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St. James Authors Share Their Narrative Writing
Young fourth-grader authors at St. James Elementary School shared their narrative writing creations with invited guests.
SMITHTOWN, NY - From Smithtown Central School District: Young authors in Robin Baker’s fourth-grade class at St. James Elementary School in the Smithtown Central School District shared their narrative writing creations with invited guests during a literacy celebration on Jan. 24. Gathered in small groups, the students spoke about the writing process and how they developed their story ideas.
The students spoke about the different steps in the writing process, showed off their rough drafts and peer-edited work. They spoke about how they had to keep revising each draft, building the characters and their conflicts and developing the story. Each student then presented their completed narrative piece to the group, and members of the group wrote comments about what they enjoyed most about the book.
Photo courtesy of Smithtown Central School District
