Mrs. Huff's Stuff: Authors and Artists Writing Club!: Paragraph Writing: Backwards Animals!

Monday, October 14, 2013

Paragraph Writing: Backwards Animals!

The "Budding Authors and Artists" class got to make up their own animals in their imaginations when it came time to learning how to write a paragraph. We started off by having a fun brainstorming session, where we thought of animal names by spelling real animals forward, then backwards. Mrs. Huff's flamingo turned into an "Ognimalf," a puffy bird with huge feet and a diet of ice cream cones! The children were encouraged to create an animal very different from what the forward-spelling animal was like. They were also given tips on how to vary their sentences to make their paragraph more interesting to read. After our lesson in sentence writing, many students naturally used phrases that described where and when, and of course, lots of adjectives. I think they did a fabulous job! Have fun reading about these exotic creatures!

The Noil Krahs

by Adam (3rd grade)

The Noil Krahs is an extremely ferocious creature. It gobbles up juicy people who like to swim the deadliest oceans like the Pacific Ocean, where it lives. It likes to jump extremely high to keep an eye on anybody who is going to swim. The Noil Krahs has marvelous eyesight, so it can see very far away. If anybody is coming close, it can sense them. It is rare because it lives at the bottom of the sea. It is a very strong and smart creature, so if you shoot it or play a trick on it, it wouldn't be your lucky day. A Noil Krahs would be a terrible pet!

The Retsmah

by Daniel (2nd grade)

The Retsmah is very hungry. It eats everything in trees and bushes. It lives in the middle of the forest. When it sees people, it conceals itself. This creature is going to be an amazing pet because it can do anything!

The Tibbar

by Sammie (2nd grade)

The Tibbar is blue and purple. It is really sweet. When it sees people, its hair goes into a braid. It acts really funny. The Tibbar gobbles cookies. Its favorite cookie is rainbow with chocolate chips. It looks like a puffball. It flies a lot with its ears, and swims with its ears too. The Tibbar lives in my desk at school, and has a happy life!

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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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"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!"

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