The Writer’s Studio Level II – Assignment 2. May 26, 2008
Preamble: 1st person narrator. Describe an earlier period through mood, not directly. Describe the scene. Fill the scene with narrator’s feelings at the time. Mood: anger, frustration, bewilderment, Tone: matter of fact
Day 1
Kindergarten is supposed to be introduced through pre-school.
I can’t remember the season or year. Just that day. So many
new faces. All different. All wiggly. My checklist of supplies –
blunt-nosed scissors, Elmer’s glue, blue/red combo pencil,
#2 pencil, eraser, sleeping mat attended me. With my Ace
comb in my back pocket. And crayons. Crayola. Twenty-four
colors. Smiley cutout flowers linked with
plastic straws surrounded the room. Crepe paper in happy
colors teased around my head. Plastic chairs with metal
feet that swivel, perfect for tilting back on, a catalyst for
reprimands. A cubby hole with a chilled top for a desk.
Foreign activities and smells. Dank carpet at nap time. The
scent of construction paper. With colors melting to the
touch of glue. Painting my fingers. Pink juice drew a
smile on my face that I couldn’t rub away. All clocks ran
far too slowly in that strange place. A hot dog and a carton of
milk for lunch. To be taken home unopened. I received a
sheet of paper with a fire engine and an apple.
I returned it completely red.
