Here is my 52nd Quick Write.
Wednesday.
If someone told me that my best friend stole something from me then they would have to provide legitimate evidence. They'd have to give me at least 3 videos of 3 different situations of her stealing. They'd also have to say, as an example, on December 21, 2011 this was in your locker, you were absent the 22nd and on the 23rd you came and that item was gone, or something like that. After I believed the evidence they gave me, I would confront my friend and ask her.
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Bias in Writing
Today we had no Quick Write.
Tuesday.
Tuesday.
***Don't lie! Your job is to make the truth sound as good, or as bad, as possible***
How old are the students in this class?
good- Most of the kids in this class are 12 so they're mature and responsible.
bad- A large majority of this class are pre-teens meaning they're stubborn and for the most part immature.
How many students are in this class?
good- There are many kids in this class so there is a variety of races, faces, and cultures among them.
bad- There are over 40 kids in this class so none of them get the small portion undivided attention they all deserve.
How do the kids behave in this class?
good- Many kids are well behaved and listen.
bad- Far too many kids talk far too often.
How much hair does Mr. McCabe have?
good- He has a full head of hair except for a bald spot which gives him character.
bad- Mr. McCabe has a decent amount of hair except for this one bald spot. He could use a little bit of Bosley.
Quick Write: Stereotypes
Here is my 51st Quick Write.
Monday.
Monday.
- Girls are very moody and can change on a dime.
- Boys are immature and think the stupidest thing are funny.
- 7th graders are cooler than 6th graders and will be better 8th graders than the 8th graders graduating in 2012.
- Teachers are sometimes nice and funny or are sometimes really annoying.
- Little brothers are annoying and copy everything you do and almost NEVER GET IN TROUBLE!!!
- Grandparents are wise and love to spoil their grandchildren.
- Little cousins are cute and not nearly as annoying as little brothers.
- Pancakes are better than waffles because they're fluffier and lighter.
- Cats are better dogs because they are independent and don't need to be walked everyday.
- Dads are definitely put on this world to embarrass their daughters, well that's they've made as a reputation for themselves and what they love to do.
Quick Write: Writing the Lead
Here is my 50th Quick Write. WOO-HOO! 50!
Tuesday.
News Lead- start by summarizing the story (who, what, when, why, how, where)
It was July of 2005 when Bruce H. Hodge was diagnosed with lung cancer. It took 3 months of intense radiation and chemo-therapy to kill the tumor. He was left with many physical difficulties but he is now in good health and is glad to have hit the 5 year milestone of surviving after having cancer.
One Fact Lead- start with one important fact or detail
Bruce H. Hodge was diagnosed with cancer in July 2005.
Mystery Lead- start with a quote or fact that doesn't make sense until you read more
"The treatment was very invasive. It invaded me and um.... well I lost 1/3 of my body weight."
Tuesday.
News Lead- start by summarizing the story (who, what, when, why, how, where)
It was July of 2005 when Bruce H. Hodge was diagnosed with lung cancer. It took 3 months of intense radiation and chemo-therapy to kill the tumor. He was left with many physical difficulties but he is now in good health and is glad to have hit the 5 year milestone of surviving after having cancer.
One Fact Lead- start with one important fact or detail
Bruce H. Hodge was diagnosed with cancer in July 2005.
Mystery Lead- start with a quote or fact that doesn't make sense until you read more
"The treatment was very invasive. It invaded me and um.... well I lost 1/3 of my body weight."
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
Depth and Complexity
Today we had no Quick Write.
Wednesday.
Wednesday.
- Language of the Discipline- everything has its own slang: swag, OMG, LOL, scrubs, toilet-washers, kings and queens, LMFAO.
- Details- when you focus on a small part, what do you see: at our lockers- more often than not, you will see people at their lockers with somebody, usually their friend.
- Patterns- what things repeat in the same order: breaks- every weekend we have a 2 day break, every winter we get a 3 week break, every spring we get a 1 week break and every summer we get a 10 week break.
- Trends- how things are changing over time: maturity- the older you get, the maturer you get, but for most boys there is a delay compared to girls.
- Rules- what things have to be the way they are: dress code- girls can't wear booty shorts, tank tops, or opened toed shoes.; boys can't sag or wear hats.
- Ethics- how do questions of right and wrong come up: going out- is it okay for girls to ask out guys or does that make them seem desperate or does it depend?
- Big Idea- how can you sum up the subject in one phrase: comparison- harder than sixth grade but better than sixth grade.
- Unanswered Questions- what would you like to know about this subject: health- what will health be like?
Tuesday, January 10, 2012
Quick Write: Expert
Here is my 49th Quick Write.
Tuesday.
Tuesday.
- eating
- sleeping
- pooping
- peeing
- talking
- playing with younger children
- being funny
- being weird/awkward
- skiing
- wiping-out on double black diamond runs
- watching TV/movies
- spending hours on end on YouTube
- playing on iPhones and iPods at the Apple Store
- spending money/shopping
- saving money
- working hard to save up for things
- loving my kitty
- acting singing
- being bossy
- not listening when I don't want to
- being stubborn
- doing what I want
- being a 7th grade student at Hale
- and most important.....................BEING ME!!!!!!!!
Monday, January 9, 2012
Quick Write: My Wipeout
First I'd like to welcome you back to school. Hope you enjoyed your winter break.
Here is my 48th Quick Write.
Monday.
GIRL WIPES-OUT AND HAS A GARAGE SALE ON DOUBLE BLACK DIAMOND RUN AT SNOW SUMMIT IN BIG BEAR!!!
Sophie Lawrence was skiing down Side Chute, a double black diamond run at Snow Summit Ski and Board Resort in Big Bear. She was with her brother and dad. It was about 4:15pm and they wanted to finish the day off on the east side of the mountain. But it was getting icy and disaster was waiting on Side Chute.She had been skiing since she was four, but even though she was quite good, nothing prepared her for the wipe-out about to take place on Side Chute. It was her first day skiing in a while so she wanted to take this double black slowly. She decided to do pizza turns but no pizza turn stops you on ice as Lawrence learned the hard way that early evening. She was turning and she started going down, straight down. Her skis were almost at a 90 degree angle and that was how she was taught to stop but she wasn't stopping. If anything she was picking up speed. Then it got worse. "I was going straight down a double black. How could this get any worse. Well of course it did. My skis turned parallel to each other. I was still pointed directly down the mountain. Oh great I thought to myself." She was now picking up even more speed. She had to find a way to stop. Her next choice was to sit back and stop with her hands. She leaned back and tried to stop herself. But this was worse, much worse. She was sitting down, had almost no control, and couldn't see because of all the snow spraying up in her face. That idea was out of the window. She was running out of options. Her next and last option was to try and turn. "I couldn't stand up, for that was too hard so I had to make do with the position I was in." She turned once. She slowed down a little bit but was still going quite fast. She turned again. She slowed down a little more but still was going moderately fast. She turned again. Slowed down. She tried to turn but she couldn't. She was headed for the trees off the side of the designated skiing area. She was able to turn at the last second. After a few more turns she finally stopped. She looked up the run and saw a ski, a pole, and another pole. She looked to see her dad at the top of the run. "I was standing at the top and all I could her were high pitched screams. 'Ahhh! Daddy! Ahhh!' I was expecting her to break down and start crying, not to see her throw her hand up in the air and yell, 'Woo-hoo!'" Well, she did. She looked up to her dad and did exactly that. Standing next to her dad was a ski patrol man who helped Lawrence get up and put her skis back on. "He asked 'How was the ride?' I replied 'It was awesome! It was fun and scary like a roller-coaster but there was no restraint bar and I had no control of when it would end.'" But it's not a happy ending yet! After all of that sliding and turning and speeding, Lawrence still had to ski down the end of the run. She got up and all of the snow slid down her back. She skied the rest of the way down and in the strip of sunny snow and turned on patches of powder. "After that, it was a day. No-one was going to make me go on another run. I was done with skiing for the day." So according to Sophie, the lesson to be learned is, "If you want to ski on the east side of the mountain, do it in the morning. Always turn on powder. And, oh, when it's your first time skiing in a while, no matter how good you are, limit the number of double black diamonds you do."
Here is my 48th Quick Write.
Monday.
GIRL WIPES-OUT AND HAS A GARAGE SALE ON DOUBLE BLACK DIAMOND RUN AT SNOW SUMMIT IN BIG BEAR!!!
Sophie Lawrence was skiing down Side Chute, a double black diamond run at Snow Summit Ski and Board Resort in Big Bear. She was with her brother and dad. It was about 4:15pm and they wanted to finish the day off on the east side of the mountain. But it was getting icy and disaster was waiting on Side Chute.She had been skiing since she was four, but even though she was quite good, nothing prepared her for the wipe-out about to take place on Side Chute. It was her first day skiing in a while so she wanted to take this double black slowly. She decided to do pizza turns but no pizza turn stops you on ice as Lawrence learned the hard way that early evening. She was turning and she started going down, straight down. Her skis were almost at a 90 degree angle and that was how she was taught to stop but she wasn't stopping. If anything she was picking up speed. Then it got worse. "I was going straight down a double black. How could this get any worse. Well of course it did. My skis turned parallel to each other. I was still pointed directly down the mountain. Oh great I thought to myself." She was now picking up even more speed. She had to find a way to stop. Her next choice was to sit back and stop with her hands. She leaned back and tried to stop herself. But this was worse, much worse. She was sitting down, had almost no control, and couldn't see because of all the snow spraying up in her face. That idea was out of the window. She was running out of options. Her next and last option was to try and turn. "I couldn't stand up, for that was too hard so I had to make do with the position I was in." She turned once. She slowed down a little bit but was still going quite fast. She turned again. She slowed down a little more but still was going moderately fast. She turned again. Slowed down. She tried to turn but she couldn't. She was headed for the trees off the side of the designated skiing area. She was able to turn at the last second. After a few more turns she finally stopped. She looked up the run and saw a ski, a pole, and another pole. She looked to see her dad at the top of the run. "I was standing at the top and all I could her were high pitched screams. 'Ahhh! Daddy! Ahhh!' I was expecting her to break down and start crying, not to see her throw her hand up in the air and yell, 'Woo-hoo!'" Well, she did. She looked up to her dad and did exactly that. Standing next to her dad was a ski patrol man who helped Lawrence get up and put her skis back on. "He asked 'How was the ride?' I replied 'It was awesome! It was fun and scary like a roller-coaster but there was no restraint bar and I had no control of when it would end.'" But it's not a happy ending yet! After all of that sliding and turning and speeding, Lawrence still had to ski down the end of the run. She got up and all of the snow slid down her back. She skied the rest of the way down and in the strip of sunny snow and turned on patches of powder. "After that, it was a day. No-one was going to make me go on another run. I was done with skiing for the day." So according to Sophie, the lesson to be learned is, "If you want to ski on the east side of the mountain, do it in the morning. Always turn on powder. And, oh, when it's your first time skiing in a while, no matter how good you are, limit the number of double black diamonds you do."
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