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Due to their length and, in the eyes of an eleven-year-old, sometimes dry content, literary essay celebration can be a bit boring for some students. Let's be honest, how many essays can you read one after the other without needing a serious coffee break or nap?
It is for this reason that I chose to keep my kiddos up and moving throughout this writing celebration, using chart paper and post-its!
Students were paired with a different partner for each section of the literary essay (introduction, body paragraphs x3, and conclusion). After reading the appropriate paragraph(s) to their partner, students exchanged a complement and a helpful suggestion. Each partner was expected to record the complement and suggestion they received on a post-it and to stick it to our class celebration chart. By the end of this activity, we had quite a few different writing strengths to praise as a class, as well as a few ideas for ways we could continue to enhance our writing.
Overall, the kids loved this one!
Happy celebrating!
