You will start this writing piece by exploring your Self - your identities, your smaller selves. We are many things - a student, a daughter/son, grandchild, volley ball player, basketball player - big brother, sister, aunt, cousin, friend, volunteer - etc., etc. What do you do, where do you go? Who are You? What matters to you?
Its healthy to understand our center part - our true selves, than our smaller selves. We become centered and this way our identity is not one thing only - as we are many things. If one area is going well - great! If not, we can remember we are many things and we can laugh at the other self as it doesn't completely define us.
Who am I? Once we get that idea that "I" is a "we" that you are made up of many small selves, the power of your personal writing will become more available to you. The more you write, the more you become aware of your many selves.
Review your day, watch for the many roles you play - List each role carefully and deliberately -
Fill in each identity that comes to mind -
I am a girl.
I am smart.
I am a daughter of my father.
I am a sister to my sisters.
I am a family - family -
I am a teacher.
I am a student.
I am a runner.
I am a writer.
I am a ............
I am a ............
What matters to me is that --------
Title of your piece is; Who Am I? What Matters?
then your byline
Start your piece with an epigraph -
"opening quote" that fits your piece -
Two solid paragraphs - fifth grade style. First paragraph - talks about I am....
Second paragraph addresses - What Matters?
Start by writing and re-writing - fooling around with it - ponder. Wait, think, sleep on it.
Then take your rough draft and peer edit - re-check your spelling, grammar - and move over to a final draft - put your final draft into your writing portfolio. Is it neat, organized - do you have all the parts of the assignment? Two paragraphs - COPS - thank you. Now go to the computer and entered on our blog - The Lane Chronicles by Wednesday evening 9/14 - to share and read for Thursday.
Any assignments posted after Wednesday evening are considered late. Be ready to share on Thursday morning. Final Copies are to be in your nice and neat Writing Portfolios for reference.
Thank you - Ms. Lane
Who I Am by. Alivia B
ReplyDelete" The more the you dream the farther you get." Michael Phelps
I am a girl. I am smart. I am my pet's master. I am a volleyball player. I am a church volunteer. I am a friend. I am as sweet as candy. I am a swimmer. I am a beach girl. I am a daughter to my parents. I am a sister to my brother. I am Livie.
What Matters to Me by Alivia B
ReplyDelete" The more you dream, the farther you get." Micheal Phelps
What matters to me is my family because they support me. What matters to my friends because they have my back. What matters to me is my home because I have a place to live. What matters to me is my pets because they snuggle with me. What matters to me is my faith because I am Christian. What matters to me is sports because I get exercise. What matters to me is school because I get to learn. ~ Livie
I Am a What?
ReplyDeleteBy Kaisha Hernandez
"Nothing is impossible, the word itself,"I'm possible."
-Audrey Hepburn
I am a smart girl.
I am a daughter of a mother and a father.
I am a caring student.
I am a loving kid
I am a soccer player.
I am a reader.
I am a sleeper.
I am a family.
I am a big sister.
What matters to me is that my family is always there for me.
What matters to me is that my mom gets more money because she is broke.
What matters to me is that I get good grades so my family is proud.
What matters to me is that I go to sleep so I'm ready for the day.
What matters to is that I take care of my sister.
What matters to me is that I finish my homework so I don't go to homework club.
What matters to me is that my dog stays alive.
What matters to me is that I have the best teacher ever.
Who am I? What Matters?
ReplyDeleteBy: Delani D.
We know what we are, but know not what we may be.
-William Shakespeare
Who am I?
I am a girl.
I am a sister to my brother.
I am a volleyball player.
I am a daughter to my parents.
I am a swimmer.
I am a dependable friend.
I am a student to my teacher.
I am an animal lover.
I am a lover of cows.
I am an athlete.
I am a person with a strong imagination.
What Matters?
What matters to me is having friends that I can depend on.
What matters to me is having a family that loves me.
What matters to me is having peace.
What matters to me is having freedom and independence.
What matters to me is telling the truth.
What matters to me is spending time with my family.
I AM....... WHAT MATTERS TO ME
ReplyDeleteBY: FAITH F.
''Your lucky enough to be different , never change''-TAYLOR SWIFT
I am a girl. I am smart. I am kind. I am courageous. I am a older sister. I am a daughter. I am a master. I am a friend. I am a person. I am sweet. I am brave. I am powerful. I am funny. I am careful. I am stylish.
What matters to me is my family. What matters to me is my pets. what matters to me is my house. What matters to me is my food. What matters to me is my cars. What matters to me is my friends. What matters to me is my teacher. What matters to me is my school. What matters to me is grandmas and grandpas. What matters to me is my neighborhood . What matters to me is my cousins. What matters to me is my aunts and uncles. What matters to me is my I live in a free country. What matters me is my health. What matters to me is my education.
who am I by atticus
ReplyDeleteI am a boy.
I am a student.
I am a football player.
I am a soccer player.
I am a mathematic.
I am a gamer.
I am a owner.
I am a swimmer.
I am a eater.
I am a sport guy.
I am a uncle.
I am a sleeper.
Who Am I?
ReplyDeleteBy Rees G.
I am a boy.
I am a mathematician.
I am an athlete.
I am a gamer.
I am a big brother.
I am a son to my parents.
I am happy.
I am funny.
I am nice.
I am fast.
I am hungry.
What Matters To Me
By Rees G.
What matters to me is having a family. Also, for having a bed and food. I am glad for the chance to go to Hawaii. I am also glad for having skills for basketball.
"Set your goals high and don't stop 'till you get here"- Bo Jackson
DeleteWho am I
ReplyDeleteBy Elizabeth
"That's the trash can feel free to visit it any time- The Great Papyrus.
I am a daughter of my parents.
I am a younger sister to my sister.
I am an anime fan to my friends.
I am a gamer to most people.
I am a animal person to my dog.
I am a writer to my teacher.
I am Vocaloid fan to my computer.
What matters to me is that I have good friends.
What matters to me is that I have family that loves me.
What matters to me is that my cat loves me.
He is black with green eyes his name is Carl.
He is my buddy he's my best friend.
Who I Am
ReplyDeleteBy:Bryndal
"life is really simple but we insist on making it complicated -confucius
I am a curious girl.
I am a runner.
I am a animal person.
I am a horse lover.
I am a horse back rider.
I am a barrel racer.
I am a big sister.
I am a daughter.
I am an owner of a brown lazy lab.
I am a kind person.
What matters to me are my loving parents.
what matters to me is my whole family.
What matters to me is my beautiful horse.
What matters to me is all of my friends.
what matters to me is my adorable guinea pig Peaches.
what matters to me is all of my pets.
I am,
ReplyDeleteBy Johnny LUWE G
I am smart
I am funny
I am tall
I am artistic
I am weard
I am fast
I am playfull
I am Johnny G.
I am a, What matters
ReplyDeleteBy: Kassia S.
"Work hard, have fun and make history"
-Jeff Dezos
I am a girl. I am pretty. I am blond. I am kind. I am smart. I am a dancer. I am a singer. I am a reporter. I am a writer. I am 11 years old. I am a student. I am a 5th grader.
What matters is that I am healthy. What matters is that I am alive. What matters is that I have a family. What matters is that I have 19 cousins. What matters is that I have Aunts. What matters is that I have a grandma. What matters is that I have Uncles. What matters is that I am helpful. What matters is that God is alive. What matters is that Adam & Eve lived. What matters is that I have an amazing teacher. What matters is that my friends are here. What matters is that my classmates are here.
I am a, What matters
ReplyDeleteBy: Kassia S.
"Work hard, have fun and make history"
-Jeff Dezos
I am a girl. I am pretty. I am blond. I am kind. I am smart. I am a dancer. I am a singer. I am a reporter. I am a writer. I am 11 years old. I am a student. I am a 5th grader.
What matters is that I am healthy. What matters is that I am alive. What matters is that I have a family. What matters is that I have 19 cousins. What matters is that I have Aunts. What matters is that I have a grandma. What matters is that I have Uncles. What matters is that I am helpful. What matters is that God is alive. What matters is that Adam & Eve lived. What matters is that I have an amazing teacher. What matters is that my friends are here. What matters is that my classmates are here.
My little life in a little story.
ReplyDeleteBy Cody (CJ)
I am a gamer
I am a boy
I am not a thinker
I am not a writer
I am not a listener
I am a dreamer
I am a archer
I am a lover
I am a uncle
I am Cody
What Madders
ReplyDeleteBy Cody
What madders to me the most is my dog,His name is Bass When I am sick he gets all sad and will lay down next to me. When we first got him he was jest a puppy. I used to have another dog but he died it was very sad. but on Valentine's Day I got him because he makes me think of my old dog
Who am I? What Matters? By: Daniela D.
ReplyDelete"Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light". - Helen Keller
I am a girl. I am a surfer. I am a master to my dogs. I am a lover of my mom and dd. I am a Girl Scout. I am a student to my teacher.
What matters to me is the way my dad takes care of me. What matters to me is every night my mom comes home from work unless she is out of town. What matters to me is how my dogs sit on my lap and cuddle with me. What matters to me is that my friends are always there for me. What matters to me is that people tell the truth even if it is bad news.
Who am I
ReplyDeleteby: Arthur M.
I am the son of two amazing parents. I am the student of a fun and funny teacher. I am soon to be a junior football player. I am the owner of four cute cats. I am a brother to two fun sisters. I am a good cosplayer in my own way. I am a fan of the monster Godzilla. Last I am a competitive Godzilla game player.
I Am A...
ReplyDeleteBy: Niffer
I am a girl
I am kind
I am helpful
I am helpful
I am a friend
I am a rock star
I am a singer
I am dancer
I am a soccer player
I am a cool kid
I am funny
I am daughter to my parents
I am a sister to my brothers
I am a student
I am a writer
I am Niffer
What Matters To Me is...
By: Niffer
My mom because shes always there for me
My dog because shes part of my childhood
My B.F.F because she cares about me and my allergies
My class because they support me
Mrs. Lane because she is helpful and loving and the best teacher ever
My brothers because I love them very much
My Dad because he takes care of me
My moms Pre-K students because they always make my day
-Niffer
I am by Heba H
ReplyDeleteI am the oldest in my loving family.
I am smart.
I am a student to Ridgeline.
I am a beautiful girl.
I am a dessert lover.
I am nine years old.
I am youngest in my class.
I am a movie lover.
I am an amazing reporter.
I am a messy artist.
I am a daydreamer.
I am a girl.
I am me.
What matters to me by Heba.h
ReplyDeleteTeamwork makes the dream work, but The vision becomes a nightmare when the leader has a big dream and a bad team.
Something in my life that matters to me is my cross country team because being part of a team is like real work. Waking up at 5:30 in the morning and running a 5K each morning so we can win all of out meets and make state and being part of a team you have to make it your first priority. There are other people counting on me.
Who Am I? What Matters?
ReplyDeletewe think, we become-Buddha
I am female.
I am strong.
I am a cheerleader.
I am competitive.
I am smart.
I am a writer.
I am a thinker.
I am a student.
I am a daughter to my mother and father.
I am a sister to my brother and sister.
I am a caregiver to my dogs, goats, and donkeys.
I am human.
What matters to me are my pets, they are always there for me. Weak, sad, dead, or right in front of me.They stand doing nothing but it still touches my heart that they are with me. I love them to the moon and back. I am so happy that I have such amazing pets.
Who Am I? What Matters …
ReplyDeleteBy Holden T.
“ Life is 10% what happens to us and 90% how we react to it.”
- Dennis Q. Kimbro
My name is Holden, many things make me who I am. I am a pet owner of two small lhasa-apsos and one small goldfish. Archery is my favorite sport because I have been shooting since I was three years old. Dirt bike riding is one of my other favorite sports because my dad taught me how to ride when I was six years old. Now, I am eleven years old and I ride a dirt bike with an 80cc motor.
Building robots is important to me because I am going to build them for a living when I get older. Another thing that is important to me is that my two small blond and grey lhasa-apsos are healthy. Archery matters to me because my grandparents taught me how to shoot since I was three years old.
Hello again
ReplyDeleteBy: Shaylee s.
I am a girl.
I am a student.
I am a archer.
I am a bff.
I am a swimmer.
I am a runner.
I am a part of a family.
I am a big sister.
I am a blood sister of two friends.
THANKFUL
By: Shaylee s.
I am thankful for my family. My dad is always looking out for for me. My mom helps me through life lessons. My sister always plays with me and cheers me up all the time. My family is the best thing that has ever happen to me.
I am a...
ReplyDeleteBy: Natalie G.
I am a student.
I am a daughter from my mother.
I am a Television watcher.
I am a peace walker.
I am a fast runner.
I am a hard worker.
I am a sister to my sister.
I am funny.
I am a dog lover.
I am a smart kid.
I am kind.
I am Natalie.
What matters to me...
By: Natalie G.
What matters to me is my Mom,she helps me with my homework,she loves me no matter what she will never give up. What matters to me is my Yorkie puppy,she is like my guard she loves me and I love her.What else that matters is my uncle,he teaches me how to cook how to clean and how to defend myself from scorpions. The forth thing that matters is my Dad, he helps with everything.
My Quote from Natalie G.
DeleteI am unique.
I am special.
I am me.------------->Samuel Johnson<:
I am a By: Briann
ReplyDeleteI am a student of Ridgeline Academy.
I am a God loving person.
I am a hard worker.
I am a child of God.
I am a believer that Jesus died on the cross for our sins.
I am a master to my dog.
I am a cross-country runner.
I am a caring and loving person.
What matters to me is By: Briann
What matters to me is that Jesus died on the cross for our sins.
What matters to me is my step mom who is there when I’m hurt.
What matters to me is that I go to church and learn about God.
What matters to me is having chocolate ice cream.
What matters to me is my cross-country team.
What matters to me is my sister, that she is there when I fall.
What matters to me is my baby sister, that she entertains me when I’m bored.
What matters to me is my big, slobbery doggy.
John 13:16
DeleteFor God so loved the world that he gave his one and only son that whoever believes in him shall not parish but have eternal life.- Briann
I am a...By:Israel T.
ReplyDelete"Life is really simple,but we insist on making it complicated."
-Confucius
I am a son of two parents.
I am a believer of god.
I am a football player.
I am a human.
I am a student to a teacher who teaches a nice school.
I am a person who helps other people.
i am a boy to other people.
I am a brother to three sisters.
I am a brother to awesome dog.
I am a human that is black and spanish.
I am a friend to other people.
I am a astronomer.
I am a physicist.
I am a nerd who likes subjects that other people don't.
What matters to me...By:Israel T.
"I have found that if you love life,life will love you back.
-Arthur Rubinstein
What matters to me is that Jesus died on the cross for me and my sins.
What matters to me is my parents.
What matters to me is all my sisters.
What matters to me is my dog.
What matters to me is my phone and Xbox 360.
What matters to me is my cousins and nephews.
What matters to me is animals.
What matters to me is my home.
What matters to me is school.
What matters to me is homework.
what matters to me is video games.
Life is short build stuff that matters-buddha
ReplyDeleteI am...
ReplyDeleteBy,Isabelle
I am a girl.
I am a older sister to my yunger siblings.
I am a yunger sister to my older siblings.
I am a daughter to my parents.
I am a step daughter to my step mom.
I am a student to my teacher.
I am a fast runner.
I am a grand daughter to my grand parents.
I am a best friend to my best friends.
I am a adventures girl.
I am a actress.
I am a smart person.
I am a kind soul.
I am a lover of the ocean.
I am a believer.
I am a family member.
I am a proud swimmer.
I am a friend to all.
I am a Halloween lover.
I am a fall baby.
What matters to me!!!
By,Isabelle
What matters to me is that I have a loving family that cares about me and that I can count on to be there for me when I am down or when I am sick.My family is a big part o my life and I love them so much.
I am a By Ian
ReplyDeleteI am a boy
I am a church lover
I am a learner
I am a scooter
I am a funny person (some times)
I am a creative person
I am a reader
I am a broken armed person
What matters to me BY IAN
ReplyDeleteWhat matters to me is that my family loves me and takes me to church and I respect my family and I love them
WHO AM I WHAT MATTERS
ReplyDeleteBy:Michael E.
You Are All Children Of God By Believing In Christ Jesus-Galatians 3:26
I am a child of God. I am a baseball player. I am a friend of many. I am a student. I am a Cubs fan. I am a follower of Jesus. I AM ME
What matters to me is that Jesus has found me and that I have accepted him. He loves me enough to die on a cross. What could matter moire than that.(Maybe the Cubs winning the World Series.)