She sat proudly, ready to give her full attention to the next Kindergarten author! What is a Publishing Party?

Burns walked humbly to the front of the room, collected Destiny’s paper and thanked her for her hard work! “Class, let’s give Destiny a roller coaster cheer!” In complete unison 15 Kindergarten students joined in a cheer to celebrate destiny’s effort, skill and dedication in the Writers’ Workshop, How To Unit of Study!ĭestiny smiled, hugged her teacher tightly and skipped to her spot on the rug. “Who have you thrown a party for?” Semaj asked eagerly.ĭestiny thought for a moment.

“I like the way you put spaces between your words.” Zahir replied. Some of them wiggling and squirming with energy, hoping that Destiny would call their name. The hands of 15 kindergartners immediately shot high in the air. Burns announced enthusiastically, “please give your full attention to our author, Destiny.” Destiny’s classmates sat quietly, their hands folded neatly in their laps, eagerly and patiently waiting for her to begin.ĭestiny postured, drawing her shoulders back, her chin up, and her paper closer to her face.ĭestiny’s voice grew louder and her stance even more self-assured as she continued.ĭestiny lowered her paper, smiled widely and made eye contact with her peers as she announced, “Questions or Comments?” She gently brushed her freshly curled hair away from her face and carefully groomed the front of her dress as if to smooth away any lingering wrinkles. She smiled proudly, anxiously awaiting her audience members’ attention. There Destiny stood, all of four feet tall, holding a single piece of paper tightly in her hands.

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