On Thursdays I volunteer in D.’s classroom. It’s third grade and Mrs. Brickley just taught them stories with circular plot. So I am helping Matthew P. with his story exercise. Mrs. B. would like them all to write their own stories with circular plots. “Dayani’s mom, what should I write about?” Matthew asks me. “Oh I don’t know Matthew. What do you feel like writing about?” I ask. “My four-wheeler,” M. says. “Okay, sounds good. What do you want to write about your four wheeler”? I ask. Matthew tells me and I help him write his story. They have to write 12 sentences. These are all Matthew’s sentences. I only helped with the spelling, punctuation and capitalization. The story is his. Here it is before I forget:

1. I love riding my four wheeler.

2. When I ride my four wheeler the tires pop.

3. Then I run out of gas.

4. Then I lose the brakes.

5. Then the batteries die.

6. Then the wheel falls off.

7. Then the wheel breaks.

8. Then the motor dies.

9. Then the engine dies.

10. Then the seat breaks.

11. Then the axle falls off.

12. Then I fix everything.

1. I love riding my four wheeler.

etc.

They wrote “Bumping up and down in my little red wagon” for Matthew!