Me Taco!

This is how one 8th grader described himself in a poem. :)  Students in grade 8 were asked to compare themselves to amusement park rides, kitchen appliances, animals, foods, colors, writing tools, natural disasters and anything else they could think of in order to create a metaphor poem.  The poems are fantastic and really help to get to know another person. It is often hard to tell personal facts about yourself, but if you tell me that you are like a volcano erupting with anger, I can tell how you are feeling at times when you get mad. Here is PA's poem.  Enjoy!
                                  

                  Me Taco

            I am a crunchy supreme taco

I fill up overtime with attitude

My shell is extremely brittle

It could snap at any moment

I begin to forget some things when piled too high

Every so often, I topple onto my side in leisure

I am organized by being divided into sections

I can be silent as a mouse and motionless when needed

I am decorated and well-balanced with variety

All Good Things Come to an End

Well campers, it is time for Grammar Camp to fold up its blankets, turf, vines, cushions, and camp chairs.  I hope you had as much fun as I did!  Hang on to your camp brochures with all of your notes on sentence structure, punctuation and parts of speech.  These tips will definiitely come in handy as a reference in the days, weeks, months, and years ahead! As October approaches, we will have desks and chairs again so you will have some support for your back as you write all of those essays! What was your favorite part of camp?  Was it the s'mores, the feather game, Schoolhouse Rock songs? A favorite lesson on a topic that you didn't know before? Leave a comment so I will know what to include next year when camp time rolls around again for the next group of grammar campers!  Here are a few memories from camp. . .

Take great notes!

Read, discuss, write!                  

S'more makers! Thanks :)

Campers love s'mores!

A delicious treat for Monica!

S'mores? Yum!