Pumpkin projects!

The students did a wonderful job with their pumpkin projects! I loved the paragraphs they wrote to describe a character and the plot in the book they chose.While presenting the paragraphs, the students made a discovery...they realized that they wrote a persuasive text. This connected them to what we are learning in our reading. We've discussed why authors write what they do. Do the authors persuade, inform, or entertain?  I love it when the "light bulbs" come on, and my students take ownership of their learning.

I hope you enjoy these pumpkins as much as I did...