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Day 9 at St. Pete I.C.E. Writers: Selling Stories
Today Mr. Eric visited camp and asked the kids an important question: What do you do if you are an author and you want to get published? There were some great responses, such as paying to publish it yourself and…
Day 8 at St. Pete I.C.E. Writers: Music and Lyrics
"All the leaves are brown and the sky is gray" is not just the famous first lines of the song California Dreamin' by the Mamas and the Papas. The lyrics launched many a poem and narrative today, and all of…
Day 7 at St. Pete I.C.E. Writers: Asking Why Leads to How
"When your why is big enough, you will find your how," according to motivational speaker Les Brown. Well, kids have known that for ages because that is often their favorite word to repeat in the car, on vacation, in the…
Day 6 at St. Pete I.C.E. Writers: Brainstorming Blast
Characters really let their true colors fly when they are writing a review about a horrible product. Our quick write this morning launched our characters from last week's monologues into a whole new mode -- expressing their thoughts about terrible…
Day 5 at St. Pete I.C.E. Writers: Kicking it with Poetry, Dashes, and Parentheses
"Close your eyes, and just listen to my voice. There is a door in front of you. Open it. What do you see when you walk through to the other side?" Today we began by visualizing spaces through a mindfulness…
Day 4 at St. Pete I.C.E. Writers: Packing Punch
Scenery, setting, and Sci-fi/fantasy were the focus today. From the get go, students were immersed with natural scenery to evoke ideas for settings. We played freeze dance while waking up a bit with beautiful scenery in the background. Next, campers…
