I was scoring writing last week so I read a number of writing samples written by grade three students.  My group thoroughly enjoyed reading stories, narratives and letters written by grade three students.  My favorite letter was written by a little boy who was describing a Barbie.  He had a sister and couldn’t understand why she wasn’t asking for this Barbie for Christmas.  At this point in the letter he wrote “if I were a girl (not that I want to be) I would ask for that Barbie for Christmas.”  It doesn’t matter how old a person is, they can still write with a lot of voice!