Our first writing assignment includes drawing. AAAAAAAAAACK

Today we got our first writing/homework assignment. To say I dislike doing art is a *strong* understatement. Alas, it is what it is. And an assignment is an assignment.  Drawing anything, let alone a river and journaling about it is nigh unto torture.  Sigh.  But I'll do it of course.  I think I *might* have some colored pencils around here somewhere...... I'd rather clean 10,000 bathrooms that draw ANYTHING.

I'm heading off to teach first grade now (and therein observe/give writing instructions and student writing.  I love first graders.

Here is the assignment I'll be working on for this weekend.

 

1) Stones in the River: Use colored pencils, crayons, markers, or any writing utensil that is a bit "fun." On a large piece of paper, draw a river so that it takes up most o fthe page with just a little space of the shore on the sides. This is the river of your life. At the source: your birthdate; at the end of the paper, where your river continues on: the present moment. I'd like you to draw stones in the river representing moments/times in your life that are in some way meaningful. You should have a minimum of 15 events. I would like at least 5 of those to be moments along your journey to becoming the reader/writer that you are today. These moments can be positive, negative, etc. All of the events should be things that influence the person, reader, and writer that you are today.



2) Now, you need to choose:
You may choose:
    a) one event from your life
    OR
    b) one or two events that have impacted you as a reader/writer today.
You will write a personal narrative piece on your choice.
You should spend at least ONE HOUR writing your narrative. This is a draft; it does not need to be final and perfect.