Coffee chat with Cyndi Marko, author/illustrator of the Scholastic series, Kung Pow Chicken

Cyndi Marko, author/illustrator of the Scholastic series Kung Pow Chicken, chats with me about her creative process, the power of graphic novels, and creativity in a time of extreme isolation.

Teachers, parents, and students: Cyndi has generously offered to share a few tips for anyone who may want to try their hand at creating graphic novels in the form of a spectacularly groovy comic called The Graphic Adventures of Stick Boy! Download it here for free!

Kung Pow Chicken Giveaway!

Scroll down to the share button and share this post on Facebook, then leave a comment below and include your email address for a chance to win the entire Kung Pow Chicken series (email addresses will not be posted publicly). The winner will be notified via email or Facebook Messenger this Sunday!

Enough with the daily writing prompts: Teach craft in context via free choice

Forget about daily writing prompts and canned writing instruction systems. All you need is a high interest mentor text, paper and pencil, and students. Offer choice and conference with students. The rest will take care of itself.

Sirena and Allison show us how every single state standard can be addressed during free choice writing. And the best part? Our focus is on the joy of writing and NOT on the drill and kill mastery of isolated skills.
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