Mrs. Huff's Stuff: Authors and Artists Writing Club!: 1st Person Stories: Backwards Land Postcards

Saturday, October 24, 2020

1st Person Stories: Backwards Land Postcards

Once we created our imaginative backwards lands in our minds, we wrote stories in the form of postcards as we pretended to visit our Backwards Land! First, we story mapped clear beginnings, middles, and ends. We learned how to address a postcard and where the stamp would go, as we created our own stamp designs (addresses/stamps cut out for privacy). We ended the project with an imaginative picture on the front representing our land. Enjoy these samples!

A letter from Esoj Nas, by Carissa (4th grade)

A Letter from Gnimoyw, by Allie (5th grade)

A Letter from Kroy Wen, by Jeff (5th grade)

A Letter From Adanac, by Juliet (6th grade)

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About the Teacher

Mrs. Huff has taught Language Arts for over 20 years. After being a classroom teacher for 12 years, she chose a new career path in teaching writing workshops and tutoring in order to stay home with her young children. She loves teaching creative writing, reading, and grammar. She specializes in teaching elementary school grades, but enjoys assisting older students with their writing as well. She offers both in-person and online workshops and tutoring sessions. Mrs. Huff is Barton trained and certified, and has experience tutoring dyslexic students. She loves to see their growth and improvement in reading, writing, and spelling.

Mrs. Huff's hobbies include coaching volleyball, photography, scrapbooking, writing, and spending time with her family. She has a daughter and a son, both "graduates" from the "Authors and Artists" program!

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What Parents and Students have said about the workshop:

"The small group environment allowed for lots of personalized attention and immediate feedback. My daughter loved the workshop and came home raving about the creative writing assignments which included group, partner, and individual writing."

"It amazed me how my son was excited to stay after school for an academic-style club. Mrs. Huff made the classroom environment comfortable and light after a long day's work at school, yet encouraged hard work and focus and got the kids to produce great things. We loved the program!"

"I loved Mrs. Huff's teaching style and enthusiasm."

"I never thought I'd hear the words 'awesome' and 'writing' in the same sentence from my son, but that's what he said after the first class."

"My daughter absolutely loved the workshop. It made her think, and challenged her to write something different. She loves writing, and this gave her a scheduled time to do what she loves best with a teacher's guidance. Plus, she loved her teacher!"

"Authors and Artists is my favorite part of the day."

"This workshop is hard work..... but it's fun work!"

"I was very impressed with Mrs. Huff's manner with the children. There was a sense of mutual respect in the classroom between the teacher and students. The students were comfortable and worked hard, but had fun!"