Writing Goals
Creative Writing:
No 2 sentences in a paragraph begin with the same word.
Essay Writing:
1. Have a clear thesis
2. Each paragraph has a clear topic sentence with example.
3. Don't repeat the same exact thing in the conclusion.
No 2 sentences in a paragraph begin with the same word.
Essay Writing:
1. Have a clear thesis
2. Each paragraph has a clear topic sentence with example.
3. Don't repeat the same exact thing in the conclusion.
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Our table
Our table concludes of Sri, Brianitza, Taylor, Ashley, Joe, John and Bennett. It is an amazing table becaue were not loud, although we can speak our inds and hold a good conversation. We each have our own personalities joe being sort of annoying and making everyone want to leave can also make you pee your pants laughing. On the other hand Bennet is much different he like to speak his mind, but he's not loud or annoying he's kind of just Bennet. Sri is sort of quiet but he's not afriad to Joe to be quite when he is annoying him, he's also sort of the brain of the table, it's pretty awesome. John isn't quite he talks but he talks to Mrs. Reagles a lot, about school, about her love life ext. Brianitza is bubbly and sun, she will speak her mind, and she to can make you pee your pants laughing. Ashley isn't quiet towards the girls at the table, I mean she talks but she's known as the one who laughs a lot, at everything. It's pretty entertaining. When it comes to me though, I am definatley not the brain, I can make people laugh, I don't really try but yea, I'm sort of an oddball. All these personalities mixed together makes for one amazing table.
Friday, April 16, 2010
Warning Drinking can lead to major heartbreak and sadness..it's not cool.
Hey my name is tesha and i am currently an 8th grader. But not just any eigth grader an eigth grader who has had her heart broken. Not jsut like any other heartbreak, but bad heartbreak really bad heartbreak. It started with a typical girl falls for boy routine, I mean we have kind of always had a thing, well since the day we were passing "love notes" in 5th grade, yep that day in front of Mr. Myer's room was amazing. Anyway when I say we I mean me and Alex Kempen. But then something happened I don't know about him but I got this feeling that I haven't got with any other guy, I knew it was love. I spent forever hopeing tbat he liked me to and then when I knew he did we talked back and fourth and flirted all summer. When it came to school we started dating almost right away. My dream was coming true, he made everything better when it came to my family, or any of my problems he made everything better. Then in no time my birthday came up and I was with him all night, my mom even let me sleep over at his house. While me and him were laying together I could almost feel how much he seemed to love me. I can say to this day it was one of the best nights of me life, if I ould go back I would change some things but it was by far one of the best nights ever. Soon morning came and I woke up to him waking up and getting out of bed. So about 30 seconds later I got up. Some of our friends were qquestioning us saying things like
"What did you guys do"? or
" have fun"?
Just things like that it was whatever though, I just blew them off and ignored them for a little bit. It got later into the day and then it happened, the dare that would crush me, forever. There on his table was a huge bottle of his parents vodka. Suddenly after giving it a long stare I was dared to chug the whole thing pure, and it was 3/4 of the way full so you cna only imagine how much that was. SO I did it I chugged it, and everyone's eyes were on me cheering and smiling, I felt really good. But then within about 5 minutes I was really drunk. I mean I have drank vodka, beer, wine coolers every once and a while, but this time something was wrong. It didn't feel right, everything was moving really fast all around me adn my stomach churned. Suddenly I was on his chair by his TV and someone oushed me ovver so I was on the gorund. Finally I was feeling really sick and, yuck, i threw up, that had never happed before either, at least from drinking. Everything was moving so fast when suddenly, I ran to the bathroom and did what I had to do in there, it took a while because I just couldn't stop. Then out of no where everything went black. I woke up to the noise of our friends banging on the door for me to let them in, so i lodged my leg under the door so they couldn't because I didnt want anyone to see me right now. Then smash, they kicked the door in this is where everything goes black again. Again I woke up, but this time to ALex Kemper ( at the time my boyfriend) putting his door back on. I had no idea what was going on becuaae I forgot that the door was even kicked in until I got reminded by the ring of someone voice blaming it on me when i clearly wasn't. I just blew it off and went to lay on his couch I though that maybe if I layed down for a little bit it would ware off some. Suddenly once again everything went black I woke up to being burnt, by "our" friends ciggerete buds. Burns don't really hurt me that much I mean I can feel the heat, but that's about it. Except for the one where they burnt me on my hand right on my vain that one hurt. They still didn't care though in a 5 minute period I asked them about 15 times to stop burning me. Finally theey did after they each got to spit on me. That's when we had to go becaue his parents were coming home, this is also where I went outside.
I walked slowly down the road, alone, for about 1 minute until I was in a feild in front of his house, again I was throwing up, and aside from freaking out from being grossed out,I was scared I didn't know what was happening or what was going to happen. Once again everything went black and I woke up to the sound of skateboards skating down the road it took them about 15 seconds to get to me, I lifted my head to the blazing sun and then they were there saying.
" Alex Kemper broke up with you haha"
At this point in time I was bawling my eyes out. How could he do this to me I know I had made a terrible mistake but, I need him to help me right now. I love him, and he said he loved me to but this isn't love, not in my point of view anyway. I was crushed sitting in the feild cryinf becaue I couldn't get up. Finally one of my friends, being the only other girl that was in that house helped me up. She walked me downtown, and we went to the trails behind the choclate factory. I just wanted to rest so I eneded up sleeping, wellblacking out on a log for awhile. When I woke up to some people coming back there that were actually me friends, they didn't know what to do though but they could tell something was wrong because they were saying I looked messed up, even with my hair up and sunglasses on. Either way I needed to get out of here but then I was interupted by once again blacking out. Then even more people showed this time it was 2 people one I was really close to her name being Mary. They helped me up and walked me to the girl named marie's house, I layed on her couch and once again blacked out. I woke up to the sound of Marie's mother asking me if I had done drugs I replied no, well did you drink I replied yes. She said okay there there, I will get you some water, after giving her lecture anyway. Megan called my mom and she came and got me. When it comes to what happened I really don't remember. All I remember is going to my bed laying down and blacking out again. I woke up the next morning and I was what they call hungover bad. But all I could think about was Alex, and thinking about him and what he did brought me to tears. And to make the rest of this story short my mom was very angry I realized and she grounded me for the rest of the weekend. I honeslty didn't care though considering my heart had been crushed to a pulp. As time passed it was Sunday and I waited for tomarrow, the dreaded day were I would have to see him and all of his friends. Were alright now, he used to strongly dislike me for a long time, when if anyone should be mad it should be me. But I wasn't mad, not at him anyway. He finally got over this, and now were best friends. The only problem is I still love him and when i say love I mena it. I mean I always have but it was deep deep down like a month after we broke up and then when we stared hanging out agian, all the feelings came out again. But hopefully at least we can always stay friends. I love him so much, but I will never let him know it, I just wish he needed me as much as I need him. And that's the story of my biggest heartbreak.
"What did you guys do"? or
" have fun"?
Just things like that it was whatever though, I just blew them off and ignored them for a little bit. It got later into the day and then it happened, the dare that would crush me, forever. There on his table was a huge bottle of his parents vodka. Suddenly after giving it a long stare I was dared to chug the whole thing pure, and it was 3/4 of the way full so you cna only imagine how much that was. SO I did it I chugged it, and everyone's eyes were on me cheering and smiling, I felt really good. But then within about 5 minutes I was really drunk. I mean I have drank vodka, beer, wine coolers every once and a while, but this time something was wrong. It didn't feel right, everything was moving really fast all around me adn my stomach churned. Suddenly I was on his chair by his TV and someone oushed me ovver so I was on the gorund. Finally I was feeling really sick and, yuck, i threw up, that had never happed before either, at least from drinking. Everything was moving so fast when suddenly, I ran to the bathroom and did what I had to do in there, it took a while because I just couldn't stop. Then out of no where everything went black. I woke up to the noise of our friends banging on the door for me to let them in, so i lodged my leg under the door so they couldn't because I didnt want anyone to see me right now. Then smash, they kicked the door in this is where everything goes black again. Again I woke up, but this time to ALex Kemper ( at the time my boyfriend) putting his door back on. I had no idea what was going on becuaae I forgot that the door was even kicked in until I got reminded by the ring of someone voice blaming it on me when i clearly wasn't. I just blew it off and went to lay on his couch I though that maybe if I layed down for a little bit it would ware off some. Suddenly once again everything went black I woke up to being burnt, by "our" friends ciggerete buds. Burns don't really hurt me that much I mean I can feel the heat, but that's about it. Except for the one where they burnt me on my hand right on my vain that one hurt. They still didn't care though in a 5 minute period I asked them about 15 times to stop burning me. Finally theey did after they each got to spit on me. That's when we had to go becaue his parents were coming home, this is also where I went outside.
I walked slowly down the road, alone, for about 1 minute until I was in a feild in front of his house, again I was throwing up, and aside from freaking out from being grossed out,I was scared I didn't know what was happening or what was going to happen. Once again everything went black and I woke up to the sound of skateboards skating down the road it took them about 15 seconds to get to me, I lifted my head to the blazing sun and then they were there saying.
" Alex Kemper broke up with you haha"
At this point in time I was bawling my eyes out. How could he do this to me I know I had made a terrible mistake but, I need him to help me right now. I love him, and he said he loved me to but this isn't love, not in my point of view anyway. I was crushed sitting in the feild cryinf becaue I couldn't get up. Finally one of my friends, being the only other girl that was in that house helped me up. She walked me downtown, and we went to the trails behind the choclate factory. I just wanted to rest so I eneded up sleeping, wellblacking out on a log for awhile. When I woke up to some people coming back there that were actually me friends, they didn't know what to do though but they could tell something was wrong because they were saying I looked messed up, even with my hair up and sunglasses on. Either way I needed to get out of here but then I was interupted by once again blacking out. Then even more people showed this time it was 2 people one I was really close to her name being Mary. They helped me up and walked me to the girl named marie's house, I layed on her couch and once again blacked out. I woke up to the sound of Marie's mother asking me if I had done drugs I replied no, well did you drink I replied yes. She said okay there there, I will get you some water, after giving her lecture anyway. Megan called my mom and she came and got me. When it comes to what happened I really don't remember. All I remember is going to my bed laying down and blacking out again. I woke up the next morning and I was what they call hungover bad. But all I could think about was Alex, and thinking about him and what he did brought me to tears. And to make the rest of this story short my mom was very angry I realized and she grounded me for the rest of the weekend. I honeslty didn't care though considering my heart had been crushed to a pulp. As time passed it was Sunday and I waited for tomarrow, the dreaded day were I would have to see him and all of his friends. Were alright now, he used to strongly dislike me for a long time, when if anyone should be mad it should be me. But I wasn't mad, not at him anyway. He finally got over this, and now were best friends. The only problem is I still love him and when i say love I mena it. I mean I always have but it was deep deep down like a month after we broke up and then when we stared hanging out agian, all the feelings came out again. But hopefully at least we can always stay friends. I love him so much, but I will never let him know it, I just wish he needed me as much as I need him. And that's the story of my biggest heartbreak.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Sping Break.
-Mall,friends
- Sleepovers
_ Hungout with friends.
_ Drove from wisconsin to illinios, illinois to indiana
_ Went to go see my dad.
_ WEnt bowling for my cousins birthday party.
_ Went to church.
_ Managed to get my phone cancelled so people and no longer text or call me.
_ Didn't think about school at all.
_ Went to a llama, goat and chicken farm.
_ Downtown.
_ And pretty much just had fun.
_ Didn' think about school at all. Until the last day of sping break.
_ Enjoyed the warm weather.
_ Disappointed by all the rain.
_ Beach.
_ Some drama not much.
Overall Spring Break was a blast and I absolutley loved it.
- Sleepovers
_ Hungout with friends.
_ Drove from wisconsin to illinios, illinois to indiana
_ Went to go see my dad.
_ WEnt bowling for my cousins birthday party.
_ Went to church.
_ Managed to get my phone cancelled so people and no longer text or call me.
_ Didn't think about school at all.
_ Went to a llama, goat and chicken farm.
_ Downtown.
_ And pretty much just had fun.
_ Didn' think about school at all. Until the last day of sping break.
_ Enjoyed the warm weather.
_ Disappointed by all the rain.
_ Beach.
_ Some drama not much.
Overall Spring Break was a blast and I absolutley loved it.
Thursday, April 1, 2010
Summer Collage.
Summer Good times. Love.
Special children. Togetherness. Drama. Not school. No homework. sleepovers.
Shorts. Bikini's. Beach.
laughter. Lipgloss. Hanging out. Always something to do. Family.
Tanning. Swimming. Sunglasses.
Ice cream. Candy. Texting. Friends. Family. Hair. Inseperable.
MAke-up. Parties. sunshine. Happiness. Tears.
Boyfriends. Girlfriends. Music. Live. Laugh. Love. Moments you'll never forget.
Memories. Flip flops. slushies. summer flings.
Boys. Girls. talking. Up north. Dells. Pewaukee Lake. Towels. Tanning Oil.
Mall. Money. bobby pins. Pony tails. You and me. Cars. Driving. Blasting the radio. Dancing. Running. Walking. Love. Forth of July. Fireworks.
Having fun all day. Carefree. Live life. Another summer to live.Warm weather.
Promises. Hand shakes. Pinky swears. Hate. Never again. Forever adn always.
The best times of you life.
Special children. Togetherness. Drama. Not school. No homework. sleepovers.
Shorts. Bikini's. Beach.
laughter. Lipgloss. Hanging out. Always something to do. Family.
Tanning. Swimming. Sunglasses.
Ice cream. Candy. Texting. Friends. Family. Hair. Inseperable.
MAke-up. Parties. sunshine. Happiness. Tears.
Boyfriends. Girlfriends. Music. Live. Laugh. Love. Moments you'll never forget.
Memories. Flip flops. slushies. summer flings.
Boys. Girls. talking. Up north. Dells. Pewaukee Lake. Towels. Tanning Oil.
Mall. Money. bobby pins. Pony tails. You and me. Cars. Driving. Blasting the radio. Dancing. Running. Walking. Love. Forth of July. Fireworks.
Having fun all day. Carefree. Live life. Another summer to live.Warm weather.
Promises. Hand shakes. Pinky swears. Hate. Never again. Forever adn always.
The best times of you life.
Friday, March 26, 2010
Kaylee.
Small little 2 bedroom cottage, with her 5 brothers and sisters. Growing up hasn’t been the easiest but the one thing she had to escape was music. When things got tough and no one else was on her side besides the almighty lord, she turned to what she knew best music. Her name was Kaylee Marie Peterson. She was a very talented and gifted girl. She sang like an angel, with a face to match. People would gather all around town just to see her sing in the local taverns and bars. The sad part was that she had all the talent and all the passion, man she loved music, a life without music was like no life at all. Yet what everyone is into now a days is money, they don’t care how passionate you are or how good you are they only want you for money, you’re like an ATM just waiting to run out of money so they can throw you out and say your no good anymore. It was also a shame because Kalyee never had that much money, she was always fighting to make end meet and pay rent when it was due. But she always found a way, her father died when she was 9 due to a major car accident. Now she lives with her mother, siblings and her “boyfriend” if that’s what you want to call him. A more proper name would be a freak that just follows her around like a puppy dog, they were on and off all the time considering he beats her, even in her own house for her brothers and sisters to see. She tried to always cover they evidence and make up excuses to calm everyone’s worries but being me, her best friend I knew exactly what was happening and the worst part is there was nothing I could do about it. I just had to watch her get beat everyday, new wounds for me to help her clean and new bones I watched her break, it was hard.
She always ran back to him for some reason though, I didn’t understand it this thing she calle “love”. I though love is when you are there for that person no matter what and you care for them, you always there for them and no matter what their flaws you learn to forget it and just love them for who they are. That’s what I thought love was but according to Kaylee she had a different picture, she always used to tell me “I can’t leave, I love him.” The thing that kills me though is everything she did was wrong he was always right and she was always wrong and rather she admitted she was wrong or not he would find some rhyme or reason to beating her. He hated her singing that she did and what she wanted to become all her hopes and dream were just jokes to him. She always used to get this sparkle in her eyes when she told me what she wanted to do she told me she wanted to go to New York and make it big. She was just a small town girl trying to make it big in the big city, the problem was no one had money to get her there. So she still hasn’t gone she’s just stuck in this washed up town of nothing for now. IT also doesn’t help when he was beating her every night I didn’t know what to do so I didn’t do anything. I watched this go on for 2 years, didn’t say a thing to no one cause she made me promise and cross my heart that I wouldn’t tell no body. This was hard for me but I wasn’t no liar I would keep my promise until the one day it cost me.
She was at home “sick” from school, but I already knew what was really going on Dominic ( her “boyfriend”) had beat her up the night before and he got her in the face a place she couldn’t cover up so she wasn’t going to show up to school the next week or so. This killed me because not only was he ruining her life at home, her dreams but no her education. It’s just so hard to watch your best friend go through something like this I was thinking about her all day and what I was going to do right after school when I got to her house, until the phone in Mr. Larson’s room rang. He talked to the person on the phone for a while and then sadly looked at me and told me he needed to talk to me. So we stepped outside. He was silent for a long while and then, he told me.
He told me that Kaylee was found at the end of the stairs, according to his story she fell. She was in the hospital and she is in critical condition. We went back in the classroom and I waited, waited for that stupid bell to ring it seemed like time itself was almost coming to a stop when suddenly the bell. I rushed to the hospital, ran up to kaylee’s room and saw her there all black and blue, burns all over her a cast on her left leg and to top it off wrap around her head where they sewed it back together because it got cracked open. When I saw this I broke down crying, I felt as if this was my fault sure I didn’t literally do it, but I could have said something to someone, and now it was to late, she only had a 25% chance of pulling through. The hardest part though was seeing her on the ventilator, this tube they shoved down her throat so that it could breath for her, this was hard to see because Kaylee has always been a really strong girl mentally and physically. Now I see her on a bed laying motionless with machines keeping her alive, I was in complete shock. How could I have let this happen to her.
Suddenly the doctor tapped my shoulder telling me it was okay to visit now, they could take the tubes out for maybe just 2 minutes but that’s it. So I rushed in to her room and hugged her very gently so I wouldn’t hurt her my face with streams of tears still coming down IK told her I was so sorry and how it was my fault I could have helped. Then she told me that I was the best friend she ever had and to not feel guilty because it wasn’t my fault, then she said I love you, and remember I will always be with you no matter what. Almost as if she knew, we gave each other one last hug, then suddenly I heard a loud flat beep. The machine monitoring her heartbeat had a straight blinking line across it, I didn’t know what to do or think so I screamed for help. All the nurses rushed in, they tried everything but Kaylee was gone, this time for good. How was I going to tell her family. Through all my anger and sadness though I could find a little happiness because for a split second it’s almost like I felt KAylee standing right next to me telling me everything was going to be alright, and not to worry. Almost as if she was right there watching over me like a guardian angel.
She always ran back to him for some reason though, I didn’t understand it this thing she calle “love”. I though love is when you are there for that person no matter what and you care for them, you always there for them and no matter what their flaws you learn to forget it and just love them for who they are. That’s what I thought love was but according to Kaylee she had a different picture, she always used to tell me “I can’t leave, I love him.” The thing that kills me though is everything she did was wrong he was always right and she was always wrong and rather she admitted she was wrong or not he would find some rhyme or reason to beating her. He hated her singing that she did and what she wanted to become all her hopes and dream were just jokes to him. She always used to get this sparkle in her eyes when she told me what she wanted to do she told me she wanted to go to New York and make it big. She was just a small town girl trying to make it big in the big city, the problem was no one had money to get her there. So she still hasn’t gone she’s just stuck in this washed up town of nothing for now. IT also doesn’t help when he was beating her every night I didn’t know what to do so I didn’t do anything. I watched this go on for 2 years, didn’t say a thing to no one cause she made me promise and cross my heart that I wouldn’t tell no body. This was hard for me but I wasn’t no liar I would keep my promise until the one day it cost me.
She was at home “sick” from school, but I already knew what was really going on Dominic ( her “boyfriend”) had beat her up the night before and he got her in the face a place she couldn’t cover up so she wasn’t going to show up to school the next week or so. This killed me because not only was he ruining her life at home, her dreams but no her education. It’s just so hard to watch your best friend go through something like this I was thinking about her all day and what I was going to do right after school when I got to her house, until the phone in Mr. Larson’s room rang. He talked to the person on the phone for a while and then sadly looked at me and told me he needed to talk to me. So we stepped outside. He was silent for a long while and then, he told me.
He told me that Kaylee was found at the end of the stairs, according to his story she fell. She was in the hospital and she is in critical condition. We went back in the classroom and I waited, waited for that stupid bell to ring it seemed like time itself was almost coming to a stop when suddenly the bell. I rushed to the hospital, ran up to kaylee’s room and saw her there all black and blue, burns all over her a cast on her left leg and to top it off wrap around her head where they sewed it back together because it got cracked open. When I saw this I broke down crying, I felt as if this was my fault sure I didn’t literally do it, but I could have said something to someone, and now it was to late, she only had a 25% chance of pulling through. The hardest part though was seeing her on the ventilator, this tube they shoved down her throat so that it could breath for her, this was hard to see because Kaylee has always been a really strong girl mentally and physically. Now I see her on a bed laying motionless with machines keeping her alive, I was in complete shock. How could I have let this happen to her.
Suddenly the doctor tapped my shoulder telling me it was okay to visit now, they could take the tubes out for maybe just 2 minutes but that’s it. So I rushed in to her room and hugged her very gently so I wouldn’t hurt her my face with streams of tears still coming down IK told her I was so sorry and how it was my fault I could have helped. Then she told me that I was the best friend she ever had and to not feel guilty because it wasn’t my fault, then she said I love you, and remember I will always be with you no matter what. Almost as if she knew, we gave each other one last hug, then suddenly I heard a loud flat beep. The machine monitoring her heartbeat had a straight blinking line across it, I didn’t know what to do or think so I screamed for help. All the nurses rushed in, they tried everything but Kaylee was gone, this time for good. How was I going to tell her family. Through all my anger and sadness though I could find a little happiness because for a split second it’s almost like I felt KAylee standing right next to me telling me everything was going to be alright, and not to worry. Almost as if she was right there watching over me like a guardian angel.
Monday, February 22, 2010
"The Notebook" good quotes
So it's not gonna be easy. It's going to be really hard; we're gonna have to work at this everyday, but I want to do that because I want you. I want all of you, forever, everyday. You and me... everyday.
I could be fun, if you want. I could be pensive, uhh... smart, supersticious, brave? And I, uhh, I can be light on my feet. I could be whatever you want. You just tell me what you want, and I'm gonna be that for you.
...You're dumb.
I could be that.
TO BE CONTINUED.... (not finished)
I could be fun, if you want. I could be pensive, uhh... smart, supersticious, brave? And I, uhh, I can be light on my feet. I could be whatever you want. You just tell me what you want, and I'm gonna be that for you.
...You're dumb.
I could be that.
TO BE CONTINUED.... (not finished)
Life.
Life it’s an extraordinary thing.
Many of us are too worried about what
People with think or we limit ourselves because of other people.
Well my grandpa always used to say your never promised tomorrow.
So live your life to the fullest and don’t let anyone bring you down.
Follow your heart, and live, laugh love.
When the day comes to a close thank god,
That you got today and pray and ask him for tomorrow.
Because you are never promised tomorrow.
Life is like a shooting star it beautiful and glorious
It seems it will glow for all eternity but in an instant
It’s gone.
Many of us are too worried about what
People with think or we limit ourselves because of other people.
Well my grandpa always used to say your never promised tomorrow.
So live your life to the fullest and don’t let anyone bring you down.
Follow your heart, and live, laugh love.
When the day comes to a close thank god,
That you got today and pray and ask him for tomorrow.
Because you are never promised tomorrow.
Life is like a shooting star it beautiful and glorious
It seems it will glow for all eternity but in an instant
It’s gone.
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