Plain Polly

Today we worked on adding details to our writing. As a way of introducing the topic, I had the students do an activity with Plain Polly. Plain Polly is a stick figure who wants to become magnificent. The students were to come up and add one thing to Polly that would make her magnificent. The below is what the students came up with. I have to say, some of their fashion choices were quite interesting! We wrapped up the activity by discussing how this concept can be put into action with their writing. They then went back to their stories and added more details. Here are the Magnificent Pollys they created!

Plain Polly

First Period Polly

Second Period Polly

Fourth Period Polly