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Publishing Project Grade 3

=Idea #1=

**Title:** Through My Window Day and Night

 * Overview:** Students make a collection of their observations of their day as the look through their window every morning and every night as well as investigate their own thoughts and opinions that come to mind as they sit at the window for a few minutes. This will also cultivate the practice of self reflection and thankfulness in the students, help build a writing portfolio and sharpen photography and drawing aesthetics too, inshaAllah. They may respond in many different ways/ using some few genres. Additional points of expression can be integrated into the project as student talent and aspirations dictate.

Genres:
journal/narrative, poetry photo journalism short fiction non-fiction/information reporting book review/reporting drawing, generating computer images (?)

Some Questions/Preparation for Student Rubric
1. How many pages 2. To be published online or in hard copy or both? 3. Will this be graded or is it strictly a labor or talent and expression and no stress (?) 4. Should we include the Art Teacher? 5. Deadlines: Rubric to students Weekly submissions (?) First Deadline Final Deadline Remember:

3rd Graders are engaged in many areas of written expression. They need some time to just reflect and take it in.
English Subjects: spelling, grammar book 1 and 2, vocabulary book, literature books 1,2,3, trade book, journals, Time for Kids and Cricket, plus Testing and Analogies.