My Life as a Writer

Cambria Callaway

I have liked writing all my life.  I really started getting into writing at age 10.  I went to a private school in Salt Lake City called Challenger.  My third grade teacher there was really nice and helped me get more interested in writing than I already was.  Before Challenger I would write short stories or little childish newspapers.  My teacher at Challenger, Mrs. Fallon, told me I was a great writer and that I should enter writing competitions.  I remember at one part of the school year everyone in my class wrote their own adventure/action story.  It was a class competition.  I ended up getting third place to my friends Hillary and Reagan.  Since then, I have loved writing stories, plays, and newspapers.  I mainly write action/adventure, mystery, and horror short stories.  I am really excited for this year in Mrs. Robins’ class because I know she has entered competitions and won; that inspires me to do my best in writing.  I hoped you like reading this and I will see you in class.  J J J

i don't write anywere but school/homework

I don't write that much.

        I don't write that much outside of school.
The reason I write outside of school is to use my creative mucciles and make stories. There forth I can write based on what I see other writers and arthurs do.

Wait.. A Writer?

    My writing life isn't probably not like any of yours. I didn't write my own chapter books in 3rd grade and I definitely don't read 100 books a year. Throughout elementary school, I found the peace in writing, even among the dreadfulness of school. Even though I didn't make my own writing projects at home, (although I wish that was not the case because it would make this post a lot more interesting) I loved working on things for school. Before 5th grade, I had no idea that jotting your thoughts and ideas would come with such a calming feeling. The same feeling that brought me to Mrs. Robins class.
    When I think about my proudest moments as a writer, one sticks out in particular. Last winter, I had just finished getting ready for the day and had begun on my walk to the bus stop. When I neared the stop, I noticed my friend Sarah was already there. I walked up to her and we began a conversation. At one point, she asked me if I had checked my email the previous night. I replied with a "No." that had a sense of curiosity behind it. She went on to explain that the winners for the poetry contest we entered had been chosen. I got 3rd place. 3rd! I couldn't believe it. Something that I had written in 10 minutes before bed had seemed prize-worthy to poem professionals. It was an incredible experience and it pushes me to want to become a better writer.
    I can't wait to see what this year brings and am so excited that I get to experience with such a wonderful class and teacher.

What I've done as a writer

  I have never really into writing (or speling;).  The only thing stopping me from writing was the handwriting.  I would dread the 30 minutes each day that we would have to write on paper with pencil in 3-4 grade.  I had a breakthrough when I found out you don't have to only write it on paper, you can type!  Whenever I could I would type up the classwork and then turn it in.  When I did write I wrote about superheroes and super villains. I had one book title "The 3 Amigos save the Princess from Darth Vader," it wasn't that good.  I now hate writing on paper less but still dislike it.  I'm glad that my typing skills are much better then my handwriting. 

My Life as a Writer

     When I was little, I loved to write books! Not only did I write the books, but I also drew pictures in them. I would fold three or four papers in half and then staple them in the middle. I wouldn't write much on a page, usually just a sentence or two.  My dad would buy little paper books at the store for maybe fifty cents, and I would try to write a whole book but I would get really bored just writing about one subject. So, I decided one day that I would make one big book with lots and lots of little stories in it. I would write books about anything! One time I wrote a book about a lampshade, a lampshade! His name was Johnny and he went on an adventure to China. He became best friends with an elephant and apparently she was Dumbo's daughter.(I had just watched Dumbo) Yep, that's what I wrote about, anything could give me inspiration!

~Abbey

                                     My Reading Experience

  I was just like every other kindergartener. I hated vegetables, I hated bedtime, but most of all, I hated reading. When they would send books home for us to read to our parents, I felt as if they were forcing me to do unnecessary learning. As the year went by, I read more and more, never finding a reason to doing so. That is, until the end of 1st grade. I remember I was walking with my friend, and we were talking about the school year. We eventually got onto the topic of reading, and was impressed with the level I had reached. It wasn't until that moment that I realized I was somehow good at reading. The next year when we would get to chose our books, I went straight for the "big kid books." It soon became my goal to read the nominees. When I was finally successful, I knew that reading was going to be something I would do constantly. Although I might be a fast reader now, there is always room to improve.

Newspaper Groups: Prepare for the Gecko Gazette!!!

Thank you to each of you for your great ideas and enthusiasm. I'm really looking forward to one amazing newspaper. I tried to give each of you a category you requested and put you with people who you will work well with. Let's plan on 2 months in these groups, then vote to see if you all want to switch or do another month. Our first edition will be launched on October 1st! I am so excited to work with each one of you talented writers. You guys are the best:)

Layout:  Brodie, Taran, Anika, Boden
Front Page: Ellie K., Sophia, Abbey, Quin
Entertainment: Jonah, Shaylee, Hadley, Tess
Games: Jacob, Gavin, Matthew, Kasen, (Katelyn)
Humor: Cam, Jamie, Colin, Elle
Peeps: Emily O., Breanna, Emily R., Tilly, Charlee 
Photo: Cassidy, Olivia, Tayli, Natalie (Skye)
Sports: Haden, Carston, Spencer, Merick

   My life as a writer

                              In third grade I entered a writing competition, my teacher said I was improving but I refused to believe her. So I stopped working on my writing, and by the time the competition rolled around I didn't even make it to the top three. It made me so sad that I didn't win the competition that I stopped writing for the rest of the school year. Then the next year in fourth grade I started writing a book, it was called "The Adventures of Thomas the Turtle" it was so much fun to write again that I kept writing and writing in journals. I had so many journals that they all couldn't fit on my shelf. Then the next week I wrote a sequel the the book and that was called "Thomas the Turtle is Trapped" and I showed it to my friend and she loved it so much that she showed the teacher. And the teacher loved it so much she gave it to my friend to illustrate the book. And word got around to the competition teacher and she entered the writing in the competition and the piece got second place. From then on I only wrote in journals. But my love for writing continues to grow stronger everyday.

My Writing Experience

     As a young boy clear up till now, I have loved writing little stories. These stories range from the Wild West to Castles to stories of kids our age. I am writing the first book of a series I call Wild Born right now which is basically Spirit Animals in a different kind of format and structure. I love to write these stories and then read them to my family for fun. I enjoy just getting my ideas and thoughts out into stories. The bottom line is I love writing!

        Boden Randall

All about me as a writer

     My life as a writer began when i was in the third grade. I would always write little stories and read them to my friends. One of the stories i wrote was call "the white horse in the woods" it was about a little girl that after school while running back to her house she would walk past the woods. Every time she went past the woods she felt like she was being watched, when one day she sees a white horse in the woods. Every day, when i am in a bad mood i feel like writing in my journal. It helps put me back into a good mood. When i write it takes me to my happy place, same with drawing. when i draw or write i feel like the creativity is endless. writing to me is wonderful thing, that everyone has there own style of doing. That nobody's writing is better than an others. I like reading what my fellow students write, and seeing how different everyone is. Also, reading is one of my favorite things to do to pass the time. When i read, i like to picture my self in the book as the main character. My favorite type of books are adventures, mysteries, fantasies, and anything exciting an fun. When i find a good book i can never put it down. So, my life as a writer so far has been fun. I hope that one day i can get a book i write published and on New York's Best selling. I look forward to a great year in honors language arts.

So one time I wrote about butter ice cream?

       I always dreaded reading at night. Not ever wanting the clock to turn to 8:00 so I could just keep watching t.v. till my mom forced me to read the stupid books I had to read for school.  But over the course of five years or so I've found the type of books I like to read and enjoy, and it has made me love reading.  I love reading because its like being pulled into someone else's world and you get to live their life for a little bit. Reading is a wonderful way to relieve stress, relieve anger, express happiness, and make you happy when sad. You should just read when ever you want to.  
        Unlike reading I have always loved to write and tell stories. I distinctly remember in the fourth grade writing a story about butter ice cream. We had to write a story based off of some lines written on a paper and of course being me I wrote mine about butter ice cream. [It was phenomenal] I love to write because it's like you get to create your own world where there are no rules and absolutely anything goes. That's also why I love to tell stories. I did story telling at my school from the third grade to the fifth grade. I actually won like second in district and got to go preform in a courthouse for a bunch of people. Just writing is wonderful thing that everyone should do.

-Tilly

 
My Life as a Writer and a Reader
 
I like to write humor stories, poems, and fantasy. I published a poem in a book in the third grade. I haven’t shared my writing ever since then. Even though I don’t like to write that much I love to read. My favorite series is the Michael Vey series and I’m also reading the Heroes of Olympus series right now but, I didn't read as much as I do now. I started reading a lot when I was in fifth grade. I may not be a great writer but I hope to become a better writer and love to write!

- Merick J.

My Suddenly Surprising Jump

                 I was never really good at reading until about the end of 3rd grade. Many of you may well know, that people usually start out reading slowly; but I didn't, I jumped right into the chapter books like something in my brain just clicked and I could actually understand the words on the page! Reading books takes me from all of my troubles and into the story, I even forget that I'm in my room, and never want to put the books that I'm reading down. I really like to read Adventure and Fantasy genre books, those are (in my opinion) THE BEST! Although, now that I have to spread out more, I hope I'll find another genre that I'll really love, gladly and sadly I still only love Adventure and Fantasy genre books. Though I've never really understood writing, I can still write, I just don't think I've found a way to make writing fun. This year I hope that I'll finally find a way to make writing fun instead of thinking of it as something I don't like. Have a great rest of your day and, hope you like my post!

The Joy in Writing

     I haven't been a big writer for a very long time.  I first discovered the joy in writing two or three years ago, when I wrote a short humorous story for my younger brother and sister.  It wasn't as quite as amazing as I imagined it, but my younger siblings still laughed and enjoyed my little story.  Because of how they reacted, a huge current of motivation surged through me.  I decided that I would keep writing fun short stories for my brothers and sisters.  I would often run out of ideas, but then I would see something at home or at school that would give me a new vision for an entertaining tale.  I have never really shared my humorous stories with anyone else but my family so I never really won any contests.
     After awhile, I discovered that I loved to read and study the German language.  Once you read a little bit in German, you write in German like crazy.  I discovered that I really enjoyed writing in a language that not many other people in the United States speak, so I could explain to them what I was talking about in my writing.  I was motivated to keep writing stories and phrases in German because my great grandma is from that country.  It would always make her happy when I would write and speak in her original language. I always imagine what it would be like to grow up and enjoy writing, (Especially in German) and then teach others to love it just as much, if not even more.

My Life As A Writer

     For as long as I can remember, I have loved to write short stories with make-believe characters. I always thought it was fun to create characters and design adventurous settings for them to venture through. They weave in and out of the journey which leads to the climax.
     Writing to me is like escaping into a another universe. Being able to come up with an alternate world to play around in is exciting. I especially like writing fantasy because you can literally write about anything. THE SKY IS THE LIMIT!
     Writing is about imagination and creativity. When I'm writing, I tend to forget everything that is happening around me. It is the one time I can write the story. I get to decide what happens in the end. For me, as a writer, I tend to imagine what my life would look like if I became a famous writer. In my mind, I think about being a Beehive winner and having all of the books I have written published. After you are done reading, imagine yourself as a famous writer. Is your dream the same as mine? Is it different? Tell me what you think.

-Sophia D'Avignon
   
   

                               It's All A Game To Me

 Imagine a bottle of molasses, pouring out of a bottle with a small hole. At first,the liquid is coming out very slowly. Then, the liquid comes out like a flood. That's how my reading experience came. I've never been to much of a writer though. When I was a young boy, my older brothers were forced to read. Me, being the youngest, I wanted to out-do them. So, in the second grade I told my mom to by me a cool book series. Not too long later, she brought home Michael Vey. In the second grade I finished it in a week, really just to out-perform my brothers. It turns out I really liked this book series. So I told my mom to buy the rest of the series. Then, I read Fable Heaven, Beyonders, and this last summer I read the I am Number Four series and Five Kingdoms.

  My Life as a Writer

   I love to write and read! I really love to read and write fantasy books. I love fantasy because it lets my imagination push it to the limits and lets me imagine every last detail there is. I read the Harry Potter Series and i'm currently reading the Fable-haven Series. I love to write things like these series because I enjoy  fantasy/magic because it lets you really let your mind think and be creative. I really started writing and reading around 4th and 5th grade. In 5th grade our class got to write stories with really cool topics and that's where I really started to become a writer. I haven't started to write an actual series or story because I haven't found the time to write. That's who I am as a writer!

By Jamie Palmer

The Life of a Bookworm

    I've been a great writer since I was younger, writing was just one of my best skills. I have always been a better reader than a writer. Reading has just always been one of my passions. I've been refered to as the bookworm in my family. I can not deny. Recently I have started a new book series called "The Selection." I can't deny that it has not been hard to put the book down. It's like my new favorite book series. I will say that to read the first three books in four days is pretty crazy.
    I remember almost every night when I was in about first grade I would just pick out one of my many Junie B. books and read it within an hour. To sum it up, I had a ton of cheesy books I would read before I went to bed. In fifth grade I was in love with writing. I would write in my Google Drive everyday. To this day I still have about sixty documents that are just silly stories I wrote up. Some of them even leading up to about fifteen paragraphs. I guess you could say that I used my writing time wisely.
    Lastly, I was just designed to be a Language Artist. I have had tons of experience in writing and reading that has not been totally boring. I've actually enjoyed much of it. I hope this skill to be an artist in language doesn't get tooken away from me because I was not willing to use it.

The Journey of Reading and Writing

       Imagine that you are on a beach, and you are just basking and relaxing then you feel a slight tremor underneath you. You dismiss it as your imagination only to hear cries of alarm and people hurrying away from the water. Confused you slightly open one eye. only to see a wall of water descending upon you. Frantically you jump to your feet only to be slammed by the water and carried high above the tree tops and most of the buildings! Now you can open your eyes. This is how reading and writing caught me. I was totally blindsided by the severe awesomeness that I felt when I was on the envisaged journey that I felt when I read the first book that swept me away. I remember some books that I didn't like, but I kept going until I got knocked off my feet by that fabricated wave. That was pretty early though, and I kept on reading sometimes with my mom or grandpa or whoever would read me a bed time story. I think that was one of the biggest reasons that got me going. Once I got in the habit of pushing through the sometimes boring parts of a book, I began to get carried away with reading. It took a little bit longer with writing because I didn't know enough to position my mind toward something that I enjoyed and I hoped others would too.  I have found books that I enjoy by the way it was written, the way that the author looked at things, the intensity, and recommendation level. I actually found that that worked (most of the time.) Some of those books this summer have been "Artemis Fowl 1-8" , and "Peter and the Star-catchers 1-4" So with Mrs. Robins as my teacher, I am pretty convinced this is going to be a AWESOME year.

By Jacob

P.S. I highly recommend those books. I enjoyed them.

The Big Bang By Jonah Wimmer

The Big Bang

The big bang was an extinction level event which brought the Ice age, but I'm no historian and by big bang I mean when I started to love reading and writing. I loved the concept and idea of being able to create a story since I could comprehend with my feeble brain what a story was. I guess you could say it was in 1st grade. I never in my life ever, and when I say that I mean never read the books which, for my age, should be at the general skill level. In 1st grade I decided I wouldn't read any of the designated children's books but would immediately read the books my older brothers read. This was usually due to the fact that the books they read had more interesting title pages. At age 5 I was trying to read a spider man graphic novel, I tried and tried to read it but couldn't, then it occurred to me.... the big BANG! I would practice reading slightly easier books until I could read it. But by the time I was at that skill level I wanted to read harder books like harry potter. Since then in every school, no matter what country be it the Netherlands, Austria, the U.S, or Sweden I have always excelled at school simply from hard work. If you want something done right you can't try and skip the hard stuff; practice makes perfect.

The first story I wrote which I was truly proud of was created in that same pit which is referred to as the 1st grade. It was 20 pages long and was a science fiction, fantasy, dystopia, action adventure book; My thirst for a hooking story couldn't be quenched which is why I simply used all the ideas which I had refined enough to make them whatsoever logical. I love to incorporate creative themes in every piece I write; I don't see a problem in sprucing my science or history essay's up. I love to read and write and I'm hoping I'll excell this year.

By: Jonah Wimmer

My Life As A Writer/Reader

I have always loved to read but it was writing that I used to struggle with. I didn't enjoy writing till I was in 5th grade. In 5th grade I first started using Utah Compose and that really made me realize I love to write. My teacher would give us super fun topics and I would just let my brain take off! My favorite type of writing to do is fantasy and action. I usually get inspiration from other story's or just think of it off the top of my head. I hope this year that I can write a lot of fun story's and become a better writer!

Life as a Famous(not) Author/Writer

   Life as a famous(not) Author/Writer

   Well hello whoever is reading this! I would like to tell you about my famous(not) life of being an author/writer. I love to write and I write stories in my free time. I don't know how many stories I have written because there is just too much to count! My first big story was probably in 2nd grade when I discovered that I loved to write and read. I wrote a little 5 page story called, "The Red Shoes". I was so proud of myself at the time but now as I think about it, I'm writing way longer stories than 5 pages! I write chapter stories and quick stories. About in 5th grade I wrote 2 big stories that I actually finished(I have trouble actually finishing my stories). I wrote a story based on this lizard that my teacher had showed us(it was her pet that she brought to school). I shared it with my teacher and I think she liked it. She told me that I was a great writer, and that technically started me off into writing 10 stories a week(exaggeration more like 1)! After I wrote the story about the lizard which was called, "Spikes Adventure", I then wrote a very long story/book called, "The Hollywood Dream". I still have that first copy of that story that I printed out...for memory sake :). At the time I continued to write stories and now I'm currently working on a long story/book called, "Attack in the Underworld". Its really hard for me to find time to type it, but I try.

   Now you know a little about my writing skills, I'll just sum it all up in a little poem :).

   I'm a 7th grade writer,
who always loves to write,
I write long long stories,
even if their not right(meaning their not good...I wanted to rhyme!),
I love reading books,
in my little nook(again just wanting to rhyme!),
though I'm bad at poetry,
I hope this summed it up.

  I'm a 7th grade writer,
though I'm kind of bad at it,
I hope you like this writing,
and I hope you like writing too!

I am a Writer and Reader

   
       I was going to put "I am a Wreader" for my title, but I decided against it. Anyhow, I can start now. So I am a writer. I love to write and that is what I do when I don't have any books to read. I started writing stories at the very young age around five years old. Even those stories were about princesses who had a lot of tiaras. Over the seven years of writing experiences that I have had, I have grown to love writing. I don't write very fast, but a get ideas quickly. I have a lot of stories in my google drive and in the word document on my mom's laptop. None of them are finished except for the short stories. I swear though I will have have a chapter book published someday. My wonderful supporting family of seven say that I am an exceptional writer and that I a wide vocabulary. They also say that I use the that wide knowledge of words to write. I get my vocabulary from books. I love to read. I read almost one hundred books every school year. Which would be the equivalent of approximately two hundred books. During the summer I read another hundred books, which is the equivalent of two hundred. So overall I read two hundred books every year and I read the equivalent of four hundred books every year. I even keep track. So to sum it up I am a writer who loves to write and I am a reader who loves to read.
     
      I think that it is awesome how Mrs. Robins handpicked me to be in her class. I can tell that she is a big reader and writer. I think that this year is going to be a fantastic year. I love how Mrs. Robins lets the students in her classes check out her books. I can tell that the students she picked to be in her honors class are really kind, smart, and great. Mrs. Robins has a great sense of judgement. By the way may I add that Emily Robins (Mrs. Robins daughter) is a great friend, an awesome person, and a fantastic classmate. To put this whole thing in a tiny little nutshell sentence I love to read and write and I think that we have a wonderful Language Arts teacher and her daughter is also fantastic.

Hooked on Reading and Writing

     Fifth grade was when I really started to like reading and writing. Whenever we would have a writing assignment I would always be the one who didn't want to do it. It was the same thing with reading. Until fifth grade. One day we were doing a writing assignment and it hit me like lightning. I wanted to write. I like to write fantasy stories and let my imagination go wild. I sometimes write song lyrics, but they are not very good.

     I really started to like reading last year when I read the book "The Selection". That got me hooked on reading. Girls, if you ever need a book to read, read that series. I also really like "Harry Potter". If I can find a really good book, I will read it in a day.  I am super excited to be in Mrs. Robins class and look forward to read and write.

My Writing

      I have written several things in my life, most of them books that a I attempted but got bored of or ran out of ideas halfway through. When I was in fifth grade, I had to wright a story for the storytelling festival. I chose to wright it on my pet goat, Snickers. The adult judges thought it was amazing, the child judge, not so much. I had to write a poem about a book for a book report that same year, and everyone thought that it was a good poem. I have tried to write fairy tales, but I never can be creative enough, so I have one or two unfinished ones in my drive. I tried a mystery, and lost the notebook I was writing in. I tried a book of Christmas poems, but ran out of ideas before I finished 10 pages, and it is still sitting in my drive. Even though I have had several setbacks in writing, I still love it and plan to someday be a published author.

My Goal as an Author

     In second grade, my teacher would give us time to write about once a week. It was a time where we could tell other students our ideas and write whatever we wanted. As much as I tried, writing was always a bit of a struggle for me, especially writing things like fantasy and realistic fiction. At that age, it was probably one of the most difficult things to do. Even though I'm sure I had plenty of imagination, coming up with characters, settings, and plots was always very hard to do, and if you did get that far, it was hard to put all your ideas on paper. Throughout that year, though, my writing did improve, and my favorite genre to write became non-fiction. It was a lot easier to write down facts on paper than to come up with an imaginative story. I ended up finishing two small non-fiction books in my second grade year, one on fruits and one on fossils and other metals.
     In third grade, I read a book called "Wait 'till Helen Comes". My sister had recommended it to me because I hadn't had anything to read. Though it was probably over my age limit and some things didn't make sense, it became my favorite book. I came up with a similar idea for a book, and I took on the challenge of trying to write a book based off of that idea. Though I never did finish it, I was impressed with how far I got, and told my teacher about it. She seemed pretty impressed. That teacher ended up being one of the most inspirational teachers I ever had, and as the end of the year approached, she announced that this year, she'd be moving into teaching fourth grade, and that any kids who wanted to loop with her and have her next year could. I was one of the first to send in the sheet, announcing I would be looping with her into the fourth grade year.
     In fourth grade, I began to enjoy writing poetry. Around Christmastime, we were given the assignment to write a poem to our parents. I ended up being very impressed with my poem, and though having it be criticized by my teacher and other students was a hard and frustrating experience for me, it also taught me to look at criticism as a good thing rather than a bad thing. Near the end of that school year, I decided to write a poem to my teacher. She ended up crying in the middle of class, and at the end of the day, after the bell rang, she pulled me aside and began to talk to me about becoming an author. She also talked to me about submitting work in writing contests. Before then, I'd never actually thought about becoming an author, but the more I thought about it, the more I realized that was really what I wanted to do.
    I transferred to a new school, still in the district for fifth grade, called Diamond Valley. They had an honors program there for advanced students. I'd done something called ELP in fourth grade for advanced students, and moved into ALP (Advanced Learning Program), in fifth. In the beginning of November, they announced something called National November Writing Month, or Na-No-Wri-Mo for short. It was where we challenged ourselves to write a book, using a certain word goal daily. It would start in November and go on for the whole month, I started with 500 words a day, using my google drive. I ended up writing a 51 page book, even though the chapters were short and the font was HUGE. It was the first fiction/fantasy book I'd ever finished. I ended up writing and finishing a shorter sequel for the book from December to January.
     After that, I tried to continue writing, but coming up with and sticking to an idea was a lot harder than I expected. Most of the time, I'd write one chapter before getting bored and trying to think of a different topic. Near the beginning of summer, I ended up starting another book that I finished, with around 60 pages. My friends helped me by leaving suggestions and supporting me while I wrote it. In the November of 6th grade, I began and finished another book in a smaller font, which turned out just under 100 pages when I finished. I wrote a sequel for it, and I am currently working on editing the first book and writing a third. Writing fantasy, realistic fiction, fiction, mystery, and adventure are my favorite subjects. I love entering in writing contests (though I haven't won one yet), and I love writing stories on google drive. I love the challenge of coming up with an idea, and trying to complete a book. I am so excited for this school year, and and glad to be in Mrs. Robins' honors writing class!

My Life as a Writer

     Throughout my life, I have loved reading and writing. My writing breakthrough was in second grade when I was writing a Christmas assignment. At first, I was just going to write a little page, but I found myself writing much, much more than I had expected. My favorite topic to write about is fantasy. I love to use my imagination and stretch it to the limit and fill in every detail that pops up in my mind. I also love reading fantasy books and I'm currently reading FABLEHAVEN, a brother and a sister who find this magical world at their grandparent's house and end up trying to save it and all the magical creatures in it, and I'm loving it. I am working on adding more details in my essays and assignments. I usually only write at home for homework and assignments, but sometimes I write in cursive just for fun. I am more of a reader than a writer and enjoy reading on my free time. I am really looking forward to this year in LA Honors with all of you!

The Writer In Me

     I have always loved writing and reading! What fun it is to sit down and create a story of your own. I really enjoy writing long, funny letters to my family members and using quotes in my writing. For example "To write means more than putting pretty words on a page; The act of writing is to share a part of your soul with the world." -Author Unknown. I like that quote because I feel like when I write, I am sharing a part of me with the reader. I also like writing Informational essays, especially on countries and cultures. Last year I wrote an informational essay on Greece. I loved learning about the country, and then being able to put what I learned on paper. It also makes me happy when I learn new words. I love thesauruses and looking up new words for the old words I use all the time in my writing. What a pleasure it is to write a creative story as well! I love making up my characters' personalities and fun settings and molding them into fun and enjoyable stories. I know that this year is going to be fabulous and I am looking forward on learning new things to help me become a better writer.

-Emily Ord

I'm a writer

I've always loved writing, either stories or song lyrics. I don't always love to read though but, when i do read i'm not putting that book down until i'm finished. I've made tons of stories over the years, tons. I just love to write I don't know what it is about writing but, when the's a writting assignment i just love doing it, it's just fun for me. I'm not that good about spelling but, that will never stop me . There's bumps in the road but, you should always keep tring. I mostly like love stories but with a twist, like TWILIGHT  a normal girl -  Bella falls in love with 2 guys 1 vampire- Edward other warewolf - Jacob but she loves Edward more, and so on. I also like magical fantacy stories.

my life as a writer

     Im not really that big of a writer so I don't have much to talk about, but i'll do my best. What insipires me to write would probably be hummor, I like writting humor, and I like reading humor, and if I can make somone smile, or laugh, I know that i have done a good job. The type of humor that I write is self aware, so the characters know they are in a story. So for an example The Stanly parable, would be somthing that I would write. One big thing i've learned is that you need to connect to your reader the best you can, a really good way to do this is a narative because you explain mostly everything to the reader(s). That just about everthing you could know about my life as a writer bye!

My Life as a Writer

Ever since I was little,  I've liked writing stories or songs.  This summer, I started writing a song. What inspired me to write the song is when I was listening to a Taylor Swift song. I really liked the lyrics and thought they related to me perfectly. I haven't quite finished the song, but hope to sometime when I get inpired to write another verse. I have also written a few stories over the years. I love writing romance stories and think they are so fun to read. I have written so many that it's hard to keep track of them all. Most of them are unfinished, but I am almost done with my most recent one. I get inspired to write them all from the books I read. I take some of the characters and change them up a bit. I'm really glad that I'm in Honors LA cause I really love reading and writing. I can already tell that this year is gonna be great!

Where I get my inspiration....

        A lot of the ideas I write about I get from reading other books. When I read a book I'll get inspired, from that I can get new ideas. Sometimes, I will write a new story that is based off of characters that I have read in other books. Other times I'll create my own stories inspired from everyday life and my surroundings. Writing is something that I love to do. I like writing because it allows me to be creative, it has no limits to how much you can write and how creative you can be. I enjoy the fact that it can never change and in a few years I can look back at my old stories as I do now.
 I love to write and I can't wait to get writing in class.

                                                           -Taran S.

Welcome Honors Class 2015-2016!!

Hello Honors class! I am delighted to embark on this journey with you this year. This is our class writing blog. It's a safe (and fun) way to get solid practice in writing and write for a real audience. Last year this was very successful and I'm looking forward to seeing how it will play out this year.

How often do I post? You are required to post once a month and leave 3 comments as feedback on other's work. I'll be adding you all as authors on the site so you can freely post. The deadline is the last day of the month.

How do I post? Make sure you are logged into your school gmail account. Click the "Post" button on the top right screen.  Type your post and hit "publish". It should now show on the blog.

What do I write? Each month I will post exactly what the requirements are. Please follow directions so you can receive full points on the assignment. See the link on the right for what good feedback looks like. I'll have you write a large variety of different types of writing.

How often should I get on the blog? I'd get on at least once a week. You do post once a month, but remember to read everyone else's post as well as mine. It's an interactive blog, the more feedback the better.

Does this count on my grade? Why, yes it does! The comments are worth 15 points effort. Your post is worth 20 academic and 20 effort. If you are late, you will lose all effort points.

Does anyone else read this besides our class? It is a public blog but it's not publicly shared. Feel free to invite your parents and friends to read. Please only use your first name and last initial (example: Rachel R.) when you post.

How do I behave on the blog? We are all developing writers. You should always be kind, positive and thoughtful. Do your very best and always encourage each other. We are a community, a family of writers and there is no room for making fun or being rude to others.

Assignment for August:   I want to hear about your life as a writer. You may write about whatever you choose to represent your writing life! It needs to be at least 1 paragraph long, and you do need to leave a comment on 3 other student's posts. Here are some ideas (you do not need to write about every one) to get you started: what do you write, where and when? What is your favorite thing to write? Do you share your writing? Ever win anything from writing? Why do you like to write? Where do you get ideas?
Please post and comment by August 30th.

Mrs. Robins's Post (to give you an idea of what your post might look like)
When I was a kid I'd write stories. My big breakthrough was in 2nd grade when I read the book "Freckle Juice" and wrote a reader's theater play based on it. My teacher wasn't nearly as impressed as I thought he'd be. :) However, that didn't deter my hunger for writing. My mom had me enter some essay contests in elementary school. This gave me the thrill of winning contests which continues today. 
I've never been a regular journal-writer, just writing every now and then when I felt the urge (usually the first week in January). I do LOVE poetry and write poems fairly often. It's been a good way to process life and use my creativity. I continued to enter every contest I could in school and felt some success when my writing was deemed good by other people. In 8th grade, it dawned on me that writing good essays had a formula. Since then I've enjoyed writing essays and excelled in academic writing in college.
When I write creatively, I get my ideas from the world around me. Today, I write on blogs (I do have a writing blog where I work on my personal writing) as well as letters to friends, emails,social media and for publication. I've done trade-work for my writing before (I traded a Christmas poem for a gift for my daughter), have written documents and grants for the school and love to write humorously to make people laugh.
I went back to college in 2009 to finish my college degree in English Literature and Composition with an emphasis in Secondary Education. While there, I rediscovered my love of writing and gained valuable skills to up-my-game. I began to submit my work to present in conferences and for publication in literary journals. It was beyond cool to travel to read my writing and see my name in print. Currently, I love teaching students to write well and I still work on my own stuff: poetry, creative non-fiction and my novel...one day I'll get around to finishing it! Writing helps me process my emotions, create and it makes me happy. I'm a writer: how about you?