| Over the summer the students in our Writing Boot Camp worked on their writing skills and read a novel based on a true story set in Southwest Virginia. The book is the life story of Reverend Bob Childress, a preacher who went in to teach Christianity in what was then an unbelievable wide and dangerous area, ironically, not a far drive from our offices here in Roanoke, VA. The story was set in the 1920s-40s.
As one of our last writing assignments, the students were to take Childress, who passed away in the 1950s, and place him in 21st century America. We wrote this as there was rioting and looting in Ferguson, Missouri in the wake of the shooing of an unarmed black youth there. If he were alive today, what would Childress do? What would he say? How would he approach people and problems? This is what one of our campers came up with. Fine writing, especially when you consider he is a middle schooler in Taiwan, a non-English speaking country. ************************************************************** My name is Bob, Bob Childress. You may have noticed me in the book, The Man Who Moved a Mountain, but I am now here, in the 21st century. A few days ago, there was a riot. Ferguson, Missouri was filled with police. When I heard of it, I drove there as quickly as I could in my new Ford Focus (my Model -T is too old). I was too late to stop the riot. But I was able to tell the police and the protestors about God before they did something more serious and told the protestors to go home because it was foolish to come out and ruin a perfectly good night. I convinced the police to free the prisoners. Everybody went home happily that day. Over the next few days, I took people to the hospital and invited them over for dinner. I also drove to the White House to talk to the President about violence and poverty in our cities. I specifically told the news reporter not to interview me. That is probably why I wasn’t on the news. ************************************************************* Our new classes start every year in September. From vocabulary to writing to speaking better English, we can help you too! Sign up today! Since 2010, based in the friendly USA State of Virginia, DreyerCoaching.com has been providing customized, high-quality, real-time language instruction via the internet to a global audience in their home, school, or office. Think how comfortable, confident and successful you or your child will feel, receiving personalized guidance from college-educated teachers who are native speakers and have bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral degrees plus decades of teaching experience. Whether you are looking for help with the ABCs or the SATs, or college admissions to conversational English to business writing, we serve all ages and levels to help our students make dreams come true. Discover the Dreyer Difference. Take the first step and visit DreyerCoaching.com, send Scott an email, or schedule a free consultation to get started. 自 2010 年以来，DreyerCoaching.com 总部位于友好的美国弗吉尼亚州，一直通过互联网向全球观众在家中、学校或办公室提供有制度的、高质量的实时语言教学。 想想您或您的孩子会感到多么自在、自信和成功，从受过大学教育的教师那里获得个别的指导，这些教师都是以英语为母语，拥有学士、硕士和博士学位，以及数十年的教学经验的教师。 无论是从 英语ABC的基础课程 或 SAT 的帮助，就读美国高中，大学入学申请，还是从会话英语到商务写作，我们都为所有年龄和水平的学生提供服务，帮助我们的学生实现梦想。 发觉 Dreyer 的不同之处。 迈出第一步，游览 DreyerCoaching.com网站，向 Scott 发送电子邮件，可开始安排一个免费咨询。 |
The Man who moved a mountain
