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Announcing our 2012-13 After-School & Community Classes
“Take My Word For It!” teaches after-school and community-based programs throughout the San Francisco Bay area as well as in Northern Virginia.
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Category Archives: After-School Programs
Park Day School – TMWFI Creative Writing Excerpts
Jake (POV Story inspired by a portrait) Monday, thought Mrs. Donaker as she rolled out of bed. Mondays, oh how she dreaded Mondays. She would rather go back to college than have to write an ode to Mondays. But … Continue reading
Crocker Highlands
http://thecostaricanews.com/art-imagination-and-insight/9788 Tomatoes, tomatoes, tomatoes. Such treacherous, terrible tomatoes. On my tongue, I do not love My terrible, treacherous tomato. Red is pretty. Orange is amazing But on a tomato, what a disgusting Zoo of ewww. Like fingernails on a chalkboard. … Continue reading
Excerpts from student work at Grattan Elementary (grades 2nd, 3rd and 4th)
Nicolas: (Secret Poems/Prompts): “If I lost my secret the ocean’s heart will slowly sink to the bottom and after there will be a drought. I found my secret at the bottom of a pyramid and it is guarded by … Continue reading
What have “Take My Word For It!” kids been up to? Read work by Walt Disney Elementary 3rd-5th grade students.
Take a look at some of the fabulous food-themed writing our 3rd-5th grade students are cooking up in their after school classes at Walt Disney Elementary in San Ramon! Odes to Food Aarushi C: Popcorn The world's joy is popping … Continue reading
You Read it Here First! – Writing Excerpts from Joaquin Miller (Grades 3-5)
Exercise: "I Am From" poems I am from eating cheeseburgers. I am from going to school for the first time. I am from a fossil. I am from a sea cookie. I am from going to my Grandma's … Continue reading
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Check Out Our After-School Class in Oakton, Virginia!
Did you know we have a class out in Virginia? Instructor Cathi Cohen heads our class of creative writing students on the East Coast. Take a look at what they've been up to! By Katrina I am from… I am … Continue reading
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After-School Student Writing: Chabot Elementary
Interested in seeing what our students at Chabot have been up to this Fall? Take a look at some of these excerpts! Anna- Writing about an Imaginary Walk in the Forest When I was walking in an imaginary forest I … Continue reading
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After-School Student Writing: Commodore Sloat
We spark our memories with "I Remember Poems". Take a look at what Jon-Pierre and Hannah from Commodore Sloat Elementary came up with: I remember that one night I woke up with a doughnut in front of me. I remember … Continue reading
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After-School Student Writing: Havens Elementary
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. … Continue reading
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After-School Student Writing: Joaquin Miller
One of the things we did this session was explore dreams. In one favorite writing activity the kids wrote about an imaginary walk through the forest. Along the way we prompted them to write about their encounter with several things, … Continue reading
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