Tuesday, December 13, 2011

Tuesday 12-13-11 Journalistic style writing (quickwrite)

My Dangerous Story


When I was at the midnight premiere for Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2 at the Edwards cinema theatre in Calabassas,with my older brother, his girlfriend, and my older sister, a couple of girls approached us. They had butterbeer cupcakes. Let me explain what butterbeer is. Butter beer is a non-alcoholic beverage from Harry Potter, that is also fictional. So I took one of the cupcakes since they were offering us, and ate a small portion of it. After I ate a very little bit of it, I realized that what I did could really hurt me. Those cupcakes could've had drugs in them, or a potential killer poison. The whole night I was so worried that I would have to go to the E.R. There was nothing wrong with me, but that night I reinforced a common rule I had forgotten. Never take things from strangers!

Young Girl Gets In Delivery Truck Crash!


       Six year old Morgan Barton was with her father and sister, when a potentially deadly accident unfolded beneath her very eyes. Morgan's father worked as a delivery truck driver in Coosbay Oregon. On that night,her father left the truck to go and deliver something;leaving Morgan and her little sister alone in the truck. Being the curious girl that she was, Miss Barton started fiddling around with the gears. When she pushed on one of the gears, she started"Rolling down a hill, headed in to a hedge of trees," Morgan stated. After her and her sister had crashed, thankfully no one was hurt. But as for the delivery truck, well there wasn't any point in repairing it.

                       -Sara Shahnazi

Monday, December 12, 2011

Monday 12-12-11 Grammar by students

He destroyed his house and set it on fire; only taking $24.50 and his bank account number with him, now he was on his way to starting a new life.

2.Caspian looked at me in a sorrowful way, that almost made me cry for him, but in reality it was too late because I was already crying for myself.

3.LEAVE AS IS

4. Home; can you really call a place you have lived in for a month and a half a home?

5.Peyton walked through the dark alley, with her schoolbag clung to her shoulders like tape.

6.After he had made the snow machine that had developed a mind of its' own, and not to mention destroyed it, he was bankrupt on good inventions.

Sunday, December 11, 2011

Friday 12-9-11 Splurge!( Quick write)

1.What the hokey pokey!?-- What the h**l?!
2. Son of a woosh!-- Son of a b***h!
3. Holy cannoli!-- Holy s**t!
4. Mother crumbs!-- Mother f****r!
5. Saurkraut!-- S**t!
6. Voldemort!-- As* H**e!

WARNING! Side effects to saying these alternative words instead of bad words may result in the following: Creative thinking, confidence, witty-ness, and just down right coolness. Use sparingly to avoid uber coolness!

Thursday, December 8, 2011

Thursday 12-8-11 Quotes (Quickwrite) and active+ passive voice

Quickwrite
1. "Why don't you want this cake?", Morgan asked.
2. "You shall all bow down to awkward turtle!", Shiva commanded.
3. Kiana yelled," Stop drawing that ugly stick figure!"
4."Tacos make the world a million times better", Federico stated.
5. "Unicorns are Rhinos in disguise!", I retorted.
6. Cassiy whispered,"See that ant over there? He's trying to dominate the world."
7. Lucy screamed,"No one cares about your dumb sparkles!"
8. "Possums are my sincere homies.", Shaddi answered.
9. "Why don't you find the world's biggest burrito?", Mr.McCabe wondered.
10. "Give peace a chance", John Lennon sang.

Active and Passive Sentence
1. Kiana slapped Federico when Morgan called her a unicorn. (active)
2. The sushi was made by "Big"Bob. (hmmm... I wonder which one this is. Passive)

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Tuesday 12-6-11 Interview questions + quickwrite

Quickwrite
    Who was with you when you went to the concert?
     What genre of music did the band play?
     What was the date?
     Was the concert held in a famous amphitheater, or more of a smaller venue?
     Why did you want to go to that certain concert?
     How did you fell during it, and after it happened?

Interview Question
Was the concert held in a famous  amphitheater, or more of a smaller venue?
        "It was at Madison Square Garden. I would say that that would be the most famous amphitheater in America. ", Mr.McCabe answered in a reminiscent tone.    

Monday, December 5, 2011

Monday 12-5-11 Interview on lunch (quickwrite)

1. Did you count the calories in your lunch, or simply ate it ?
         Kiana: "I just simply eat whatever I want."

2. Would you prefer that your meal be junk food or healthy food?
        Kiana:" Fast food all the way!"

3. Do you pack your lunch or buy?
       Kiana: "I pack my lunch. Never in my life have I bought lunch from the cafeteria."

Saturday, December 3, 2011

Thursday 12-1-11 paraphrasing and pledge quickwrite

Quick write
 I promise to be the ally of the United State's flag. I also pledge to the republic, and our single nation, under the lord, which can't be separated. All of that with pride for our country and justice for everyone.

Paraphrasing
 Bugs Bunny is a human like grey rabbit. He was created in 1938 and he is care free, a joker, and is sarcastic. Above all of the other cartoon characters in the world, he has been in the most movies. His film personality is ranked ninth in the world. When Bugs hit sheer stardom, he became the representative character of the company Warner Brothers. For the past 73 years that Bugs Bunny has been in action, he has always had a special part in our hearts.

A company named NRDC has done a study about video game electricity usage, and came to a conclusion that in a year, video games use the same amount of electricity  as the town of San Diego in California. To reduce this waste of electricity, and save approximately one billion dollars, it is advised to use less of your video game consoles a week. Not only will this save money, but it will also reduce CO2 and generally make the planet cleaner. Two gaming consoles such as the Xbox 360 and PlayStation, left on for 24 hours, for a term of 7 days will waste as much as two new refrigerators.So the next time you play video games, take in to consideration how much you are costing the planet.