I stopped one of the 4th grade teachers in the hallway, to show her some of the kids' work.
Me Hey, Mrs. Grant*, take a look! Here's our graphic novels from Music class. The kids created them and then set them to music.
Mrs. Grant* Wow, those look great. Speech bubbles and everything.
Me Yep. A lot of writing got done for this project.
At this point, one of the boys at the end of the line of kids let out a yelp.
Jent* Whaaaat? Hey! You got us to write!
Me Yeah, I did. What about it? It was part of the project.
Jent* I know! But I hate writing!
Me Well, you did a lot of it today. And artwork, too.
Jent* Art's OK. But I hate writing!
Luckily, he was smiling by the end, although somewhat ruefully.
*Jent is, of course, not this reluctant writer-but happy graphic novelist's real name.
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