National November Write a Novel Month (NaNoWriMo)
Celebrating the Publication of our Novels
During the month of October, students engaged in extensive planning of their novels. When November finally arrived students were thrilled to start writing. I was humbled by the tenacity and vigor with which they approached their writing. Many students surpassed their initial word count goals and were amazed at their capabilities for sustained writing. Upon completion of the novels, students spent several weeks editing their work. They illustrated title pages for their novels and created book trailers on animoto. The completion of all this work was celebrated with a publishing party, to which administration, teachers, parents, and middle school students were invited.