ABC's, By Jeanne Seldon

I hope you enjoy this very creative piece which captures the essence of our class in such a fun way!   -- By the way, I love all of these, but I think that "K" may be my favorite. Which one is yours? -- Bonnie

A    Is for awakening as better writers, by writing weekly with a good teacher.

B    Is for belonging to a group of supportive writers.

C    Is for considering new ideas and choosing new topics for writing each week.

D    Is for deciding what we think is important to write about from our lives

E    Is for exploring our thoughts and expressing our ideas through our writing.

F     Is for finding our voice as writers and for expressing our feelings by writing.

G    Is for growing as writers and gaining insights about our lives as we write.

H    Is for hearing the ideas of other writers as they share what they write.

I       Is for inquiring about a variety of ways to approach our writing.

J     Is for the joy of joining a friendly group of supportive fellow writers.

K    Is for kicking ideas around in our heads until we find the best way to write about them.

L     Is for listening to others and gaining feedback about our writing.

M    Is for meeting each week to discuss and share what we write.

N    Is for needing feedback from an audience of writers to help us get better.

O   Is for opening up to others to become more comfortable about our writing.

P     Is for planning what we want to write about next and putting it on paper.

Q    Is for questioning ourselves and each other about our writing.

R     Is for reading and re-reading what we write and revising it to make it better.

S    Is for sharing our writing with others and saving our writing in our memoirs.

T    Is for our terrific teacher who really helps us to think about our writing

U    Is for understanding our lives better by writing about what matters to us.

V     Is for volunteering to share our writing in class without fear of criticism.

W    Is for writing willingly with wisdom about what is important in our lives.

X     Is for eXamining new ideas, strategies, and approaches for writing.

Y     Is for yearning to improve our writing by learning and writing more.

Z     Is for zooming in on our life experiences and writing about them with zest.