Describing Your Turangawaewae: A Writing Activity With Year 7-8 Writers.
Tessa Clarke, a very enthusiastic teacher of literacy, teaches a delightful Year 7-8 class at Drury School on the outskirts of Auckland. A few months back, Tessa came across a picture book that she loved (Where Are You From? by Yamile Saied Mendez) and decided to develop a writing activity from it. This is what she did. She began by … Read More