Tampa Bay Area Writing Project
Nurturing a community of writers, young and old, novice and expert, students and teachers.
When the bell rang, Judy was late. She got beat up again. She was wearing baggy clothes to cover her body because she hates showing herself as a pretty girl. She has a pixie hair cut because why not? She…
Read More Dream By Julieta Santana (Pepin I.C.E. Anthology 4/8)
In the beginning of existence and the birth of the universe there stood five beings, called the spirit warriors, who created all life and existence. Known to be the most powerful and all-knowing beings and the greatest teachers, masters, and…
Read More Age of Revolationz By Eli Bainbridge (Pepin I.C.E. Anthology 3/8)
My story begins with me walking home from astronomy and tech club at New York High. Hi, my name is Stacie and I’m going to tell you how I was trained to be a ninja. It was 8:00 at night and…
Read More How I Became a Ninja by Carmella Castro (Pepin I.C.E. Anthology 2/8)
It was a rainy day in a base and unit ID 3X51 was going to get ready for his first mission and getting ready for what is coming to him. He saw unit ID VX31 in the distance. Unit ID…
Read More Unit ID 3X51 Chapter 1 by Anthony Soltero (Pepin I.C.E. Anthology 1/8)
Dr. Faye Powell hosted the 2021 ICE summer camp at Pepin Academy Riverview Campus from June 14th-24th. The self-proclaimed "POW (Pretty Odd Writer) Freaks" spent two weeks developing characters, writing a series of stories that focused on their character, and…
If you're looking for a great lesson to spice up the end of the year, treat yourself to Courtney Nickel's lesson on Seasoning with Syntax--you can watch the video from last Thursday's FFF lesson here (see below): Please join us…
At last week's Fumes for Friday, Olwyn Watson shared a powerful lesson on being a culturally responsive teacher. In case you missed it, check out the video below: https://youtu.be/X0WwhPbdhAU USF is lucky to have you, Olwyn! Thanks for a great…
by Gabriela Salazar inspired by Mari Aviles’s demo-lesson I’m from a father that beat the oddsOrphanage to master’s degreeHis success led to mineI’m from a mother that is selfless And has unwavering faith in our Creator A Chingona, winning a battle she didn’t…
In case you missed it, check out Asimina Mobley's lesson, "the Art of the DRA," offering a three-step approach (decipher, reflect, apply) for students to interpret quotes. https://youtu.be/-32uw2IQ5sw https://www.youtube.com/embed/-32uw2IQ5sw We all needed this quote 🙂 Please find the slideshow here:…
Ready for a cool summer writing experience? Please see below for an application for all of our youth writing camp sites: I.C.E. Application Forms: Corbett (Carollwood/North Tampa)(July 11-22) Click Here for Application
