Charis J., Miami Valley School
All About Me
Over the summer, I volunteered at my school for a writing camp. The camp was for kids that were in grades 3-5. The camp was based on writing poems. Most of the kids in the camp had never had actual experience writing poems. I really enjoy writing poems, so I thought it would be fun helping them write. When the camp started the kids all knew each other, so there was no need to introduce everyone, so we went straight to writing. The first writing assignment was to write an “all about me” poem. One girl’s poem went like this:
All about me
I live in a big red house one the top of a hill
My favorite color is blue
I am 10 years old and I have a dog named Fluffy
My job volunteering was to help them elaborate on their ideas. I went up to the girl and asked her if I could help make her poem better. She fortunately said yes and let me help. I asked her what her house looked like inside. She said there was a big brown clock when you first walk in. So I told her that she could add that to her poem.
All about me
I live in a big red house on the top of a hill
With a big brown clock when you first walk in
My favorite color is blue
I am 10 years old and I have a dog named Fluffy
Next I asked her why she liked the color blue. She told me that it made her feel warm and cozy. I asked her if she wanted to add that to her poem and she said yes!
All about me
I live in a big red house on the top of a hill
With a big brown clock when you first walk in
My favorite color is blue because it makes me feel warm and cozy
I am 10 years old and I have a dog named Fluffy
Before I gave her another idea she told me that she liked the ending and she didn''t want to change it. I said okay but I still give her one more idea. I suggested that she added what size the dog was. I was expecting her to say that she liked the way it was but no. She looked at me, smiled and said “That''s a good idea”.
All about me
I live in a big red house on the top of a hill
With a big brown clock when you first walk in
My favorite color is blue because it makes me feel warm and cozy
I am 10 years old and have a small dog named Fluffy.
I like helping others because it gives me a sense of accomplishment. I had so much fun sharing my love for poetry with my campers, and it makes me want to help again. I hope I never stop using my talents to help others.