Special Read Aloud: Realistic Fiction Leads

In place of our normal read aloud today, we had a special read aloud period. Today, instead of hearing our normal book, WE had a chance to read the leads of OUR stories aloud! We studied the pros (our mentor texts) to get ideas for leads, and we wrote leads inspired by what they had done. Watch the videos, and enjoy! Be sure to leave us a comment and let us know what we did that hooked you!

These are some of the first videos! I'll upload more later!

Realistic Fiction Story Ideas

We loved having so many of you in the classroom on Friday to read our personal narratives! Thank you for your thoughtful comments. We really enjoyed reading all you wrote!

We're well into our second writing unit: realistic fiction! Here's just a sampling of the stories you'll be able to read. Click on any of the pictures to see the story ideas larger!