SummerWrite seeks to foster a love for the literary arts and to develop reading and writing skills in the youth of Greater Rochester. Home Writers & BooksYouth Education Statement SummerWrite Staff Contact Information FAQTumblr (3.0; @summerwrite)http://summerwrite.tumblr.com/<p>Hey SummerWrite followers! Come on over to the official Writers &amp; Books tumblr page: <a href="http://www.writers-and-books.tumblr.com" target="_blank">www.writers-and-books.tumblr.com</a>. Woo! </p>http://summerwrite.tumblr.com/post/32464769281http://summerwrite.tumblr.com/post/32464769281Fri, 28 Sep 2012 13:40:31 -0400SummerWriteWABWriters & Bookssubmission<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9f09tJzJR1rz56c6o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9f09tJzJR1rz56c6o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9f09tJzJR1rz56c6o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9f09tJzJR1rz56c6o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><em>Fantastical Fiction: World-Building</em></p>http://summerwrite.tumblr.com/post/30313157365http://summerwrite.tumblr.com/post/30313157365Mon, 27 Aug 2012 09:03:26 -0400<p><em>Harry Potter</em></p> <ul><li>Evaluations</li> <li>Finished the Daily Prophet</li> <li>Decorated cupcakes</li> <li>Quidditch Game</li> </ul><p><em>Cauldron of Fiction</em></p> <ul><li>Anthology work</li> <li>Writing exercise</li> <li>Guided meditation</li> <li>First lines</li> <li>Maps and crests</li> <li>Final anthologies</li> </ul><p><em>Write On!</em></p> <ul><li>Freewrite</li> <li>Discussed helpful skills of writers and usese of journals</li> <li>Unusual &#8220;pet words&#8221;</li> <li>Signed books</li> </ul><p><em>Rewrite your fiction</em></p> <ul><li>All day group editing</li> <li>Starry Nites</li> </ul><p><em>Superheroes</em></p> <ul><li>Rehearsed performance</li> <li>Made emblems</li> <li>Performance</li> </ul><p><em>Fantastical Fiction: World-Building</em></p> <ul><li>Author&#8217;s Choice Time: Work on maps/drawing, work on story, publish work on blog, scanned maps onto blog</li> <li>Finished &#8220;The Dark Crystal</li> </ul>http://summerwrite.tumblr.com/post/30120023376http://summerwrite.tumblr.com/post/30120023376Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:22:45 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99zwaOSsh1rz56c6o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99zwaOSsh1rz56c6o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99zwaOSsh1rz56c6o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99zwaOSsh1rz56c6o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99zwaOSsh1rz56c6o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99zwaOSsh1rz56c6o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99zwaOSsh1rz56c6o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99zwaOSsh1rz56c6o8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99zwaOSsh1rz56c6o9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><em>Fantastical Superheroes</em>: Reading our fictions</p>http://summerwrite.tumblr.com/post/30119261702http://summerwrite.tumblr.com/post/30119261702Fri, 24 Aug 2012 16:07:15 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99xn647YM1rz56c6o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99xn647YM1rz56c6o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99xn647YM1rz56c6o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99xn647YM1rz56c6o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99xn647YM1rz56c6o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99xn647YM1rz56c6o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99xn647YM1rz56c6o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99xn647YM1rz56c6o8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99xn647YM1rz56c6o9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><em>Write On!</em>: Chalking up our pet words</p>http://summerwrite.tumblr.com/post/30116408326http://summerwrite.tumblr.com/post/30116408326Fri, 24 Aug 2012 15:18:36 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99stfRwCz1rz56c6o1_500.jpg"/><br/> The class holds up their owl cupcakes<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99stfRwCz1rz56c6o2_500.jpg"/><br/> The seekers cover their eyes before the game<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99stfRwCz1rz56c6o3_500.jpg"/><br/> One of the students is literally in the air!<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99stfRwCz1rz56c6o4_500.jpg"/><br/> Players dodge each other<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99stfRwCz1rz56c6o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99stfRwCz1rz56c6o6_500.jpg"/><br/> The snitch is escaping!<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99stfRwCz1rz56c6o7_500.jpg"/><br/> The snitch is very tricky<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99stfRwCz1rz56c6o8_500.jpg"/><br/> Through the hoop<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99stfRwCz1rz56c6o9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99stfRwCz1rz56c6o10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><em>Harry Potter Class A</em>: Quidditch!</p>http://summerwrite.tumblr.com/post/30111098550http://summerwrite.tumblr.com/post/30111098550Fri, 24 Aug 2012 13:34:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99mxne7J91rz56c6o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99mxne7J91rz56c6o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99mxne7J91rz56c6o5_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99mxne7J91rz56c6o6_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99mxne7J91rz56c6o7_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99mxne7J91rz56c6o8_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99mxne7J91rz56c6o9_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99mxne7J91rz56c6o10_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99mxne7J91rz56c6o11_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99mxne7J91rz56c6o12_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><em>Keep It Real</em>: Group Photos and performance!</p>http://summerwrite.tumblr.com/post/30105105425http://summerwrite.tumblr.com/post/30105105425Fri, 24 Aug 2012 11:27:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99lcoi3671rz56c6o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m99lcoi3671rz56c6o2_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><em>Rewrite Your Fiction:</em> Group photo</p>http://summerwrite.tumblr.com/post/30103699643http://summerwrite.tumblr.com/post/30103699643Fri, 24 Aug 2012 10:53:00 -0400<p><p class="MsoNormal"><em>Harry Potter</em></p> <ul><li>Quick Quills</li> <li>Bertie Bott’s Beans</li> <li>Quidditch</li> <li>Howlers</li> </ul><p class="MsoNormal"><em>Rewrite Your Fiction</em></p> <ul><li>All day group editing</li> <li>Script work</li> </ul><p class="MsoNormal"><em>Write On!</em></p> <ul><li>Freewrite</li> <li>Made collages from magazine photos. Wrote about them.</li> <li>Eggcercizes!</li> <li>Practiced making metaphors</li> <li>Went to Image City to write from photos</li> </ul><p class="MsoNormal"><em>Superheroes!</em></p> <ul><li>Wrote superhero monologues</li> <li>Superhero craft</li> </ul><p class="MsoNormal"><em>Fantastical Fiction: World Building</em></p> <ul><li>Author’s choice time: Work on maps/drawing</li> <li>Work on story</li> <li>Publish work on blog</li> <li>Watched Jim Henderson’s “The Dark Crystal”</li> </ul><p class="MsoNormal"><em>Cauldron of Fiction</em></p> <ul><li>Anthology instruction</li> <li>Writing exercise</li> <li>Magic</li> <li>Sharing exercises</li> <li>Stool Ball</li> <li>Naming Committee</li> </ul></p>http://summerwrite.tumblr.com/post/30100944599http://summerwrite.tumblr.com/post/30100944599Fri, 24 Aug 2012 09:38:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9830zN17X1rz56c6o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9830zN17X1rz56c6o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9830zN17X1rz56c6o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9830zN17X1rz56c6o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9830zN17X1rz56c6o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9830zN17X1rz56c6o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9830zN17X1rz56c6o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Harry Potter: Dueling in the garden</p>http://summerwrite.tumblr.com/post/30048482347http://summerwrite.tumblr.com/post/30048482347Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:19:42 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m97q91zuEq1rz56c6o1_500.jpg"/><br/> The Potter (Class)<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m97q91zuEq1rz56c6o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m97q91zuEq1rz56c6o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m97q91zuEq1rz56c6o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m97q91zuEq1rz56c6o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m97q91zuEq1rz56c6o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m97q91zuEq1rz56c6o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m97q91zuEq1rz56c6o8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m97q91zuEq1rz56c6o9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m97q91zuEq1rz56c6o10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><em>Harry Potter</em> (afternoon): Exploring Eastman house</p>http://summerwrite.tumblr.com/post/30035306859http://summerwrite.tumblr.com/post/30035306859Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:43:42 -0400<p><em>Harry Potter</em></p> <ul><li>Book share</li> <li>Tour at Eastman Gardens (our herbology lesson)</li> </ul><p><em>Write On</em></p> <ul><li>Freewrite</li> <li>Picked a random word and wrote about it</li> <li>Created our own wordsfor the class to write about</li> <li>Made pencil journals</li> <li>Character writing exercise</li> <li>Guided character meditation</li> </ul><p><em>Superheros</em></p> <ul><li>Superhero monologues</li> <li>Science museum gardens</li> </ul><p><em>Fantastical Fiction: World Building</em></p> <ul><li>Author&#8217;s choice time: continue working on maps, continue writing stories/news reports</li> <li>Trip to the planetarium</li> <li>Shared our news stories</li> <li>Watched part of Jim Henson&#8217;s &#8220;The Dark Crystal&#8221;</li> </ul><p><em>Cauldron of Fiction</em></p> <ul><li>Checklist</li> <li>Writing backstory/banners</li> <li>Setting/character traits</li> <li>Point of view</li> <li>Guided meditation</li> <li>Starting the story</li> <li>Brown cardboard box of fiction</li> <li>Technology</li> </ul>http://summerwrite.tumblr.com/post/30032611019http://summerwrite.tumblr.com/post/30032611019Thu, 23 Aug 2012 09:26:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m95zb6AGb11rz56c6o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m95zb6AGb11rz56c6o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m95zb6AGb11rz56c6o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m95zb6AGb11rz56c6o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m95zb6AGb11rz56c6o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m95zb6AGb11rz56c6o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m95zb6AGb11rz56c6o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m95zb6AGb11rz56c6o8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m95zb6AGb11rz56c6o9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m95zb6AGb11rz56c6o10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><em>Creating Short Films for Broadcast: </em>brainstorming ideas for the end-of-the-week video, and shots in the studio</p>http://summerwrite.tumblr.com/post/29969759414http://summerwrite.tumblr.com/post/29969759414Wed, 22 Aug 2012 12:04:00 -0400<p><p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Harry Potter</strong></p> <ul><li>Quick Quills</li> <li>Dueling</li> <li>Wizard Trading Cards</li> <li>Chocolate frogs/popcorn</li> <li>Bring books tomorrow</li> </ul><p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Rewrite Your Fiction</strong></p> <ul><li>Style Manuel</li> <li>Group editing</li> <li>Publishers and agendas</li> <li>Publishing Websites</li> </ul><p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Write On</strong></p> <ul><li>Shared work</li> <li>Discussed different uses for journals</li> <li>Guided daydreaming</li> <li>Wrote about daydreams and shared them with the class</li> <li>Wrote about photographs from magazines</li> <li>Character generation</li> </ul><p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Superheroes</strong></p> <ul><li>Read the ABC superhero</li> <li>Worked on pop-up book</li> <li>Wrote alliteration story</li> <li>Skits</li> </ul><p class="MsoNormal"><strong>Fantastical Fiction: World-Building</strong></p> <ul><li>Went over world-building packets</li> <li>Shared names/descriptions of fantasy worlds</li> <li>Watched part of The Dark Crystal</li> <li>Author’s Choice Time: Write a news article from your world, draw a map of your world, write more of our stories</li> <li>Sharing time</li> </ul></p>http://summerwrite.tumblr.com/post/29915448904http://summerwrite.tumblr.com/post/29915448904Tue, 21 Aug 2012 16:23:36 -0400<p><strong>Harry Potter</strong></p> <ul><li>Sorting</li> <li>Cinquains</li> <li>Wand crafting</li> <li>Writing about wands</li> </ul><p><strong>Write Only</strong></p> <ul><li>Freewrite</li> <li>Observed our classmates</li> <li>Interviewed and introduced classmates</li> <li>Filled out writer&#8217;s survey</li> <li>Wrote with our 5 senses outside</li> <li>Discussed our writing habits</li> <li>Field work!</li> </ul><p><strong>Rewrite Your Fiction</strong></p> <ul><li>Introductions</li> <li>Group editing</li> <li>Snacks/planning session</li> <li>Video</li> </ul><p><strong>Superheroes</strong></p> <ul><li>Read monologues!</li> <li>Decorated name tags/folders</li> <li>Took superhero quiz</li> <li>Created a superhero!</li> </ul><p><strong>Fantastical Fiction: World-Building</strong></p> <ul><li>5-minute bursts: look at fantastical pictures and write about what inspires you</li> <li>The 4 types of fantastical worlds</li> <li>Started brainstorming our collaborative fantasay world</li> <li>Author&#8217;s choice time: storywriting, world building, or drawing</li> </ul><p><strong>Cauldron of Fiction</strong></p> <ul><li>Namecards</li> <li>The quest; Joseph Campbell</li> <li>Story structure</li> <li>Group Storywriting</li> <li>Character bio</li> <li>Map/world building</li> </ul>http://summerwrite.tumblr.com/post/29895661709http://summerwrite.tumblr.com/post/29895661709Tue, 21 Aug 2012 09:19:24 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8z0bkKoTs1rz56c6o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8z0bkKoTs1rz56c6o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8z0bkKoTs1rz56c6o3_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8z0bkKoTs1rz56c6o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8z0bkKoTs1rz56c6o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8z0bkKoTs1rz56c6o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8z0bkKoTs1rz56c6o8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8z0bkKoTs1rz56c6o9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8z0bkKoTs1rz56c6o10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8z0bkKoTs1rz56c6o11_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Where’s Walden and Outdoor Writers: Full Day Hike</p>http://summerwrite.tumblr.com/post/29713514377http://summerwrite.tumblr.com/post/29713514377Sat, 18 Aug 2012 17:42:00 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8yzzuqqpk1rz56c6o1_500.jpg"/><br/> Working on the field journals<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8yzzuqqpk1rz56c6o2_500.jpg"/><br/> Blindfold sensory awareness exercise<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8yzzuqqpk1rz56c6o3_500.jpg"/><br/> Finding millipedes<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8yzzuqqpk1rz56c6o4_500.jpg"/><br/> Angie teaches us in the woods<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8yzzuqqpk1rz56c6o5_500.jpg"/><br/> Edgar shows us something new<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8yzzuqqpk1rz56c6o6_500.jpg"/><br/> Hiking!<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8yzzuqqpk1rz56c6o7_500.jpg"/><br/> Looking at mushrooms<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8yzzuqqpk1rz56c6o8_500.jpg"/><br/> Check out some more fungi!<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8yzzuqqpk1rz56c6o9_500.jpg"/><br/> Exploring in the deep woods<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8yzzuqqpk1rz56c6o10_500.jpg"/><br/> Group shot!<br/><br/> <p><em>Outdoor Writers and Where’s Walden:</em> Week Activities</p>http://summerwrite.tumblr.com/post/29713107902http://summerwrite.tumblr.com/post/29713107902Sat, 18 Aug 2012 17:35:47 -0400<p class="MsoNoSpacing"><strong>Shakespeare Stage</strong></p> <ul><li>Perform names as poems</li> <li>Review plot summary and read scenes from Much Ado About Nothing</li> <li>Voice and body warm-ups</li> <li>Shakespearean insult game focusing on an actor’s intention and tactics</li> <li>Claire led jellyfish game</li> <li>Erik led press conference game</li> <li>Discussion of casting</li> <li>Bunny, Bunny as led by Chie and Claire</li> <li>Shakespeare Death Lines game</li> <li>Gratitude Circle</li> </ul><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><strong>Magical Poetry</strong></p> <ul><li>Made fairy people</li> <li>Finished our “pop out” poems and read them aloud</li> <li>Talked/took notes on more kids of magical creatures</li> <li>Read stories like King Puck</li> </ul><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><strong>Fiction Writing Skills</strong></p> <ul><li>Worked on our characters/stories and shared developments</li> <li>Discussed setting</li> <li>Watched a scene from Walle and talked about how setting affects character</li> <li>Co-wrote a story with a partner</li> </ul><p class="MsoNoSpacing"><strong>Shakespeare Stage</strong></p> <ul><li>RMSC gardents and practiced garden scenes</li> <li>Blocked opening scene</li> <li>Stretch/”wake up” exercise</li> <li>Grid work based on our character</li> <li>Final scene block</li> <li>Went over costumes/set</li> <li>Made party costumes/set</li> <li>Made party masks</li> </ul><p><strong>Where&#8217;s Walden/Outdoor Writers</strong></p> <ul><li>Morning Circle: Plant Day</li> <li>Plant Walk</li> <li>Write in Field Journals</li> <li>Treehouse visit</li> <li>Plantcrafting: begin word weavings</li> </ul>http://summerwrite.tumblr.com/post/29837258027http://summerwrite.tumblr.com/post/29837258027Tue, 14 Aug 2012 13:44:00 -0400<p>Morning Classes: Magical Poetry</p> <p>Afternoon Classes: Fiction Writing Skills</p> <p>Full Day Classes: Outdoor Writers, Shakespeare&#8217;s Stage, Where&#8217;s Walden</p> <p><strong>Magical Poetry</strong></p> <ul><li> Made introduction cards</li> <li>Wrote poems about our favorite seasons</li> <li>Went over magical creatures like brownies and changeling</li> <li>Wrote &#8220;pop out&#8221; poems</li> </ul><p><strong>Fiction Writing Skills</strong></p> <ul><li>Introduced ourselves and talked about our writing interests</li> <li>Developed characters, individually and as a class</li> <li>Wrote silly stories</li> <li>Shared our writing!</li> </ul><p><strong>Shakespeare&#8217;s Stage</strong></p> <ul><li>Introductions, 2 truths and a lie</li> <li>Human Machine</li> <li>Shakespeare trivia</li> <li>Read storybook of Much Ado About Nothing</li> <li>Lesson on iambic pentameter &amp; Shakespearean poetry</li> <li>Read through &#8220;O for a Muse of Fire&#8221; speech</li> <li>Read scenes from Much Ado About Nothing</li> </ul><p><strong>Outdoor Writers/Where&#8217;s Walden</strong></p> <ul><li>Introduction</li> <li>Map making</li> <li>Observation and sensory writing prompts</li> <li>Making field journals</li> </ul>http://summerwrite.tumblr.com/post/29410854201http://summerwrite.tumblr.com/post/29410854201Tue, 14 Aug 2012 11:19:00 -0400Writers &amp; BooksSummerWrite2012summercampreadingwritingbooksRochesterROC<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8m69iCTBL1rz56c6o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8m69iCTBL1rz56c6o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8m69iCTBL1rz56c6o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8m69iCTBL1rz56c6o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8m69iCTBL1rz56c6o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8m69iCTBL1rz56c6o6_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8m69iCTBL1rz56c6o7_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8m69iCTBL1rz56c6o8_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8m69iCTBL1rz56c6o9_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m8m69iCTBL1rz56c6o10_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><em>Percy Jackson</em>: Final performances!</p>http://summerwrite.tumblr.com/post/29224203377http://summerwrite.tumblr.com/post/29224203377Sat, 11 Aug 2012 19:22:22 -0400