Student Writing Gallery
Recent work from 826DC authors
Every workshop, writing lab, and residency is an opportunity for students to share what matters most to them! Here’s a brief selection of what they have to say.
CC and the Really Big House
CC is at a house. It is her aunt’s place. The house is purple and green and really big … it’s a mansion! It has a home movie theater, a swimming pool, and a gymnastics facility. The house has two dogs, two cats, and two little fish. It has three bedrooms. CC wants some money […]
By: Nyla, Grade 1
My Grandma and Me
I never got to meet my grandma but I loved her from my heart. She was a good person. My grandma passed away from cancer. I was not born yet, so I never knew her.
By: Joseph, Grade 4
Ode To My Favorite Book
I love my book Because it’s fun to read
By: Anonymous, Grade 4
The Electric Eel
and the electric eels they electric
By: King, Grade 3
Sky
The sky is blue the sky Is talking bird-like cloud And cloud like a leaf And a happy and a joyful Place like a big dream
By: Justice, Grade 3
The Skeleton That Saved Another Skeleton
Once upon a time, there was a skeleton named Tommy. He made people disappear by snapping. He was a puppeteer so he enjoyed making puppets. He had a friend named Ford.
By: Daniel, Grade 3
Be the One
Be the one that doesn’t give up Be yourself no matter what
By: Johnae'
Untitled First Draft
Melissa sighted at her newfound situation, sitting under the table with the intention to overhear what Julian, her brother, said about her to his friends when she wasn’t there. She, for one, already knew Julian talked about her to his friends, they’d giggle when she passed by them in the school halls, so it wasn’t […]
Grade 10
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This is Utopia, the city of peace. Utopia has everything you would ever want in a “perfect world” There is no trash, everyone is peaceful, there’s no violence, the list goes on and on.
By: Jaylen, Grade 6
After-School Writing Lab on Pandas
When the giant pandas left the National Zoo, 826DC shared panda-themed writing prompts with AWL. Here’s what they wrote!
By: Idris, Samara, Sy, Pearl, Leo, and Ruby, Grades 1-5
The Myth of How We Have Emotions
Once upon a time when the earth was still, ice tigers roamed the earth. At the time, earth was just a cold giant rock. The ice tigers showed no emotion on their faces. Suddenly, ice catfish came around the corner to where the ice tigers were gathered. Ice catfish was a good friend of theirs. […]
By: Tao, age 11
Advice to the Past
The advice I would give isto end segregation because it’s not fair. Also not to cheat on tests.