Aztec Ruins
National Monument
Aztec Ruins
National Monument
Benny Romero talks to young writers at Aztec Ruins
The Children's Writing Workshop uses the tools of creative writing to link our community's
children with the historic and cultural resources of Aztec Ruins National
Monument. When you sign up your 3rd, 4th, or 5th grade class to participate
in the project, you can expect the following activities to take place:
|
Activity |
Location |
Collaborators |
|
Teacher orientation meeting with writer in residence |
School |
Teacher, writer in residence. |
|
Class orientation meeting with writer in residence |
School |
Students, writer, teacher. |
|
Field trip 1: Monument tour, meeting with |
Aztec Ruins National Monument |
Students, writer, teacher, Pueblo presenter, parent |
|
Working with writer in residence to complete |
School |
Students, writer, teacher. |
|
Editing time |
School |
Students, writer (one-to-one editing and consultation). |
|
Field trip 2: Young Authors’ Reading (families and friends, and thepublic, are invited to attend) |
Aztec Ruins NM |
Students, writer, teacher, parent volunteers/ aides, Aztec Ruins interpretive staff, audience of families, peers, public. |
|
Display of completed work at Aztec Ruins Visitor |
Aztec Ruins NM |
Teacher/other school staff, Aztec Ruins staff, writer. |
The Aztec Ruins Children's Writing Workshop is funded by New Mexico Arts, a division of the Office of Cultural Affairs.
Updated: May 2002