We are finishing our second round of novel study. I'm pleasantly surprised at the progress we've made. We can describe characters and identify story elements. We can make predictions, and provide evidence.
What we still need work on is writing at greater length. Moreover, I need to do a better job modeling what that looks like. I need to give kids a better model of how to link ideas together, knowing that too much is actually better than being brief. My kids, probably like your kids, like to be done so they can move on. Sometimes you need to linger.
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