We talk a lot in literacy about working to expand our vocabulary by tuning in to interesting words, so before today's holiday we read Martin's Big Words: The Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. by Doreen Rappaport and Bryan Collier, noting the words he used and the power and resonance of simple words like "Peace," "Freedom," and "Love."
Our writing prompt, naturally, was about what our own big dreams are. Our class is in the middle of a Harry Potter craze right now, so not surprisingly, many of the dreams centered around a Harry Potter theme:
Several students tackled more serious issues as well:
And there's always a few Seabury students who are out to change the world in new and interesting ways:
Play video games 12 hours a day by asking our moms to play on their phones and everyone getting a phone? WE CAN DO THIS!
Don't we all have that dream - wishing we could fly?
This one is hard to read despite my efforts to increase contrast: I wish everything was free so then you could get everything you need and instead of wasting time standing in the checkout aisle, you could just walk out of the shop. My dream would save a lot of time and energy, just in case they need to play a sport.
Keep on dreaming, Gemstones!
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