Friday, July 22, 2011

Why do we write?

"I hate writing."

"Writing sucks."

"Writing is booo-ring!"


How many times have you heard these comments from your friends and classmates? Too many, perhaps! Most often than not, many people complain about the difficulty of writing. They think that it is complicated, tedious, or worse, worthless! But, wait a second...think about it this way!

According to the National Writing Project of Michigan: Why do we write? We write to learn, to share our learning with others, to express our creativity, to accomplish our work and the work of others, to make connections—between ideas and between people.

There...so, writing is NOT so bad, is it? This blog, for instance, is meant for you to delve into a world unknown to you, swim in a sea of adventure that could take you to places you have never been, meet people you've never encountered, imagine stories you never thought conceivable...and well...the possibilities are endless!

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Welcome!


A warm welcome to the GLPS XVI summer camp blog site! My name is Ms. Karen Palomo and I will be your teacher for this camp. I would like you to feel comfortable exploring the site and use it as a tool to communicate your thoughts, feelings, and ideas. For this project, I would like to start you off with understanding the purpose of writing. As well, I hope that you will enjoy the idea of writing and not be scared of it.

Explore. Imagine. Lead. Soar. These are some of the themes I hope we can all achieve at the end of the camp! So, what are you waiting for? Go ahead, jump in!