Quickwrites

10/29/13:
Write a short, fictional NARRATIVE POEM about what Mrs. Hislop was doing while all of you were at school yesterday.

If you're not feeling particularly poetic, you can just write a paragraph about the same topic.

10/10/13:
Take time to enjoy some of the sights and activitie that come with the autumn seson. Have you ever picked apples at a orchard or jumped in a pile of leafs that have fallen from the trees. May be you have use a pumpkin, guord, or scarecrow to decorate your home. If the whether is starting to got colder where you live, try bundling up and going on a hike.

10/8/13:

Haloween is a Holiday that many people observe on the last day of October every year Children and adult’s dress in costumes and go door to-door asking for candy. Some people hoste partys and serve Halloween treats such as caramel apples, pop corn, and cidar. Others celebrate by telling scary stories or watching spookey movies.

10/4/13:
On October 13 1792 the cornerstone was laid for a building that is now the oldest in Washington D.C. Designed by irish architect James Hoban, this 100-room building is the home of the president and his family. The building was given the name "White House" about ten years after it's construction the White House was burned down by british troops in 1814, but it was rebuild with in three years.

10/1/13:
Where is the value in reading about characters who make bad choices in life?

9/10/13:
Write a short, autobiographical, nonfiction narrative about a time you helped someone in your family. Your point of view should be FIRST PERSON. If you've never helped anyone in your family, I guess you'll have to make yours fiction--and I guess you need to start being a better family member. (Just kidding . . . kind of.)
9/5/13:
I have a big, BIG question for you. Here it is: WHAT MAKES A FAMILY? Write as much as you need. GO.

9/4/13:
Write a short, fantasy narrative about a day in Mrs. Hislop's class with a substitute. Keep it fictional.