The Last Cuentista is a book we read in the middle of the school year. It’s a book about a girl living in the future, and the world is ending because of a meteor. A select group is sent off into space to find a new home, but when she wakes up from her stasis she realizes a sinister collective is in control.
The main point in the book is keeping stories alive. Petra, the main character, wants to be a storyteller. Her grandmother from Earth told her many tales and Petra wants to keep them going even though she’s billions of miles away from the origin of them.
Keeping a story alive means spreading them, and telling them to lighten spirits in hard times.
Ideal world is a project we did based on Last Cuentista. We created a world that we would want to go to if we were in Petra’s shoes.
My ideal world is named Tulia, and it’s a realm where animals and humans live in harmony, and nature thrives. Tall waterfalls, green valleys, permanent sunset skies, and crystal clear lakes. Not to mention otherworldly creatures like bioluminescent fish and multicolor birds and squirrels that can talk.
Our big project in Language Arts was bookmaking. We had to make a book for our ideal world, and decorate it with scrapbooking materials. I made mine with an ocean / nature theme, and starry details. We cut our pages and collaged them, and it was really creative and fun. I love the idea of making an inner page that you can only see through the stars.
In conclusion, 6th grade Language Arts has been an adventure. My favorite was the TED talk. I really enjoyed picking out my favorite topic, and getting to share it with my class. I really grew as a writer and when I look back on my old essays, I cringe. The projects were super engaging and fun, and all in all I loved Language Arts.