Slice 10 of 31- sol#17: Of settings and critical theses

This is the 10th year that Two Writing Teachers has hosted the Slice of Life Challenge. Thirty-one days of writing during the month of March, here we go!

"Sometimes, information writers use visuals or text features to help readers understand their ideas even better," I tell my second-grade information writers when they tell me they're done.

As I stumbled through my 35 page critical thesis on settings in middle grade fiction, it occurred to me I should take my own advice.

"How do you create a graphic?" I asked my tech-savvy daughter.
"Just use google drive," she tells me. "The drawing tools. It's easy."

Do I need to tell you that I hate when she says that? Easy for who? Clearly, she has NOT read Peter Johnston's Choice Words...

I shoved myself way out of my comfort zone and headed to the drawing tools. After a longer time than I am comfortable admitting, I had my first version. I made the mistake wise move of asking my mother what she thought--whether she understood it. "I think the triangle would make better sense if it was the right side up," she said.

Sure. No problem.

I spent another unadmittable length of time turning the triangle the other way.

I think my second graders would appreciate my efforts, even if the topic is somewhat beyond them...

Happy Slicing,