Literate Voices Summer Academy

 Day 8: Publishing Studio & Portfolio Creation

 Date: Day 8
Time: 8:30 AM – 2:30 PM
Theme: Bringing Our Stories Together

 Essential Question

How do authors organize, revise, and prepare their work for publication?

 Learning Targets

I can:

• Revise and improve my writing.

• Complete unfinished chapters and artwork.

• Organize my work into an author portfolio.

• Prepare my writing for publication.

 Final Products

Students will:

✓ Complete Friendship Chapter Comic

✓ Revise Name, Family, and Neighborhood Chapters

✓ Finish Lifemap

✓ Finish Family Tree

✓ Finish Name Poster

✓ Create Author Portfolio

✓ Upload all work for Thursday submission

 Morning Meeting

8:30–8:45

Publishing Check-In

Discuss:

What does a real author do before publishing?

Create anchor chart:

Authors:

• Draft

• Revise

• Edit

• Organize

• Reflect

• Publish

Explain:

Today is a workshop day.

Students will work at different places depending on what they still need to finish.

 Portfolio Preview

8:45–9:00

Show students the final Author Portfolio structure.

Portfolio Sections

1. Cover Page

2. About the Author

3. Lifemap

4. Name Poster

5. Family Tree

6. Name Chapter Comic

7. Family Chapter Comic

8. Neighborhood Chapter Comic

9. Friendship Chapter Comic

10. Reflection

 Work Session 1

9:00–10:15

Friendship Chapter Completion

Students:

• Finish planning

• Complete comic strip

• Add dialogue bubbles

• Add images

• Add reflection panel

• Revise text

Teacher Conferences:

Focus on:

• Story clarity

• Dialogue

• Reflection

• Visual storytelling

Break

10:15–10:25

Work Session 2

10:25–11:50

Finish Earlier Projects

Students rotate through unfinished work.

Station 1

Name Chapter Revision

Station 2

Family Chapter Revision

Station 3

Neighborhood Chapter Revision

Station 4

Name Poster Completion

Station 5

Family Tree Completion

Station 6

Lifemap Completion

Teacher meets with students needing additional support.

Lunch

11:50–12:30

Mini Lesson

12:30–12:45

Creating an Author Portfolio

Explain:

Professional authors maintain portfolios that showcase their work.

Today students will create their own digital author portfolio.

Portfolio Setup

12:45–1:15

Students create:

Slide 1

Cover Page

Include:

• Name

• Photo or avatar

• Program title

Example:

Literate Voices Summer Academy
Author Portfolio
by Maria Rodriguez

Slide 2

About the Author

Include:

• Grade

• Interests

• Favorite book

• Future dreams

Add photo or illustration.

Work Session 3

1:15–2:00

Portfolio Assembly

Students add:

• Lifemap

• Name Poster

• Family Tree

• Name Chapter

• Family Chapter

• Neighborhood Chapter

• Friendship Chapter

into portfolio.

Create table of contents.

Organize slides in order.

Reflection

2:00–2:20

Author Reflection

Students respond:

1. Which chapter are you most proud of?

2. Which chapter challenged you most?

3. What did you learn about yourself as a writer?

4. What is one goal for the rest of the week?

Add reflection to final portfolio slide.

Submission Preparation

2:20–2:30

Students complete checklist:

□ Friendship Chapter Complete

□ Name Chapter Revised

□ Family Chapter Revised

□ Neighborhood Chapter Revised

□ Lifemap Complete

□ Family Tree Complete

□ Name Poster Complete

□ Author Bio Complete

□ Portfolio Organized

□ Ready for Thursday Submission

Homework / Independent Goal

Before Thursday Showcase, students should ensure:

• All chapters have titles

• All comics include images

• All dialogue bubbles are complete

• Spelling and capitalization are checked

• Portfolio is organized and easy to navigate

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