Writing Assignments

The Boys are participating in their first writing class and have given permission to share their work here. Writing/Language Arts is a serious short coming of mine therefore, we are so very grateful that they have this opportunity to develop this skill set with such patience, caring and knowledgeable teacher. 

Jude the Shrewd Grasshopper

Once upon a time a grasshopper named Jude, who was gleefully playing with his friends, Thomas, Avery, Gabriel and Damian, when he spotted Queen Anna and her army of Ants gathering food. Jude hopped over and asked her, “Your Majesty, why are you gathering food?” She replied, “We are collecting food for the winter”. During that years’ bitter winter, Jude found he had no food because, he wasted his summer playing. “I will go and request from Queen Anna I may stay with her.” When he arrived, he pleaded with her. He finally persuaded her, “but only this once!” she remarked. While they were making merry, Thomas, Avery, Gabriel and Damian, who were too dim-witted to remember the ants, suffered a terrible death from frost bite and were never seen again. Moral: it is wise to plan ahead, or at least to be friends with those who do.

Sleeping on Empty Bellies

            In an old, drafty house where there were four children, Constance, who was always disagreeing with everyone, except when she got her way, was composing some rude poetry. Her dresser was always turned out and the contents were strewn all over the room, except when Cate energetically put everything in its proper place and removed the moldy pieces of food. Renny could persuade Constance the best and Constance always tormented Sticky. The four of them, having followed Mr. Benedict’s riddles, had run away from home, Constance riding piggy-back because she was only 3 years old. Constance had stuffed her sleeves with crackers, started snacking on them when they came to a sheltered spot. Renny, Sticky and Cate were all starving from their trip. Renny asked if she would share her snack and she answered, “well, you should have brought along your own food!” Renny decided not to give her a reason to make some rude poem, so he dropped it. The three of them slept on empty bellies, and Constance slept like a baby. Moral: plan ahead.