2010 Youth 2010 Youth Writing CampWriting Camp

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Desks? We don’t need no stinkin’ desks!

For some reason I feel like writing about Humpty Dumpty.

Coincidence?I think not!

This camper REALLY likes bacon!

They may be young, but their tastes are worldly!

The older campers are definitely not just two-dimensional!

Watch me pull a rabbit out of my jacket… where did it go?

All I can find is my pen!

All bow down to Red Delicious!

Real writers find their own ways to be comfortable when they create their masterpieces.

The Standard Academic Posture

Broken Arm Stocking Feet Pose

Pillow on the Floor Posture

Intense Podium Posture

Side-saddle Left-handed Write Across Pose

Uncomfortable yet Comfortable Hard Wood Floor Pose

Cute as a Button Writer’s Pose

Knee as a Desk Pose

Comfortable as a Queen Pose

Reading and writing are two sides of the same coin!

Heads AND tails, you win!

They were bad boys and girls, so we had to separate them!

Just kidding! We had to keep them separate while they created their monsters!

First you draw a

monster.

Then you write a description of that monster.

Then someone else does their best to draw your monster based on your description. Get it?

All that creating made them hungry!

We normally don’t take new campers after day one, but Brownie was so cute we couldn’t resist.

Dude, John is so smart!

…so that’s why the chicken crossed the road. End of story.

Woa, he’s right!

So by now you may be So by now you may be wondering, what’s the deal wondering, what’s the deal

with the toilet paper tubes? with the toilet paper tubes?

They were actually a useful They were actually a useful tool for focusing attention on tool for focusing attention on

details.details.

What would these pictures inspire you to write?

What would these pictures inspire you to write?

What would these pictures inspire you to write?

What would these pictures inspire you to write?

What would these pictures inspire you to write?

We went swimming, too – but We went swimming, too – but you probably heard a lot about you probably heard a lot about

that already.that already.

They had a lot of fun AFTER They had a lot of fun AFTER they finished swimming their they finished swimming their

required fifty lengths!required fifty lengths!

Donald is my name, water polo is my game.

Our parents think we’re writing right now!

Ha!

Yeah, I can’t wait until the manicures later this afternoon.

Okay girls, next I’ll teach you some great

synchronized swimming moves!

Look Ma! No Hands!!!

Post-swimming munchies

Scavenger hunt!

Okay, fun’s over. Okay, fun’s over. Get back to writing!Get back to writing!

Wait a minute… writing IS fun!Wait a minute… writing IS fun!

Oh no! I’m fading into my imagination!

No, Hannah’s writing rocks!

No, Katie’s writing rocks!

Your writing rocks!

We even practiced tornado drills…

… and, of course, plotted for world domination.

I don’t need x-ray vision to know that Donald’s story is funny!

The Ladies of the Boardroom

This was the saddest part each day!

BEFORE

AFTER

Why do we do what we do?Why do we do what we do?

We’ve got a few reasons.We’ve got a few reasons.

They are awesome!

The counselors would like to thank:The counselors would like to thank:

- the campers for their creative genius- the campers for their creative genius- the parents for letting us borrow your - the parents for letting us borrow your

kids for the weekkids for the week- and the OWP Office for everything– - and the OWP Office for everything–

You gals rock!!!You gals rock!!!

Enjoy the rest of your summer and keep Enjoy the rest of your summer and keep on writing!on writing!

- Matt, Meghan, Julie, Melissa, and Liz- Matt, Meghan, Julie, Melissa, and Liz