Brooks Academy’s Writers’ Brooks Academy’s Writers’ WorkshopWorkshop

Featuring Author: Featuring Author: Ms. Stella Pope DuarteMs. Stella Pope Duarte

April 13 – 20, 2007April 13 – 20, 2007

Students Welcome Ms.DuarteStudents Welcome Ms.Duarte

Ms.Duarte has Ms.Duarte has written several written several books such as books such as Fragile Night, Let Fragile Night, Let Their Spirits Dance, Their Spirits Dance, and her upcoming and her upcoming book,book, The Women of The Women of Juarez Project.Juarez Project.4-84-8thth grades grades

Workshop InformationWorkshop Information

This workshop was This workshop was designed to help designed to help students freely students freely express express themselves, themselves, better their writing, better their writing, and pull out their and pull out their inner writer. inner writer.

Students Worked Hard on Their Writings Students Worked Hard on Their Writings

Every student in the Every student in the workshop got the workshop got the chance to write chance to write stories and/ or stories and/ or poems.poems.

They worked together They worked together in a peaceful and in a peaceful and quiet environment.quiet environment.

Students got a chance to share Students got a chance to share their writingstheir writings..

It was amazing to It was amazing to see see Kiondra McNeal get Kiondra McNeal get the courage to the courage to volunteer to read volunteer to read her writings out her writings out loud.loud.Everyone enjoyed Everyone enjoyed being at the being at the workshopworkshop. .

Students Felt Great Sharing Students Felt Great Sharing Their Thoughts.Their Thoughts.

Damaris Zacarias Damaris Zacarias was one of many was one of many students who liked students who liked to share her very to share her very inspirational poems inspirational poems and stories with and stories with everyoneeveryone..

Many Students Read Their Many Students Read Their Writings on Stage.Writings on Stage.

Breuna Meadows Breuna Meadows (center) was (center) was encouraged to read encouraged to read her poem by friends her poem by friends Shaniese Childers Shaniese Childers (left), and Ne’Cole (left), and Ne’Cole Motten (right).Motten (right).

Future WritersFuture Writers

Ms. Duarte even had Ms. Duarte even had a great impact on a great impact on younger children. younger children.

They also enjoyed They also enjoyed her being there.her being there.

Ms.Duarte is Really Appreciated Ms.Duarte is Really Appreciated at Brooks Academy!at Brooks Academy!

Thank you Thank you Ms. Duarte Ms. Duarte for for everything everything that you that you have done have done for US!!!for US!!!You are You are apart of apart of the Brooks the Brooks family.family.

Ms. Duarte Even Inspired Teachers Ms. Duarte Even Inspired Teachers to Become Better Writersto Become Better Writers

Ms. Duarte and Ms. Duarte and Mr. Solomon (our Mr. Solomon (our assistant principal) assistant principal) posed for the posed for the camera after a camera after a workshop. workshop.

Everyone was proud that Everyone was proud that Ms. Duarte assisted us with our Ms. Duarte assisted us with our

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Ms. McKenzie Ms. McKenzie (left), (left), Superindent Superindent Dr. Mark Dr. Mark Dowling Dowling (center), and (center), and Ms. Duarte Ms. Duarte (right(right).).

THANK YOU MS.DUARTE!!THANK YOU MS.DUARTE!!

You helped us achieve many inner/ You helped us achieve many inner/ personal goals like being able to read personal goals like being able to read in front of an audience, express in front of an audience, express ourselves more, and encouraged us to ourselves more, and encouraged us to be ourselves no matter what.be ourselves no matter what.

Thank you Ms. Duarte for everything Thank you Ms. Duarte for everything that you have done for us we really that you have done for us we really appreciate you so much!appreciate you so much!