farmington young authors workshop

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Over 150 students in grades 4-8 came to Boeckman Middle School for a full-day writers workshop on March 20, 2013.

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FARMINGTON YOUNG AUTHOR’S WORKSHOP BOECKMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL – MARCH 20, 2013

Students from all five elementary schools and both middle schools attended. Minnesota Author Fred Johnson covered non-fiction writing.

Brook Berg provided a lively presentation regarding “finding your voice”, a lesson on using language to set the right tone.

Students created their own personal journals in one session and starting using them right that day.

Author, Reporter and former FHS teacher/coach Jim Hoey inspired his students to write about their passions.

Students used iPads to create stories on “Toontastic”. Digital Learning Specialists Briana Buck and Dan Pickens led that session.

The creative minds of the students were stretched in a session called “just imagine”, led by Maureen Carlson.

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