Assignment #7

Rock-Paper-Scissors...


Sometimes you find yourself in a dilemma that is way too difficult to figure out you realise the only way to make a choice is to play rock-paper-scissors. Let's face it the game isn't just reserved for life's dilemma's, it comes in handy for all of the little things too. Imagine this you finally sit down on the couch after a long, busy day. You have a bowl of freshly popped popcorn on your right side, an ice cold glass of water on your left and the remote control in your lap, life is good. Your best friend joins you and you reach the first of the nights many complications, what to watch? You want to watch one show, your friend another... So you play a quick game of RPS. The decision is made and you are about two minutes into the show when the phone rings. You look at each other. It rings again. It is just out of your reach and just out of their reach. Sooo you play RPS, and yet again the decision is made. Rock-Paper-Scissors seems to always be there to help us get through life's many problems. Write about your experience(s) with RPS. Your situation can be entirely true or entirely made up. Just be creative, add detail and write, write, write.


Ms. Harstone
200 WORD MINIMUM
Due Friday June 8

Assignment #6

I scream, you scream, we all scream.....Ice Cream!! One of the best parts of summer time, in my opinion, is ice cream. I love when the sun starts to come out and Tickleberry's opens up for the season. Walking in to the store and smelling the sweet air is delicious. Being in line and trying to decide between Peanut Butter Binge, Rolo or Cotton Candy is one of the best decisions I have ever had to make... I love summer time and I really love ice cream.....


Write about the best part of summer in your own opinion...Include an image and comment on a classmates favorite part of summer.

Ms. Harstone
Due Monday April 30 2012
Minimum 200 words

Assignment #5

                                       Spring Break 2012

What did you do over your spring break? Did you travel to another country? Or maybe another city? Did you sleep until noon everyday? Did you work? Did you ski? Snowboard? Play ball? Everyone had two weeks to spend with their friends and family so I want you to choose ONE thing that you did over break to write about. It can be the most exciting thing that you did or it could be the most awful thing that you did, your choice.

After writing this blog you must read one of your classmates blog and comment on what they wrote. Full sentences are required. All comments should be positive. In order to receive a mark for this post you must make a comment.


Ms. Harstone

Minimum of 200 words NOT including your comment
Due Friday April 13th 2012

Assignment #4

When someone prounounces your name right ... on the first try.
My first name is spelled Lauren, but it is not pronounced the way most people read it. It is Laur - enne. Not Loren. Nobody ever pronounces my name correctly. To make matters worse I used to be really shy, so in elementary school when my teacher pronounced my name incorrectly on the first day of school I didn't say anything. That teacher would continue calling me the wrong name up until they met my mom who would then correct them and finally they would say my name properly, most of the time. As I got older I finally began correcting people. It still drives me crazy when people say it the wrong way. It is especially annoying when people continue to mis-pronounce my name after I have corrected them. Sometimes I wish my parents had given me a simple name like Lucy or something so that people would never mis-pronounce it, although I really like my name so I don't actually want to change it, I just want people to say it correctly. When people somehow pronounce my name correctly on the first try it makes me super happy and it is really just awesome. Write about your own name. Do people ever mis-pronounce it? Do people shorten it and give you a nickname that you don't like? Is your name so simple that nobody ever gets it wrong? Do you like your name?


Ms. Harstone
(Due Friday March 16th 2012)
Minimum 200 words
Book of Awesome

Assignment #3

We all love getting things for free. It's especially great when that free thing is something sweet and delicious. The "teetering treat", as it has been reffered to, is that chocolate bar just barely hanging onto the metal spirals after you have hit 'A3' and your bar has dropped. The teetering treat is the one behind that is ready to fall all it needs is some help from gravity. You wait, watching in anticipation, hoping that it will drop and when you hear the thump as it drops from its spot you can't stop the grin from spreading across your face....Write about "when the vending machine gives you two things instead of one". You can write about a true story, you can make something up be creative and start typing.


Ms. Harstone
(Due February 29th)
Minimum of 200 words

Assignment #2

When you were little do you remember being entertained by the simplest things? I do. Instead of playing with my new toy I was happier to build a fort out of the box or make music with the bubble wrap. Of course, I could only do those things if I got the box or bubble wrap before my brother or sister snatched them from me...Your assignment is to write me a creative piece on Popping Bubble Wrap. You can tell me a story, you can make something up, you can venture off topic. I don't care, just be creative and type.


Ms. H
Minimum of 200 words
Due Monday Feb 13th 2012

Blog #1

Tell Me About You...

Most of you don't know me very well. I introduced myself to you a little bit yesterday and as the semester continues you will get to know more about me. I know very little about most of you. Tell me about yourself. What do you like? What don't you like? Where were you born? What nationality are you? What is the funniest thing you have ever done? Have you travelled?... Pick a couple of things that are interesting about you and share them with me.

Ms. H

Minimum of 250 words

(Due Friday Feb 3)