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About three years ago, I read a book that made me very happy and I thought I can write books! I can stay home with my children and still tell people there is hope and love and goodness in the world. I can write stories to make them smile. I made a choice NOT to let my situation (being at home with my children) keep me form following my dreams (making people smile). So, that is how I decided to be a writer. Writing lets me talk to people I will never meet in my life by letting them read my words instead.
There is no impossible dream. You are smart, strong, creative young people with a world of possibilities ahead of you. Whatever you choose to do, no matter how impossible it seems, if it is in your heart to achieve it, you WILL.
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Thank you for all your wonderful responses! I sat and read them all with my children. They had a great time hearing from you too! One day this week, I hope to send a short video of them to you. They want to say Hello and introduce themselves. Who wouldn't want to meet you guys? You are all amazing.
Today, I thought I'd answer your question about what I do when I'm not writing that helps my writing. I love to read. When I can, I read. I read everyday. I think the more I read, the better I can write. Reading opens up your mind to endless stories from other writer's minds. I get to explore new worlds and solve mysteries and have adventures I would never have thought of on my own. I LOVE to read! Reading is very exciting. And it's food for your brain. Sometimes reading a fun new story will give me an idea. Then, I have a new story I want to write because I was inspired.

About three years ago, I read a book that made me very happy and I thought I can write books! I can stay home with my children and still tell people there is hope and love and goodness in the world. I can write stories to make them smile. I made a choice NOT to let my situation (being at home with my children) keep me form following my dreams (making people smile). So, that is how I decided to be a writer. Writing lets me talk to people I will never meet in my life by letting them read my words instead.
There is no impossible dream. You are smart, strong, creative young people with a world of possibilities ahead of you. Whatever you choose to do, no matter how impossible it seems, if it is in your heart to achieve it, you WILL.
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Thank you for all your wonderful responses! I sat and read them all with my children. They had a great time hearing from you too! One day this week, I hope to send a short video of them to you. They want to say Hello and introduce themselves. Who wouldn't want to meet you guys? You are all amazing.
Today, I thought I'd answer your question about what I do when I'm not writing that helps my writing. I love to read. When I can, I read. I read everyday. I think the more I read, the better I can write. Reading opens up your mind to endless stories from other writer's minds. I get to explore new worlds and solve mysteries and have adventures I would never have thought of on my own. I LOVE to read! Reading is very exciting. And it's food for your brain. Sometimes reading a fun new story will give me an idea. Then, I have a new story I want to write because I was inspired.
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With apologies for the belated replies (we had the school closed repeatedly AND had a midterm break this February!) these are our comments! :)
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The Hunger Games books are very exciting. The author makes you feel as if you're part of the story and I had fun reading them. Things happened quickly. The action is exciting. There was lots of running and danger and my heart pumped very hard. The final book was called Mockingjay and it was sad. I wouldn't read that one again.
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I hope you are all enjoying some good books and writing in your journals and making plans for summer. The weather's getting warmer. Summer is coming!
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Hi Everyone! I'm sorry it's taken me so long to come back and see you. Life has a way of going from boring to busy when you least expect it. For the next 2 months I have an event to attend each week with my newest book. In between the events I will prepare by signing my books and practicing speeches if I'm teaching a class. I made gift bags and chocolates this week for an event this weekend. I like getting to go out and meet people.
Many of you asked what I'm reading. I like to read books for teen aged people because I want to write books like those. So, over the past two weeks I've been reading The Hunger Games. Do you know this series? The movie came to theatres and I bought the first book. I really enjoyed it. As soon as I finished it, I went to see the movie. Then I read the other two books in the series. Here in America, The Hunger Games is a HUGE thing. People are talking about it everywhere, reading the books, dressing like the characters to go see the movie. It's a fun thing to be silly and do I guess, though I am a little too old and my children are still too young. This is the movie trailer:
The Hunger Games books are very exciting. The author makes you feel as if you're part of the story and I had fun reading them. Things happened quickly. The action is exciting. There was lots of running and danger and my heart pumped very hard. The final book was called Mockingjay and it was sad. I wouldn't read that one again.
Meanwhile, my oldest son, Noah and I began a series called 39 Clues. Have you heard of this? We're on the fist book and are enjoying it so far.
I hope you are all enjoying some good books and writing in your journals and making plans for summer. The weather's getting warmer. Summer is coming!
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March 2, 2012
Dear 3rd grade Bunnies,
our inventions. ItYou gave us
good feedback on how to make our writing clearer. Have a great Friday.
Mrs. Gilman and Room 113

Your inventions showed how creative you are and we were impressed with your original ideas!
Below are the comments we posted on our class blog after having watched and discussed your inventions. :)
March 2, 2012
Dear 3rd grade Bunnies,
Thank you for your comments! We really enjoyed reading what you wrote about our inventions. It gave us some really
good feedback on how to make our writing clearer. Have a great Friday.
Mrs. Gilman and Room 113

She will help us starting with the next week. Hooray!
Hi Class! I had so much fun listening to your questions! I laughed when I saw "How much time do you spend writing?" because I write all the time. When I'm not writing, I'm reading! Words are such powerful little things, aren't they? This is why I love them...Close your eyes and think of the color white. DId you do it? You did! I bet everyone in the whole class saw the same thing. Words can tell us so much!Now try this.Close your eyes. On your white screen, make a rainbow in your mind. Isn't it beautiful! I love rainbows. One little word can fill your whole mind with color.How do you feel when someone tells you "I love you." It feels good. Warm and wonderful to hear we are loved.I'm sorry to do this, but how do we feel when someone says something mean to us? I know. It's very bad. Mean words can hurt us the way kind words can lift us. I bet you never thought of how a tiny little word can change your day.I love to write because I want to make people smile. I like to be silly and I like to make people feel good. I know words can help me do that.I hope you'll use your words today to make someone smile. Maybe, if you have time today, you can write down a word that makes you smile and pass it to someone in your class...maybe even give it to your teacher.Never under estimate the power of your words.
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{DreamBIG.jpg} Oh! I enjoyed your words very much! Your teacher is doing an amazing job with this project. I cried when I watched the video of the blind man. It made me want to answer your question: Why did I become a writer?
I wasn't always a very good girl. I got into a lot of trouble and I met a lot of people who also got into a lot of trouble. One day I started to see that all my friends were sad. We were sad because we got in so much trouble. We were sad because we thought the world we lived in was all there would ever be. But my world was small. I only saw the people I wanted to see and only did the same things over and over. I took a chance and applied to college. I hoped to learn how to do something that could get me a good job one day. When I got my first test grade back I was shocked. I got an 'A.' I was smart! I didn't know it. I'd spent so long doing the wrong things that I believed I was like the things I did.
About three years ago, I read a book that made me very happy and I thought I can write books! I can stay home with my children and still tell people there is hope and love and goodness in the world. I can write stories to make them smile. I made a choice NOT to let my situation (being at home with my children) keep me form following my dreams (making people smile). So, that is how I decided to be a writer. Writing lets me talk to people I will never meet in my life by letting them read my words instead.
There is no impossible dream. You are smart, strong, creative young people with a world of possibilities ahead of you. Whatever you choose to do, no matter how impossible it seems, if it is in your heart to achieve it, you WILL.
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Today, I thought I'd answer your question about what I do when I'm not writing that helps my writing. I love to read. When I can, I read. I read everyday. I think the more I read, the better I can write. Reading opens up your mind to endless stories from other writer's minds. I get to explore new worlds and solve mysteries and have adventures I would never have thought of on my own. I LOVE to read! Reading is very exciting. And it's food for your brain. Sometimes reading a fun new story will give me an idea. Then, I have a new story I want to write because I was inspired.
Reading also teaches you new words. I think words are fun. Sometimes when I'm reading I keep a notebook with me and will write down words I see that I don't know. I look them up later and try to use them when I talk or write so that I remember them. I like new words.
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What are you reading now? Tell your friends about it! I can't wait to hear. What are your favorite stories? And why are they your favorites?
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With apologies for the belated replies (we had the school closed repeatedly AND had a midterm break this February!) these are our comments! :)
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{imgres-1.jpeg} Nebraska is in the middle of the US. Hello from St. Margaret Mary school in Omaha, Nebraska U.S.A. We are 32 3rd grade students from Mrs. Gilman's class. We studied the inventions of Thomas Alva Edison and Steve Jobs during the month of February. Then we came up with inventions of our own. Our story is written in a persuasive style like a commercial. We hope you like them!
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Dear 3rd grade class,
Your inventions showed how creative you are and we were impressed with your original ideas!
Below are the comments we posted on our class blog after having watched and discussed your inventions. :)

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{imgres-1.jpeg} Hello from St. Margaret Mary school in Omaha, Nebraska U.S.A. We are 32 3rd grade students from Mrs. Gilman's class. We studied the inventions of Thomas Alva Edison and Steve Jobs during the month of February. Then we came up with inventions of our own. Our story is written in a persuasive style like a commercial. We hope you like them!