Publishing Day — Anthology Launch and Family Showcase

Author chair: 3 children read one sentence each from their final draft. Class applauds with specific quote-praise.

• Affirm one named revision move that improved each piece

M-2-F-WR-18-B Photograph

Photograph of a Grade-2 child seated in a labeled 'AUTHOR'S CHAIR' in a classroom corner, reading their published anthology piece aloud to a small group of attentive classmates. Anchor charts visible in background (MG-2 paragraph anatomy, MG-4 irregular verbs). Multicultural cast. Print-resolution, naturalistic lighting.

MG-2 Chart Physical / non-image

Paragraph-anatomy anchor poster: five labeled boxes stacked vertically — TOPIC SENTENCE (green, with a star icon), DETAIL 1 / DETAIL 2 / DETAIL 3 (yellow, with arrows pointing back to topic), CLOSING SENTENCE (blue, with a closing-bracket icon). Print-ready 11x17.

MG-4 Chart Physical / non-image

Irregular past-tense verbs anchor chart: present | past columns for 20 most-common irregulars (am-is-are/was-were, have/had, say/said, go/went, come/came, see/saw, make/made, take/took, give/gave, know/knew, think/thought, bring/brought, run/ran, eat/ate, swim/swam, fly/flew, draw/drew, sleep/slept, wake/woke, hide/hid, find/found). Print-ready 11x17.

Today we PUBLISH. Publishing is when a writer takes their best draft, copies it cleanly, adds a title, illustrates it, writes an author bio, and reflects on the back. Your booklet has FIVE parts. (1) COVER with TITLE. (2) PAGE 1 — paragraph 1 of your narrative + illustration. (3) PAGE 2 — paragraph 2 (and paragraph 3 if you have one). (4) AUTHOR BIO — 'I am ___. I am ___ years old. I love ___. This is the story of ___.' (5) BACK COVER — 3 stars and a wish self-reflection from G1, expanded. Take your time. Make it beautiful. This goes home to your family.

• A strong title hints at the moment without spoiling it.

  model Original: 'The Day I Lost My Tooth.' Revised: 'The Tooth in the Tissue.' OR 'A Crisp Apple, A Wiggly Tooth.'

  prompt Title brainstorming

• Where does the title go? (Cover.)
• What goes on the back cover? (Self-reflection — 3 stars and a wish.)

M-2-F-WR-18-A Illustration

Flat-lay illustration of an opened publication booklet with all 5 sections visible: cover (with title placeholder 'MY SMALL MOMENT' and child-illustrated cover art), page 1 (paragraph 1 + illustration), page 2 (paragraph 2 + illustration), author bio page (photo placeholder + bio text), back cover (3-stars-and-a-wish reflection). Each section labeled with a small letter (A-E). Print-ready 11x17, watercolor style.

• Choose a title. Whisper it to your partner. Get one round of feedback.

  scaffold Title brainstorm chart on board

• Read me one sentence of your published piece. (Teacher confers individually during work block.)

• Cradle your published anthology piece.
• Family showcase is at 3pm — read one paragraph to your family.

• Read your published piece to family tonight. Tomorrow we celebrate.