I sense a fragrance Like old memories and new Peace drifts through the air Cherry blossoms bloom With memory of winter Lingering softly Lush meadows grow tall As nature opens its eyes Leaves of spring glow green
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My Friend the Shark, an infographic by Paris, 8
Paris Andreou Hadjipavlou, 8 (Nicosia, Cyprus) My Friend the Shark Paris Andreou Hadjipavlou, 8 When I grow up I want to learn a lot about sharks and protect them. For now me and my little brother remove from the beach plastic bottles and garbage so that they do not harm my animal friends. I also draw sharks all the time and try to spread awareness! Maybe I have hundreds of them. They fill me up with excitement and joy.
Writing Workshop #66: Nature Writing
An update from our sixty-sixth Writing Workshop A summary of the workshop held on Saturday, May 21st In this workshop, students practiced writing descriptively about the natural world with examples from J. R. R. Tolkien. William showed pictures of various landscapes, including a few he had taken himself, and as a mini-challenge, had students describe what they saw. William demonstrated that naming certain plants or animals could evoke a more specific sense of place. William also emphasized that you don’t even need to leave your house; you can observe nature on YouTube, a great resource for observing gestures and movements. Lastly, William showed students that science-based nature writing does not need to by dry, but can (and should) be written beautifully, with elements of creative writing such as alliteration. The Challenge: Describe a beautiful place or write a piece that involves one or more animals using any style of writing you wish. This can be a story, poem, nonfiction prose, or any prose style you have in mind, like stream of consciousness or science-based nature writing. The Participants: Pearl, Lena, Eva, Delight, Madisen, Anya, Rachael, Amelia, Aimee, Aditi, Liam, Yueling, Agatha, Sally, Eric, Elbert