1) Silent as (the grave)
Silent as the streets in a North Dakota town during a snowstorm.
2. Clean as (a whistle)
Clean as a surgon before a surgery.
3. Hungry as (a wolf)
Hungry as fasting man before a medical exam.
4. Pretty as (a picture)
Pretty as a sunset from a mountain top on a summer evening.
5. Fit as (a fiddle)
Fit as a fitness instructor.
6. Easy as (pie)
Easy as an open-booked take-home exam.
7. Cold as (ice)
Cold as a cactus at the North Pole.
8. Smooth as (silk)
Smooth as slow churned ice-cream.
9. Blind as (a bat)
Blind as my grandmother when she can't find her glasses.
10. Strong as (an ox)
Strong as titanium surgical screws.
Word Count - 115
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Voices
Assignment: Answer what am I going to do this weekend in five different voices.
A five year old child -
This weekend my mom and dad promised we could go up to the mountain and go sledding! Today, we went to the store and bought sleds. I got the blue one and my brother got a green one. Mine's so much cooler though, because it has a BIG Superman decal on it! When we get back from sledding, my mom said we might get to go out to eat! I think I want a hamburger!
A Swashbuckling Pirate -
Ahoy! This weekend I be sailing out on the open seas. I hear there be long lost treasure and I be looking for it. When me crew finds the loot, we be celebrating over our plunder. There be lots and lots of rum! Yo ho ho!
A pessimist-
I haven't really thought about what I am going to do for the weekend. I mean, it's not like I know that I am gonna make that long. But on the highly unlikely event of the weekend coming around, I guess my plans would depend on if any of my friends wanted to do something...which they probably don't. So, I doubt I will be doing anything this weekend.
A 13 year old girl -
Oh. My. Gosh! I am SO excited for this weekend! I am so going to the mall with my friends! Last week, I bought THE cutest top, but the other day at school, I saw another girl wearing the same shirt, so now I am going to have to talk my parents into buying me something else, that's even cuter! And maybe, my friends and I are going to go see a movie. I hear the new Reese Witherspoon movie is coming out.
Myself -
This weekend, I am going to be doing lots and lots of homework! I spend the beginning of the week working and the second half of the week going to school. Depending on the weather, I might take my dog on a long walk, but that is more of an excuse to take a break from studying!
Word Count - 349
A five year old child -
This weekend my mom and dad promised we could go up to the mountain and go sledding! Today, we went to the store and bought sleds. I got the blue one and my brother got a green one. Mine's so much cooler though, because it has a BIG Superman decal on it! When we get back from sledding, my mom said we might get to go out to eat! I think I want a hamburger!
A Swashbuckling Pirate -
Ahoy! This weekend I be sailing out on the open seas. I hear there be long lost treasure and I be looking for it. When me crew finds the loot, we be celebrating over our plunder. There be lots and lots of rum! Yo ho ho!
A pessimist-
I haven't really thought about what I am going to do for the weekend. I mean, it's not like I know that I am gonna make that long. But on the highly unlikely event of the weekend coming around, I guess my plans would depend on if any of my friends wanted to do something...which they probably don't. So, I doubt I will be doing anything this weekend.
A 13 year old girl -
Oh. My. Gosh! I am SO excited for this weekend! I am so going to the mall with my friends! Last week, I bought THE cutest top, but the other day at school, I saw another girl wearing the same shirt, so now I am going to have to talk my parents into buying me something else, that's even cuter! And maybe, my friends and I are going to go see a movie. I hear the new Reese Witherspoon movie is coming out.
Myself -
This weekend, I am going to be doing lots and lots of homework! I spend the beginning of the week working and the second half of the week going to school. Depending on the weather, I might take my dog on a long walk, but that is more of an excuse to take a break from studying!
Word Count - 349
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Freewriting...
This assignment is about freewriting on the topic of "what I was like as a child". I am going to freewrite for five minutes.
When I was little, I was, to put it nicely, awkward. I was the worlds biggest Tom-boy. I had two older brother figures that I looked up to and their hobbies were sports, cars, video games, tools, and anything involving mud. I am thinking about different memories I have. I am trying to decide which stories to tell about growing up as a Tom-boy. We used to hang out at each others' houses because our parents were best friends growing up. We spent half our time at my house and half the time at their house. They were always helping their dad restore cars, and in turn, I always wanted to tag along and help. They had an older sister, and I had an older sister who were friends, and they always thought I would fit in better with them. I never wanted to though. I always wanted to be their shadow. I looked up to them a lot. This made things difficult in elementary school, because I wouldn't be caught dead doing anything girly. My two best friends were both boys and I would be incredibly insulted if I wasn't picked right away for the sports pick up games on the playground. I am checking the time, and I have less than a minute, so I am trying to think of the important things I need to say, but I can't think of anything. Oh well, time's up.
Word Count : 239
My reaction to freewriting:
I love freewriting. I enjoy having no sort of agenda and seeing where my thoughts end up taking me. I had a hard time keeping it at just five minutes. I could have probably continued to write, because it was bringing up all these old memories, that I hadn't thought about in years. Looking back over what I wrote, I would have liked to clarify certain points or re-word certain things so that I could convey my thoughts just a little better. I think this is a great brainstorming technique, but I don't really like turning this in as a final project.
When I was little, I was, to put it nicely, awkward. I was the worlds biggest Tom-boy. I had two older brother figures that I looked up to and their hobbies were sports, cars, video games, tools, and anything involving mud. I am thinking about different memories I have. I am trying to decide which stories to tell about growing up as a Tom-boy. We used to hang out at each others' houses because our parents were best friends growing up. We spent half our time at my house and half the time at their house. They were always helping their dad restore cars, and in turn, I always wanted to tag along and help. They had an older sister, and I had an older sister who were friends, and they always thought I would fit in better with them. I never wanted to though. I always wanted to be their shadow. I looked up to them a lot. This made things difficult in elementary school, because I wouldn't be caught dead doing anything girly. My two best friends were both boys and I would be incredibly insulted if I wasn't picked right away for the sports pick up games on the playground. I am checking the time, and I have less than a minute, so I am trying to think of the important things I need to say, but I can't think of anything. Oh well, time's up.
Word Count : 239
My reaction to freewriting:
I love freewriting. I enjoy having no sort of agenda and seeing where my thoughts end up taking me. I had a hard time keeping it at just five minutes. I could have probably continued to write, because it was bringing up all these old memories, that I hadn't thought about in years. Looking back over what I wrote, I would have liked to clarify certain points or re-word certain things so that I could convey my thoughts just a little better. I think this is a great brainstorming technique, but I don't really like turning this in as a final project.
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