Hello out there in the great big, wide world of sixth grade!
I'm here to ask you: Are you still writers? If for a moment words sparked your excitement last year, do they still sizzle like tiny fireworks on the page, or have they merely fizzled out? Do you let your pencil dance upon the edge of your notebook with poems & unusual characters' names scribbled in all directions (no compass in sight)? Have you given a happy sigh when a writing assignment has come your way, or was it a loathsome groan instead? Do you still remember azure & zephyr? Can you recognize a portrait of Shakespeare or do you still confuse him with George Washington? Have you plopped down & written a play lately? Do strong words from the narrative of your own story still move you to tears? (I hope so. There's healing in that - & we all need that at times.) Has the definition of personification been lost, or is it still there sitting comfortably in your memory? Do you know the precious power you possess when you hold a pencil in your hand?
Never forget - no matter your answers to the questions here - that you are a writer.
