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Creative writing camp continues another year
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Neighbors | Amanda Tonoli.Librarian Allison Graff instructed the Third Annual Creative Writing Camp at the Boardman library on June 23.
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Neighbors | Amanda Tonoli.Students in grades 5-8 came to the Boardman library the week of June 22-26 for the Third Annual Creative Writing Camp. Pictured is Hannah Kelly reading her description for the exercise provided.
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Neighbors | Amanda Tonoli.The Boardman library hosted the third annual Creative Writing Camp the week of June 22-26. Students were welcomed for two hours each day to do a variety of activities to better their creative writing skills.
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Neighbors | Amanda Tonoli.Delaney Pallo acted out a scene assigned to her as part of the show-don't-tell exercise at Creative Writing Camp on June 23.
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Neighbors | Amanda Tonoli.Many students that went to Drama Camp at the Austintown library joined Creative Writing Camp at the Boardman library the week of June 22-26. Pictured, from left, are Hannah Kelly, Jacob Wolf and Delaney Pallo.
By amanda tonoli
The Boardman library hosted the third annual Creative Writing Camp the week of June 22-26.
Librarian Allison Graff welcomed students between fifth and eighth grade. This specific age group was chosen to encourage those caught up in their busy, everyday lives, to take time for enrichment programs geared toward enhancing their literary skills.
“We were looking for some kind of camp or program for this age group that sometimes doesn’t get a lot of library programs,” Graff said. “Sometimes they just have so much going on. ...This was a way to incorporate library stuff but also something fun for kids who like to write.”
Graff acquired this position due to her extensive background in creative writing.
“I have my Masters in Creative Writing and Fine Arts, so, it was kind of a natural fit,” Graff said.
Students learned to be visual with their words, following the theme of the class on June 23. Graff used many examples of how descriptive words can paint a picture rather than just stating what was going on in the scene they were trying to portray.
“Show us instead, so we get a very clear visual,” Graff said.
On June 26, students got to pick one of the pieces they had written to present to their parents. They were awarded treats after for their week-long writing work.
“I like how creative the kids are,” Graff said. “They are really talented writers, too.”