Curriculum Connection

I think this project could be translated into a curricular experience for either younger children or high school students by asking them to search for information on publishing for each age group--elementary school students and high school students. While the students are researching information on publication, students can work on story ideas that they might like to publish. After the students have finished their research, they can then build on what they've learned about publishing; applying that knowledge by submitting work that they've written for publication. The elementary students could work in small groups or as a whole class, and then submit the finished product to the Scholastic contest, "Kids Are Authors." High school students could work on individual pieces and submit it to other publishing companies who publish student work, or maybe even one of the publishing houses.

According to standard 2.1.2, students would "organize knowledge so that it is useful" and standard 2.1.3, "use strategies to draw conclusions from information and apply knowledge to curricular areas, real world situations, and further investigations."