Rogers Students Learn Writing Tips from Visiting Author

Rogers Students Learn Writing Tips from Visiting Author

Author Lindsey Stoddard met with Rogers third, fourth and fifth graders on Wednesday, February 8 for a writer’s workshop called Tiny Moments. Big Emotions: How to Use Your Own Experiences to Craft a Story. Ms. Stoddard led Rogers students through a process on how to take a moment, a feeling, in their lives and turn them into stories. 

First she had students share words that describe emotions. Then, she asked each student to find a word that they connected to and think of one moment in their life they could connect to that word. As the students brainstormed, Ms. Stoddard challenged them to write a six word story that summed up their story, or draw a photo that illustrated their story idea. Lastly, she challenged them to complete this sentence, “I could write a story about…” This activity encouraged the students to realize their own potential with creating stories about what they know and what they’ve felt. “You have stories in your heart,” Ms. Stoddard shared with the students.

Once the lesson was over, students had the opportunity to ask the author questions. Students asked, “What was the first book you wrote,” “How old were you when you first started writing, and when you published your first book,” “How do you come up with names of your characters,” and “What was your favorite book to write?”

Learn more about Lindsey Stoddard on her website.