The ABC’s of the West Virginia Writing Project

A is for action research that we all have to do.

B  is for books we haul home too!

C is for conclusions, computers and checks.

D is for demonstration –what a pain in the neck!

E is for Ellen who encourages us.

F is for fellows who make such a fuss.

G is for groups where we do what we do.

H  is for hope that has pulled us through.

I  is for Institute where we’ve all come to learn.

J is for journal we’d all like to burn!

K  is for keyboard we all had to master.

L  is for logs which could be a disaster.

M is for Mountain View with great teacher flags.

N is for notebooks we all have to drag.

O  is for objective we all have to state.

P  is for projects we hope will be great.

Q  is for quit… what we all want to do.

R  is for reassurance … Sally always came through.

S  is for schedules which dictate our day.

T  is for technology which paves the way.

U  is for understanding which we’ve all had our share.

V  is for the Venn butterfly which shows Sally cares.

W  is for Writing Project… the name of our game.

X  is for the X chromosome which makes us the same.

Y is for the youth we aid in their learning.

Z is for the zoo, where in the fall, we’ll be returning.

 

Diane Evans

Summer 2002