Re: [LM_NET] TAR: Books/Videos/Websites to encourage YOUNG writers (K-1)

[Shonda Brisco <sbrisco@GMAIL.COM>]

One resource that you might want to consider using with your students
is the Big Universe program which allows the students to create their
own books AND have them published (for purchase by friends and family
members)!  The program provides a FREE online step-by-step process to
create the book (although I would also incorporate some pre-writing
skills, storyboards, etc. to make sure that the book follows specific
guidelines required within the lesson plan for writing).

I wrote a review of Big Universe in the October issue of School
Library Journal.  You can access the online program at:
http://www.biguniverse.com

To read the article, scroll down to "Big Universe" and find out more:
http://www.schoollibraryjournal.com/article/CA6601436.html

It's a great resource to teach the process of writing (both the more
difficult processes and the joys of seeing your work published).  The
nice thing about this program is that students can see their work
published online, read it aloud, share it with others, and even have
students (peers) read and review their friends' books once they've
been written (now there's a whole other element of the
program...Creating a "Top Ten list of Best Books from the Class"...but
I won't go into that one!)


Good luck!

~Shonda

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Shonda Brisco
Assistant Professor / Curriculum Materials Librarian
Mary L. Williams Curriculum Materials Library
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Oklahoma State University
Stillwater, OK 74078
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"Digital Resources" columnist
School Library Journal

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