This week was our final week of poetry, and we focused on allowing students to choose from three types of poems. One type was on the topic of “talking to animals.” Each person chose an animal he/she is interested in or has questions for and wrote a poem as if in a conversation with this animal. The raven, a pet dog, a whale, an
Learn more »
This week we focused on poetry once more. Students seem to be meshing well with this area of writing, and we are seeing some excellent pieces that are self-reflective and powerful. We began with sharing our homework from last week. Students each wrote a “Used to/But now” poem and read them aloud to their peers. The students really used this exercise to examine how
Learn more »
Before diving into our first week of poetry, we took some time to share our homework for this week – write about something you know nothing about. Students really took off with this assignment and did some amazingly creative things. We noticed how many of them are feeling much bolder and starting to play with words, write from different perspectives, or use humor to
Learn more »
Here we are! Week six. It’s been quite a journey to this halfway point, and the students are really growing in their ability to write creatively, generate ideas, and share confidently with others. At the start of our session this week, we shared our writing that was inspired by a piece of art. The art pieces ranged from a painting by Edvard Munch called
Learn more »
This week we hit our just-about-halfway point, and we couldn’t be prouder of how far these students have come in just 5 weeks. The writing we are sharing with each other is so powerful and beautiful, and I have found myself hoping and hoping that all of these students keep writing throughout their lives. They have great words to share. We began our session
Learn more »
Please enjoy some photos Ms. Eymer took of our Thursday writing group last week. We did the visualization activity where students used yoga mats to get comfortable and relaxed. They weren’t napping, we promise! Stay tuned for more photos!
I Am From… by Lex I am from the messy table, from my couch and my bed. I am from the always changing house on the street, the smell of new paint or drywall. I am from the cacti, the huge tree I climb whose long gone limbs I remember as if they were my own. I am from Christmas and traveling to do
Learn more »
This week marks our fourth session as bolder writers. We continued to push ourselves to creatively explore our every day lives through writing. For homework, students were to capture bits of dialogue around them. We shared the pieces of writing and laughed together at the quirkiness of peoples’ daily conversations. Some students wrote down conversations overheard in coffee shops while others captured talk from
Learn more »
This week, students gained additional practice in the workshop format and had time to delve deeper into their longer pieces. We started by sharing our “Nature Free Writes,” which students completed as homework. Kids demonstrated their bold writing by giving natural objects personalities and letting the outdoors inspire them. Like last week, students gave each other feedback on small slips of paper. We noticed
Learn more »
I am from my old fish tank with OJ, Fizzy, and Stripes. From the red crab sand box and riding Dad like a bucking bronco. I am from the wood shingled house with a three legged cat walking around. I am from the Ficus tree. I am from the trees weighed down with the white sparkling blankets of snow. I am from Robin coming
Learn more »