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During their library lesson on Wednesday, 11 June the students in Year 4C were joined by students from the Year 9 Creative Writing elective from St Joseph Campus. The Year 9 students had been writing and illustrating children’s story books and wanted to present them to an authentic audience.

The stories were created and presented digitally using the Canva app and were visually colourful and appealing. The Year 4 students were particularly impressed by the use of rhyming language, onomatopoeia, and highlighting key words in the text by using different shapes, size and style of font. After individual presentations to the whole class, the Year 9 students broke up and presented the remaining stories to small groups of the 4C students.

Student reflection

For two weeks, students in Year 9 Creative Writing planned, drafted, and wrote their own original short stories for children. Each story was planned according to the structure of a short story, including the implementation of literary techniques to engage young readers. It was essential that all stories included a moral. After the writing process, students spent time illustrating their stories using Canva, creating vibrant and stimulating pages. After completion, students visited Cedar Campus, where they engaged in Storytime and read their stories to grade four children as a whole group and later in small groups. Students were not only sharing their stories, but were also engaged in discussion about literary techniques, and the process involved in writing and illustrating children’s books. This allowed St Joseph Campus students to connect with a younger audience. In turn, Cedar students were able to experience first-hand how an elective subject can not only be a learning experience, but also a rewarding one! - Maria K, 9D

- Mr Gavan Kelly