This story was inspired by the book The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg.
One day a boy named Isaac Martinez was going to meet his friend named Daniel. They were going to meet each other at the park and go to their tree house.
When they got there they went swimming, played football, and threw rocks to see who could make them skip the most. Isaac threw with all his might but the third rock came skipping back. Isaac ran into the woods.
From that day on Isaac was never heard of again. Daniel was, but you never saw him skipping rocks again!
by Robert
Tuesday, September 18, 2007
Monday, September 17, 2007
Descriptive Paragraphs
From a science assignment using qualitative observations while in a boat on a body of water.
I was sitting in the boat having a good time, suddenly I see a shark go by chasing a fish. Around afternoon birds are flying, snakes are slithering and fish are splashing. People are chattering. I smell steak and other foods. The wind feels soft, the water is cold.
Dillion
One night I had a dream, a dream that I was going over the Gulf of Mexico in a boat. I saw dolphins jumping and the dark blue sea that seemed to be waving. I heard the gray seagulls squawking and the roaring of the loud engine of the boat. I could feel the cool of the morning breeze through my wavy hair and the splashing of the water in my cold hand. I could taste the salt of the dark sea and could smell the fresh air around me. It was a very good dream, though it wasn't real.
Yolanda
I was sitting in the boat having a good time, suddenly I see a shark go by chasing a fish. Around afternoon birds are flying, snakes are slithering and fish are splashing. People are chattering. I smell steak and other foods. The wind feels soft, the water is cold.
Dillion
One night I had a dream, a dream that I was going over the Gulf of Mexico in a boat. I saw dolphins jumping and the dark blue sea that seemed to be waving. I heard the gray seagulls squawking and the roaring of the loud engine of the boat. I could feel the cool of the morning breeze through my wavy hair and the splashing of the water in my cold hand. I could taste the salt of the dark sea and could smell the fresh air around me. It was a very good dream, though it wasn't real.
Yolanda
Uninvited Guest
This story was inspired by the book The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg.
He had just moved to a new town, in a new state, in a new house, but I'm not sure you can really call it new. Sal's new house was so old he thought it was built by a caveman.
His room was on the third floor. He had just finished putting his stuff in his room. Then he went down into the kitchen and got a glass of Sprite. Then he went out the door to get to know the new neighbors.
The first house he went to had a lady with nine kids. It was very crazy in that house, so he left in a heart-beat. The next house he went to there was an old man. They started talking, then the old old man started talking about a house that was hunted, and the house had the same address as his house.
He went back to his house and went down to the basement, the bottom floor. He saw a door as small as a six month old baby, maybe even smaller. His heart was pounding. He was sure he saw the doorknob turn. He could hear the doorknob cranck, clackity, rickity...... OPEN!!!! WOOOSH!!! A big burst of wind came wooshing out of the door. A scream in the night: AHHH!
The End (or is it? I don't know, you tell me.)
by Kiley
He had just moved to a new town, in a new state, in a new house, but I'm not sure you can really call it new. Sal's new house was so old he thought it was built by a caveman.
His room was on the third floor. He had just finished putting his stuff in his room. Then he went down into the kitchen and got a glass of Sprite. Then he went out the door to get to know the new neighbors.
The first house he went to had a lady with nine kids. It was very crazy in that house, so he left in a heart-beat. The next house he went to there was an old man. They started talking, then the old old man started talking about a house that was hunted, and the house had the same address as his house.
He went back to his house and went down to the basement, the bottom floor. He saw a door as small as a six month old baby, maybe even smaller. His heart was pounding. He was sure he saw the doorknob turn. He could hear the doorknob cranck, clackity, rickity...... OPEN!!!! WOOOSH!!! A big burst of wind came wooshing out of the door. A scream in the night: AHHH!
The End (or is it? I don't know, you tell me.)
by Kiley
Saturday, September 8, 2007
Missing in Venice
This story was inspired by the book The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg.
Even with her mighty engines in reverse the ocean liner was pulled further and further into the canal.
When they took me I yelled, “Help me, this man is taking me!” I told my friend to help but he was sent there.
When I looked at his face he punched my then when I woke up I was not in a canal, instead I was in a ship, but the ship was flying in the air.
When I looked around I saw a long rope that can probably reach all the way to the ground.
Then I went into the house nearby. When I came in there was a zombie. It tried to get me. Then he got me!
When He took me he put me in a room that was dark and broken windows everywhere… but that wasn’t the end!
by Robert P
Even with her mighty engines in reverse the ocean liner was pulled further and further into the canal.
When they took me I yelled, “Help me, this man is taking me!” I told my friend to help but he was sent there.
When I looked at his face he punched my then when I woke up I was not in a canal, instead I was in a ship, but the ship was flying in the air.
When I looked around I saw a long rope that can probably reach all the way to the ground.
Then I went into the house nearby. When I came in there was a zombie. It tried to get me. Then he got me!
When He took me he put me in a room that was dark and broken windows everywhere… but that wasn’t the end!
by Robert P
Captain Tory
This story was inspired by the book The Mysteries of Harris Burdick by Chris Van Allsburg.
He swung his lantern three times and slowly a schooner appeared. At first I thought I was seeing things, but then I realized I wasn’t!
When we got on the schooner he said, “This is your home for now.”
I asked where my room was and he said it was the last room on the right. He also handed me the key to my room.
When I opened the door I was amazed! I had a Gamecube and a Playstation 2 plus a tv.
My bed was a bunk bed. I wanted to sleep on the top because on the bottom was a cat and a dog. I had pets too!
This could not get any better!
by Dylan
He swung his lantern three times and slowly a schooner appeared. At first I thought I was seeing things, but then I realized I wasn’t!
When we got on the schooner he said, “This is your home for now.”
I asked where my room was and he said it was the last room on the right. He also handed me the key to my room.
When I opened the door I was amazed! I had a Gamecube and a Playstation 2 plus a tv.
My bed was a bunk bed. I wanted to sleep on the top because on the bottom was a cat and a dog. I had pets too!
This could not get any better!
by Dylan
Missing Missy
One morning I awoke to the sound of my alarm clock. I shut it off, got dressed, and went to the kitchen. I got a bowl of cereal, and went outside. It was very foggy outside.
My dog was waiting for me to get her some food. I got her some dog food, and put the food in her bowl. She took a bite and then we started playing.
After 40 minutes she got tired and so did I. Then we went inside and sat on the couch and watched Spy Kids 2.At the end of the day, Missy got in the doghouse and went to sleep.
The next day was the same routine, except this day was the first day of school. I was dressed and ready and waiting for the school bus. I was nervous and anxious to go to school at the same time.
As I got on the bus, I noticed that my best friend Mark was on. I walked over and sat down by him. We talked about games, TV shows, and legos but mainly legos.
We got of the bus and headed to class. We worked all day except for during lunch and recess. At recess Mark, Checota, Jake, and I played soccer. After school, I went home and I was really tired. Even though I was tired I still played with my dog, went hunting, and played my PS2.
The next day I got up and got dressed and went outside. It was dark like it was still midnight. I ran down the driveway just as the bus went by. I heard another vehicle coming. I saw Mark in the vehicle. He must have missed the bus too! He said his mom would take us to school.
On the way to school he gave me a bracelet. He said it was a friendship bracelet. I put it on. After he gave it to me I was surprised that he didn’t say anything. When we got to school we got out of the vehicle and walked in. We worked until lunch and then went to recess. I didn’t play soccer or tag, instead I played basketball. I went to get on the bus right after recess.
That night I stayed up until 10:00 PM. I had fallen asleep while watching Scary Movie. The next day I awoke, but not to my alarm. Instead it was to my dog. She was barking out my window at a red squirrel. It was very sunny, and noisy.
I got up and put on some shorts, a shirt, and a hat. I went outside and let the dog out. Then after she did her business we went inside and watched TV for most of the day. I fell asleep while watching a movie.
I woke up the next day on the couch. I got up and went outside called and waited for Missy to come. She didn’t come. I called again. She still didn’t come. I guessed she went to go play in the woods.
The next day I got ready and got on the bus. I was worried about Missy. I sat down by Mark. We talked a little. I got off the bus and I went to class. I was worried more at lunch. I went social studies and did my work without worrying about her. We went to recess and this time I wasn’t worried, I was anxious to play with her.
After recess while I was getting my things I felt sick. I got on the bus and sat down. I was anxious to play with Missy as I got off the bus. I looked down road and saw something black like tire. As I got closer I was scared, no horrified!
I told my mom Missy was dead. She told me it was okay and we would bury her outside my bedroom. I was mad at the idiot who hit my dog, and sad that she was gone. I had lost a friend, not just a friend my best friend.
by Dylan
My dog was waiting for me to get her some food. I got her some dog food, and put the food in her bowl. She took a bite and then we started playing.
After 40 minutes she got tired and so did I. Then we went inside and sat on the couch and watched Spy Kids 2.At the end of the day, Missy got in the doghouse and went to sleep.
The next day was the same routine, except this day was the first day of school. I was dressed and ready and waiting for the school bus. I was nervous and anxious to go to school at the same time.
As I got on the bus, I noticed that my best friend Mark was on. I walked over and sat down by him. We talked about games, TV shows, and legos but mainly legos.
We got of the bus and headed to class. We worked all day except for during lunch and recess. At recess Mark, Checota, Jake, and I played soccer. After school, I went home and I was really tired. Even though I was tired I still played with my dog, went hunting, and played my PS2.
The next day I got up and got dressed and went outside. It was dark like it was still midnight. I ran down the driveway just as the bus went by. I heard another vehicle coming. I saw Mark in the vehicle. He must have missed the bus too! He said his mom would take us to school.
On the way to school he gave me a bracelet. He said it was a friendship bracelet. I put it on. After he gave it to me I was surprised that he didn’t say anything. When we got to school we got out of the vehicle and walked in. We worked until lunch and then went to recess. I didn’t play soccer or tag, instead I played basketball. I went to get on the bus right after recess.
That night I stayed up until 10:00 PM. I had fallen asleep while watching Scary Movie. The next day I awoke, but not to my alarm. Instead it was to my dog. She was barking out my window at a red squirrel. It was very sunny, and noisy.
I got up and put on some shorts, a shirt, and a hat. I went outside and let the dog out. Then after she did her business we went inside and watched TV for most of the day. I fell asleep while watching a movie.
I woke up the next day on the couch. I got up and went outside called and waited for Missy to come. She didn’t come. I called again. She still didn’t come. I guessed she went to go play in the woods.
The next day I got ready and got on the bus. I was worried about Missy. I sat down by Mark. We talked a little. I got off the bus and I went to class. I was worried more at lunch. I went social studies and did my work without worrying about her. We went to recess and this time I wasn’t worried, I was anxious to play with her.
After recess while I was getting my things I felt sick. I got on the bus and sat down. I was anxious to play with Missy as I got off the bus. I looked down road and saw something black like tire. As I got closer I was scared, no horrified!
I told my mom Missy was dead. She told me it was okay and we would bury her outside my bedroom. I was mad at the idiot who hit my dog, and sad that she was gone. I had lost a friend, not just a friend my best friend.
by Dylan
Chico
My sister had a friend named Daniel. He wanted to play soccer. Daniel asked my dad if he could play soccer, my dad told him yes.
He was so excited! Daniel asked Edith if he had to pay for the uniform and Edith told him that she didn’t know. She asked me and I told her no.
After that he asked us if we wanted a pit-bull and we said yes. He told us how it looked. The puppy was light brown and his paws were white. It looked like the last dog I had.
At first the dog was scared because he didn’t know us. He did not like water so we gave him milk. My mom carried him like a baby. It looked funny because she gave him milk in a bottle. The puppy was so small that it looked like a football.
We kept him inside for a month. First we gave him a bath, but he didn’t like it. Next, my sister had a basket so we decided to make it his home. We tried to find a little cover for the basket.
We kept him in the restroom 4 weeks, but we didn’t like keeping him in the restroom because he would always make a mess. Good thing it was Summer School because he wouldn’t let us sleep!
We decided to put him outside. My sister didn’t want to clean the mess, but I felt bad because she wanted a dog too.
I was so excited when he was growing up! I thought when he was big he would be able to protect the house. I want the dog to be big so when I went to play basket ball I could take him with me.
In three weeks my sister told me we were going to go to Rodgers. I saw this store in Rodgers called Petco. I asked my sister if we could go, she said we could go next week. I was so glad that we could take the puppy in.
When I first went in, I saw colorful birds. My sister took me to the dog stuff. First, I was looking for dog food. My sister told me no because we get it in the other store. . I felt sad because he needed food.
I went with Edith to see some snakes, scorpions, tarantulas, and iguanas. I was scared seeing all those kind of animals. I was finding a costume for Chico, the dog, but we didn’t find any.
Later we went to a restaurant called Pandas. We told the cashier that the food was to go and Daniel and I was going to share the food. Claudia was picking her own food to eat and Edith and Alex were sharing too .Daniel and I got more than Claudia because we were pigs.
After we got the food we went to a park. We decided which table we wanted to sit on. We picked the first one.
The food tasted so good that we ate all of the food, when I was done I said that the food was delicious! I thought Daniel and I were having an eating competition. I didn’t like where I was sitting. Daniel picked food that I didn’t like; we also gave a cookie that we bought from Petco to Chico.
All around the table was cement. The park had swings, basketball hoop, and lots of trees. After we finish eating we were getting prepared to go home.
Claudia started the car and everyone was in except me. Claudia reversed the car when I wasn’t in. After that Claudia stop everybody was laughing even me. I was so scared! It took us 40 minutes to get home.
By Norberto
He was so excited! Daniel asked Edith if he had to pay for the uniform and Edith told him that she didn’t know. She asked me and I told her no.
After that he asked us if we wanted a pit-bull and we said yes. He told us how it looked. The puppy was light brown and his paws were white. It looked like the last dog I had.
At first the dog was scared because he didn’t know us. He did not like water so we gave him milk. My mom carried him like a baby. It looked funny because she gave him milk in a bottle. The puppy was so small that it looked like a football.
We kept him inside for a month. First we gave him a bath, but he didn’t like it. Next, my sister had a basket so we decided to make it his home. We tried to find a little cover for the basket.
We kept him in the restroom 4 weeks, but we didn’t like keeping him in the restroom because he would always make a mess. Good thing it was Summer School because he wouldn’t let us sleep!
We decided to put him outside. My sister didn’t want to clean the mess, but I felt bad because she wanted a dog too.
I was so excited when he was growing up! I thought when he was big he would be able to protect the house. I want the dog to be big so when I went to play basket ball I could take him with me.
In three weeks my sister told me we were going to go to Rodgers. I saw this store in Rodgers called Petco. I asked my sister if we could go, she said we could go next week. I was so glad that we could take the puppy in.
When I first went in, I saw colorful birds. My sister took me to the dog stuff. First, I was looking for dog food. My sister told me no because we get it in the other store. . I felt sad because he needed food.
I went with Edith to see some snakes, scorpions, tarantulas, and iguanas. I was scared seeing all those kind of animals. I was finding a costume for Chico, the dog, but we didn’t find any.
Later we went to a restaurant called Pandas. We told the cashier that the food was to go and Daniel and I was going to share the food. Claudia was picking her own food to eat and Edith and Alex were sharing too .Daniel and I got more than Claudia because we were pigs.
After we got the food we went to a park. We decided which table we wanted to sit on. We picked the first one.
The food tasted so good that we ate all of the food, when I was done I said that the food was delicious! I thought Daniel and I were having an eating competition. I didn’t like where I was sitting. Daniel picked food that I didn’t like; we also gave a cookie that we bought from Petco to Chico.
All around the table was cement. The park had swings, basketball hoop, and lots of trees. After we finish eating we were getting prepared to go home.
Claudia started the car and everyone was in except me. Claudia reversed the car when I wasn’t in. After that Claudia stop everybody was laughing even me. I was so scared! It took us 40 minutes to get home.
By Norberto
My Trip to California
On July 24 of 2006, my Mom and I were headed to North West Arkansas airport. I was so excited I could almost picture getting on the plan. When we got inside the airport my Mom and I went to the counter to pick up our tickets. When I got my ticket in hand, I was so excited I quickly looked for my seat number. It said 12.
After thirty minutes on the plane my Mom told me, “Here comes the flight attendant”.
When the flight attendant arrived where my mom and I were she asked my Mom “What
would you like to drink?” “
“Pepsi would be fine.”
Then the flight attend asked me, “What would you like to drink?” “
“Sprite would be fine” I told her.
The flight attendant announced that the plane would be landing in ten minutes in the Dallas Forth Worth Airport, in Texas, and everyone needed to put on their seat-belts.
After half an hour my Mom and I were still trying to find the gate for the plane was going to Los Angeles. The gate number was C3. When my mom and I arrived at the gate my Mom and I looked for a seat.
After an hour, my Mom and I were on the plane. The flight attendant served the drinks and the snacks.
The plane only needed 30 more minutes to arrive at the Los Angeles airport. I was bored on the plane. There was nothing to do on the plane.
I was so happy and excited when the flight attendant announced that the plane would be landing in nine minutes! When my Mom and I arrived at the Los Angeles airport, I was so excited I couldn’t wait to see my aunt Emmy.
My mom and I went to pick up our luggage, and wile we were picking up our luggage
we saw aunt Emmy standing there looking for us. My aunt saw us, and then we went to where we pick up our luggage.
After we got inside my Aunt’s car she asked us if we were hungry, if so she would take us to eat.
My mom said, “No thank you, we ate some snacks on the plane.”
My aunt took us to where she lives. The house is on 60th Broadway Street. She lives next to the freeway.
The next day my Mom and I ate breakfast with the rest of the family that lived in the
house. There was five grown-ups, one baby of eleven months, one baby one year old,
and me.
After Mom and I were finished eating breakfast we went shopping. We shopped for
four days, sometimes my aunt Emmy would go too.
After four days of shopping with my mom my aunt Emmy. They talked about Universal Studios. When my aunt finished talking about Universal Studios she asked if we wanted to go to Universal Studios.
My mom said “No” very calmly. I felt sad and kind of mad. I wanted to scream but I didn’t.
I went outside to get some air and think about why mom didn’t wanted to go. I thought maybe it is too expensive. I wonder, “Why didn’t my mom want to go to Universal Studios?”
I went to open the door, but my aunt Emmy and mom were still talking.
My aunt heard when I was about to open the door, and said “Ana come here. Can you hold Jason for a moment please?” I went inside pick up Jason until they were finished talking.
When my mom and aunt Emmy were finished talking I gave Jason back to my aunt to hold. I looked up to my mom and she said only one word, “Yes!”
I was so happy I could feel the tears coming down my check from happiness!
I sat down on the couch with my mom and said “How did Aunt Emmy convince you to go to Universal Studios?” My mom said, “Well you know how your Aunt Emmy is! She said it will be fun and that you will have a good time in Universal Studios.”
I looked up at my aunt Emmy and said “How do you do that?”
“About what?” asked my aunt Emmy confused?
“How you convince people to do something?”
“Well you know me!” said my aunt Emmy with a smile on her face.
After a few minutes my aunt told my mom, “Do you have any more shopping to do’ because we will be leaving at 9:30 AM from the house to get to Universal Studios by 10:10.”
My mom said “No I don’t and thank you.”
After a good night sleep I woke up at 6:15 in the morning. I woke up, well I didn’t really wake myself up, my cousin Jason woke me up by throwing his bottle right at me.
After my mom saw me awake, she told me, “Go take a bath now, because your aunt, Jason, and uncle still have to take a bath.
After a cool bath, I quickly got dressed and combed my hair. I quickly went to the kitchen to eat breakfast.
I saw my mom washing dishes, and asked she me what I would like to have for breakfast.
“Cereal would be fine,” I said to her.
After my aunt Emmy was finished taking a bath, she prepared Jason’s breakfast, lunch, and dinner for the day.
When all of us were ready and packed up for the day we got in the car. I was so excited when my aunt was driving, I could imagine seeing the Universal Studios sign!
After ten minutes in the car, I saw the Universal Studios sign, and I was excited! My Uncle Luis could even hear me scream in my head from happiness!
When we got to the Universal Studios we got in line to get our tickets. After thirty minutes in line it was our turn! We bought five tickets; one for my mom, aunt Emmy, for my Uncle Luis, for Jason, and one for me.
Before my aunt could even say “That would be all,” the clerk asked, “Would you guys like to try the new all you can eat pass? It is a pass where you go to a certain restaurant and show the pass and it will be free. It only cost $19.95 each.”
My Aunt Emmy looked at my mom. My mom looked at my aunt Emmy and said “that is fine with me,” my aunt said. “I’ll take two passes, please”.
The clerk said “Ok, the total will be $350.00”. My mom said, “Why don’t I pay half and you will pay half too.”
My aunt said, “That’s fine with me.”
“Emmy and Ana will have the all you can eat pass.”
My aunt said to me, “Ok, let's go.” To my mother she said, “Ana and I will come and pick up them and show them where we are.”
“That is fine with me,” I said.
My aunt and I went one of the restaurants that would accept the all you can eat passes. When we got in line, and trust me it was a long line to get where the food was; I could smell the delicious food!
When it was our turn, we had to get a tray where we put our food. The lady told us we could have a main dish, a salad, a cookie, a dessert, and a coke. I choose pepperoni pizza, a salad, a chocolate cookie, and a chocolate ice cream. It smelled so good it even made me hungrier!
When my aunt and I found a table to sit at she said, “I’ll be back in a moment. I have to go where your mom is so they can come where we are and eat with us.”
I felt a little scared. I was looking to see if my aunt was coming to where we were sitting. When I saw them, I felt much better and not so scared.
When they got to the table I asked my mom, “What would you like to eat, Mom? Do you want something off my tray?”
“No, that’s ok. I just want the salad,” she said.
My Uncle Luis went in line to get another tray.
“When I get to the counter I want you to come and show the pass to the lady, ok?” he said to me when he was going to get the tray.
When he got to the counter he gave me the signal. I showed the pass to the clerk.
My uncle and I went back to the table, and all of us ate except my Aunt Emmy. She barely ate because she was giving food to Jason.
When we were all finished eating we took some pictures and went to lot of rides!
We got to the final ride; it was called “Jurassic Park”. My mom, Uncle Luis, and I got on the ride; my aunt had to wait outside with Jason.
When we got on the ride I felt so happy, but kind of scared because it was my first time getting on this ride.
We got wet and we saw bunch of dinosaurs. Some dinosaurs sprayed water on us. We were on a cart were 12 peoples could fit. When we got the end there was a big T-Rex that looked like it was dead. When we got close to it, it immediately woke up and it screamed! It looked like it was going to eat us, but it didn’t. It was so dark you could barely see.
There was a hill that was 80 feet long where the cart goes down, and it goes fast! When the cart when down the hill I was scared! I screamed so loud my mom and uncle stared to scream too. I felt so scared that I asked myself “When is this ride going to end?” but when we got to the bottom I felt better, even though we were very wet.
After we got off the ride we went to a restaurant where they sell hamburger, French fries, salad, and chocolate ice cream. It smelled good!
After we were finished eating we went to a store where they sell candy, T-shirts, cups, toys, and all that stuff. My mom bought me a cup that said ANA.
When we were finished shopping we went to the exit, and headed to the car. It was 10:00 PM, and I was so tired and sleepy. I was so happy that we went to Universal Studios! I told my mom and aunt thank you, and then I fell asleep.
By Ana H.
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