Interview

Reporter: So Annie, I hear that your dad is stationed in Gettysburg, in the battle of Gettysburg? How is life without him?

Annie: It's different. Not having him around all the time is really hard, and he was like my best friend. So it's very hard for me to pretend like everything is ok, when it's not.

Reporter: I know what you mean. My dad was also part of the Civil War, and it was very hard for me too. Now how has your mom and sister taken this situation?

Annie: It's going to be hard for anyone that knew him because he was such a great person, and if anything happens to him, it would be devastating. My mom is found crying at random times, like while eating dinner, or while sewing a dress. Anything that reminds her of him makes her cry. My sister is still very young to understand the concept that he may not come back, but she can tell that something's wrong.

Reporter: I hope that everything is ok. When does he come home?

Annie: I hope so too. And I'm really not sure. Whenever the battle is over I guess. But I really don't know how long that's going to take. I'm hoping he will come home soon, just so that I can give him one last hug just in case something were to happen to him.

Spring

Colors begin to fill up the empty fields,
As beautiful flowers sprout from the gruond.

Pinks, yellows, greens, catch your eye,
As you walk through the grassy hills.

The humid air swirls around you
As the sun is shining bright on your back.

The trees are just starting to grow leaves,
With all different shades of green.

Instead of a long sleeve shirts and jeans,
you start to bring out the shorts and tank tops.

Spring always brings a smile to my face,
because I know that I'm that much closer to summer.

Dialogue

This scene is going to be about two friends talking about random things at school. This is based off of a true story.
1:Taylor
2:Jayla
3. Random seventh grader

All of our friends are standing around before a volleyball game, talking and socializing.

2: Taylor, can I please have a dollar? I'm so hungry.
1: I have only have one, sorry.

Taylor walks over to the vending machine and tries to input her dollar. It doesn't work.

1: Jayla why isn't it working????
3: It's not plugged in.
2 and 1: Ohhhhhh
1:Wow Taylor
2: Obviously if you put money in there, nothing's going to come out.
1: That made no sense
2: Exactly

This is one of the many random conversations that we have on a daily basis.

Civil War

I think that this artile was very interesting because I learned a lot of new things. It had a lot of good information, and really went into detail of everything they talked about. You could use this for research because it talks about some of the main topics that people are doing for their stories. I think that one of the most interesting "10 things you should know" was about the new technologies that were used throughout the war. One was called telegraph lines, which carried the news of the battles to people that wanted to know information about it. It was faster than what you would have thought for their time period. They also had a wide range of guns including rifles and muskets, which were very useful during the war.

If I had to write a "10 things you shoud know" about Asa Clark I would include.....
1. We are a Public School
2. We have a dress code, limiting us on what we can and cannot wear
3. We are located in Pewaukee, Wisconsin
4. Our age group is 7th and 8th grade
5. During the day, we have 5 class periods and then a resource at the end
6. Each class is 70 minutes long
7. We have a very good acamdemic program
8. We are the Pewaukee Pirates
9. We have a good athletic program too
10. We start at 7:30 a.m and end at 2:45 p.m

Stream of Consciousness

My father has been at the war for more than 2 months now. All I can think about is if he is going to make it out alive, how he is doing, what he is doing? These questions run through my mind, and I'm unable to stop them. Life has been hard without him. My mother has had to live on her own with us kids. Cook, clean, and make money for our family. I can't wait for the day when he will finally arrive back from the war. I can already imagine his big warm smile, his smell, his gentle touch when he gives me a hug. But what if he doesn't come back? What if he gets wounded or killed right in the middle of a battle? If this happens, what would have been my last second with him? Did I give him a big enough goodbye? All of these horrible, negative thoughts keep going through my mind. But I need to stay positive, I need to believe that my father will come home strong and healthy, and ready to protect me and my family. He's going to be gone for another 10 months, I don't know how I'm going to be able to make it without seeing him for this long. It has been hard, but I know that I am strong, and can make through these hard times. My life is rough enough as is, why make it worse by having a negative attitude.

Historical Fiction Story

The book that I chose to read about was "The Battle of Gettysberg". By the look of the title, I know that it will be all about The Battle of Gettysberg, and the history behind the Civil War. I haven't really started thinking about what characters I want to have in the story. Most likely a youg boy living through the battle, either as him fighting, or a father or brother fighting. Then readers can get an understanding of how life was like when the battle and war was going on. My story will take place obviously during The Battle of Gettysberg, near the battle grounds, and towns nearby. The conflict in the story will be one of his family members dying in the war, and how he will get through it. My characters are going to want to win the Battle for their family, their town, and all of their people. This is just an overall look at what the story is going to be about. I will get into much further detail in the actual story.

Motivation

Motivation is a big part in getting something that you want, but there are so many things that can motivate you. Things that normally motivate me is the feeling of winning, or getting something in return for succedding. For example, winning a basketball tournament. How would I motivate myself to win? I would picture how great the feeling would be to know that you are better than all of the teams, that you won over everyone else. That your team is the best of the best. Another motivation would be that you get a trophy in return. Then you would always have that trophy to remind yourself of how great you did in the past, and that the feeling is remarkable. I think most people do put themselves before others most of the time, but it's not necessarily a bad thing. What if it's the difference between life and death? Wouldn't you rather stay living? There's always that thought in your mind telling you, "Put others before yourself", but sometimes you have to listen to your heart intstead of your mind. This can be recalled as being selfish, but to me, it's standing up for yourself.