Writing Prompts

Number one:
My legs were beginning to cramp as I sat motionless in my hiding place. I tried to slow my breathing, but I could hear my heartbeat drumming in my ears. I wondered if it could be heard in the deafening silence. I felt my calf muscle tighten painfully and as a reaction, I shifted my weight. The sound echoed and it was my fatal mistake…

Number two:
Sam felt the sun shining down on his shoulders while he sat happily by the stream. It was a perfect sunny day and luckily he was spending it with Sarah. Then, all at once Sarah pointed at the water. “Look Sam!” Sarah exclaimed. “It is a…”

Number three:
Write a story in which the main character accidentally sends a text message that was meant for another person.

Number four:
I thought I’d never see him/her again, but here he/she was….


…and you thought dragons didn’t exist

These prompts are borrowed from

http://mrsthackerenglish.blogspot.com/

Poetry Slam

My job for the poetry slam was buying food and drinks, I thought I did a good job because everyone liked the selections that I bought. From what I saw the poetry slam went pretty good, everyone was having fun and enjoyed themselves. Everyone looked really good when they were all dressed up! and the music was pretty good. 

BY: MARISSA

ELA Slam

I thought the Poetry Slam was awesome, everyone got a chance to say their poem and have some fun. I think I pick the best job out of all if them. I was a Interviewer, who took the people out of the room and ask them questions. I thought this was the best job because you could really have fun with it. I thought the competitions in the intermissions was a great idea. Those competitions were probably the highlight of the Poetry Slam. I think the Poetry Slam was awesome and we should do it again.

Matt

Poetry Slam

My job was typing out a description of the poetry slam and the order of events. What it took to do this job was being able to be organized and being able to get it done on time to get it done on time. What it meant was coming up with a good description to get people excited and having the correct order so people know whats going on and when. To me it felt good because your giving people a way of knowing what's going on rather than leaving them clueless.

Being an M.C

It meant a lot to be an M.C because in T.U.S.C I never got to be the Chairperson. It made me feel like I was in charge of both of the classes. It felt pretty good, but I had to get up there first and talk so I was pretty nervous at the start, but I was not nervous after that. I think it took courage to get up in front of both of the class rooms.

Poetry Slam

My job was creating the outside of the Poetry Slam 2011 program. The outside had to include a colored hand drawn picture with a slogan. To do this job you definitely need to be creative. I felt proud of myself after making the program. I felt like the all the colors I used blended well, and the slogan was okay.

Poetry Slam

My job at Poetry Slam was to be a decorator/food bearer. My job was pretty easy to do. Marissa was kind enough to buy the food ahead of time, so I only had to help her set it out, and Room 109 was in charge of making the actual decorations. There were six different kinds of pop, and six different kinds of chips. Everyone was satisfied, as far as I could tell!

I feel like decorator was one of the really easy poetry slam jobs. I kind of wish I had been assigned a harder job! Maybe, just maybe, next time.

Poetry Slam 2011!

I think the Poetry Slam went pretty good. Everyone did there part really well and everything did what they were told to do. Next year a suggestion would be to have the music people get music going faster and louder. To be an evaluator it took some effort because you had to be watching and listening very well so that you god judge everyone equally and positive. It felt pretty good to be and evaluator because you got to mark everyone and see what everyone got as a mark and how well everyone did! We also get to make the finally choice on who got which award for each category. Also I like being an evaluator because normally you don't get a chance to be one and i took the chance and I liked it!

Last post of 2010

Write about a time when your parents really surprised you. Did this event or situation seem out of character for your parents? Was this surprise a good one or a bad one? What was your reaction?

(1/2 page)

You went hiking with some friends, took off on your own for a while, and got lost.

You've wandered around all day looking for your friends, but you can't find them anywhere.

What is the first thing you do? Have you brought food, water, and maps along, or are you the freewheeling type who just comes as you are? What thoughts are going through your head? How do you feel? Write about the situation.

Tug - A - War

Once in my life I was caught as the center of attention in a large fight (This involving many family members). The fight was over a persons interpretation of me not speaking.

I never did get my revenge on that certain person( Whom I wish to be kept unnamed). I wanted to at first, but it was an on going battle. I don't believe anyone got revenge over the other. It seemed as if it were going back and forth.

This fight tore me up inside, made me feel like I had to choose a side,(An example of this would be tug- a-war, where the rope is being pulled between two sides or more. Eventually one side has greater strength over the others, and the rope is forced to go there.) and wishing it was over. During the fight I felt a feeling of greatness that people were standing up for me, but by the end I felt slightly guilty.

I would think " If I had only said more during the fight, not let people take the blame for me, or had I spoken loudly or more clearly before hand none of this would have happened."

"None of This Would Have Happened."

Cody

3. I couldn't leave like that. I had to know why

I couldn't just leave the rink with out knowing what was going to happen to Cody. I saw the blood on the ice and I felt like crying , why was there so much blood, what was I going to with out my big brother. He was the world to me, we were best friends.

About a year or so after Cody passed on my mom and dad told me that I was going to have a little brother or sister, I was hoping my mom was going to have a boy because I felt like if my mom had a little boy he would be replacing Cody. No one could ever replace Cody, I didn't know that at the time, not until Jordyn was born.

Two years after Cody passed on, we moved into our new, big house. In our new house we had an extra room, that is Cody's room, it has some of his things in there. One month after we moved into the house, Jordyn was born and I fell in love with her even after I thought I wouldn't like her.

When Jordyn was born I didn't know if I was going to like her or not because she wasn't a boy, I didn't want a little sister. I wanted a little brother. My mom told me that Jordyn wasn't going to take Cody's place, for a while I didn't believe her. My mom was right, but there are certain things that Jordyn does that remind us of Cody.

Jordyn's middle name is C.J which is short for Cody Josh. Even though Jordyn didn't know him he is a part of her. Cody is always talked about in our house. He will always be apart of our family and in our hearts forever. We always enjoy hearing all the stories that people tell.

Every year we give a trophy away to the most dedicated Novice player. He was a very dedicated hockey player and loved the game, he always told mom that him and Steven were going to play in NHL.

Christmas is very hard for us still around our house, it just isn't the same. Mom and Dad try the best they can to always make the best possible holiday for Jordyn and I.

4. You are in the last month of 2010! Write about what you accomplished over the year and what you'd like to accomplish in the last month of 2010.

This year in Mr. Oldcorn's class I have been getting better marks on my math sheets, practice tests and real tests. I have also been getting better at acting in front of my class and other classes.

I have been able to help my friends in math because I understand the math much better since Mr. Oldcorn has been teaching me. I think now that I'm in Mr. Oldcorn's class I have a lot more confidence than I did before. Another thing that I have accomplished is getting better marks on my fitness run because I don't want to get lower than 7 this year, the lowest mark I have gotten is 8 or 9 so far.

What I would like accomplish this year is get 90 or higher on my math test and be able to

Your Choice...

1. Describe a time when you wanted revenge.

Did you get it?

How did you feel? (1/2 page)

2. There is a new student in class and you are given an assignment. You are required to spend 10 minutes giving him/her advice about surviving at Virden Junior High. What would you say? (1/2 page)

3. I couldn't leave like that. I had to know why ___________( half page)

4. You are in the last month of 2010! Write about what you accomplished over the year and what you'd like to accomplish in the last month of 2010.
(half page)

5. The air was bitter cold as I stepped tentatively on the treacherous, ice-covered sidewalk. I steadied myself in a clumsy, jerking motion. "I hope he appreciates this," I grumbled. I was shopping for the one gift he wanted and I needed to brave the blizzard in order to pick it up. Snow blinded me and I ducked my head as the heavy flakes pelted my winter hat. I opened the door to the old shop at the end of the street. I hadn't really noticed it before, but he had said what he wanted most was inside this dilapidated building. The bell on the door tinkled as I yanked it open. What I found inside was almost indescribable. (half page)

Make better articles

Magazine: How to

• Headline - big and catchy, don't tell exactly what the article is about, catch the reader's attn

• Subheading - smaller than headline, but bigger than article...gives more info about article than the headline

• make sure you put who the article is written by

• Article - make sure you indent...short paragraphs...break up your article using subtitles...center and bold your subtitles to make them stand out...put your article into either 2 or three columns...add a complimentary picture...add captions for all pictures...make sure captions are in a slightly different font than the article...

• Do not have blank spaces
  Do not use clip art

Bringing an object to life

If you could bring one inanimate object to life, what would it be?

Your mother's prom dress, your teacher's mirror, your boyfriend's or girlfriend's bedroom wall? What questions would you ask this object? Write your response in a screenplay form.

For example:

ME: So, prom dress. Tell me. When my mother was sixteen, what sort of trouble did she get into?

PROMDRESS: Well, let me tell you! You are going to be shocked when you hear this!

(Ten lines of conversation)

"Animal Instinct"

Which animal do you think you most closely resemble?





Consider: 

• quiet animals like mice; 
• bold and fearless ones like lions; 
• eager, friendly ones like dogs; 
• and finicky secretive ones like cats. 

Consider your appearance, your personality and the way you move. Then write about the animal with which you feel a kinship, explaining how you are similar in personality, characteristics, and/or physical features.

Accreditation: 

Picture #1: from Flickr cc, 1650 biker
Picture #2: from Flickr cc, law_keven

Ela Homework

I'm having trouble with my ELA homework. What do we do again for the paragraph of the week? Can Anyone Help me?

To those of you away

Homework for Wednesday:

• Math: 1.3 questions #5, 7, and 9
• ELA: finish Time Capsule rough draft

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