Where I'm From, a poem by George Ella Lyon, writer and teacher. In response to the fear- and hate-mongering alive in our country today, I have joined Julie Landsman? A writer, teacher, and activist based in Minneapolis? To create the I Am From Project. Through our website (iamfromproject.com) and Facebook page, we? Re collecting art from around the country prompted by that theme. You can listen to our interview on the National Writing Project radio here: We want to gather the diversity of our voices, and we plan to archive the results online and to present them, in some form, in D.C. We? The Kentucky Arts Council has wrapped up my Where I'm From? “Where I'm From” grew out of my response to a poem from Stories I Ain't Told Nobody Yet (Orchard Books, 1989; Theater Communications Group, 1991) by my friend, Tennessee writer Jo Carson. In the summer of 1993, I decided to see what would happen if I made my own where-I'm-from lists, which I did, in a black and white speckled composition book.
Trait Writing Lesson inspired by The Sisters Grimm: The Unusual Suspects by Michael Buckley and Peter Ferguson. BN.com | Paperback Sample of Writer's Notebook: Unlocking the Writer Within You by Ralph Fletcher. Trait Writing Lesson that uses Amelia's Notebook by Marissa Moss. Trait Writing Lesson that uses "The Summer My Father Was Ten" by Pat Brisson. Leslie shared some of her students' samples , and we're inviting other teacher-users of WritingFix to share student samples if they use this lesson too.
My Twix Adventure by Sara, fourth grade writer We scuffed our feet through the automatic door of Target. “Do you really want to be here?” I asked my friend, Emma. “No, not at all.” We followed my mom for about half an hour. “No, not today.” “Why?” “Because I said so.” “Fine.” Emma laughed a little, so I put a candy bar up to my cheek and said, “Want some Twix? In the car, I asked my mom to put down my window. He looked over at me and laughed. (Click here to open/print Sara and three of her classmates' stories.) Ralph Fletcher: Squished Squirrel Poem (from A Writing Kind of Day) Tips for Writers: Writing About Big Issues.