Student Writer: Matthew River

This week’s featured writer: Matthew Rivers

School: St. Joseph School

Age: 14

Grade: 8

Teacher: Mrs. Grossomanides

What have you learned in school that makes you a better writer? I have learned more writing techniques and I have extended my vocabulary. I have learned different forms of writing and literature and I have improved my grammar.

What is your favorite book? The Slave Dancer by Paula Fox.

What do you like to do outside of school? I like to play and train for basketball and I like to go to the gym.

Matthew’s writing:

How My Life Changed

     This is a real story of how my life changed. From fifth grade to now a lot has changed in my life.  In fifth grade I was a normal kid, played many sports, went traveling a lot to many places, and achieved good grades.  At the middle of my 5th grade year my mom told me her and my dad were getting a divorce. It horrified me!  It is tough to say, but I was very depressed in the inside. A lot of people told me that if I needed someone to talk to I could go to them. Honestly, I never talked to one person about the divorce.  I kept all my feelings and sadness bottled up inside of me. It did not affect me back then but it did upset me later on. 

Read how Matthew dealt with his feelings and turned his life around by clicking on the PDF.