Sunday School is great because you are learning about God while at the same time getting got know friends and other people. I have had a great time going there they have fresh hot doughnuts every time, hot chocolate, and even soft drinks. Although I never get any because I don't want to spill it on my clothes and I I already had breakfast. I love the atmosphere, dressing up, meeting people, and learning about God. That is my cup of tea.
Sunday, October 27, 2013
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Sunday School has always been fun and exciting. I have been going for the past couple weeks with my family. Today I went, I have made some good friends there. I hang out with the older kids, the seniors, juniors and some sophomores. Not because I want to be "cool", but because they are genuinely my friends. I did forget there names but they don't know that, but other than that I know all about them. Occasionaly I see some kids from my school. You make eye contact and you know they are there. They are usually older and boys for some reason. After eye contact you never say "Hey" or "How are you doing?" But in some sense you are glad there is another kid from your school.
Short Story Reading Response and #10 Reading Log
I have been reading Sucker. Sucker is a great, thrilling and emotional short story. The annotations I have made for Sucker are great however, I still need to tweak some of them. Sucker was thrilling because of what happens to the relationship between the two main characters. It is also interesting how one main character is more dynamic than the other main character.
Sucker is a great short story, I hope that the other short stories will be great and or better. The annotations and short story section in English has really strengthen me as a reader and as a writer, which I think was very helpful in the long run. Overall It has been a great first experience. I think that doing annotations is very important for the success in our educational life.
Annie Kramer
#10 Reading Log
Block 4
Dr. deGravelles
10/21/13 Monday-
Seventeenth Summer- 15 Minutes Pages 332-340 (8)
10/22/13 Tuesday-
Sucker- 15 Minutes Pages 1-6 (6)
10/23/13 Wednesday-
Sucker- 45 MinutesPages 6-13 (7)
10/24/13 Thursday-
Purple Hibiscus- 15 Minutes Pages 81-90 (9)
Araby- 15 Minutes Pages 1-4 (4)
10/25/13 Friday-
Roman Fever- 15 Minutes Pages 1-4 (4)
Araby- 15 Minutes Pages 1-4 (4)
10/26/13 Saturday-
The Snipper- 15 Minutes Pages 1-6 (6)
10/27/13 Sunday
Total Minutes 150 Minutes (2 Hours and 30 Minutes)
Total Pages 44 Pages
Sunday, October 13, 2013
Reading Log #9
Annie Kramer
#9 Reading Log
Block 4
Dr. deGravelles
10/7/13 Monday-
Seventeenth Summer- 20 Minutes Pages 265-282 (17)
10/8/13 Tuesday-
Seventeenth Summer- 21 Minutes Pages 282-300 (18)
10/9/13 Wednesday-
The Return- 45 Minutes (Reading and Annotating)
10/10/13 Thursday-
Dry September- 45 Minutes (Re-read for test)
10/11/13 Friday
10/12/13 Saturday-
Seventeenth Summer- 45 Minutes Pages 300-332 (32)
10/13/13 Sunday
Total Minutes 176 (2 Hours and 56 Minutes)
Literacy Narrative Fixes
(I had the last name and page numbers of the right hand corner in word but it does not show up in the blog.)
Annie
Kramer
Dr. deGarvelles
English
Block 4
9
September, 2013
Who
You Are
Every since I was little, I wanted to
be known, to do something that was important and helpful for people or things
in need. There are many different things I tried, but nothing seemed
to fit. My dad says, “You are not only
your achievements but also your failures, - you are as only good as you
learn from the bad. It’s how you get up,
and react to your failing. Eventually,
if you keep trying you will find something that works.” That popped up in my mind a lot, which
motivated me to keep trying more things, however like before nothing worked. In Sunday school, a known author read us a
book about a handicapped horse from Hurricane Katrina. The book and author inspired me, and I
realized that I wanted to be a writer too!
It was the perfect opportunity, being known and doing something that I
thought was easy. I wanted to be a
writer.
I was in Mrs. Jewel’s class, in first
grade. She was just finishing math when
she announced, “Class our next project will be writing a book.” After our voices settled down from all
different feelings, she then added, “You will first pick your partner, then
decide what you are going to write about.”
We could write about anything that we wanted. Inside my first thought was ‘great, another
project,’ but secretly inside I was happy and I wanted to write.
I remember sitting at the blue round
table with the cold blue chair. This
assignment was with partners. Mine was a
friend named Emily. We had no idea what
to write about. My mind seemed blank,
like all the ideas in my head had just flown out. I was intensely worried we would not come up
with an idea, or an idea that wasn’t unique.
I remember thinking that everyone else had their ideas and were writing
and we had no idea. Emily was sitting in
front of me. Looking at her, I remember
smiling and thinking in my head what we were going to write about. She looked up at me confused, but also happy,
knowing that we at least had an idea. Then
I told her we were going to write about two princesses named Emily and Annie,
and each one had a horse. The horses
followed a butterfly in the forest. She
was not convinced, but I said in excitement, “We can tweak it!” trying to
convince her. She nodded, happy that we
finally came up with an idea. Without
help, we began pre-writing and practicing the drawings that were going to fill
the pages. Then individually, we
started. We each wrote our own book in
which we were required to write and draw.
Finally we began writing. We
wrote and wrote about the two royal sisters who were living in a castle, riding
their horses and started to follow a butterfly.
The book was perfect in my first grade mind. I loved it!
After I wrote the book and turned it
in, I concluded that I loved writing, and wanted to be an author. It looked so easy to me. I had already written my first book, and it
was a success. Not knowing that it would
be so hard, writing another book was my vision.
I told my mom, with excitement and enthusiasm, trying to persuade her
that I should write. She thought about
it, and since it was educational and would develop me as a writer, she
agreed. Next, we both went to the store
to buy blank books for writing. The
books were beautiful crisp and white with a smell that could only come from new
books. It was great, I opened and looked
at it; I loved the idea anything could happen on this page. I was happy to then finally get started on
the first page, with motivation and energy.
It was going to be a picture book for little kids. I wanted to start off easy.
This project was laid out all
over the den next to my dad’s office, also in my mom’s scrapbook room
upstairs. It was a mess to some people,
but to me a joy. Long hard hours were
spent cutting out the shapes and creations for my book. When you first opened the first page it was a
collage of different colored paper; I had created the outdoors. There were birds, trees, edgy grass, and even
a small brown nest just for the bird’s babies.
Next I wrote the words, my favorite part, the one I have been looking
forward to the whole time. It took
hours, although I was determined to at least finish the first page. Finally, I finished the first page. It was about my family, my dad, mom, and
brother at the park. My goal was to
incorporate them, make it personal and special.
I worked so hard and I was so tired.
My mind was in absolute chaos because not only was it this hard, but
also only the first page was written.
The idea that this is what writers do all day, every day, blew my mind. Knowing this blew my mind not only because it
was hard, but also because you have to be successful at it to be known. I concluded that I might not be a writer
after all.
Even though I may not be a professional
writer I loved writing the book, and still have it too. Mainly why I love writing is because you can
get your own thoughts on paper and anything can happen. I love that idea, that anything can happen
when writing is just like dreaming. Writing
still keeps me curious today. What keeps
me writing more and loving it is the idea that anything can happen.
There are two things I learned that
year in first grade about writing. One
is that I love writing, and the other is that I won’t be a professional
writer.
Sunday, October 6, 2013
Reading Log
Annie Kramer
#8 Reading Log
Block 4
Dr. deGravelles
9/16/13 Monday-
Seventeenth Summer- 41 Minutes Pages 203-225 (22)
9/17/13 Tuesday-
Seventeenth Summer- 35 Minutes Pages 225-243 (18)
9/18/13 Wednesday-
Purple Hibiscus- 15 Minutes Pages 81-93 (12)
9/19/13 Thursday-
Purple Hibiscus- 15 Minutes Pages 70-81 (11)
9/20/13 Friday
9/21/13 Saturday-
Seventeenth Summer- 40 Minutes Pages 243-265 (22)
9/22/13 Sunday
Total Minutes 146
Total Pages 85
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
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Hey Annie. I like how you use stream of consciousness writing.
I really like your sentences about golf too. What is your characters name and
who are the names mentioned? Great post. From, Alex on Waking Up
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Hi Annie, to me your book is filled with tons of amazing
dialogue! It has a lot of non-fiction life meaning it is more than likely to
happen in the real world. Bennett on Brothers and
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Hey Annie, This dialouge it really amazing! Its very relatable
and I can picture what is happening when Max tackles his sister! Keep it up!
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Hi Annie, I really like your dialogue! It has lots of detail
and it could happen in real life. Happy Blogging, Omar on Brothers and
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Hey Annie, I love movies and that one sounds really good! Im
glad you get to hang out with your family and do fun stuff! Id love to go see
that movie now! Katie on The Butler
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Hey Annie! That movie sounds so good! I love going to see
movies too. There are so many good ones out. I think it's really neat that
you go with your family, it sounds like a really good way to bond. <3 Kate
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Hi, Annie! My family and I love to go see movies too! Also,
that movie seems really interesting. I liked how you gave the plot of the
movie, because now I am convinced to go and see it. Great job! Chanler on The Butler
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Annie this books sounds really good! I hope you are enjoying
it! on Coco Chanel an
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Hi Katherine Ann, Thanks for your advice. I will take it!
-Annie Kramer on Divergent
in response to Hi Annie: I am glad you liked Divergent! I did
too! However, where you put the first comma in the first sentence, there
should be a period. There should also be a comma after "For
example." Good job though, Katherine Ann, by Katherine Ann
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Dear Annie, That sounds super cool!! I liked your description
of how it feels and i'm really jealous! Sounds like a blast! That's cool that
you met someone that had that car! Great post! -Paul on 1965 Mustang
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Hey Annie, That sounds super cool, I love riding in
convertibles with the music cranked up and my hair blowing in the wind. It's
kind of strange that a random guy came up to you and started talking about
his life, but it's kinda cool learning about other peoples experiences. I
liked the topic because it was unexpected and unique. Wish you the best with
blogging, Amanda on 1965 Mustang
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Hi Annie: I am glad you liked Divergent! I did too! However,
where you put the first comma in the first sentence, there should be a
period. There should also be a comma after "For example." Good job
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Thanks! I am most excited about meeting new friends and
hanging out with the old ones! Annie on Introduction
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Hey Annie, What are you most excited about for high school?
I'm also a huge fan of fashion, and think that it is super sweet and
considerate that you enjoy volunteering and helping out animals. I also
enjoyed that you choose to do an introduction of yourself as your free post.
I wish you the best in working hard and achieving you ideal grade. Sincerely,
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