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May. 17, 2009

Writer's Circle for Weeks 26-33

Posted in Children's Work
I have been terrible as usual about blogging!!    But we still have been doing our Writer's Circle, though I bailed out of it weeks ago.    The kids are great writers and I hope to have a desk so I can write too.  No, I currently do not have my own desk!!!  A desk is necessary, IMO, for keeping proper order.  LOL

Anyway, with no further ado, let me get onto the children's work.

For week 26, K had to write one of those poems that have a shape.  She did a great job with hers, though I can't format it correctly on the blog.  I did take a picture of it, though:



Here is the text of it: 

The
World
is a growin'
and children
are playing
here
comes the balloon man so wee!!
leaves are a growing and snow is a melting,
here come the spring showers so
wee!  I build a new playhouse while
daddy is sleeping, mom bakes me some
brownies
so wee!
I swing on the
swing set here come
my play fellows I"m
loving the
spring tiime
so wee!

Yes, I am her mother, but seriously, I think it is an excellent poem!! 

A. had to write a description (no matter how fantastical) of her dream room:

My dream room has a roller coaster in the middle.  I paint my own room teal and turquoise yellow and purple.  One color on each wall.  My room is shaped like a square. 

I'm beginning to think I need to set more guidelines on A's writing.  She is such a writer and what she turns in for writing assignments, while good, does not reflect her abilities at all.  LOL

For week 27, K had to design a board game, so there was no real writing.  She designed a cool board with pieces and her own die and we played it and had fun.  The game was called Toliver's Secret.  The objective was to smuggle the bread from the house to the person who was to deliver the message.  Of course it was based on the book of the same name.  LOL  You collected courage points during your route and the person who gets to the end and has the most courage points wins.  It was a fun game. 

I cannot find A's week 27 assignment, but we did our WC on it.  I am so bummed.  It's been so long, she can't remember what it was about and neither can I.  ARRGGGG!!!

For week 28, K had to write a short story.  She wrote a great one about an elephant, but I can't find it now to put it in the blog.  Boo, me!  I bet I put both K and A's week 27 and week 28 assignments somewhere together.  I'll definitely put it in the blog when I find it.

Somehow I found A's week 28 assignment.  She had to write a poem about something she loves:

Love drawing.
My brain enjoys it.
Think I will be an artist when I grow up.

I also found another poem she had written earlier this year that I wanted to go ahead and put in here:

The Seed
Seed, quiet, like a mouse
Something that goes into wood.
Sounds like a tiger with a black and white tail.  A drop of rain.  Bright red on the
Green grass.  But it's really something you plant.

For week 29, K had to do an assignment called "respond to reading" where she had to chart some of the books she wrote and her response.  No real creative writing this week, just a good review of her stuff and what she liked.

A's assignment was to write a descriptive paragraph about someone she loves.  It looks like she wrote a poem instead.  Oh well, here it is:

My little brother FQ
Who plays around everyday
Who even does school
Who isn't potty trained
Who is happy and sad

For week 30, K had to do an ABC book where she had to make another chart.  She would go from A to Z and put a literary element for each letter, using examples from all her books.  For example, she could choose a character whose name started with A, then choose a descriptive word starting with the letter B for any of her characters, etc.  It was really more of an exercise than a creative writing assignment so again we don't have much to blog.

A's assignment was to write about one of her accomplishments:

I learned to ride a bike to get places faster!  I didn't like to balance on the bike.  I had to pedal, slow down, stop and balance. 

A spent week 31 doing "research" about horses (which she is incidentally allergic to).  She had to learn the difference between domesticated horses and mustangs. 

K wrote an essay about what a hero is:

Who is a hero?  Are you a hero?  Do you know a hero?  Is your mom a hero--or is your hero less personal?

I opine that a hero is one that undertakes something others don't do.  Someone who shoves through the barriers to find a new world--a world that they themselves have the key to.

But a hero can also be a personal hero, one you want to be like, or admire.  Like a mother, or a athlete you like--someone that has a distinctive place in your heart or mind.  Your hero can be anyone, depending on your interests or weaknesses.  Your hero may be someone who saved you from falling into the water or is good at the sport you love.  Or anybody.  A hero is brave, specail for sure, we love our heroes!

Well, I opine that my kids are great!  LOL  I seriously have never heard her use that word before but I am really proud of her for correctly using an underused and unusual word. 

So for week 32, A presented her research paper.  She left out a few details, but I really think this is more my fault than hers.  I basically leave her on her own to do these assignments, so I think she will miss stuff here and there.  My goal when she does this program again is to do better with this.  Obviously!   LOL

Mustang horses are free roaming and they are brought by the Spanish and North Americans.  Domesticated horses are tame and trained.  Since mustang horses are wild you can't sit on them but on domesticated horses.  Most horse camps have tamed and trained domesticated horses. 

K worked on a book review for week 32:

Charlotte's Web is about a pig, not a dirty grumpy pig, but a kind, sweet pig.

Wilbur was saved from being killed by Fern, the farmer's daughter.  She raised him like a baby, loving and caring for him. 

When Wilbur was old enough, Fern sold him to her uncle so she could visit him whenever she wanted.  IT was there that Wilbur met Charlotte, and he also learned that the Zuckermans would eat him and he would never see snow.  But Charlotte promises that Wilbur will not die....

One morning, Mr. Zuckerman hired man, Lurvy, got up to feed Wilbur, he looked up, and there, weaved into Charlotte's web were the words SOME PIG.  Soon, everybody came to see Wulbur, he was famous.  Soon, later, it said TERRIFIC, then RADIANT.  So Mr. Zuckerman decided to take this famous pig to the fair.

Naturally Charlotte went with Wilbur, though she would soon lay her eggs and die.  The last web she wove was in Wilbur's crate, it said HUMBLE, the very word for Wilbur.  Wilbur did not win the blue ribbon, but he did win a medal, then Charlotte laid her egg sack and died after saying goodbye to Wilbur.  But she kept her promise, and Wilbur saw his first snow.  And not that snow, but many more, and he died the way Charlotte did.  He was grateful to her forever. 

So just a few editorial things to make it better, and of course next time I should tell her that a book review should not reveal everything about the book, including the end.  LOL 

This past week was week 33 for us and K had to give a speech based on her book review.  She had to make note cards and she gave it for our Writer's Circle.

A had to think about some of the books she had read, and try to work out if there was a scene in any of her books that she'd like to act out or write a screenplay for.  So she decided that she'd like to play Betsey in B is for Betsey.  Here is what she says:

I am writing a book on B is for Betsey.  I play Betsey, my friend is Ellen.  The most exciting part is when Ellen gets to go with Betsey all summer.  And when Betsey goes to school, because during the day, the school becomes a circus.

Well, I am finally caught up on doing those!!  Again, I will vow to do better.  I hope to get a desk soon !

God bless,
A.H.
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