A New Study

Today we began a new study…persuasive. This type of writing is different from what we have done this far because you will have to convince someone to see your side. Create a list of things you would like to persuade someone in your family, school, our city, or the world. Who knows, one may be the winning choice!

Remember, the more ideas you brainstorm the more choices you will have to write about later in our study.

Writing With Feeling

Good writers use feeling when they are writing. Think back to a memory you have. What were you feeling? Why did you feel that way? Write a story telling about that time. Describe it and use strong words.

Remember that authors like Patricia Polacco always use feeling in their books and she is not alone.

A Book's Thoughts

She sits on a dusty shelf, waiting for an opportunity to be lifted forever. It's hard to be her. The anticipation of such an event is hard to grasp. People walk by her beautifully illustrated pages and poetic words each day. She never understands why. Though she is patient, she hides a secret...the happiness she would bring to whomever chose to grasp her. For she knows how it feels to be appreciated and longs for that feeling again. The book is thinking these thoughts...and knows that soon, someone will be coming by to appreciate her beauty.

Special People

We all have special people in our lives. These are people we know (not celebrities) who we see from time to time. Choose just one person from your list and write what makes them so special. How do they make you feel? What is a special memory you have with them?

Remember to use good details about this person when you write.

Friends (A Trip Down Memory Lane)

As you become older things change. Your friends change, where you live, what you do...you get the picture. Change is everywhere throughout life. We do not have to like it - it's just how it is.

Recently a childhood friend has come in touch with me. She was my neighbor that even after we moved we still visited each other. She was my first ever friend.

I cannot wait to reminisce about our childhood times. Trick-or-treating, sleep overs, sidewalk parades, and the day we told our parents we were running away (they just laughed at this notion and must have known we would not be gone long). I am looking forward to this walk down memory land and I hope that Dana is too.

Icicles

Hanging by an invisible thread
pointing towards the earth
transparent ghosts
dripping
dripping
dripping
towards the ground below
ending in a puddle

Your Day Through the Six Pillars

Each day we have to work hard to have good character. Think back to your day from the time you woke up until now. List each of the pillars one by one (trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship) and write at least one way you followed each of the pillars throughout the day.

Remember to be specific about the way you followed each pillar.