Writing Fix: Bizarre Foods With Ralph Fletcher: A Narrative Revision Lesson

In this instructional activity, Ralph Fletcher's writing style is introduced to student writers. Students will write a rough draft about a time they ate, or a time when they saw someone else eat, something unusual. Then students will read and analyze Fletcher's "Eating the World" chapter from Marshfield Dreams. Students rewrite their rough drafts to incorporate the types of details that Ralph Fletcher would have infused into his writing.