This week we have focused on how writers organize their writing.  The students have created two piles of writing in their folders: writing they are done with and writing they want to keep working on.  They have started out each writing session by rereading their stories from the previous day to get their minds thinking about their three daily choices: add more to the pictures, add more to the words, or start a new story.  The writers have enjoyed stretching their stories out into three page books. We learned about how they can reread their old stories and tell new stories from their old ideas.  They also learned that they can use those old ideas in new ways, such as writing letters or lists.  You might have seen some writing samples come home this week while our writers were experimenting with using writing to help them do things throughout the day.   These writers are branching out in so many new ways!