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Lexi Mitchell – Carmine A Little More Red

Lexi Mitchell – Carmine A Little More Red

I decided to make a writing activity for my future classroom using a modern version of Little Red Riding Hood. In this writing activity, my 4th grade students would be encouraged to think of a classic fairy tale and make a new short story of their own using a sequence of four letters in the alphabet. Students will also be encouraged to use the letters to make a word that gets incorporated into the story, much like the mentor text does. I decided to have the students focus on only four letters in the alphabet but give them the choice of what four, because I think they would have a hard time focusing on the techniques if they needed to focus on the letters of the alphabet. I wanted this text to spark creativity and new ideas about the classic fairy tale. I love that this book incorporates so many good writing skills and tools. Melissa Sweet uses dialogue effectively throughout the story and has chosen some great words using the letters that I think students would get excited about. Leading up to this workshop I would have read them the full book as well as two other versions of Little Red Riding Hood and had some discussions comparing the different versions. I think that if I gave this assignment to 4th grade students they would be able to have fun with it. I would provide them with a little stapled paper book that I pre made, and would have many art supplies that they could use for their stories. 

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