At Havens we had all sorts of writing adventures. Here are some of them:
Alyssa
Compose a Metaphor
The moon is a big white rat sleeping in a ball.
Angela
Compose a Poem about your family using metaphors.
My mom is the changing sky from gray to blue
My dad is the funky balloon that floats next to me
My brother is the sour lemon that turns into sweet lemonade
One of my sisters is the American Flag that we need to respect but it floats around freely
The other sister is pictures on photo booth that have weird faces
My grandma is the warm blanket that you can hug
My grandpa is the wooden chair that is stable and holds you up
My house is the blanket that wraps around the sun
My family is the bundles of flowers that sometimes dry up or loose petals,
but always bloom in the sun.
Finn
Compose a Metaphor.
My mom and dad are helpful like a huge library giving me knowledge.
Jack
We learned about the ancient poetic form of praise: the Ode.
Ode to Sleep
sleep
always
plays its game,
it follows you
to bed, it strikes at night
to its game it seems to
work every night. But at
morning if you try to
catch it, it has already
snuck away.
Jenna
"I Am From" Poem. Describe where you are "from" using memories, colors, textures, smells, etc.
I am from a rainbow up high
I am from beautiful spring flowers
I am from sweet soft fruit
I am from a soft warm blanket
I am from sweet candy
I am from good food
I am from a soft comfy bed
But most of all I am from a cozy, funny, loving family.
Jihae
We learned about the ancient poetic form of praise: the Ode.
Ode to Jellybeans
I love the sweet taste
of jellybeans the nice
way they feel inside
your mouth
I really like the red ones.
The pink taste just fine,
the orange delicious and
blue spectacular
All the jellybeans more and more
Rootbeer, bubblegum, licorice, too.
All of them swirling, twirling in my eyes.
Judge
Compose a Metaphor.
The moon is like burnt marshmallow with cheese.
Sadness is like an ogre that is mutated and weighs as much as twenty elephants.
Kyle
"I Am From" Poem
I am from the living room watching The Simpsons
I am from the freezer full of ice cream
I am from outside on my BMX
I am from the dirt courses doing tricks
I am from the rush of the water ride at Legoland on my birthday
I am from the snowboard riding on the white hill with my uncle
I am from a good life.
Madeline
Compose a Metaphor.
Hufflepuff (a stuffed animal) is a threadbare couch
Stuffed full with kindness, patience, loyalty
Secure and warm
With sunlight streaming in
A fresh cooked meal
Just waiting to be wanted.
Margaret
Writing prompt: I reached into my pocket and found…
I reached into my pocket and found an orange, and yellow rock. It reminded me of the sun, the bright powerful sun that shines over us.
Mirabel
Compose a poem about your family using metaphors.
My dad is the glowing beam that flies above my head
My mom is the Easter egg of my life
My two brothers are small stars always protecting me
and my little sister is the tail of my family.
Will
Start your story with the line, "One day I received a mysterious letter…"
Once upon a time I got a mysterious letter and when I opened it a big flash of light and a loud voice screamed,"TACO TIME!"
I jumped back. The voice said, “YOU’VE JUST WON A LIFETIME SUPPLY OF TACOS AND SOUR PATCH ICE CREAM!”
My jaw dropped. Then I heard a loud crash and I saw a huge flash of light and a giant portal opened up, so I stuffed my tacos and sour patch ice cream in a briefcase and jumped into the portal.
Yanela
Writing Prompt: I reached into my pocket and found…
I reached into my pocket and found a cloth and the cloth was folded. I unfolded it and it took a long time to unfold. I found a dress. A magic dress.