Sol



**__Poems__**

What is a poem? -By Anna Hasa

It’s a line… It’s the truth… It’s a line made of truth…

It’s a method … It’s rare… It’s writing… It’s a rare method of writing…

It’s a hobby for some… It’s a time-pass for others… Its got feeling for some… It’s got emotions for others; and It’s just a part of grammar for the rest…

Some get the meaning… Some just don’t care… Some make fun of it… Some just despair at the sound of it… Some consider it useless; and Some are way to busy to find out…

Surrounded by such conspiracies… Hidden inside something invisible… Wanting to be seen… Wanting to be read… Waiting for us is …..A POEM…

What is a flower? -By Sol Park

It’s a bud… It’s a sprout… It’s a bud waiting to sprout…

It’s a bee… It’s going to wait… It’s waiting for something… It’s a bee going to wait for something…

It’s a petal… It’s a stem It’s long… It’s green… It’ a petal on a long, green stem…

Some just die… Some just live… Some just get forgotten… Some just grow… Some just stop… Some just get crushed …

Covered up by a large skin lid… Something inside hidden underneath… Wanting to be big… Wanting to be beautiful… Waiting for us is …..A FLOWER…

(2008)**
 * Fatima by Chidi Oko

She’s staring at you, with her hands tight. Her hands are tight because she is not trusting you.

Her eyes are brown, matching with her skin. Her hair swaying in the wind as she travels on.

She has a red cloak that is draped around her body. As the wind sways the sky turns into colors that you can never imagine.

As her heart beats, the baby boy can hear because he is near her chest.

While she is staring at you, she does something that you will never know. That I should not reveal but she lived where nobody else but herself lived.

William Blake
 * The Tyger**

Tyger! tyger! burning bright In the forest of the night, What immortal hand or eye Could frame thy fearful symmetry?

In what distant deeps or skies Burnt the fire of thine eyes On what wings dare he aspire? What the hand dare seize the fire?

And what shoulder, and what art, Could twist the sinews of thy heart? And where they heart began to beat, What dread hand? and what dread feet?

Sol Park
 * The Desk**

Desk! desk! not for a fool In the classroom of the school, What material was used to make this thing, But can someone make it so cool, so it can ring?

In the school heaps are in rows But they can’t move so they are in a stiff pose. Are there a lot of things on the table and stuff? Is there even something like a cuff?

And what leg, and what top, Could this desk help a cop? Where the desk is placed, How much can it hold? Can it even run and race?

__**Journals**__


 * Journal 1**

Write a paragraph about a girl named Dot, but use no letters with (i,j)

I met a female called Dot at school and she was very shy. I thought that she was shy because of her name. If she wasn't a shy person, my destiny for me and her to meet and get to know her. I would want to help her get comfortable at school. I truthfully felt sorry for Dot because she probably wants to go up to people and ask them to play together but she's to shy to do that because of her name or how people always tease her at school.

Free Write
 * Journal 2**

In the summer, my cousins and I went to Everland for a little trip. It was really fun and entertaining. But one of the things I don't really like about my cousins, is that they kind of leave me out and just go somewhere. I want to fit in but they don't really let me. I don't know if they are mean to me on purpose or if they are just mean to everyone else. My cousins are 2 boys and 1 girl. One boy is older than me and the other boy is younger. The girl is older than me but she acts and looks like a boy.

I wish I could fit in but I sometimes get a little in but sometimes they leave me and go somewhere else.


 * Journal 3**

Describe someone who looks bored. Don't use any form of the words yawned or stared or sighed.

"He looks so dull." I whispered to my friend. He was just sitting and looking at the teacher. I was wondering if he was actually listening to her or not even paying any attention to her. His eyes were very droopy and half-opened. My first impression was that he was one of the people who never got enough sleep, but maybe he was just bored.

One time, he fell asleep when he was sitting next to me so I nudged him with my elbow but he didn't wake up. Soon, the teacher noticed and she gave him a detention. Even though he was given detention, he had no reaction. I felt sorry for him but it kind of was his fault for sleeping during class. I think that maybe he should get more time to sleep because I had a glimpse of his grades, and his average grade was a C. I had a thought he might have family problems but I didn't know. I wanted to ask him if there was something he was uncomfortable with but I was nervous that my friends or other people might think I like him so I couldn't.


 * Journal 4**

The object is the green light sign that has a person on it. This object attracted me because it’s brighter than other objects. The object is the safety fire exit sign. Another reason this attracted me is because it is green and green is one of my favorite colors. While I was thinking about this safety exit sign, I thought it was quite a boring object at first, but then after I thought about it, it was quite a useful thing because it attracts the people to look at it and if there was a real fire, people would see it and go out that door. This object is useful but it looks very boring until you know what it can do to help our lives. The sign has a stickman on it, which is running. At the back of the person, there is a door. That probably means that it is a sign telling us to run out that door because it is safer to go out that door than stay in the fire.


 * Journal 5**

What is time really? Suppose you had to explain it to someone who didn’t understand. What would you say?

Time is something that keeps our day organized. It measures days for us, how long or how short you do something in a day.

When does time seem to stand still for you? When does it fly? Time flys when I am having fun like playing with my friends or talking with them. But time seems to stand still for me when I am bored or I am doing nothing.

If you could relive a moment in time what moment would it be? What would you change? What would you keep the same? A moment I wish I could relive was when my dog in Australia had babies and I got to see them because I only have them for a few weeks and I gave them away. The things I would keep the same is when I bought my dog in New Zealand because he was a big, cute, healthy dog.

What does it mean to “waste” time? What does it mean to “manage” it? I think waste time means that you do nothing when you could be doing something else or when you are doing something that is not needed in the future or you could do it in the future. Managing time means that when you are doing something like homework or something else tat is needed for the future.

Imagine that you can travel into the past or future and return to the present. Where will you go? Why? I would travel to the past because I want to fix all the bad deeds I did that hurt my parents or friends. I would also want to see my best friends in Australia and New Zealand because I really miss them. The last time I saw my New Zealand friends was 5-6 years ago. The last time I saw my Australian friends was 2 years ago. I really miss them so I would want to go see them at least once.


 * Journal 6**

Choose one of the following prompt:

1.Describe your bedroom the way you want it to be.

2.Describe a storm. this could be a thunder storm, a snow storm, a hurricane, a tornado, a hail storm, a rain storm, or any type of storm.

The way I want my bedroom to be is a big room, with my bed in the corner. I would want the wallpaper to be green and the floor to be timber flooring as the way it is at my home right now. I would also want my bedroom to have a a medium sized closet which is a door that slides in and out instead of opening and closing door-closet.


 * Journal 7**

Make a list of 40 things that happened to you this month. They can be funny, embarrassing, happy, or infuriating. Then pick one from your list and write about it.
 * 1) Everland with my cousins/ Riding T-Express with my cousins who thought T-Express wasn't scary but were terrified after.
 * 2) Sleepover at my friends house/ Friend sleeping over my house.
 * 3) My friend doing a funny thing that looks like a nerd.
 * 4) My dog not eating.
 * 5) First day of school.
 * 6) Meeting my new teachers for school.
 * 7) Getting a macbook.
 * 8) Playing soccer with my dad.
 * 9) My printer not working.
 * 10) Making up with my friends who fought with me last year.
 * 11) Hating reimaging because it messed up my macbook(in my opinion).
 * 12) Going camping with my cousin.
 * 13) Sleeping over at my cousins.
 * 14) Going to my grandmas house.
 * 15) Losing by one bingo number in Spanish.
 * 16) Eating my favourite food at my friends house.
 * 17) Chatting to someone who was showing off to me.
 * 18) Texting my friend who lives in Sunae.
 * 19) Receiving a text message from my friend who was in Australia.
 * 20) Talking with my friend about getting a dog in a few weeks.
 * 21) One of my dogs getting crazy whenever they go out.
 * 22) My other dog jumping up and down with me whenever I run and jump.
 * 23) Getting my quiz back from my Spanish teacher.
 * 24) Getting told that I am having a math test.
 * 25) Getting told that I am having a science test.
 * 26) Having a test in strings for Brandenburg Concerto(I think that is the title).
 * 27) Listing 40 things.
 * 28) Using the school printer for the first time and getting it to work.
 * 29) Meeting new people at school.
 * 30) Playing with friends.
 * 31) Going to karaoke with friends.
 * 32) Found money on the ground in the city.
 * 33) Found money on the ground at school.
 * 34) Text-messaged with friends.
 * 35) Ridden the first roller coaster in my life.
 * 36) Tried to tune my violin.
 * 37) Violin string broke.
 * 38) Got new macbook case.
 * 39) Downloaded my favourite songs onto my mac.
 * 40) Felt like I twisted my ankle because I fell.

Write a paragraph about a cat attacking something, but don't use the words //hiss, scratch// or //pounce.//
 * Journal 8**

While I was coming home from school, I saw a cat slowly creeping up. I got distracted so I turned around to look at it. I kept watching when suddenly the cat jumped out of the bushes and attacked the mouse. I was so surprised that I nearly screamed. When I jumped the cat showed its teeth to me and ran away. I noticed it had a collar on it so I ran after it. After I ran after it, the cat sharply turned a corner,. When I turned the corner, the cat was gone.

Free Write
 * Journal 9**

Today my friend got a dog. Its name was Rupia and it is a Papillion. I was doing ichat with my friends but then one of my best friends called Yena wanted to do video chat with me. So when I did, she had her dog there. It was so small and so cute. I was admiring it all the time. Yena had always wanted a dog for her whole entire life. That was the first time she got a dog.

It had spots on its back and big ears. Really big ears. The dog as 2 and a half months old. I wanted to go to her house that second because of the puppy. Yena's mom said that we will go to a concert together so maybe at that time I can go to her place. I really hope my dogs and her dog will be friends soon.

I really like dogs or animals so I was really crazy. Even thought it wasn't my dog, I was laughing, adoring. But in simple words, I was jsut crazy. I didn't just go crazy at my friends dog. I went crazy with all my friends dogs.

Free Write
 * Journal 10**

During the weekends, I went to a birthday party. I wasn't intending to go because he ujst told me on Friday. I didn't really //want// to go because the boy is mean to me. But my mom said, "He was nice enough to invite you so just go." so I had to. He told me that there were only going to be 3 girls + his sister and her friend. Also, there were going to be 5 boys. So basically, there were 3 girls including me and my 2 other friends.

I wasn't expecting much because he wasn't nice. I was jsut going to play along until it was time to go home. My friends were pretty good friends with each other. I kept thinking, I wish I invited another friend because that meant I wasn't going to have a friend who I was close with there at the party.

Another thing that I thought I about at the party was that I was kind of bored because we were going to do water balloons and I was thinking what are we going to do? At the end, it wasn't that much exciting but it was ok.

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.
 * Journal 11**

Fatima’s mom had bought Fatima a car half a year ago. It was a very new sports car but even though she had that car, she wanted a new one this year because there was nobody admiring her car anymore. “Mom, buy me a new car ok?” But her mom said “No, it hasn’t been long since you bought one car, and now you want me to buy a new one?” “Well DUH! I need one to show off. My reputation will go down then! I need to buy a new and fashionable car.”

When she said that, her mom was surprised. “Well you have changed a lot young lady. Since you are acting to me like this, my decision is no. I will not buy you another car.

Suddenly, Fatima had a tantrum. She started shouting at her mom like she was the boss. She said “MOM! If you do not buy me a new car, I am going to go run out of this house and never return. “ “Well that is your choice Fatima. I am the owner of this house and everything that you think is yours. So if you don’t want to live in my house, then leave everything and live by yourself.” Fatima was so angry at her mom that she started screaming and stomping out the house.

Describe what you feel right now using your sense of smell. If you feel frustrated, write about what your frustration smells like. Use vivid words. Don't skimp on adjectives.
 * Journal 12**

From what I smell right now is nothing because my emotions are just bored. I think my emotion of boredness is nothing because I am thinking nothing except trying to know what boredness smells like. But the best idea that I thought of was that it smells like the air that has been use all the time.

What kind of cartoon might appeal to the over-age 65 audience? Imagine the show. Then, in 100 words words or less, describe the show and its main character.
 * Journal 13**

The audience would enjoy things that were funny like the things that they did everyday like what they ride home or go somewhere. For example, there could be an old cranky woman who hated people that was nicknamed Crunky. She also hated herself. She rode the bus and she shouted "Why are you people in the same bus as me, and why am I in this bus?!?!?!?!?!" She threw a tantrum and started crying like a little baby. The bus driver was a young man who looked very smart but was very dumb. He said "Lady, you can drive the bus if you want to." She is also late in the technology so she doesn't know what a phone is when she has one.

Electricity is a recent discovery. Think of 12 things to do when there is no power.
 * Journal 14**


 * 1) Writing on the desk.
 * 2) Talking to friends.
 * 3) Riding a bike.
 * 4) Sleeping.
 * 5) Eating breakfast.
 * 6) Buying shoes.
 * 7) Packing a bag.
 * 8) Walking.
 * 9) Sleeping.
 * 10) Running.
 * 11) Sign language.
 * 12) Packing lunch.

Place this sentence in a a paragraph where it will make sense: Bea had never before wanted to be a bee.
 * Journal 15**

Bea had never before wanted to be a bee. She never wanted to be a bee because she was already called a bee at school. Another reason that Bee never wanted to be a bee was because she wanted to be called by her real name which was Beatrice. People had nicknamed her Bee when that wasn't her real name. The real reason why they had started calling her Bee was because she used to be popular but when she was, she would always say bad things to other people and make them feel as if she had stung them. She used to do another thing that she used to do was it felt like she flied around to her classrooms. People saw her on the first floor but by the time they got to their class, Bea was studying and had her things out all over the place at her next classroom.

List 10 things you usually do on a rainy day. Pick one from your list and free write for 5 minutes.
 * Journal 16**

> When I am chatting with my friends on ichat or msn, I get carried away. Most of the time, my mom doesn't like me doing ichat with my friends on weekdays so I can only do it on weekends. I want to chat with my friends most of the time because I can hardly ever do it on weekends either because now I have soccer jamborees or my mom and dad want to go outside and go somewhere.
 * 1) Read
 * 2) Chat with my friends.
 * 3) Play with my dogs.
 * 4) Do homework.
 * 5) Play on the internet.
 * 6) Watch T.V.
 * 7) Take a walk with my dogs in an area that has shelter.
 * 8) Go and run around the house.
 * 9) Do games.
 * 10) Studying.

Write a rhyme paragraph. Each sentence must begin and end with the words that rhyme with each other. An example: Spring is a wonderful thing. Flowers start to sprout with the help of rain showers.
 * Journal 17**

She was standing outside with a umbrella that had a pattern of a bea. While she was standing there, she was looking at the game outside that everybody called The Final Trial. In a second she was inside, filling her bucket with water to the rim. While she was doing that, there were a group of girls who were the bully group who's tempers were very vile. They went up to her but the leader of the girls went out of the group and stood infront of the girl as if she was standing up for the girl while the other bully girls looked betrayed. The leader was the most meanest and the other girls were truthfully scared of her because she could keep control of anybody, even the teachers gave her some of their fee.

Free Write
 * Journal 18**

__Something I will never forget__ Everyone has something in the world that they will never forget. Some people take a long time to find out what that thing is. But for me, I will never forget my friends. People from all over the world will have friends sometime in their life. I am thankful to one friend. A friend that told me there was such a sport called soccer. Another friend helped me get over the fear of bugs. One more thing that a friend helped me to do is learn independence and dependence. Friends mean everything to me. Some people might think that they have friends and then they move out so they aren't their friends anymore. But for me, friends are a part of my life and they will never be apart from me.

Use this metaphor to spark a poem: a chest of childhood.
 * Journal 19**

In the chest, are all the things that someone has done. One thing we got that was picked out of the chest is the memory of someone going to the park. We pick out another memory out of the chest. This time it is about a baby going around the house. After we looked at that scene, we drop it back into the chest. Now we put our arm deep into the chest to find a memory from ages ago. The memory we picked out is of a teenager fighting with another girl. After we see those memories, we move onto the next chest. The chest that has the memories of you.

Free Write
 * Journal 20**

__The Girl who woke up from a dream__ As she looks out of the window, she sees people passing by. Her hands clutched together as though she is breathless. Her breaths are not normal, as you might think. With her legs that are twisted, in a way you would never think of. One on top of the other, she piles them. She looks out of the window longingly. Because she wonders when she will escape this world. The dream she has just woken up from, is different then she imagined.

Blurp! Slosh! Snort! Write a paragraph incorporating at least 10 onomatopoetic words. Onomatopoetic words are words that sound like what they mean. Examples: boing, hiccup, beep, plop, swoosh, fizz.
 * Journal 21**

There was one girl called Daisy who was extraordinary. She could make all kinds of sounds like beep, honk, swish and lots more. One day, when the teacher was out of the classroom, she decided to make funny noises. She made a bee sound saying buzz. People looked around to see if there was a bee in the room but when they didn't see anything, they continued on working. Daisy thought this was funny so she continued. When there was boy who bent down to get his pencil case, Daisy made a farting noise that sounded like bring. His face became red and he said "I didn't do it" but other people didn't believe him. Daisy made the sound of a teachers shoe which sounded like clop clop clop clop. Everybody went silent and went back to writing. There was silence and Daisy could only hear the writing of a pencil which was like scratch scratch scratch scratch. When the students realized that the teacher wasn't coming, they started to whisper to each other. Daisy thought that it was a good time to tease them so she made mumbling sounds. They children were curious of who was making the sound so a brave kid said "Ok, joke time is over. Who is making the sounds?" Daisy was the quietest girl in the class and she only ever made sounds that sounded like glass like ting ting ting ting. Nobody would suspect her.

Free Write
 * Journal 22**

Everyone in this school has something to worry about. My thing that I worry about is my grades and how my teacher thinks of me. I am worried about my grades because if I don't get good grades, my parents will not be happy. Even though my average grade is normal, sometimes when I take tests, the grades go down. I am also aware of what my teachers think of me because sometimes when I do something like talking to my friends during class time, they look at me with a sharp look and I know that I just gave a bad impression of myself. I do not try to be "teachers pet" but I just try my best and work hard to succeed. People sometimes try to be the "teachers pet" but I don't stop them because it is their business not mine.

They say that opposites attract. Use at least 5 pairs of opposites in a paragraph about some kind of transportation. Examples: weak/strong loud/quiet high/low
 * Journal 23**

The train went past with a strong wind passed by with a strong gush of wind. The train was very loud as it was stopping but when the train has stopped, it was quiet. The wheels looked weak but they could hold things that were very heavy. Also, they are big but not as big as a truck tire. Unlike the truck tire, the train's wheels are a similar size to a car. The ceiling of the train isn't very high but it also isn't very low either. There are lots of tables but only a few chairs to one table. In a train there is around 2 T.V's at the end of each long hallway. But at the top of each table, there is a rail for people to hold onto when the seating is full. Every railing there is a short distance in between.

Weave a story around this mixed proverb: Silence is a great healer.
 * Journal 24**

In our classroom, there was a boy named Silence. Silence was a amazing guy because he was very quiet but very smart. He never raised his hand and never took notes whenever the teacher said to. He just sat there, gazing at the teacher doing nothing. You might wonder, is his real name Silence? Well, no but one day he actually really earned that name. When the teacher was out of the classroom, the students started going all over the place. Everyone except Silence. He was sitting there doing nothing. One guy came up to Silence and said "Hey, why don't you come over with us? But Silence did nothing. Suddenly, when the guy turned around to go back to his friends, he was being shouted at. Silence said "WHAT ARE YOU DOING??? YOU TRYING TO GET ME IN TROUBLE?!" Everyone was startled by Silence. That was the first time they had heard him even speak louder then a mumble. After Silence had shouted, the teacher suddenly came into the room. She was amazed by the way everyone was quiet and there was no mess. She asked "Who helped me to make this class quiet?" Silence raised his hand slowly, as if he thought he was in trouble. The teacher said "Silence, you are a great healer."

Write a paragraph that starts with this sentence: The grass smells red.
 * Journal 25**

The grass smells red. The sky smells orange. The world seems liken everything is the opposite. I wonder what makes me feel like this. Other people don't feel like the world is opposite but to me the world feels opposite 5 times a week. Right now, the lawn smells like water, my shirt smells like it just came out of the laundry. Is this only me? I hope I'm not going crazy... My mom thinks I'm imagining this stuff. My dad thinks that I just have an imaginative brain. But really, is that what they are really thinking? Every night I hear them whispering to each other but I can't hear what they are saying. I wonder and think to myself "Are they talking about me? Are they talking about how I feel the world has turned and flipped over so everything is the opposite? Well, I hope not. But the most strangest thing that I think has happened to me, is that the grass smells red.

Chris walks into a room. By describing only the reactions of the others in the room, let us know something about him.
 * Journal 26**

When he stepped in the room, the room quietened down. 1 person backed near the teacher. 2 other people near me went to her and got her bags and stuff so she was free handed. 1 boy who was the richest boy in the classroom got his money out and gave her. Just because of this one girl, everybody started to go quiet and tried to hide. Even my best friend was quiet. She usually talked 24/7. But I noticed that Chris was a person who went for the people who didn't give or do anything. I saw she was coming my way, so I knew she was coming for me…

Free Write
 * Journal 27**

During the weekends, my friend told me that she was going to go and see what was happening at her dad's house because he had called her up and asked her if he could see her one last time. She didn't know what he meant when he said "one last time" so she went off. So now I was stuck at home and I couldn't go out because my mum and dad didn't let me unless I was with a friend. I had a slight thought I could sneak out but I thought that I was going to get caught. So I lay down on my bed doing nothing except breathing and thinking. I wondered what I could do so I went on my computer and started to chat with my friends. But then I hear a crying sound outside of the house. I wondered if I should go out and see if I could help but then if someone saw me I would get in trouble. I started to wonder about my friend and then while I was, I heard another cry but I tried to ignore it. I kept wondering what that sound was but I decided to ignore it. I lay on my bed, slowly falling asleep.

Write from the point of view of a freshly scrubbed floor.
 * Journal 28**

10 minutes ago she came in and stepped on me. I could tell she was going to clean me. But in my world, clean means torture for me. Now, since she has cleaned me, I am clean and shiny, but I will never forget how she scrubbed and cleaned me. It waspani killing. I always wondered if a pain relief pill would stop the pain. The pain I could hardly bear. I made a squeaking sound because it hurt so much. But now, since I am clean, what more can I say? So as she was kneeling on me scrubbing with a brush, it was kind of ticklish. I thought, "Doesn't she know I am in pain? Does she think that I enjoy being cleaned??!" I tried to think of a way to get revenge back on her but I had 2 reasons why I didn't. 1. I knew that paying back was wrong and 2. I couldn't think of a way. But there was one thing I thought I should do was try and stay clean 24/7.


 * Journal 29**
 * Some say you can tell a lot about a person by the vehicle he or she drives. Picture a car. (Or is it a truck? Or an SUV?)
 * In your mind, rummage through this car. Check it out from every angle.
 * Describe the car and the man or woman who goes with it.

1. The car I am imagining is a brand new car which is actually a limo. It is one of the very expensive ones so I think it belongs to a rich person.

2. If I rummaged through the limo, I think I wouldn't find that much because it is very neat and there would be a driver who would take all the stuff out of the car for the owner. The things that I would find are probably going to be stuff like books, small microphone and maybe some other devices but not that much would be found.

3. It is spotless clean and has no dirt on it. The car is long sleek white. It's wheels are clean so I can tell that they had washed the car recently. The woman who owns this car is very posh and very rich.

Free Write
 * Journal 30**

Swimming has started today. I wanted to do it but I'm pretty bad at it. My mum said that I should do swimming because I had swimming lessons when I was about the age of 7. I don't really like swimming but then I don't really hate it. I just don't like the idea of competing against other kids in swimming. I'm really happy if we were competing in soccer but not in swimming. I kind of wish I did swimming but I don't really want to do it. My dad says do it if you want to but don't get forced to do it. I like swimming freely. Not being pushed to race someone else like soccer games.

Free Write
 * Journal 31**

Today I am going to the hospital to get an x-ray picture. I am hoping for the doctor to say that I am allowed to take of the cast. The cast is getting dirty and it is very annoying. It is ripped because whenever I take off my jacket, the cast cover gets stuck so I pull it off and then the roll on top of the cast is ripped. This is going to be my third time going to the hospital now. I am thinking that my wrist will be dry because I can't put lotion on my arm. It is also annoying when I am writing because it makes me more slower. I just hope I can get my cast off today. XP ( look sideways...its a smiley face)

Free Write
 * Journal 32**

For my birthday, I want to go somewhere with my friends but I don't know what to do. My birthday is 5 days away. I was wondering if I should go to Everland or Lotte World but I have been there too many times. I don't know what to do... My mom said that I was not allowed to invite my friends for a sleepover so that is another choice eliminated. She keeps telling me to say what I want to do for my birthday but I don't know what to do...

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 33**

From this process, I learnt that I should describe my characters more. Also that I need to describe the setting. So the most important thing I need to work on is describing things. If I could do this assignment, I would approach it by planning out the description of the setting and the characters and //then// writing my first draft.

Free Write
 * Journal 34**

My opinion about free writes is that they are kind of hard or boring to do. One reason a free write is boring is because I don't know what to write about. The reason why they are hard is related to this reason. It is hard because I choose a topic to write about when I am not enjoying it and then I cannot write creatively. At the beginning of this course, I liked free writes because I had stuff that I could write about but these days, all I do at home is homework. I don't know about other people but I think that free writes are hard and boring.

Three people are stuck in an elevator: Write a conversation they have as they wait.
 * Journal 35**
 * a teenager with green hair and many piercings.
 * a pastry chef.
 * a church organist.

"Hey, I'm nearly there. It's gonna take me a few more minutes cause I'm stuck in this crowded elevator." said the guy with spiky hair. He looked as if he hadn't showered for a month of so. He had baggy shorts, with a long t-shirt that hung around his knees. The other 2 people that were at the back of the elevator was a chef and an organist. The organist was humming and tapping his fingers across the sleek, silver handle as if he was playing an organ. The baker was staring up into the reflection of the ceiling. Suddenly, the elevator stopped. The lights were dead, the phone line was gone too so the teenage, whose nickname was Spike, started shouting into his phone.

The baker was the first one to calm Spike down. "Hey, it's ok. We can just press this button for 5 seconds and a receiver will come." he said, in a calm voice. He pressed the button for 5 seconds and then a sound of ding dong dong came out of the speaker. "Where are you located? How many people are there? Is anyone hurt? Where are you located? How many people are there? Is anyone hurt? Where are you located?" the speaker kept repeating. Spike got more angry and he looked at the organist. The organist was tapping as fast as lightning. The organist had a badge that read "Victor". Spike said "You, Victor got any solutions apart from this annoying sound of this elevator?" he shttp://smccord.wikispaces.com/Solnarled at him. Victor shook his head. "Well, just as I thought you would say." Spike complained.

Suddenly, the elevator door was opened. "What's happening?" Spike asked, as if he was afraid. "Well what do you think?" Victor and the baker called Shortcreim said. "We are getting out of here, cause the rescue people are here. If you are going to jump over the small crack, you can stay here and continue complaining. We'll go out by ourselves." the baker said as he was walking out of the elevator with a suitcase. Spike started crying and was calling a tantrum as the other two people were out of the elevator and on the first floor. Where the elevator had landed. It hadn't been going up the whole time.//

Dog sitting is needed for you? Well I am just the person! Just $20/hour!!!
 * Journal 36**
 * You are paying $10.00 per word to advertise in the classified section of the Upscale Times, a newspaper for a very wealthy area of town. You want to offer your services as a dog sitter.
 * Write a convincing ad, but don't spend more than $200.00 (articles not included)


 * Journal 37**

Text messaging is when you have your phone and you press letters on your phone to send a message to someone. So, first you press the letters to make a word and keep writing the message until you do. Then, you press OK and type the phone number of the person/people you want to send it to. That is text messaging.
 * Great grandpa Rotondo doesn't understand what a video game is. Or an iPod. Or text messaging.
 * Pick one of the above and explain what it is in term that even the most un-technological person can understand.

Free Write
 * Journal 38**

My friend has odds. She doesn't like a lot of things. She also doesn't like people acting cute (which most people wouldn't like). But then the thing is, she acts cute to me. She says pweaze instead if please, as if a little baby. And I really don't like people who act cute. Another thing is that she hates a lot of people too. She hated all the people who sat with us. It pretty annoying because she acts as if we are still young children.

What would you do with 3 wishes?
 * Journal 39**

One of my wishes would be for my family to be happy for the rest of their life. The reason is because my mom thinks that my dad is so tired, so she thinks that he needs more rest. My second wish is that my dad would get excellent job that he gets a big salary. If that happens, we could also move to a better country like Singapore or somewhere really good. My last wish is that I could have A grades consistently and be really smart. If I was really smart, I could go to universities like Harvard or somewhere.

What's your idea of the perfect vacation?
 * Journal 40**

My idea of a perfect vacation is my family going to places we have never been before and staying there as long as we want. That would be my perfect vacation because my family would be really relaxed and peaceful. Not that it isn't right now. Its just that I want to have my family really happy. That would be nice for me because we would have no worries and have a peaceful time.

Free Write
 * Journal 41**

Pontos is really nice but sometimes he is very annoying. Pontos is my dog. He is very furry and and has a sleek coat. He is always very playful because he is a very energetic. He sometimes annoys me because he always bites my blanket and makes a mess everywhere. That annoys me because it makes a mess and I have to clean it. But in conclusion Pontos is a really fun dog companion to have around.

As this is being written, a show called "What Not to Wear" is popular on the cable channel TLC. Imagine more possible shows on a "what not to do" them. Describe at least one idea. (Don't forget to give the show a name.)
 * Journal 42**

One possible theme is "Type of Shoes Not to Wear." In this show there would be a person who tells what not to wear. Later I would tell the reasons why not to wear because if I tell them later, they will get curious at the beginning.

**
 * Snow White:

For the last 2 days you were not in school because of the weather-"snow days." As an advanced we have become in the 21st century, we still can not control the weather. Do you think this is an advantage or a disadvantage?
 * Journal 43**

I think this is an advantage because if the weather was controlled, people would go mad about what they want the weather to be like. For example, if one person wanted a sunny weather and another person wanted snowy weather, how can they decide which weather to choose? If they chose sunny weather, then the people who wanted snowy weather would feel disappointed with the people who were in charge. There would be people complaining about why their choice was not decided. Even if we cannot control the weather, the weather forecasters can tell what the weather will most likely be the next day. So I think it would be better if the weather was not chosen.

Write a letter to yourself as a ten-year-old child.
 * Journal 44**

Address: 11/30 Robinia, Admiralty Drive, Breakfast Point, NSW, Australia Dear 10-year-old Sol,

How is 5th grade??? I know that your best friends were a bunch of people. Some are Gillian, Mahalia, and Jemma right?? Are they enjoying school? Is Mrs Rowe OK? I hope she is... Shes a great art teacher. Very artistic... Remember when Mrs Castino used to give lollies to the people who behaved well? I loved those time.

Is Gillian your best friend doing good? I remember her telling me that she was going to go to Concord High. I'm so glad she got into G&T (Gifted & Talented). It's not very surprising because I was sure that she was going to get into G&T.

How is the little dog of yours, Minky? She's a Pomeranian, with her long, sleek, black coat. She was so sensible and obedient. I remember when I used to walk her every morning at 6am and I would nearly always meet a little Maltese. I'm pretty sure that it was a Maltese dog.

Are your parents well? When I was in Australia my mom and dad were very happy that time. Not too cold weather or not too hot. And the green grass around your place. I love the country club the most. It was so relaxing.

I wish I could be in Australia. It was so peaceful. I hope that I can go back and live there again.

Sincerely, "12" year old Sol.

Free Write
 * Journal 45**

Dogs are my favorite animals. But I do not know why. They are cute and adorable. I have had 4 dogs so far. My parents have had more then me. The number of dogs I have had might be larger because one of my dogs had babies. 2 white and 1 black. They were so cute. I was so depressed when my mom and dad sold them. When they sold them to the pet store, I felt like I was going to cry. I have 2 dogs in my apartment right now. One dog called Pontos (Japanese Spitz) and another called Gyami which is a Korean name (Miniature Yorkshire Terrier). We adopted Gyami and he is now 10 years old. He doesn't look that old but he is. I hope we live long together.

Write about a memory related to a holiday.
 * Journal 46**

One memory was when I went to Singapore. When I went to Singapore I ate heaps of seafood. I ate lobster, crab, prawn and heaps more. I can remember this vividly because this was the time I think I are the most in my entire life so far. Nearly everyday I was there, I would go to a restaurant with my mom and dad and go and eat seafood. I think my not favorite time there was when I saw the lobster moving around. That kind of made me put off of my food. My parents were laughing when I told them this. I wish I could go back to Singapore.

Madison is so happy. //In one paragraph, show that she is happy, but don't use the word// happy.
 * Journal 47**

Madison was so hyper yesterday. she was jumping up and down like a bubble. She ran to her mom and helped her hang the washing in 5 minutes. Madison also went out into her backyard and did a somersault on her trampoline for the first time in her life. She was so ecstatic because on all her finals, she had gotten nearly full marks on all her finals. Her mom said she will let her choose a thing she wanted. Madison had chosen a puppy. Her dad didn't like dogs but once he saw her marks, he went straight out the door, dragging Madison behind with him. They had got a Labrador that was only 1 month old. Madison said that she would always try her best because she loved this delighted feeling.

In one sentence, describe something that is very ugly. Create a vividly ugly image, with words.
 * Journal 48**

I saw a disgusting, sickening, and monstrous scene of the landfill.

Write from the point of view of a TV remote control.
 * Journal 49**

I looked at the clock and it was three o'clock. That meant I only had a few minutes of rest left. I HATED it when the little kid always watches Elmo. Its so boring. Just about a little red monster thing that talks. As I was thinking, I heard the kid run in the door. He ran towards me and and gripped harder than usual. Straight away he pushed my head. Ouch!!!!! Why was he so desperate today? The TV turned on and the channel was on the Channel 9 News. The boy kept on pressing my arms until he got to Channel 15. By then, I had a big bruise. The boy started squealing when the show Elmo came on. I didn't know how long I could last any longer at this house. I thought it was about time to do my plan; Run Away.

Erica Jong said, "If you don't risk anything, you risk more. Write about what this means to you.
 * Journal 50**

To me it means, that if you try not to do something, then you are risking. Also, if you don't take risks, you will probably never find out something new.

Free Write
 * Journal 51**

Yesterday was our last day of creative writing. It was very sad when Ms McCord told us she had to go to the hospital because she was sick. I felt sorry for Ms McCord. I was very excited for P.E the second semester because my favorite subject was P.E nearly my whole life. That would be the last time I would see Ms McCord for the first semester.

**
 * Poem-Final Project