tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61158745727491557602024-03-07T22:34:52.914-08:00Summer Writing Camps at Penn State Lehigh ValleyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger114125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115874572749155760.post-55852237781532976322009-08-13T11:01:00.000-07:002011-05-10T17:53:12.758-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iuhGAdnw0Z8/SujHs3yfP-I/AAAAAAAABg0/BwZ8Q4MV0Uk/s1600-h/SMcampshirts.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 133px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 100px; CURSOR: pointer" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5397783727107424226" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iuhGAdnw0Z8/SujHs3yfP-I/AAAAAAAABg0/BwZ8Q4MV0Uk/s320/SMcampshirts.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,153)"><strong>2009<br /><br />SUMMER YOUTH WRITING CAMPS<br /></strong></span><br /></span><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;"><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="COLOR: rgb(204,0,0)">WRITE FOR FUN AT OUR MORNING AND AFTERNOON CAMPS!<br /></span><br /></span><span style="COLOR: rgb(0,0,153)"><span style="font-size:100%;">For more information, call 610-285-5231 or visit our </span><a href="http://www2.lv.psu.edu/ce/lvwp/camps/"><span style="font-size:100%;">Web site </span></a><br /><br /><em><span style="font-size:130%;">New curriculum and programming every year!</span> </em></span></span></strong></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115874572749155760.post-61678588631722756792009-08-13T10:51:00.000-07:002009-08-13T11:00:05.344-07:00Day 9 of Writing Camps -- Bethlehem, 8-13-09<div align="center"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iuhGAdnw0Z8/SoRUeLNSffI/AAAAAAAABdg/sXmq02M7kDk/s1600-h/100_0400_resized.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369509533113810418" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iuhGAdnw0Z8/SoRUeLNSffI/AAAAAAAABdg/sXmq02M7kDk/s320/100_0400_resized.jpg" /></a> <span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#ff6600;"><strong>Picture of the Day</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#ff6600;"><strong></strong></span><div align="left"> </div><div align="left"><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;color:#ff6600;"><strong>THURSDAY</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;color:#ff6600;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#ff6600;"><strong>Enjoy the <em>sun-kissed orange</em> posts below for today's highlights!</strong></span></div><div align="left"> </div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115874572749155760.post-83358445895225840842009-08-13T10:36:00.000-07:002009-08-13T10:41:16.185-07:00Reader's Theatre -- Bethlehem<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#ff6600;"><strong>We are busily preparing for tomorrow's play! We had another dress rehearsal and finished creating our props. Also, we did some publicity writing. </strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#ff6600;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#ff6600;"><strong>Thank you for lending us items from home. We now have everything we need to shine tomorrow. Be prepared for <span style="font-size:180%;">DAZZLE!</span></strong></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115874572749155760.post-78892932600895416872009-08-13T10:34:00.000-07:002009-08-13T10:36:07.870-07:00Digital Storytelling -- Bethlehem<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#ff6600;"><strong>Today campers continued putting the finishing touches on their digital creations. They are really looking forward to sharing their work with their guests on Friday!</strong></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115874572749155760.post-81659075911599362302009-08-13T10:29:00.001-07:002009-08-13T10:33:53.683-07:00Creative Composers -- Bethlehem<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#ff6600;"><strong>In preparation of tomorrow's end-of-camp celebration (!), we entered the computer lab early today to finalize our pieces. We are looking forward to presenting to our guests tomorrow. We are ready!</strong></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115874572749155760.post-25778320829025110972009-08-13T08:39:00.001-07:002009-08-13T21:21:23.331-07:00Author Adventures -- Bethlehem<span style="color: rgb(255, 102, 0);font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;" ><strong>Today we finished our shape poems using alliteration. We went into the computer lab where we typed two stories for our camp's anthology. <em>If I could fly...</em> was our writing warmup for the day. Jared (who helped write this post) wrote that he would go to space for one hour, then the White House for two hours. The rest of the time, Jared could go anywhere he wants! </strong></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115874572749155760.post-10399997984434731292009-08-12T13:58:00.001-07:002009-08-12T14:01:31.205-07:008th Day of Writing Camps -- Bethlehem, 8-12-09<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iuhGAdnw0Z8/SoMtdrBRfZI/AAAAAAAABQ4/hAERulBugTw/s1600-h/100_0461_resized.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369185168543284626" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iuhGAdnw0Z8/SoMtdrBRfZI/AAAAAAAABQ4/hAERulBugTw/s320/100_0461_resized.jpg" border="0" /></a> <div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#009900;"><strong>Picture of the Day</strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#009900;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;color:#009900;"><strong>WEDNESDAY</strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#009900;"></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#009900;"><strong>Please read the groovy green posts below for today's highlights!</strong></span></div><br /><div><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#009900;"></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115874572749155760.post-1582356604313201502009-08-12T13:55:00.001-07:002009-08-12T13:58:02.517-07:00Author Adventures -- Bethlehem<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#009900;"><strong>Our writing topic today was <em>No Electricity. </em>Campers discussed and wrote about life without today's conveniences--</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#009900;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><strong><span style="color:#009900;"><em>I wouldn't have a Wii anymore!</em> -- Jolade</span></strong></span></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#009900;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#009900;"><strong>We also practiced alliteration to use with our <em>shape poems</em> tomorrow.</strong></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115874572749155760.post-40762994878636484552009-08-12T13:46:00.000-07:002009-08-13T08:01:10.099-07:00Creative Composers -- Bethlehem<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#009900;"><strong>Today we explored sound and seasons. Before it got too hot, we went outside. We also listened to music. Why? To delve into characterization, of course! Kayla created a character named Derek, who snowboards in winter, skateboards in the fall, and bicycles in summer. That's one active, inspirational character!</strong></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115874572749155760.post-42823935738582506402009-08-12T13:42:00.000-07:002009-08-12T13:46:20.517-07:00Reader's Theatre -- Bethlehem<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#009900;"><strong>Today we enjoyed designing our invitations for Friday's play, "Sleeping Ugly." Our second rehearsal was performed. Derek has an incredible bird mask, but that's just one of many props/costumes that our group has brought in. Our instructor says that we "have certainly gone above and beyond in preparing for Friday's event!" </strong></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115874572749155760.post-55503809595229919752009-08-12T13:38:00.000-07:002009-08-12T13:42:20.562-07:00Digital Storytelling -- Bethlehem<span style="font-size:130%;color:#009900;"><strong>We continued using <em>Movie Maker</em>. Today we finished our second (or third) movies and saved our creations to our flash drives. We worked on finding the right balance -- voice, music, and timing -- oh, my! </strong></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115874572749155760.post-4650660187498528282009-08-12T04:46:00.000-07:002009-08-12T14:02:13.678-07:007th Day of Writing Camps -- Bethlehem, 8-11-09<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iuhGAdnw0Z8/SoMjNHx5E1I/AAAAAAAABQw/tlYuztagCRk/s1600-h/100_0453_resized.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369173889089344338" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_iuhGAdnw0Z8/SoMjNHx5E1I/AAAAAAAABQw/tlYuztagCRk/s320/100_0453_resized.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div align="center"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-size:130%;color:#660000;" >Picture of the day</span></div><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;color:#660000;"></span></strong><div><br /></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;color:#660000;">TUESDAY</span></strong></div><br /><div><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-size:130%;" ></span></div><div><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold;font-size:130%;color:#660000;" >Today was our seventh day of writing camps! Please check out the blazing posts below for today's highlights!</span></div><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115874572749155760.post-5005274068952319452009-08-12T04:44:00.001-07:002009-08-12T10:51:54.992-07:00Reader's Theatre -- Bethlehem<span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="color:#660000;"><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(153,0,0)font-family:verdana;" >Today we had our first rehearsal! Some of us even brought in costumes and props. We also continued writing in the computer lab. </span><br /><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(153,0,0)font-family:verdana;" >We are looking forward to tomorrow when we can write and rehearse again. </span></span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115874572749155760.post-67351060541712134672009-08-12T04:41:00.000-07:002009-08-12T04:49:51.865-07:00Digital Storytelling -- Bethlehem<span style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(102, 0, 0);font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Today some of us started a new story, while others were putting the final touches on their first story. We looked at other digital stories and critiqued their choice of pictures, picture composition, choice of music or sounds and the volume. </span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Don't forget to RSVP for our film festival on Friday at 3 p.m. See you then!</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115874572749155760.post-32384476405393294072009-08-12T04:35:00.000-07:002009-08-13T08:45:17.874-07:00Author Adventures -- Bethlehem<span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(102,0,0)font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">Today we explored the </span><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic;font-family:verdana;" >diamante poem</span><span style="font-family:verdana;">, which is a poem in the shape of a diamond. We considered opposites when writing these:</span><br /><br /></span><ul style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(102,0,0)font-family:verdana;" ><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Stephen compared Mom and Dad</span></li></ul><ul style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(102,0,0)font-family:verdana;" ><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Derek compared girls and boys</span></li></ul><ul style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(102,0,0)font-family:verdana;" ><li><span style="font-size:130%;">Jared compared soccer and baseball </span></li></ul><br /><span style="FONT-WEIGHT: bold; COLOR: rgb(102,0,0)font-size:130%;" ><span style="font-family:verdana;">We also explored a toolbox and started writing about how to use </span><span style="FONT-STYLE: italic;font-family:verdana;" >strange tools.</span></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115874572749155760.post-43903528713540369692009-08-10T11:51:00.001-07:002009-08-10T12:16:49.520-07:006th Day of Writing Camps -- Bethlehem, 8-10-09<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iuhGAdnw0Z8/SoBxwBHmprI/AAAAAAAABPo/BAwv9ddlkFs/s1600-h/IMG_0306.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368415825573619378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_iuhGAdnw0Z8/SoBxwBHmprI/AAAAAAAABPo/BAwv9ddlkFs/s320/IMG_0306.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong></strong></span></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong></strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong></strong></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>Picture of the day</strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"></span></strong> </div><div align="center"></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>MONDAY</strong></span></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:180%;color:#cc33cc;"></span></strong></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><span style="font-family:Georgia;font-size:100%;color:#000000;"></span></span> </div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>Enjoy today's <em>panther pink</em> posts below for today's highlights!</strong></span> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115874572749155760.post-43813862124105146822009-08-10T11:49:00.001-07:002009-08-10T12:05:18.072-07:00Digital Stories -- Bethlehem<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>Today we continued writing our stories -- some of us are recording, adding sound effects, and finalizing our creations. Some of us also enjoyed searching to find the longest words in the dictionary -- and then trying to say it!</strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>Look for an invitation to come home today for family and friends to attend our film festival showcasing our digital stories this Friday. </strong></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115874572749155760.post-42732243724045790102009-08-10T11:46:00.000-07:002009-08-10T12:07:26.100-07:00Reader's Theatre -- Bethlehem<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>Today we explored characterization and performed various characterization activities. This was done in preparation of campers <em>becoming their characters</em>. We are so excited to learn that <em>Sleeping Ugly</em> is our play for Friday -- and to receive our parts. We had our first <em>read-through</em> today. Tomorrow we will do our first rehearsal. </strong></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115874572749155760.post-20016910590612429622009-08-10T11:45:00.001-07:002009-08-10T12:09:24.700-07:00Author Adventures -- Bethlehem<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>Today we explored pictures and how they could be used to write a story. We also drew detailed pictures and wrote stories to match them. </strong></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115874572749155760.post-81244973084242861682009-08-10T11:36:00.000-07:002009-08-10T12:10:41.352-07:00Creative Composers -- Bethlehem<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>Today we worked on poetry and explored tall tales before writing our own. Ms. Walker told her own tall tale and most campers believed every word of it! Actually, she <em>stretched her true story</em> a bit to turn it into a tall tale. Ruby did the same when she wrote her tall tale. It was about breaking her finger during a slumber party and how it resulted in a 30-day hospital stay. </strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#cc33cc;"><strong>We also wrote concrete poetry, putting our word strings into shapes according to what the poem was about. </strong></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115874572749155760.post-35061116527803794642009-08-07T13:33:00.001-07:002009-08-07T13:37:37.888-07:005th Day of Writing Camps -- Bethlehem<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iuhGAdnw0Z8/SnyQYalSs-I/AAAAAAAABNY/fSqbR8H-9Gg/s1600-h/100_0308.jpg"><img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367323605045785570" border="0" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_iuhGAdnw0Z8/SnyQYalSs-I/AAAAAAAABNY/fSqbR8H-9Gg/s320/100_0308.jpg" /></a><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#cc0000;"></span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;">Picture of the day</span></strong></div><br /><div><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"></span></strong></div><div><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:180%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>FRIDAY</strong></span></div><br /><div><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#cc0000;"></span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;">Please read the ruby red posts below for today's highlights!</span></strong></div><div><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"></span></strong> </div><div><strong><span style="font-family:Verdana;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;">Enjoy the weekend!</span></strong></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115874572749155760.post-75575260736050005232009-08-07T13:29:00.000-07:002009-08-07T13:32:32.396-07:00Digital Stories -- Bethlehem<span style="font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>Campers worked on finding copyright-free music and sound effects for their stories. They viewed digital stories created by the Fogelsville campers in order to examine what they wanted to include within their own stories. Campers are finding that digital stories, like all good things, take <em>time</em>. </strong></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115874572749155760.post-13844865293965460552009-08-07T11:13:00.000-07:002009-08-07T11:15:25.842-07:00Reader's Theatre<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>Today we performed paper bag dramas and wrote scripts with a partner! We are really looking forward to Monday when we will be presented with our script and our parts! </strong></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115874572749155760.post-60590140879983413942009-08-07T10:11:00.002-07:002009-08-07T10:43:00.227-07:00Creative Composers -- Bethlehem<strong><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;">Campers got their creative juices flowing when looking at <em>The Earth From Above </em>by Yann Arthus-Bertrand. They used this great book to ponder photographs that could inspire their writing. For instance, campers described one particular photograph in the following ways: </span></strong><strong><span style="font-family:verdana;color:#cc0000;"><br /><span style="font-size:130%;">• “it looks like green emeralds” -- Simon<br />• “it looks like big green splots you see when you’re up in the airplane" --Ruby<br /><br />Wondering what it really was? A photograph, "Terraced Rice Fields in Indonesia.” Campers learned that the numerous lines within the photograph are actually irrigation systems that transport water within a field of the most important crop in Asia -- rice!<br /><br />We also explored poetry with a focus on saying more with fewer words.<br /><br /></span></span></strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6115874572749155760.post-39597610014777074562009-08-07T10:11:00.001-07:002009-08-07T10:27:36.169-07:00Author Adventures -- Bethlehem<span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>Campers explored limericks and brainstormed rhyming words to help one another complete ending lines – not necessarily an easy task when you’re trying to find words to rhyme with words like monster or hockey. :) </strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><strong></strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><strong>Campers also wrote about “the biggest footprints I had ever seen…” Ahna’s story was about a flying horse that made a giant footprint. It flew up into the clouds and was never seen again!" </strong></span><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><strong><br />Great job, campers!<br /><br /></strong></span><span style="font-family:verdana;font-size:130%;color:#cc0000;"><strong></strong></span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0