This Activity's Title:

The Wacky
"Check out my Vacation" Story

telling the story of a "vacation" through cancelled checks

This wacky activity was created by Northern Nevada teacher Kathy McCormick.

This original summarizing activity was inspired by Barry Lane's awesome book, 51 Wacky We-Search Reports. Barry's fifty-one writing formats in his book teach students how to summarize (not plagiarize) facts from readings or from class notes. The book also encourages humor in the classroom, and using it will help you build a community among your student writers. If you don't own this book, but like the assignment on this page, we strongly recommend you purchase a copy.

Additional Samples Being Sought:

If you have a photo or a scan of a sample to share with us, send it to us at webmaster@writingfix.com. If we publish it here, we will send you a free publication from the NNWP's Publication Page.

We are especially interested in seeing creative check stories for abstract topics like those listed on the previous page! Help your students find their creative and funny bones.