September 6, 2017 Kip, I really love your goals. When I was in college, I learned a valuable lesson about goals. The best goals are SAMIC: Simple Attainable Measurable Immediate Contingent only upon yourself Let’s look at your goals to see if they meet this criteria. So your first goal is to make at least… Continue reading Chapter Seven: Mrs. Holiday Writes Back
Chapter Six: Taco Night
She heard the chaos before she even walked into her grandpa’s house that afternoon. Jeff was at it again, pestering Jill until she started screaming. It was a recipe she could predict every time. Jill would get annoyed with Jeff and Jeff would ramp up his annoying behavior until Jill screamed. A + B =… Continue reading Chapter Six: Taco Night
Chapter Five Continued: A New Character Introduced
Dear Student Editors, I LOVE the feedback and ideas you shared about Kip's journal response to Mrs. Holiday. I used many of your ideas when I edited the response this weekend. This week, I want to introduce a new character to you. Here is another portion of Chapter Five: “Usually I ride Bess on Saturday… Continue reading Chapter Five Continued: A New Character Introduced
Chapter Five Continued: Kindred Spirits
Dear Student Editors, Thank you for your incredible feedback and ideas for Mrs. Holiday's first note back to Kip. I used your input to edit Mrs. Holiday's response. Specifically, many of you liked the idea of Mrs. Holiday sharing that she moved when she was in school. Additionally, many of you thought that Mrs. Holiday… Continue reading Chapter Five Continued: Kindred Spirits
Chapter Five: Mrs. Holiday Writes Back
Kip practically ran over to the bin to grab her Serendipity Journal the next morning. Mrs. Holiday said that she spent her evening reading through what each student wrote and responding to everyone. Kip thought to herself, “I bet Mr. Holiday wasn’t too pleased!" “Okay my seventh grade friends, we will have ten minutes today… Continue reading Chapter Five: Mrs. Holiday Writes Back
Chapter Four: Don’t Stop Believin’
“That’s right. No prompts, just put the date at the top and then start writing. There will be a few guidelines to help us. Please don’t use other students’ names in your writing. You could give them a different name, or just use pronouns like she and he. Also, please don’t write insults or mean… Continue reading Chapter Four: Don’t Stop Believin’
Chapter Three: The Serendipity Journal
Just when Kip thought that she couldn't like Mrs. Holiday more, Mrs. Holiday proved Kip wrong. Mrs. Holiday ran her fingers across a small set of chimes that were placed on the corner of her desk. Its lovely sound made Kip think of rain falling gently on trees. Susan, Kip, and the rest of the… Continue reading Chapter Three: The Serendipity Journal
