Multi-Age Learning Focused on the Writing Process: Ms. Nevers' Gr7 Visual Arts Students & Gr1 Mr. Matt's Students

Ms. Nevers' Grade 7 Visual Arts students have been creating humorous picture books for young readers. In order to develop their text and images, they buddied up with students from Mr. Matt's Grade 1 class to solicit feedback on their drafts. The Grade 1 students provided excellent suggestions with regard to which parts they found funniest, places where the stories were a little hard to follow, and which pictures were particularly effective or others that needed development. It was a valuable learning experience for all of our writers and further illustrated the point that all writers use feedback to strengthen their messages.