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This is an example of how we use student-made books in my classroom to showcase student-generated content.  In this example, we have just been studying parts of speech and we use that content generated by the students to create a community book.  In this case, I read to the students, this book called, Alien Alphabet.  And in this book, it's a mix n match book where the pages are split vertically, and this one, the first example is Beastly Bob.  And, we have our noun, and we have the adjective.  And if you notice, Beastly Bob, they begin with the same sound.  

I find it very motivating for students to come up with adjectives that match the first letter of their own name.  And then of course, because the pages are split vertically, we can mix them up here, and for example, there's Beastly Fred.  So they're very motivated to do this activity. This is a book that we created on that same idea.  Where this child has created Scary Sophia, and you can see I've cut the pages here, and then I can just flip the pages over, and we've got here for example, now we have Scary Asher. 

I've used pages with a slight mark at the top of the head, at the bottom of the chin, and at the lips, and that way, the picture will still make sense when the pictures are flipped around.  When we then talk about verbs, I then switch to a format where the pages are split horizontally.  This is an example of a book I will read to them called, All Mixed Up. And as you can see, the pages are split into three, horizontally.  And in this case, the children use an adjective, a noun, and a verb.  I have a page again, that have a marking for the neck, and a marking for the trunk so that when they switch the pages, the images still make sense.  They are also required to produce an adjective, a noun, and a verb.  So in this case, if we mixed up these two, Big monster growls, and Antique Amanda acting, by the flip of one page, it becomes, Big Amanda growls.

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