The first 5-10 pages of our book will be developed by the whole class using Joint Construction.
We will brainstorm initial complications for our protagonist, and then work on collaboratively developing an introduction in a "live" setting.
Blueberry Middle School (title to be confirmed?)
Munch, munch, munch. You are munching on cookies while MSNing your best friend Vivian. Vivian typed“wanna come to my house today and sleepover?” tomorrow is your birthday and maybe your best friend and a surprise planned for you. You ask your mom” MOM! Can I go to Vivian’s house today and sleep over????” your mom answers “Yes honey, go ahead” Yah! You can go!! You quickly type this to Vivian and gets ready to go to her house.
You have always liked being in Vivian’s house, it so Big! Also, Vivian’s mother’s cooking is absolutely first rate. You and Vivian chat happily while waiting for Vivian’s mom to finish cooking. *sniff* *sniff* Ahhh dinner is finished. You can smell all of your favorite food. You hurry downstairs to the dinning room to start eating. WOW! The food on the table looks delicious! You and Vivian dig in the food with mouthfuls of thanks to Vivian’s mom.
When you go and get a drink and glass slips from your hand and drops on the floor, you hurry up and apologize and clean up. Vivian’s mom got a phone call when you were cleaning up and moments later, she runs into the kitchen and looks at you sadly. She says “Sweetie, the hospital just called” Is Vivian’s dad sick you wonder? Vivian’s mom continues on “Your parents are really hurt from a car accident and the doctors don’t think that they are going to survive.” You drop the glass pieces you were holding in your hand. “Can you repeat what you just said?” you ask Vivian’s mom. She looks at you even more and says “I am so sorry sweetie, I’ll take you to the hospital right away”
You couldn’t cry during the car ride because you were so sad, so SHOCKED! When you see your parents lying peacefully on the hospital bed with clean white sheets covering their faces, you brake down completely. You think that your world is now broken into pieces and that how can you live with out them. They are your parents!!!! How can you live without them??? You cry on Vivian’s shoulders hard and loud thanking her quietly for her comforting words. You are glad that you still have her. You wonder slowly how you are going to live alone. You think that you have no body in this world to talk to other than Vivian. You are all alone in this big, big world. But you don’t want to become her burden. Who are you going to live with now? Maybe an orphanage? Or can you live with Vivian just for a few weeks? You look miserably into the future and wonder how life is going to become.
……
A week has passed. You still cannot get over the fact that your parents passed away. You get up from bed silently and look out the window. You look up into sky and wonder, what will happen to me tomorrow? I can't live in Vivian's house forever.
Sigh. You get ready for breakfast...
stay with Vivian and her family forever. Sigh… Ring Ring~ Vivian’s mom goes and picks up the phone. A few minuets later, she comes back smiling and said” Gabriella, go and pick up the phone.” “Sure.” You replied.
You run and pick up the phone, “Hello?”
“Sweetie. Hi! It’s me, aunt Belle”
“Aunt Belle? What are you calling me for?”
“Well, sweetie. I heard the sad new and made a decision and I have talked to Vivian’s mom about it. Honey, what do you think of moving in with me?”
Whoa, you think in your head. Moving in with aunt Belle. Well, she was your mother’s best friend and cousin, and it will probably be what my mom wanted as well.
“Are you really willing to take me in?”
“Yes, sweetie. Of course I am. So, what do you think?
“Well, sure I guess. And I suppose that my mom would have liked it was well.”
“Wonderful. Well, bye for now!”
“Bye auntie!”
You walk slowly back to the kitchen and seeing Vivian and her mom beaming at you. They’ve heard the news, you think.
“Well, I’m moving to aunt Belle’s” you say.
“Oh, are you sure you want to move? You can stay with us for as long as you like. Right mom?” asks Vivian.
“Yes. Gabriella. You are welcome to stay with us for as long as you like. Please don’t feel like you have to move”
"Well,no it's okay. I'll move in with my aunt. Plus, she got all of my schools and stuff ready."
You smile at the them with Vivian and her mom looking worriedly at you.
You go upstairs and start to pack. "Hum..What should I pack...." You start to feel a bit sad. After your parents passed away you feel like nothing belong to you. "Maybe I should just start off brand new at aunt Belle's." You feel like you shouldn't bring anything. You just bring your favorite bag and pack a few things needed for school. You brought your wallet, a photo album of your mom and dad your stationary stuff along with all of your favorite bears and clothes.
A few days passed and it's time for you to say goodbye to Vivian and her mom. You feel so mixed up. Happy? Glad? Sad? You can't describe your feelings right now...
We will brainstorm initial complications for our protagonist, and then work on collaboratively developing an introduction in a "live" setting.
Blueberry Middle School (title to be confirmed?)
Munch, munch, munch. You are munching on cookies while MSNing your best friend Vivian. Vivian typed“wanna come to my house today and sleepover?” tomorrow is your birthday and maybe your best friend and a surprise planned for you. You ask your mom” MOM! Can I go to Vivian’s house today and sleep over????” your mom answers “Yes honey, go ahead” Yah! You can go!! You quickly type this to Vivian and gets ready to go to her house.
You have always liked being in Vivian’s house, it so Big! Also, Vivian’s mother’s cooking is absolutely first rate. You and Vivian chat happily while waiting for Vivian’s mom to finish cooking. *sniff* *sniff* Ahhh dinner is finished. You can smell all of your favorite food. You hurry downstairs to the dinning room to start eating. WOW! The food on the table looks delicious! You and Vivian dig in the food with mouthfuls of thanks to Vivian’s mom.
When you go and get a drink and glass slips from your hand and drops on the floor, you hurry up and apologize and clean up. Vivian’s mom got a phone call when you were cleaning up and moments later, she runs into the kitchen and looks at you sadly. She says “Sweetie, the hospital just called” Is Vivian’s dad sick you wonder? Vivian’s mom continues on “Your parents are really hurt from a car accident and the doctors don’t think that they are going to survive.” You drop the glass pieces you were holding in your hand. “Can you repeat what you just said?” you ask Vivian’s mom. She looks at you even more and says “I am so sorry sweetie, I’ll take you to the hospital right away”
You couldn’t cry during the car ride because you were so sad, so SHOCKED! When you see your parents lying peacefully on the hospital bed with clean white sheets covering their faces, you brake down completely. You think that your world is now broken into pieces and that how can you live with out them. They are your parents!!!! How can you live without them??? You cry on Vivian’s shoulders hard and loud thanking her quietly for her comforting words. You are glad that you still have her. You wonder slowly how you are going to live alone. You think that you have no body in this world to talk to other than Vivian. You are all alone in this big, big world. But you don’t want to become her burden. Who are you going to live with now? Maybe an orphanage? Or can you live with Vivian just for a few weeks? You look miserably into the future and wonder how life is going to become.
……
A week has passed. You still cannot get over the fact that your parents passed away. You get up from bed silently and look out the window. You look up into sky and wonder, what will happen to me tomorrow? I can't live in Vivian's house forever.
Sigh. You get ready for breakfast...
stay with Vivian and her family forever. Sigh…
Ring Ring~ Vivian’s mom goes and picks up the phone. A few minuets later, she comes back smiling and said” Gabriella, go and pick up the phone.” “Sure.” You replied.
You run and pick up the phone, “Hello?”
“Sweetie. Hi! It’s me, aunt Belle”
“Aunt Belle? What are you calling me for?”
“Well, sweetie. I heard the sad new and made a decision and I have talked to Vivian’s mom about it. Honey, what do you think of moving in with me?”
Whoa, you think in your head. Moving in with aunt Belle. Well, she was your mother’s best friend and cousin, and it will probably be what my mom wanted as well.
“Are you really willing to take me in?”
“Yes, sweetie. Of course I am. So, what do you think?
“Well, sure I guess. And I suppose that my mom would have liked it was well.”
“Wonderful. Well, bye for now!”
“Bye auntie!”
You walk slowly back to the kitchen and seeing Vivian and her mom beaming at you. They’ve heard the news, you think.
“Well, I’m moving to aunt Belle’s” you say.
“Oh, are you sure you want to move? You can stay with us for as long as you like. Right mom?” asks Vivian.
“Yes. Gabriella. You are welcome to stay with us for as long as you like. Please don’t feel like you have to move”
"Well,no it's okay. I'll move in with my aunt. Plus, she got all of my schools and stuff ready."
You smile at the them with Vivian and her mom looking worriedly at you.
You go upstairs and start to pack. "Hum..What should I pack...." You start to feel a bit sad. After your parents passed away you feel like nothing belong to you. "Maybe I should just start off brand new at aunt Belle's." You feel like you shouldn't bring anything. You just bring your favorite bag and pack a few things needed for school. You brought your wallet, a photo album of your mom and dad your stationary stuff along with all of your favorite bears and clothes.
A few days passed and it's time for you to say goodbye to Vivian and her mom. You feel so mixed up. Happy? Glad? Sad? You can't describe your feelings right now...