Bang-

~swoosh~

When he decided to get up, he slowly walks to the kitchen and opens the fridge. His leftovers that he'd been saving were gone, “Shnerd who ate my leftovers!“ Greg filled with rage and jumped until the pictures on his wall fell from his anger.

Greg decided to grab a cup of coffee instead, as he is not himself until he gets his coffee. He yawns a big moose yawn that shakes the ground. Greg smells the sweet steam coming off the coffee. He blows on it as he takes a sip. “Schnerd!” ow, why is that so hot!

!S̷C̷H̷N̷E̷R̷D̷!

As he goes to grab a cup of ice water to sooth his tongue, he hears another loud bang. He gets suspicious and goes to check it out. No one. He slams the door with anger and gets mad as he claims, “Once again, another horrible day”! …..Knock…..Knock…..Knock…! He yells “Go away, I’m not in the mood for ding-dong ditches!” yet he stills opens the door.