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Article posted January 4, 2012 at 04:43 PM GMT0 •
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Pick Me Last! (Part lll)
Mr. Halloway and Will are on a mad search for Jim, but they just can't find him! As they weave through the maze of carnival tents they hear calliope music. All of a sudden a light bulb went off in Will's mind! Jim must be on or near the carousel. He races to find him and his jaw hits the ground as he sees Jim reach out and grab the circling carousel. Jim starts going around and around and Will tries his very hardest to pull him off. Why is it so hard for Will to pull Jim off?
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Article posted November 29, 2011 at 05:39 PM GMT0 •
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December Freewrite
Swish! Swish! The almost silent sound of the turning of pages. This poem is simply saying how you tell no one but an imaginary friend inside your diary or journal all the secrets you have.
Dear Dear Diary
An original poem
Dear dear diary
Listen to my secrets
Hear me out
I hope you keep them
You are my dearest friend
Closest to my heart
You are the only one
Who has been there from the start
Wondering awaiting
What am I going to spill today
My greatest secrets
Only ever said to you
Every time I tell a story
I whisper it so the only one who hears
Is you
Article posted November 29, 2011 at 05:39 PM GMT0 •
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Article posted November 7, 2011 at 05:34 PM GMT0 •
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3rd Time's a Charm
3rd person omniscient
One sunny day in the deep blue sea, Franklin the fish was laying in the sun thinking to himself, "Oh how I wish I could walk along the sand with the humans." He laid there day dreaming about how he would look as a human, he wondered how wonderful his life would be if he could walk above the water, and he closed his eyes and wished with all his might that one day his dream would come true.
Well his mother did not want her son thinking of such things. She wanted her son to be thinking of things like playing sports with his friends, doing well in school, and going to college some day on an athletic scholarship.
His mother came into his room in a huff. “You need to get up, go outside, and play. Get some fresh water into you before the day is done.” Franklin sighed, swung his fins to the edge of his bed, and swam towards the door to enjoy the rest of his day outside.
Limited omniscient
One sunny day in the deep blue sea, Franklin the fish was laying in the sun thinking to himself, "Oh how I wish I could walk along the sand with the humans." He laid there day dreaming about how he would look as a human, he wondered how wonderful his life would be if he could walk above the water, and he closed his eyes and wished with all his might that one day his dream would come true. In the distance the swishing of his mother’s finsteps coming down the hallway could be heard. Before he knew it his mother came into his room in a huff. “You need to get up, go outside, and play. Get some fresh water into you before the day is done.” Franklin sighed. Didn’t his mother know that all he wanted to do was day dream about how his life could be?
Dramatic
One sunny day in the deep blue sea, Franklin the fish was lying in a spot of sun on his bed. In the distance the swishing of his mother’s finsteps coming down the hallway could be heard.
Before he knew it his mother came into his room in a huff. “You need to get up, go outside, and play. Get some fresh air into you before the day is done.” Franklin sighed, and got up and shuffled his way to the door as slow as possible.
Article posted November 7, 2011 at 05:34 PM GMT0 •
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Article posted November 7, 2011 at 04:34 PM GMT0 •
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Megyn
Miss Transue
English
27 October 2011
Cut the Line
Splash! Splash! Is that not the biggest bass you have ever hooked? Wait you have got this gorgeous girl, who you have had a crush on for as long as you can remember, sitting in the front of your canoe on the way to the fair, with you! Do you reel in this fish, or go for the girl? I read the story “The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant.” The narrator made the wrong decision by cutting the line and going to Sheila.
The narrator should have chosen the fish and not Sheila. One reason is Sheila Mant is a snob. When the narrator went to pick up Sheila she did not help paddle the entire way to the fair! Another thing is she talks about herself the whole time. She tells him how she wants to go to college somewhere she can ski, and that she was “thinking of getting my hair styled, more swept back? I mean, Ann-Margret? Like hers, only shorter” (Wetherell, 8).
Nevertheless some people say that Sheila was nice to the narrator because she went to the fair with him, and she also danced with him. However Sheila only danced with him twice. If she were a good date she would have danced with him the whole time. Not only that, but she also neglected to go home with her date. Instead she went home in Eric Caswell’s corvette.
Thus Sheila was the wrong choice; however the bass was the right choice. Sheila was rude to the narrator. The narrator was trying to show off his knowledge of fishing and she boldly said to him that fishing was stupid. Not to mention; when is he ever going to catch a bass that big ever again? After he hooked the fish he knew three things about it, “One that, it was a bass. Two, that it was a big bass. Three that it was the biggest bass I had ever hooked” (Wetherell, 7). Even after she left him to go home by himself at the fair, Sheila was not nice to him. Because even after she had rudely told him that fishing was dumb she told him, “you’re a funny kid, you know that” (Wetherell, 10). However; by funny she does not mean his jokes are funny. By funny she means weird.
In conclusion, Sheila Mant was the wrong choice; however the fish was the right choice. As an avid reader I can justify me points with evidence from the text. In this situation would you choose the biggest fish ever, or the gorgeous girl?
Works Cited
Wetherell, W. D. "The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant" Pathways: Literature for Readers and Writers. Logan, IO: Perfection Learning, 2008. 4-10. Print.
Article posted November 7, 2011 at 04:34 PM GMT0 •
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Article posted November 7, 2011 at 04:31 PM GMT0 •
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Megyn S
Miss Transue
English
27 October 2011
Cut the Line
Splash! Splash! Is that not the biggest bass you have ever hooked? Wait you have got this gorgeous girl, who you have had a crush on for as long as you can remember, sitting in the front of your canoe on the way to the fair, with you! Do you reel in this fish, or go for the girl? I read the story “The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant.” The narrator made the wrong decision by cutting the line and going to Sheila.
The narrator should have chosen the fish and not Sheila. One reason is Sheila Mant is a snob. When the narrator went to pick up Sheila she did not help paddle the entire way to the fair! Another thing is she talks about herself the whole time. She tells him how she wants to go to college somewhere she can ski, and that she was “thinking of getting my hair styled, more swept back? I mean, Ann-Margret? Like hers, only shorter” (Wetherell, 8).
Nevertheless some people say that Sheila was nice to the narrator because she went to the fair with him, and she also danced with him. However Sheila only danced with him twice. If she were a good date she would have danced with him the whole time. Not only that, but she also neglected to go home with her date. Instead she went home in Eric Caswell’s corvette.
Thus Sheila was the wrong choice; however the bass was the right choice. Sheila was rude to the narrator. The narrator was trying to show off his knowledge of fishing and she boldly said to him that fishing was stupid. Not to mention; when is he ever going to catch a bass that big ever again? After he hooked the fish he knew three things about it, “One that, it was a bass. Two, that it was a big bass. Three that it was the biggest bass I had ever hooked” (Wetherell, 7). Even after she left him to go home by himself at the fair, Sheila was not nice to him. Because even after she had rudely told him that fishing was dumb she told him, “you’re a funny kid, you know that” (Wetherell, 10). However; by funny she does not mean his jokes are funny. By funny she means weird.
In conclusion, Sheila Mant was the wrong choice; however the fish was the right choice. As an avid reader I can justify me points with evidence from the text. In this situation would you choose the biggest fish ever, or the gorgeous girl?
Works Cited
Wetherell, W. D. "The Bass, The River, and Sheila Mant" Pathways: Literature for Readers and Writers. Logan, IO: Perfection Learning, 2008. 4-10. Print.
Article posted November 7, 2011 at 04:31 PM GMT0 •
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Article posted October 14, 2011 at 05:43 PM GMT0 •
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October Freewrite
Hello there! Do you have a best friend just like I do? Is your best friend as awesome as mine is? This is going to be about my best friend Merrick. Here's a little bit about the most awesome person I know. Best friends are really hard to come by. Ever since kindergarten I have had a new best friend every year. Until sixth grade when Merrick moved to Elk Lake. Merrick has been my best friend since sixth grade. He is the only one who has always been there for me. He has a great personality. Merrick loves to dance. We will be walking down the hallway and he will just start dancing along. Some people look at him funny, but he just keeps going and I just laugh. I laugh because he's the highlight of my day and that's just who he is; a truly amazing person. Merrick also loves baseball. It is his favorite sport. His favorite MLB Team is the Phillies, and his favorite player is Ryan Howard. Merrick's favorite band is Lady Antebellum. He really enjoys their music. Merrick is such an enjoyable person to be around. He can always make you laugh, and he always has a smile on his face. He may have his quirks, but that is what I like best about him. If there is one person I couldn't stand to lose its him.
Article posted October 14, 2011 at 05:43 PM GMT0 •
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