Michelle

Creative Writing Semester 1, 2009
1) Friday, August 14 th 2009 It was a sunny summer day. Dot was heading to the grocery store when she saw a huge dog. The dog had a purple colored fur and was as tall as a Dot’s house. Dot screamed and ran for her house when the dog stopped her. The dog told her that he was Clapperd and he was lost. Dot suddenly felt sorry for Clapperd and chose to take Clapperd home. Of course Dot’s parents were mad at Dot for letting a huge purple dog come to her house when her mom was allergic to purple colored dogs. Dot’s mom start to sneeze and the others turned around. Then Dot heard a loud yelp and when she turned around, she saw the huge purple dog flying out of the house. And Dot was back to her way to the grocery store.
 * Write a paragraph about a girl named Dot, but use no letters with (i, j)**

2) Saturday, August 15 th 2009 **Free Write** It’s the first weekend after school started! I feel like I’m back to my normal life where I enjoy the 2 days after working hard at school. People will say that they are not so happy because we have to work and study again with all the homework, but I don’t think they aren’t too bad. But I still feel really tired…I think I should first get used to the school life before I do anything else and pass myself out. Dad asked me if I wanted to go out for a walk and bring coffee back for mom. I said sure since I didn’t really have a chance to have a walk with dad after school started. On our way back home, we discovered a comic shop where they let you borrow comic books and DVDs. Dad borrowed a movie and I borrowed lots of comic books. We both enjoyed the pleasure after a walk with comic books and movies. It was one of my best Saturdays in my life.

3) Sunday, August 16 th 2009 **Describe someone who looks bored. Don’t use any form of: yawned, stared, or sighed** There was a person stretched out by the window where the sun shined like gold. This person seemed tired of something that was continued over and over. His arms were behind his head and he had his earphones in his ear with max volume. As he slowly opened his mouth like an old turtle, warm stinky breath flew out. His eyes were opened but didn’t seem to be focused in a certain point. Time passed like flowing water, people came and went, but this person lied in the same place all day as if the world is too boring to him.

4) Tuesday, August 18 th 2009 A painting of a green cat this reddish pink eyes in the back of the classroom is quite interesting if you keep on looking at it. The cat has one of its hind legs up and its tongue out towards the legs, which seems like it is trying to groom its furs. I believe it is not possible to see the smallest details from my seat; however, I am still able to see the colors and the actions of the green cat. The colors of the cat, green and reddish pink, is not really usual in real life. I think this makes the painting more interesting and fascinating to look at it and try to describe it.
 * Describe an object in this class**

* in the notebook **Describe my bedroom as I want** My bedroom is just like a field with nothing but coldness. As soon as I step into my room, the cold breeze greets me before anything else. Although there are lots of clothes and everything else lying all over the floor, my room still feels so big with the huge window and a path between my bed and the desk. Maybe it is because of the AC, but even without the air conditioner, my room is mysteriously cool everyday. I wonder how cold it wil be in the winter while it is still cool during summer. -watched 3 movies a week -went to buy school supplies -chat with friends on ichat -video chat every night -met new friends at school -realized all my teachers are new to KIS except 3 of them -talked with my friends during lunch about everything we can think of -watches movies every night -play crazy arcade with my friends -met in someone's house and worked on our english project -sleep for 12 hours on a tiring weekend -record the chinese song for extra credit -sang the chinese song to mom and be embarrassed -realize that TCIS closed down because of H1N1 and be shocked -watch scary movies and scream like crazy -called friends in the middle of night just for fun -played with my cell phone until I sleep -talk with my old friends at other schools and ask them about things -listen to music until 2 AM -left the AC on for a few hours and got punished by mom -sore jaws after playing the music piece my teacher gave me -frustrated because of the re-image -frustrated with the slow internet connection after re-imaging -felt disgusted on the rainy, super-humid day -get used to my new home -ate chicken 3 times a week -had a sleepover party with on of my friend at my new home for the first time -read Twilight really fast so I can play games with my friends -felt happy that my aunt is going to have a baby next year -felt weird about getting a cousin for the first time in my life -wondered how I don't have anything to wear when I have a closet full of clothes -realized that I was an idiot when I didn't even know certain Korean words that others know -realized I had grew again and that now I'm 168 cm tall and get shocked -had trouble getting used to 7th grade -went to the Ocean World with my friends -helped friends who had trouble with their homework -got my photo booth fixed after re-imaging -gave away my old comic books to people around me -scored 17 in a bowling game
 * 1) Thursday, August 20th 2009
 * 1) Friday, August 21st 2009
 * Journal # 7 - Tuesday, Aug. 25th 2009**
 * -cut my bang weirdly and be depressed**

Once during my summer vacation, my mom took me to the hair shop to cut my bangs since she wasn't able to make eye contacts with me. I told her we should go to the hair shop we went last time because their hair cut had satisfied me. So my mom and I went to the shop and looked around to find the person who had cut my hair last time. Unfortunately, that person was on vacation and someone else had to cut my bangs. I told the hair dresser to cut my bangs so that they are slightly covering my eyebrows and she told me to take my glasses off before I cut my hair. I had bad eyesight so I couldn't even see myself in the mirror clearly. So when the hair dresser said she was done and asked me if I was satisfied, I said I did like my bangs without noticing they were above my eyebrows. Then I got my glasses back and that was when I was shocked of how I looked with my new bangs. That was after mom payed for the cut so I couldn't even complain about it. The bangs made me look weird and I had to wear hats for several days until my bangs grew enough to at least keep me from looking like a weirdo. From that point, I decided not to go to that hair shop again and tell the hair dresser the exact style I want my hair to be.

Journal # 8-Thursday August 27th 2009
The cat was facing a huge dog that had eaten her fish she had for lunch. Her eyes seemed to be on fire as she looked into the dog's dark black eyes. The situation was as if it was one of the scenes in a western movie where two cowboys holding a gun towards each other. But instead of a cool back ground music, all they (the cat and the dog) could hear was the cry from the cat's stomach for lunch and the dog growling. After a long moment with eye contacts and growling, the cat finally jumped onto the dog and started to poke him everywhere with her claws. But the dog was much bigger than the cat which made the cat hard to revenge against the dog for her lunch.
 * -Write a paragraph about a cat attacking something, but don't use the words (hiss, scratch, and pounce)**

Journal # 9-Sunday August 30th 2009
Finally it's Sunday! I get to watch fun TV programs while I eat dinner! Today, I don't know why, my mom was in a happy mood and she ordered me chicken! Yeah! But I never knew that chickens with spicy sauce was that spicy. I was eating and eating and eating until I suddenly felt very full. Then I noticed that I've only eaten half of the chicken. That was when I saw that the water bottle (big one) only had about half a cup of water left when there should be almost 1.5L. I told my mom that I was full of drinking water too much, when she putted a mischievous grin on her face. Mom said,"Hand me the chicken and you can watch TV instead." But even though I was full, I still wanted my spicy chicken. I said I'm going to eat again after the water goes through so I'm not full anymore. However, when I asked her to give me my chicken again, she said they (parts of the chicken) all went to bed in her stomach. Then my dad starting laughing and that was how my dinner with chicken ended. Oh my gosh I can't believe we are going to school tomorrow!
 * -Free Write**

Journal # 10-Monday August 31st 2009
Today is monday, which is a very tiring day. I had creative writing this morning, and we are writing a descriptive essay. We were to write and print out the first draft of our essays. I went to the library this morning to print, but even though I had gotten my ID card checked by the IT office, the printer mysteriously didn't work. When I went to the IT office again, they said I have to get my card checked again in order for me to print. So I spent my last 5 minutes getting my card checked. But when I tried printing again in 4th floor, the card itself worked but when I tried to type my account in, it didn't work again. So I had to go to the IT office again during lunch... which ended up going to lunch late and only eating a soggy old hamburger for lunch. It was a frustrating morning I've ever had in the past 2 weeks.
 * -Free Write**

**Journal # 11-Tuesday September 1st 2009**


 * -Fatima is a very spoiled teenage girl. Show that she is spoiled, by describing what happens when she doesn’t get a car for her birthday.**

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A week before Fatima’s birthday, her dad promised her that he is going to buy her a new car for birthday. But on the day before Fatima’s birthday, her dad used all the money he had saved for Fatima’s new car in the stock market. Fatima was furious and no one was able to stop her from getting mad at her dad. Fatima went crazy for the day and the next day, which is her actual birthday, she came with a brand new sedan that was released that day. Everyone were shocked that the things Fatima did to get her a new car.=====

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Fatima started to tell her ‘a really mart way of getting a car’ to her family. Then her little brother came in and shouted,”Mom! My PSP and Wii are all gone!” As you may have guessed, Fatima had sold her little brother’s PSP and Wii for more money. Fatima continued to tell her story. She said that she sold her junk car, which was actually a really nice SUV with full options, to a mean old gypsy. Fatima said she went to the family safe and took all of her parents’ credit cards. Fatima took about $1,000 out of each and every credit cards and threw all the cards away once they reached the limit line. After selling her brother’s PSP and Wii and her ‘junk’ car and taking money out from her parents’ credit cards, Fatima went to the place where people sell really nice cars that cost about $50,000,000 usually and bought her new sedan.===== 

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Fatima’s family was so shocked about the things Fatima did to get a new car. They didn’t wonder anymore where the credit cards went. The final word from Fatima before she was grounded for the rest of her life was “Well it’s alright because I am a princess and everyone would do anything to get me what I want.”=====

Journal # 12-Thursday September 3rd 2009
When I first stepped into this classroom right after lunch, I couldn't really smell anything else that the cookie that I just ate with my friends before I came up. But as the sweet smell of the cookie flew away, I was able to smell something like fresh mint. I thought it was very nice to have the mint-like smell because since it was right after lunch and today's lunch was a korean soup which its smell might last for days, the classroom might have been a little too smelly with all the people who ate different things step in and talk. The mint smell had gotten me sightly out the the stress of the chinese quiz that I'm going to have next block. But even the mint didn't get me into a happy mood again. Now I feel like smelling the smell of my chinese notebook with pencil and eraser sitting in the chinese class with Mrs. Lu's tea smell as well. The door was open for the mast 10 minutes and I guess the mint smell had faded away and only the smell of paper and pencil and tea are left in my head. I wish something went wrong with my nose so I can't smell anything that are going to annoy me.
 * -Describe what you feel tight now using your sense of smell. If you feel frustrated, write about that your frustration smells like. Use vivid words. Don't skimp on adjectives**.

Journal # 13-Monday September 7th 2009
I would make a cartoon show related to old-time celebrities which might let the elders think about their younger years. Maybe characters representing people like Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson can come out and do some slapstick comedies. The cartoon will start out with a title scene that says 'What if Elvis Presley and Michael Jackson were little mischievous kids?' When the comic starts, the little Elvis and Michael will walk up to each other in a small kindergarden and suddenly fight over who is the best singer. Then they will chase each other until they will bump into an enormous wall of popular 21st century songs and drugs. Here Elvis run home crying when Michael goes on until he bumps into a wall of health. Then Michael cries and run home yelling out,"The End!"
 * -What kind of cartoon show might appeal to the over-age 65 audience? Imagine the show. Then, in 100 words or less, describe the show and its main character.**

Journal # 14 -Wednesday September 9th 2009
If we didn't have electricity, we wouldn't be able to use the computer nor turn bright lights on in a middle of a night. It is possible to think that we cannot do anything without electricity. However, there are still things that we can do without electricity. Here are some things you can do when you don't have electricity: -play with friends instead of playing computer games all day -read a book when you have nothing else to do -go to the store to buy candles for the night -light up the candles so you can see -study electricity to find out a way to generate electricity -think to come up with a new power source -sleep early instead of playing computer until 2 AM -write essays instead of typing them -draw pictures instead of finding them in google -ride bicycles instead of riding cars -help your mom do housework -exercise to maintain health
 * -Electricity if recent discovery. Think of 12 things to do when there is no power**

Journal # 15-Thursday September 10th 2009
Once upon a time, there was a legendary cave that will grant your wish if you ask using an alliteration with your name in it. People would think they should go there every day, but there was an incident that made the people avoid the cave. Let me tell you a little story about poor Beatrice and the terrible thing that happened to her. On a beautiful summer day, our little Beatrice was playing in the forest alone. While she was playing with her ball, she accidently hit a bee hive. Since the only thins Beatrice is scared of is bee, she ran and ran deeper into the forest until she came across the legendary cave. Beatrice was a huge fan of Junie B. Jones; she always wanted to be Junie B. Jones. She thought of an alliteration and stepped into the cave. She muttered her wish,"Let I, Bea, be Junie B.....Ahhhhhhh!" Everything was fine until an enormous honey bee sat on Beatrice's nose, which disrupted her to say her wish. Unfortunately, the cave was Mexican, so he wasn't good at English. The cave understood that Beatrice wanted to be a junior bee. Bea had never wanted to be a bee. But she became a bee, she was depressed and committed suicide in the bug spray swimming pool after stinging the cave's mouth. Other people were scared that they would become bees and never went near the secret legendary cave.
 * -Place this sentence in a paragraph where it will make sense: Bea had never before wanted to be a bee.**

Journal # 16-Monday September 14th 2009
- sleep all day until the rain stops -watch TV/movies -play computer games -text message other friends that also hate rain -leave the AC on the entire day -listen to music and stare into the window -clean the house -talk with my family -read books that I always wanted to read before
 * -list 10 things you usually do on a rainy day. Pick one from your list and free write for 5 minutes.**
 * -order delivery food watching fun TV shows**

On days where it's raining cats and dogs, I usually like to watch movies or fun TV shows at home. My parents also enjoy watching movies at home instead of the theater, so they allow me to watch movies on the big television. It is usually very moist and humid on rainy days. My family, especially me, hate humid weathers. Then I get to leave the AC on the whole day without getting in trouble. My mom sometimes gets stressed out cooking in the small kitchen with all the humid air coming in. That is when I ask her to order delivery food so she doesn't have to cook and I get to eat food that I like. I don't like rainy days, but sometimes, I enjoy the pleasure at home with the movies, AC, and yummy delivery food.

Journal # 17-Wednesday September 16th 2009
Snow falls upon us with a gentle blow. They are in every shape and size like snow-white clay. Sleighs slide though the snow carrying Mr. Bray. We watch Mr. Bray riding snow sleighs playing Wii. Hot chocolate steam in Mr. Schneider's yacht, where he watches Mr. Bray caught in a knot. Mr. Weird cries plays snow fight with his sister. Winter is a season of snow foot printers.
 * -write a rhyme paragraph. Each sentence must begin and end with the words that that rhyme with each other**

Journal # 18-Friday September 18th 2009
We went on the low-ropes course, which was really tiring. I wanted to go home and take a nap, but I was dragged to the dentist to get my teeth checked. The dentist said all of my teeth are perfectly normal; I went to the dentist for no reason. If the low-ropes course had nearly knocked me out, I can't imagine how would it be like next year when we go the the high-ropes course. Thank God it is weekend. I don't think I can move around much tomorrow during the soccer jamboree. I hope I get better over the night and be able to play soccer tomorrow.
 * -free write**

Journal # 19-Monday September 21st 2009
A chest of childhood is full of memories. Action figures and clay armies, Fake snakes and Jack-in-the-box, And Dolls with chicken pox, They are all just memories.
 * -Use this metaphor to spark a poem: a chest of childhood**

Journal # 20-Wednesday September 23rd 2009
Today we graded each other's poem in class. It was like a gallery with colorful paintings and creative poems. When I walked around and read other people's poems, I felt like I was the worst poem writer in this class. I knew I wasn't good at writing and poem, but I didn't know I was this bad. I think I should read some more famous poems and learn more about how to write poems. Hopefully I will improve as the year goes on and we learn several more things.
 * -free write

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Journal # 21-Friday September 25th 2009
Everyone was gathering around a little balloon on a plain sunny day. Then suddenly poof! A person appeared from the tiny little balloon. People gasped and patiently waited for the person to do something else. The person from the balloon said,"I am a wizard!" then swished into the air and disappeared. People were only able to hear the wizard's screeching laughter. "I can make water balloons pop everywhere!" As soon as the wizard said that, the huge water balloon appeared and popped! Some of the people were scared of what the wizard would do next. The wizard reappeared on a spring boinging through the crowd of people. "I can jump of springs and run as fast as a cheetah." Then swoosh! He ran into the forest. The crowd heard a loud plop behind them. There was a pig fallen from the sky! "I can drop pigs from the sky and make a truck chase it." Then a huge truck came beeping after the fat pig. But then people all heard a loud snort. Everything the wizard had created disappeared! Then with another loud snort, Jim woke up in his bed to start another boring day.
 * -Write a paragraph incorporating at least ten onomatopoetic words. Onomatopoetic words are words that sound like what they mean.**

Journal # 22-Tuesday October 6th 2009
I felt something very strange from the textbook we are going to use in class. Everyone in the class didn't seem to notice the strangeness rising from the new textbook. I bet I was the only one feeling weird, but soon everyone also noticed that something was wrong with the new textbook. When the teacher came in, the textbook's picture turned into a different picture about the Roman Empire. Maybe it was a coincidence, but we did learn about the Roman Empire that day. All of the students were surprised. Everyone, including the teachers, were talking about the new textbook the whole day. By the end of the week, the students figured out that the textbooks changed topics every time we move to different classes. Now everyone's focus was centered to magic. People were wondering about who brought this amazing thing to school. Well, they found out the answer to that wonder in the morning announcement. The student council president talked in a shocked voice. "This is the most important announcement of the day for the students I think... The textbook everyone was wondering turned out to be a gift from school principle, Mr. Principle!" Then all of the students suddenly headed towards the principle's office like mad cows. The door opened and the students charged to Mr. Principle. They yelled,"We love you!" and gave a big hug to him. The principle was very pleased until the students yelled,"Now can we have magic laptops in school?"
 * -Free write**

Journal # 23-Wednesday October 7th 2009
There are many transportations in the world. Most of the people use transportation to **come** and **go** where ever they have to. Cars and bus are some of the most popular transportations in the world. The cars' seats seem to be very **low** compared to the bus where the seats are **high** up above its engine. Although cars are very convenient for the people, they are **bad** for the nature. Buses are **good** to the nature compared to cars because a lot of people travel at a time, which reduces the amount of CO2 released into the air. You may now think that the buses are way better than the cars. However, there are good things about the cars too. If you want to ride a bus, you might have to wait a **long** time for the next bus. But if you ride a car, you don't need to wait and just drive it yourself in a **short** amount of time. Also, the cars' windows are usually very **clear** to look outside when the buses' windows are often smudged and to **blurry** for you to look outside. Cars and buses are good transportations, however, you shouldn't forget that cars and buses are not the only transportations in the world. It is very nice that new transportations that are both convenient for the people and good from the nature are kept on being invented. I assume that in a few years, most of the vehicles that harm the nature fro any reason **disappear** and vehicles that does not harm **appear**.
 * -Use at least five pairs of opposites in a paragraph about some kind of transportation**

Journal # 24-Friday October 9th 2009
Silence is a great healer. We didn't know what it exactly meant when our teacher told us about it. We wondered about it for a moment, but soon we forgot about it and went back to work. People were working on their laptops while the teacher was walking around watching if we are really working or not. Our teacher was surprised when nearly half of the class turned out to be playing games all class instead of working on their projects and the other half of the class were just socializing. Our teacher was furious and she told us not to make a single noise for the rest of the period. Some people tried to talk to the teacher and apologize, but the teacher got angrier every time people tried to talk to her; we remained silent until the end of the class. We were startled that our teacher was smiling and saying,"Good bye." to each and every one of us as we exited her classroom. The next day, we curiously asked her how she was able to be happy again in just a couple of minutes. She told us that silence is a great healer that gives her peace and relax. This was when we figured out what our teacher meant by silence is a great healer.
 * -Weave a story around this mixed proverb: Silence is a great healer.

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Journal # 25-Tuesday October 13th 2009
The grass smells red. The sky looks green. Water flows with the color of brown. The wind smells like cotton candy. Where am I? Everything seems as if they are eatable. There are white lamps chasing each other and grazing on the red grass. Little fairies are giggling in the green sky, riding the cotton candy wind. Goldfish are splashing in the brownish water. These all seems to not make any sense, but they do perfectly to me. Because this is my friend Billy Bonko's Chocolate Factory. There were all sorts kinds of candies. Chocolate dipped Goldfish, Green Tinker Bell, Red Grass Bunches (Cherry flavored), and the Cotton Candy in Gas. I guess they will all taste very nice.
 * -Write a paragraph that starts with this sentence: The grass smells red**

Journal # 26-Thursday October 15th 2009
Chris carefully opened the door and entered the classroom. It was very early in the morning; only 5 kids were in the class. The kids were enjoying their morning chat in the classroom before the teacher arrived. Every kid's head turned towards Chris when the door creaked open. Chris shyly murmured "Hi," but some of the kids stopped talking and went to their assigned seat with grumpy faces as if their brothers came and bothered them playing. The remaining kids stopped talking for a while and and resumed talking as if nothing happened. Chris crept up to the kids and asked them if he can join them chatting. The kids were looking around for some other people that would say "No" to Chris for them. Then one brave kid stepped up and said,"Oh, we were about to go back and get some sleep before the teacher comes." As if practiced beforehand, the kids went to their seat and pretended to sleep as soon as the brave kid finished her line. Chris was completely ignored, even after several other kids came in.
 * -Chris walks into a room. By describing only the reactions of the others in the room, let us know something about him.**

Journal # 27-Friday October 16th 2009
Yesterday I was thinking of the short story to write in creative writing class. It was late in the night, and my story was about ghosts and suicides. I was thinking of the story by myself, then decided to tell my mom the story and ask her to tell me what she thought of the story I came up with. To tell a bit of the story, it is mainly about how much the Korean students care about their grades and how the teachers in school treat the kids depending on their grades. The serial suicide in the school, was related to a ghost of a student that had died in the school because of her grades and social problems. When I was done telling my mom about the story, we both freaked out and went into out rooms and didn't come back out until the morning. I think my story will be more than just scary once I finish making final adjustments to the plots and everything. I can't wait to write the story.
 * -Free Write**

Journal # 28-Tuesday October 20th 2009
Yeah! I am finally scrubbed! I thought I was going to suffocate from the smelly shoes of the grouchy grandpas walking around every day. You never know how it feels like to be stepped on every moment of your life since you were born. The fearsome kill hills of the women stab me every where. I had scratches and dirty things on me...like the sticky chewing gums the teenagers chew. Some of the grown ups like to smoke. Now I don't mind them smoking, but I do mind that it would be very nice for them to take the cigarettes to the trash can and then through it away instead of rubbing them on my face to turn the fire off. Although some of the people do not do bad things to me as I have described, I was still a mess about a day ago. Then this really really nice man, who should definitely go to heaven from my point of view, came up and gave me a shower with bubbles and water. Then I was dried off for a few hours and sprayed a very nice smelling liquid on me. It was quite sticky, but it was way better than the chewing gums. After all that, I feel very clean like a paper towel and I feel sanitized! Or maybe I am sanitized. Well anyways, thanks for the really really nice man and I should just go and wait for another day with all those people stepping on me again.
 * -Write from the point of view of a freshly scrubbed floor**

Journal # 29-Thursday October 22nd 2009
There was a sleek black sedan parked at the hotel. The design of the car seem to tell us that the car wasn't that cheep. The hotel it was parked was the best hotel in Korea chosen by the Times Magazine; the owner should be very rich. The inside of the sedan seem to be very clean compared to my junky old car. There weren't any cookie crumbs or anything that would make the car look messy in the car. There were only stacks of paper that seemed like a bunch of business-related reports. The front wind field was as shiny as sunshine and there were only cards that would let the car pass the entrance of certain buildings. The phone number in the front was written in a very clear handwriting with ruler marks, the owner must be a person who always wants things to be perfect. The simple design and cleanness of the car seemed to be giving people chic expressions too. Oh, I see the owner! He is a tall man who is not to skinny nor chubby. He is wearing a black suit just like his car. He seemed to be coming from a seminar since he has a briefcase and another bunch of papers filled with writings and graphs. I bet the owner of this fantastic car is a businessman who is really rich.
 * -Describe the car and the man or woman who goes with it.**

Journal # 30- Tuesday October 27th 2009
It is near the end of October. The weather is getting chilly and the leaves on trees had started to dye themselves into a different color. Which means... it's my birthday soon! Sometimes I wonder, why do people celebrate their birthdays when they are getting a year older that day. A lot of adults and some of the teenagers don't want to grow older. It is a mystery why people wait all year for their birthdays. Maybe it is because other people give them presents, just like me waiting for my birthday to get presents from others. Anyways, I can't wait for my birthday!
 * -Free write**

Journal # 31-Friday November 6th 2009
Sometimes I wish that I have special abilities like becoming invisible or flying. However, the power I really want to have is time traveling. There are several reasons why I want to have the ability to travel through time. One of the reasons is because of the H1N1. About a week ago, my mom declared that my birthday party has been canceled because of the evil H1N1 virus; she said it was too dangerous to go to a lot of places. I really wanted to celebrate my birthday along with my friends this year. I've waited all year and just because of the terribly evil H1N1, I can't do anything! So I really want to go in the future, when the vaccines are abundant, and bring some back so I can have my birthday party. But the sad truth is I don't have the ability to time travel and my birthday party is canceled.
 * -Free write**

Journal # 32-Friday November 6th 2009
Yesterday, there was a surprise during the lunch time. Eva had came to say hi to us all the way from Beijing, China. Everyone was so excited that Eva came back, but they got depressed when Eva announced that she just came to visit us for her 2-day vacation and the weekend. I had a lot of things to tell Eva about what was going on at school when she was away. However, I didn't really get to talk to her much except greetings; there were too much people around Eva that I didn't even get a chance to talk to her. It was sad that I couldn't talk to her much and eat lunch peacefully, but it was nice to meet Eva even though it was a short period of time.
 * -Free write**

Journal # 33-Friday November 6th 2009
In the past few weeks, our creative writing class had worked on their short stories. We were all used to the writing process where we write 3 drafts before turning the essays in. However, this time, we went through a writing process that was quite different. This time, after writing the first draft, we shared our stories to the class and the class would give us feedbacks to help us improved. Our stories were due the next class' end once we shared our stories. From this, I learned that the writing process can be different depending on what we are writing. I also learned that listening to people's stories and giving feedbacks are more of an entertain that I thought. Although the feedbacks helped me a lot revising the story, there are several things I would like to change if I get a chance to redo the assignment again. First of all, I would definitely like to developed the characters more, and describe the situations using all of the 5 senses, not just sight. If I had another chance, even later in my life, to write a short story, I would do my best to write a fantastic story that everyone would enjoy reading it.
 * -Reflect on the process of writing a short story. What did you learn from the process? If you had the assignment again, how would you approach it?**

Journal # 34-Tuesday November 10th 2009
Most of the kids in KIS have Facebook accounts. I didn't have one until a few days ago. I thought I didn't really needed it, but I figured that I am often isolated when other friends talk about what was going on in Facebook. When I made my account, I didn't know how to do anything in Facebook. Everything was new to me and I was not used to the system. I predicted that I was going to abandon my account soon, but I kept it until now and learning about Facebook gave me another interest that I can be able to use to keep me not stressed out. Facebook also improved me and my friends' relationships through them explaining what was going on and how to actually use things on Facebook. I do not regret at all making a Facebook account and expect we'll all have a good time socializing online.
 * -Free write**

Journal # 35-Thursday November 12th 2009
The elevator with three people stopped with a loud banging sound. People got confused but they soon calmed down as the lights came back on. The teenager and the pastry chef starts to munch on the cake. But fortunately, the elevator door just opened the moment the cake exploded. It was just the poor someone who tried to use the elevator who got the stinky cake all over him.
 * -Three people [a teenager with green hair and many piercing, a pastry chef, a church organist] are stuck in an elevator. Write a conversation they have as they wait.**
 * Teenager**: Whoa! What just happened?! Are we stuck in here?!
 * Church Organist**: For now, yes. I think we are stuck here until someone fixes the elevator.
 * Pastry Chef**: Aww man! I need to deliver this cake to the weirdo on the 20th floor! And this cake will start rotting in 5 minutes!
 * Teenager**: Gosh! It going to stink then! Get away from me!
 * Pastry Chef**: What?! Why should I listen to you! I will stand right here and make you smell the rotting cake.
 * Church Organist**: (sigh..) What a behavior.
 * Teenager**: Yo! Check out that ring the church dude is wearing!
 * Church Organist**: I'm not a church dude! I am someone that you cannot even dare to know my name. And yes, my ring is cool.
 * Pastry Chef**: Yeah, its so cool! I should use it as a decoration for my new cake! Can I have that ring please?
 * Church Organist**: No. This ring only matches someone that can do wonderful things like me. Although you are one of those people who bake pastries, I don't think you are handsome enough to wear this ring.
 * Teenager**: Wow church sir, you are quite smart.
 * Church Organist**: (smiles) Yes I am.
 * Pastry Chef**: No! He is not smart! How can I be uglier than him?! OMG the cake is starting to rot! Should we eat this? It's going to stink.
 * Teenager**: Yeah. It's better than smelling stinky smells in this small elevator. Come on church! Give us a hand.
 * Church Organist**: No, I shall not. I am a proud organist that plays for God. I am not tawdry like you barbarians. I shall not eat with the barbarians.
 * Teenager**: Aww come on man. You like cakes. I know that for sure. Because you are staring into the cake like a zombie.
 * Church Organist**: N...o.No! I was just taking a look at the cake.
 * Pastry Chef**: Teenager! Help me! It's starting to stink! OMG it's going to explode!
 * Teenager, Church Organist**: Noo!!!

Journal # 36-Monday November 16th 2009
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 * -Write a convincing ad, but don't spend more than $200 or 20 words**

Journal # 37-Tuesday November 17th 2009
I heard you don't understand what an iPod is. Well, I'm right here to help you out! IPod is rather simple if you know what it is. IPod is an electronic device that can play music and play videos. However, the available services may vary between different kinds of iPods. There are 4 kinds of iPods: iPod shuffle, iPod nano, iPod classic, and iPod touch. IPod shuffle may be a little annoying to you because it doesn't have a screen for you to look in to and it is vary small. IPod nano is a very thin version of iPod classic. It is very light and they come out in many different colors. IPod classic is really classic. It is the biggest in all of the iPods. However, it can play music as well as videos. IPod touch has a huge touch screen that you can do things on like playing music or videos, play games, go on the internet, and all other things. Now do you understand what an iPod is? I you don't, visit the apple shop online or offline!
 * -Explain to Great-Grandpa Rotondo what a video game, iPod, or text messaging is**

Journal # 38-Tuesday November 24th 2009
I am in the yearbook club, where we take pictures and create the yearbook. People might think that the yearbook club is a club where students just take pictures for the yearbook. That is partially right, however those in the yearbook club have the pressure that they are creating the entire yearbook from layout to picture and to captions. We also have to try very hard to take pictures of various people in various situations. We have to write great captions and quotes from students in the pictures so the people who buy the yearbook would want to keep it for years and years. We only finished the club parts of the yearbook until now, however everything was good so far. I hope it will be a wonderful yearbook at the end since everyone tried so hard and a lot of people cooperated. I can't wait to see the yearbook!
 * -Free write

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Journal # 39-Thursday November 26th 2009
If I had three wishes, I can think of something to wish straight away. The first thing I will wish for is for my favorite singer group. They recently had a little struggle with their company, but there is a huge possibility that the team might break up since it is only a part of the team having a struggle. For my second wish, I would wish for my grades. These days, my grades are not really satisfying me. I try to do better on my school works but my grades don't just go up. So I might ask to make me smarter or something. For my last wish, I will obviously wish for everyone's health. There are many people sick these days. It is bad for everyone and I can't even go out to play because I might get sick. So I will wish for everyone's health for everyone and my playtime.
 * -What would you do with three wishes?**

Journal # 40-Monday November 30th 2009
When people usually think of a perfect vacation, they might think of going to another county and having a tour. However, unlike from other people, I honestly enjoy staying at home and just go for a little drive from time to time. I like the actual touring, but I don't really like getting used to different times in different time zones. I prefer doing whatever I want at home, and maybe play with my friends if we have time. Oh and saying of the vacation, our winter break is next next week! Yeah free from homework for 3 weeks (hopefully)! I hope I can spend a nice break enjoying my "perfect vacation".
 * -What's your idea of the perfect vacation?**

Journal # 41-Tuesday December 1st 2009
Tomorrow I have to stay after school for two projects to work on with other friends. First, I have to go to the Chinese class and record the song in chinese and then go to the chess board area and film the creative writing commercial. I think we are going to finish the projects in about 1 hour by working hard and efficiently.
 * -free write**

Journal # 42-Thursday December 3rd 2009
If I was a producer of a TV show, I would make a show named "What not to eat" This show will talk about all sorts of food around the world and talk about what they are like and how they taste. The MCs will travel around the world to experience different food in different places along with 2 guests. The show will also talk about which food not to eat at a certain place at a certain time, such as when you go to meet important people like the president or your boss.
 * -Imagine more possible shows on a "what not to do" theme. Describe at least one idea (don't forget to give the show a name)**

Journal # 43-Wednesday January 6th 2010
I think it is a disadvantage that we, humans, are not able to control the weather because of several reasons. There are lots of places on earth that suffer pain and difficulty because of the weather, such as some places in Africa where the weather is so dry that they don't even have enough water for drinking. If humans are able to control the weather, there won't be any problems caused by the weather. People will suffer less pain, but there can be bad effects to the animals living in the wild and their habitats. Some animals might loose their habitats and even end up with extinction. We all know that the North Pole is melting of the global warming. When people start controlling the weather, and since people usually like warm pleasant weather, they would probably set to a warm climate. Then the melting of the ice in the arctic and the rising of the sea level might be encouraged, which can lead to the end of the world just like what happened in the movie "2012". Therefore I think having the controlling over the weather a disadvantage.
 * -Do you think it is an advantage or a disadvantage to not be able to control the weather?**

Journal # 44-Friday January 8th 2010
Woosung Apt. Samchundong, Daejun-si Seoul, South Korea ** Dear Michelle, Yo, what's up? Are you enjoying your third grade life? I know you would be because I am a genius haha. No I'm not a genius..kk. Didn't you just think something like 'who the heck is this person knowing everything about me?' Well, that is normal I guess, but I am you! Living in 2010. It must sound like a movie for you to read this letter from yourself from 4 years in the future. Awww I remember listening to animation OSTs in third grade. I feel so old now! Are you still watching that Japanese cat animation? Oh you must be getting a MP3 player in a couple of weeks! I remember barging to people about my player. But don't be so happy now. You will be getting things much better than the MP3 you will be getting soon. Things like ipod touch or a new cell phone. You will even get a personal MacBook when you get to 6th grade later on! It's so sad that you will soon be moving to Suwon and to GSIS. Are you saying that you are going to miss your friends at TCIS? Well don't worry at all! You have some friends going with you to GSIS and there are more friends there! According to my memory, I don't think I missed my friends at all! kkkk But it is true that you miss the teachers and the campus itself. Should I make a prediction for you before I finish this letter? You will be moving to KIS when you go up to 5th grade from 4th grade. Don't be so surprised, because you also agree on moving schools and eagerly study for the admissions test.
 * -Write a letter to yourself as a ten-year-old child.

Back to the Future, Michelle Hahm

Journal # 45-Saturday January 9th 2010
Next, next week is the finals week. It's my first finals in my whole life! I don't really know how the testing will go, but I assume that they won't be that difficult as long as a prepare for them. Luckily some teachers decided to give us projects instead of exams, which is much better from the students' perspective. People still have a week to prepare for their finals, but my Chinese final is the 12th! It is almost a week faster than other classes. But still, I managed to memorize most of them. I just need to memorize a little more details. I can't believe I'm already in 7th grade! I would be taking SATs in about 4 years! I am, to be honest, suffering to keep up with all the homework, which the amount is keep on increasing by the time. But every time I complain about it, my mom tells me that things are going to get worse as I get older. Then I be quite and quit complaining. I wish I can stop the time or at least have a remote controller that can control time like they did in the movie 'Click'.
 * -Free write**

Journal # 46-Monday January 11th 2010
I usually stay home during holidays because of the traffic and everything. Although I stay home the entire day, I still do celebrate the holiday depending on which holiday it is. I used to celebrate my birthday, which I count as a holiday, with my friends either at my house or somewhere else. I was expecting to visit Time Square in Youngdeng-po with my usual hang-out friends this year. However this year was the most dreadful birthday ever in my life. My birthday was right when the H1N1 was at its peak; everyone was so sensitive about everything. Because of that H1N1, first my birthday was canceled then I actually had to visit the hospital in the middle of a night to get the diagnosed test. Well that was how I spent my birthday, sick and sweaty and spending the entire day in the bed.
 * -Write about a memory about a holiday

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Journal # 47-Wednesday January 13th 2010
Madison is a very joyful and positive girl. She is never upset no matter what happens. Then one day she finished her final project. She was so excited that she ran all over the school screaming in joy. The teachers screamed back at her not to scream in the hallways, but Madison just laughed it over. Madison even didn't stopped smiling when her friends left her alone for being so noisy. I bet she would still be laughing when she serves the detention the next day.
 * -In one paragraph, show that she is happy. But don't use the word 'happy'**

Journal # 48-Friday January 15th 2010
The brownish, gooey, 5-day-old banana peel is sitting on the table covered with gum and junk food, giving people nausea and putrid smell along with disgusting, mushy texture.
 * -In one sentence, describe something that is very ugly. Create a vividly ugly image, with words**

Journal # 49-Tuesday 19th 2010
Unlike you humans, I usually rest at daytime and work during the night. I stay still, like really sill, when you are not home, because I have to rest whenever I have time. After resting for about 8 hours, you return home from where ever you were, school or work mostly. That is when I start working. You and your family start to push me all over to change the channels. You even start punching me when you can't find anything to watch! Ahhh...finally you've found something to watch. Urgh! Is it that food eating contest again? I don't think that is entertaining, but since you like it...well I don't have a choice. I personally like the movie 'Click!' The blue remote control is really pretty. But guess what, I can't change the channels myself and I don't even know what channel plays 'Click!' I'll just have to watch what you want to and once you go to sleep and then to work (or school), I can rest in peace haaaaa...
 * -Write from the point of view of a TV remote control**.

Journal # 50-Wednesday 20th 2010
I think this is a really good quote that should be retold throughout several generations. Whenever I had to take a risk for whatever reason, I was very hesitant about it; I was afraid I would mess something up or something. But every time I don't try to take a risk, another risk came to me, something like 'would I not get a 5 in voice because I didn't take a risk?' Using essays as examples, taking risks in writings can be taking risks. But not taking that risk in the writing gives you a greater risk which is about the grade you are going to get for risk taking. Therefore I think it is very true that you will risk more if you don't risk anything.
 * -Erica Jong said, "If you don't risk anything, you risk more." Write about what this means to you**

Journal # 51-Thursday 21st 2010
Yesterday was our last Creative Writing class. It was so bad that Ms.McCord couldn't stay with us...bad bacteria! It's already the second semester of 7th grade year! I can't believe that time flows so fast when we enjoy something so much. ** I have PE for d block from next week, and I love PE! But I will also miss creative writing class very much. I really enjoyed writing different styles of literature and I really do think that I improved a lot through Creative Writing class. I think I am going to take creative writing again next year for one of my electives.
 * -Free write

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