The headlines read...Nineteen campers, quiet as mice in a dark cave, transformed into a group of giggling kids - awesome! Our first day at camp flew by. Whether flopped on the couch, huddling two to a seat, or more reserved in the corner, all of the campers seemed to enjoy the day. We started by creating a writer's toolbox to use in a writing-block crunch. It must have been the snack at 10:00 that started to make personalities blossom. Later, we mapped an area of our lives; a yard, a room, a secret doorway and wrote a story about it. By lunch, groups were formed and some took to the city to eat and enjoy a warm day with a cool breeze. After lunch, we created a sound symphony with the setting of a zoo at night. Ask what sound your camper contributed. For the last time of the day, campers sprawled and listened to a book, Small Beauties, and then took time to write about some small beauties in their lives. Sprinkled among the great day were some funny quotes that were overheard:
"Do you have a holster?"
"I've seen a moose eat a Twinkie."
"You could draw a map of the Kentucky Derby!"
"Should I draw the property line or is it kind of obvious?"
"Her real name is Snickers."
"This is my dog's best-friend's house."
"You spell barfy, b-a-r-f-y, right?"
Looking forward to another great day tomorrow.
Sarah
About Me
- Southern Maine Writing Project's Young Authors' Camp
- The Southern Maine Writing Project is happy to offer a number of Young Author Camps across the region. YACs provide young writers an opportunity to freely explore different genres of writing that may include memoir, poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. Writers will develop their writing with the help of experienced classroom teachers and Southern Maine Writing Project Teacher-Consultants. Young writers will celebrate their work and share their creative pieces in a relaxed, non-competitive summer atmosphere with peers, mentors, and professional writers. Young writers will also have the opportunity to publish a high-quality piece of writing The Southern Maine Writing Project is dedicated to improving writing and learning across the curriculum and at all grade levels in Maine schools. SMWP engages teachers in thinking critically and creatively about writing in the classroom and leverages their excitement to improve writing and learning for all. The Young Authors’ Camp enhances and extends the work done in classrooms so students may continue to live a writer’s life and share their unique voices with our world.
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