athena1277 Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Dd wrote a story (not for school) and i am wondering if it is normal for a 2nd grader (almost 8yo). She wrote good sentences, but the story lacks problem/solution or major action. Anyways, here is her story. Tell me what you think, honestly please. (BTW, Pixos are the little, teenie balls that you put together and spray with water to make something.) Susan and the Pixos Susan loved Pixos. She made a dog and a cat. She also mad a bird, a snail, and a princess. The End Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Yes, I think it's very normal. Children aren't born knowing that a story needs a conflict and a resolution. Your dd's story made sense. She gave you a main character, and aspect of that character, and then told you what that character did. *If* it were a school assignment, we would sit down later and correct her misspelled word and we might talk about the structure of a story and how she could add to it to make it more interesting. *IF*... But for a story written on her own? I would tell her that I loved that she had chosen to write a story and I thought that was great. I might even comment that I was very proud of her for remembering how to use her serial commas correctly. Or I might comment that Pixos are, indeed, a lot of fun. Something like that. When it comes to my kids' creative writing on their own time, I only correct as much as they ask me to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Momling Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 I think it's kind of tricky to identify what is 'normal' for a 7 yr old since there is such a wide range of levels of literacy. Here are some samples of second grade writing. Check out the writing rubric so you can see how they're being scored. http://6traits.cyberspaces.net/anchora.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcjlkplus3 Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 This sounds like the stories my dd in 2nd grade loves to write. The only thing I do with them is write the words I can't make out on my own above where she has the words, and that only so other people can read the story. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfamily1999 Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Ime, very normal. It's a nice little ditty :) Be proud. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgehog Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 That's really cute. I'd stick it up on the wall and be so proud of it! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
athena1277 Posted November 15, 2010 Author Share Posted November 15, 2010 Thank you all for the feedback. It's so hard to know when you don't have others to compare to see where how their work stacks up. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimm Posted November 15, 2010 Share Posted November 15, 2010 Heh... I thought you were joking. :p I was going to post that she needed better character development and her dialogue was lacking. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NineChoirs Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Hey, to a second grader, managing to build so many neat things out of Pixos is conflict resolution. :D It is actually very cute. Nice flow to the words. Be proud. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
specialmama Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Hey, to a second grader, managing to build so many neat things out of Pixos is conflict resolution. :D It is actually very cute. Nice flow to the words. Be proud. :001_smile: :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfamily1999 Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Heh... I thought you were joking. :p I was going to post that she needed better character development and her dialogue was lacking. ;) That would have gone over like a lead balloon (I'd have gotten the joke though). :lol: Good save! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FO4UR Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Normal. My ds7 (8 in Jan) writes like that...only his spelling is wers.:tongue_smilie: I never ask him to correct work that he does for fun, but I will ask him questions about the content encouraging him to talk talk talk...which he thoroughly enjoys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hericane Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Seems normal to me. DC don't get what a story or paragraph should include unless they are shown and given help at each step. So, it's pretty normal for them to just give you a few examples of what happened, without the extra flourishes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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