"The Seven Ages of Man" Before You Read: From My Rocking Chair

I am at a park sitting with a couple of friends telling stories to one another. A life that I have lived was when I traveled I felt good and when I was done with the areas that I have traveled made me feel like I have lived that part of me and I a beginning to start living another life. When I was a baby and I was learning how to walk was another life that I lived. Another was when I learned how to ride a bike and I accomplished that. Another one was when I learned how to talk and I became a chatter box. Another life I lived was when I graduated from middle school not knowing that I would make it that far. Another one was when I first learned how to jump rope and now I know hoe. Last but not least was when I made it through cheer leading when I was not that interested in it. I lived all those by choice and happiness. All those I was proud of. I hope to be remembered by people seeing the smile on my faces and knowing how excited I was for living through all that.

Imagery Content Paragraph

The poem That I have picked was (A Blessing by James Wright). While I was reading the poem I felt calm and it felt beautiful to me. I know that beautiful is not an emotion but it is to me. An example of imagery was "they bow shyly as wet swans." It points out loyalty and kindness with love mixed together. The image creates a soft and loving feeling. The bright colorful skies and the horses walking toward me in the pasture. Another example of imagery was "I would break into blossom." To me it says that I want to have something beautiful like the two horses. It creates a happy and calm feeling. Another example of imagery was "her long ear that is delicate as the skin over a girl's wrist." A sense that I got from that was soft. One feeling was happiness and comfort. It shows a lot and it helps by explaining our feelings for us.

"Haiku" Before You Read: SPA Haiku

School of students who
talk the talk and walk the walk,
but never walk and talk.

"Woman Work" & "Daily" Before You Read: Chore List

I have to wake up
I have to go to sleep
I need to brush my teeth
I have to use the restroom
I have to walk around
I like to look around
I need to breathe
I have to get dressed
I need to make my bed
I have to take a shower
I need to eat food
I need to drink liquids
I talk to people around me
I need to blink my eyes
I have to clean my room
I brush my hair
I have to think
I listen to people
I like to listen to music
I need to work out to keep myself healthy
I do homework when I have it
I need to smile
I enjoy laughing
I sit down almost all the time
I write when I have to

“A Blessing” Break into Blossom Paragraph

On February 22, 1995 in the hospital a baby was born. That baby was me. Well my mother was giving birth and I had finally come out. I saw people surrounding me and lots of smiles. I heard people saying it's a girl and she is so beautiful. You guys are lucky parents. I touched my fathers hand and his hand was soft, chubby and big. I felt happy but at the same time I felt loved for the first time ever by my father. It made me feel lucky and glad to know that when I came to the world that I had a family.

"Grape Sherbet" Blog post 2011

A way I can relate to this poem is because when my father past away he told me something that was important. When he first told me I did not understand he just looked at me in a smile. In the poem the recipe's a secret and he fights a smile. Or when the poet writes, "I've been trying to remember the taste, but it doesn't exist. Now I see why you bothered father. The reason why I relate to this poem is because my father did the same thing to me but in a different case. I did not understand until month's later. Some of the phases that help me imagine this poem are 'memorial", "Lavender taste", "diabetic grandmother stares from the porch", and "we thought no one was lying there under our feet, we thought it was a joke." A imagery that helps the reader is the masterpiece because it has a nice detail explaining what it looks like.

Graphic Organizer 2011

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My Favorite Foods

Remember Reflection

Today Heather and I had presented our poem to the class. There were some students who where very disruptive and rude while others were on top of it. I know that we did okay but we did try. I was upset that some student were being disrespecting. I don't understand why when other classmates had presented there poems the class was paying attention and when it came to Heather and I the class was just in a bad mood and complaining. When other classmates presented we were not rude about it we payed attention and followed there directions. We did not disrupt them from teaching we sat there and listened. I would have wanted that to be brought back to us instead of it back firing. I thought that acting that way was middle school behavior and I expected better from them. Overall I thank those students who turned in there class work which was only about 7 to 8 of you. I give you guys big round of applause. To those who did not do there assignment I hope you guys have the change in heart and at least give Heather a round of applause and apologize to her. As for me you don't have to say or do anything I can forgive and forget because that was the past and I want to look toward the future. Thank you class for doing what you needed to do or to some others doing what you wanted to do.

Publication "Heart! We will forget him!" Paragraph

In the poem "Heart! We will forget him!" the speaker in the poem speaks directly to her heart as if it were another person, a possible reason she talks to her heart separately could be because her heart is connected to her and her heart knows her better.Maybe she could have been hurt by a guy that she liked a lot or a guy that had passed. There can be a family or friend that she could have lost. Personification is when something is not real but people can make it real. It can help her cope by her heart being her closest friend or something that is with in her that she knows that she can trust. On way that I could relate to this poem is that I am a teen and I have liked people in the past and have been hurt by them which left me heart broken. It was either that they lied, cheated, or stole from me.

Imagery in a Selected Poem Paragraph

The poem "The Sorcerer" by Mary O. Fumento made me feel like I was in the poem. It was well descriptive and vivid.In th epoem it said " A world of black and white."It shows that the world had lost it's color and was very plain.It has created a boring and sad mood to it.Another example is "Batches of colors exploid."How all his emotions was too full and exploided after a certain point.It felt anger and unhapiness in his poem.Another example of imagery was "Metals fold like liquid."It sends out flexibility and stress that takes place at a certain point.It has stress and boardom and a crazy life.It shows different types of things that can show you how people express there emotions.

Imagery in a Selected Poem

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Homework "Same Song" by Pat Mora

When I was in High School I felt like I needed a new look because I look to much of a tomboy. Well in other peoples words I looked like a guy but with a feature of a girls face. People kept on telling me that I needed my feminim side just to show that I can look like a girl too. I was always wearing basketbal shorts and a tank top. Sometimes I would wear lose pants with a some what lose shirt but my clothes had to look nice and match in color. In my oppinion I was just tired of people telling me to change. They said that I looked niuce but needed to begin to show that I looked like a girl. So, that is when I finallt listened and the next day I went to school people were shocked that I actualy pool off the girl look but it did feel weird. I just had to try to ajust to it because it is new.No, but when I did change people were just looking at me. I felt awkward.When I changed the way I looked I put on make-up and I did different hair styles that made my hair look nice. I also put tight jeans that were no to tight but fit perfect. They were not too tight or too lose. I also began to wear jewelery. I also began to wear brighter colors but not too much. I got nice shirts that suited my skin color.When I made the change I thought that it felt good and I was happy but I had to cut down on some of the girly things I thought it was to much. Some things I kept and some I got rid of. To me being a girl is alot of work. It feel slike a full time job that will never end.

Imagery in a Song

There's 104 days of summer vacation
And school comes along just to end it
So the annual problem for our generation
Is finding a good way to spend it

Like...
Building a rocket
Or fighting a mummy
Or climbing up the Eiffel Tower

Discovering something that doesn't exist (Hey! )
Or giving a monkey a shower

Surfing tidal waves
Creating nanobots
Or locating Frankenstein's brain (It's over here! )

Finding a dodo bird
Painting a continent
Or driving your sister insane (Phineas! )

As you can see
There's a whole lot of stuff to do
Before school starts this fall (Come on Perry)

So stick with us 'cause Phineas and Ferb
Are gonna do it all
So stick with us 'cause Phineas and Ferb are
Gonna do it all!
(Mom! Phineas and Ferb are making a title sequence! )


Fighting a mummy is meaningful to me because I can see myself myself fighting a mummy. Giving a monkey a shower is meaningful to me beacouse then i can smell the monkey and it would probably smell horrible. Surfing tidal waves is meaningful to me because then I can see the waves over me and then crash. When I hear this song I feel like I want to sing along.

“A Storm in the Mountains” One with Nature

It was during the summer when I was so tensed and felt like I needed to think. I told my self that I need some space to for a while. So I went up a hill and there I found a tree that had a view of Ramona. I sat there for hours and it was so quit that all I could hear was the wind that brushed against the trees leaves. I felt like I was the wind that was flying into a land of peace. I was able to smell the fresh grass and feel the rough bark that was on the tree. After hours of thinking I felt cleansed and peaceful. I felt like a new person that was created. It changed me by showing me that life is not all bad as we all think it is.

Dream House Paragraph with Imagery

My dream house would be and old cottage that would feel warm and cozy. It would be surrounded by acres of land and and a stable with horses. I would be able to see the lake in front of me. I can taste the cookies that just came out of the oven. The items that are in the house would feel soft, smooth, and would be comfy. I can smell the warm breeze and the the flowers that had just bloomed in front of the house. I can hear the horses NEH and the dogs barking. I can also hear the birds chirping and the fish that are in the pond splashing around. In order for me to have my dream house I would have to get out of the system and work hard for it.