I love weblogging! It is so cool. At first I wanted to drop out of the class, but my mom, my teacher, and my sisters would not let me drop out! So I decided to hang in. As the year flew by I began to realize my writing was better! Now I try my hardest to do my best. I love coming each and every Thursday! Writing means everything to me! Its my sun and my moon! I think it would be great if all the other classes got to be in weblogging, too! Not only could they express them self ,but they could learn to become better writers. I love to put my voice in to it! It is so cool to type my thoughts down on paper! I would love to one day come in this school and see the entire school blogging. I think that would be the most exciting thing I would have ever seen! I am excited to go home and get started on my work! I write all my most intresting thoughts down about what I am writing. I ow it all to Mrs.Davis and Mrs. Meeler, because they have taught me how to use vivid words, how to bump up my writing , how to use comment starters and much more!
I absolutely loved the story "Hattie's Birthday Box" ,because a little box made a HUGE difference in Hattie's life! I was astonished by what she said in the end. She said," Spencer your gift was the best one!" I was very emotional in the middle of it . i was happy to find out that Hattie was not mad at her brother. I loved the way Ms. Conrad used vivid words! I think Ms. Conrad is an excellent author. Hattie was a very tough lady. the box helped through everything from her crops burning to her child drowning. I would have opened the box by then, but she realized that things could get even worse. She tells Spencer,her brother,that the empty box was more than any piece of jewelry. He finally realized that she was thanking him for the box! I enjoyed reading this story. I would love to meet Ms. Conrad one day!
Re-write, re-write, and re-write. Tear every sentence apart and analyze it. Does it flow? Is it passive or active? The best writers use an active writing voice as much as possible. So instead of saying: “She picked up the pencil,” say instead, “She grabbed the pencil.” Don’t sweat it if it seems to take a century to create something good, that’s how you learn. And with experience the writing process becomes easier. Promise.
I think that is a great tip, because we children hate to re-write, re-write, and re-write. We like to things aside till the last minute. As she said grab the pencil don’t pick up the pencil! You should do what your told when to you’re told to! So you won’t have to worry about weather or not you have done it.