This session our Montera Boys' Group explored the theme of flight! The boys have written stories from diverse points of view, such as those of Amelia Earhart, bumblebees, and even Cupid. They drew upon the senses, flights of fancy, and various craft techniques to develop their writing. Below are some short excerpts of their playful and imaginative work!
From: The senses involved in flying
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Flying would make me more powerful than everyone else. Flying would sound like rushing winds and running horses.
-Luke
From: Flight of fancy
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Once upon a time there was a turtle. He went to the end of the world to ask God for a tranquilizer to make his grandpa fall asleep for once. But God made the turtle seventy-five percent frog. He had bouncy legs and a long tongue for eating flies.
-Jacob
From: Freewrite
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During the flow of evolution millions of years ago, a new species was born. It was very different from other cells. The first of them was named Meaker!
-Kai
From: Flight of the bumblebee
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I looked around, startled. Every bee was gone! Is this a prank? No, the hive has been vacated. Suddenly, the hive shook and fell.
-Aaron
From: My name is . . .
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My name is wild. I found my name in the zoo. My name can be evil. If I lost my name I’d sleep.
-Tyler
From: Flight of fancy
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One day there was a cow. He laid an egg. His owners were very worried the cow was a Martian. The cow came to earth and lived with a pig-chicken.
-Seine
From: Letter from point of view of Amelia Earhart
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I was riding through the wind and I could see nothing but deep water. It surrounded my whole view. I decided to check the plane. I was running out of gas! Luckily, I saw an island . . .
-Takumi
From: Flight of the bumblebee
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I’m Max, the best honeybee gatherer of Ms. Undertaker’s beehive, and I am going to get all the honey in Flowerville. Oh, I took the wrong map!
-Max