High Potential Learners
Year 8 HPL students write a book in a day!
This week our year 8 HPL students spent all of Wednesday (8 am - 8 pm) writing a book in a day. They worked in two teams of 7 students to write, illustrate, format, edit and upload a book in 12 hours. The books were based on a set of parameters that were only provided first thing in the morning and the final products have been entered in the ‘Write a Book in a Day’ competition. We had an awesome and intense time working together and it was such a joy to watch these capable, creative young adults soaring. Special thanks to Maree McKelvie, our literacy coach, who supported us all day and well into the evening!
The competition is a fundraiser for young people suffering from cancer and the books will be published via an online library. You can sponsor our students' work using the links below and all funds raised go directly to “The Kids’ Cancer Project.”
At the time of writing the teams have already raised $355!
The great titles they produced might be coming to a bookstore near you!
Lost in Uluru: The Garden of Uluru is a short story about a field trip gone wrong. The teachers are convinced to climb Uluru and despite the new laws, they embark. The sketchy tour guide turns out to be a deceptive cartoonist dealing with family issues, the teachers go missing and the students have no choice but to go and find help.
Written & Illustrated by: Hamish Moore, Hannah Willis, Heather Murray, Mackenzie Horn, Maddison O’Leary, Theodore Wood and Zoe King.
Sponsorship link:
Write a book in a day - Lost in Uluru
Blue Bottles: Russell William’s career as a musician is over. However his twin brother, Lee, is thriving as a yoga instructor / painter. Riddled with jealousy, Russell does something he might regret. What extreme measures will Russell take in order to succeed? Will there be karma?
Written and Illustrated by: Makaylah Beatty, Cohen Franklin, Mykenzie Smith, Eliana Straw, Zoe Hicks, Asher Hewitt and Riley Woods
Sponsorship link:
Write a book in a day - Blue Bottles
