Learning From Authors

Ezra Jack Keats is an American author and artist who won many awards. Even though he lived and wrote a long time ago, we still enjoy his books today and can learn a lot about the craft of writing from him. This is one of his Ezra's most well-known books:

During Writing Workshop, we have been studying Ezra Jack Keats' books. This chart is hanging in our class. It shows some of the things that we've identified in his books that we can try in our own writing:

In Grade One, we are learning to read like writers and learn from other authors!