The Young Writer's Program does a great job of sending out cool packs, with buttons stickers, and a progress poster. I decided to take it one step further. WalMart had a great deal on 100pg spiral notebooks with a colorful multi-hued starship shaped type mosaic on them--think bright enough to stand out and not get lost. I purchased nine of them and a bunch of mid-range black ink pens with a soft grip. Each student will start with one of each of those. There is a nice blank piece of paper just behind the cover for pasting the image of their main character (MC) on one side, and a "cover" on the other. I've been working on some ideas for the novel I'm writing NOT with my class.
For some odd reason, I've decided that in spite of my insane life these days, I'll pull together enough writing minutes and inspiration to do two novels. At the moment, I'm completely absorbed in the idea for my non-YWP novel. Adventuresome archeologist on a mission to make her parents proud, lost in the search for love, meets ancient Aztec legends, some unkown undead, and a handful of missing people with nothing but blood left behind.
The kid and classroom safe novel features a pegasus born with wings much too tiny for flying. Unfortunately, he is to be king, but can't fly across the alabaster wall into the kingdom of his forebearers and take his rightful place on the throne. It will go to a villianous treasonous peg, looking for nothing but power. Our hero must enlist the help of some horses to teach him how to make it over the wall without his wings. After years of being considered lowly to the pegs, who will help him and even if they do, how will he ever make it?
Ahhh... story telling. :-) There are infinite possibilities. The limit really is one's imagination.
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