This is Teresa’s first narrative paragraph and it was written during her first month in class. Teresa is eleven years old. She wrote this in January 2008.

Today, I wanted to find some new words on my word list when I suddenly remembered the wonderful time we had when I was in P10.

At Gram English School, Jamie, Helen, Vivian, Kitty and I were a team. When Carrie played spelling games with us, we helped each other so we could get good grades on our quizzes. We taught each other how to study for the word quizzes. We had some great ideas for getting good grades on all the tests.

The spelling games were very exciting and they made us feel happy. When Carrie played this game, we all had time to study the words together. If I forgot how to spell a word on a quiz, I would think of the spelling game and try to think of the right word. The first time we played the spelling game, I couldn’t spell any of the words. Everyone on the team helped each other to answer the teacher.

Now, Helen, Vivian and I are in Carrie’s Super Writer Class. We help each other like we did in P10-P12. I think Jamie and Kitty are too busy, so they aren’t here now, but the team is still happy, because everyone still helps each other and has fun.