Tia+D



My student portfolio page includes "snapshots" of me as a writer this year. As you read my pieces, please consider my efforts to create strong content with clear ideas and organization; creative craft with precise word choice and sentence variations; and consistent conventions with grammar, punctuation, and spelling all designed to assist you as a reader.(most recent are towards/at the bottom)

Description of my poem, "The Pillow": My poem is about my favorite pillow that I bring to slumber parties, and vacations. This pillow is so comfortable and even better than most because my two best friends helped me make it. But also it kind of describes how life is too short. We need to notice the small simple things before we notice the big things. This poem also describes how when my head sinks into the pillow I can have my own personal thoughts and dreams without any intrusion.

What you should notice: I think you should notice how I used sensory words and painted pictures with few words. Try to find your own themes in my writing. Don't only look for the theme I intended.

[|My Pillow]

Description of my essay, "The Story of a Black Lab": This essay describes the time in my life when our 12 year-old dog, Nalu, died from a brain tumor. It talks about what happened that led to us buying a dog who was perfect to help close the gap in our hearts.

What you should notice: I think you should notice the verbs that makes an image with less adjectives. Notice how I put lots of feeling into this because I re-imagined it happening.

[|The Story of a Black Lab]

Description of my poem, "Where I'm From": This poem was inspired by George Ella Lyons and is written about my life and things that have happened in it. It also shows the small and unique things from my life that make me who I am

What you should notice: I think that you should notice the sensory words, and descriptive phrases I used to describe where I come from, who I am, and my life. Also, you should notice how I made things that seemed small and insignificant into things that are big and unique.

[|Where I'm From]

Description of my Memoir intro, "My State, My City, My Street, My Life": This intro to my overall memoir describes what my surroundings and where things in my life will take place. It describes how I feel about my street, state, and my city.

What you should notice: I think you should notice how I used adjectives out of order, and figurative language. In fact in all of my memoir pieces notice how I used my voice in the story.

[|My State, My City, My Street, My Life]

Description of my Memoir special object piece, "Cookie and Blankie": This piece describes two objects that have been very dear to me since I was little. It describes how little kids feel about their blanket, or ba-ba, or special toy, but it's from my perspective on my two things. You will learn why I wrote about two things, not one

What you should notice: I think you should notice how I used voice, brushstrokes (refer to other pages on this wiki), and feeling to try to show you how I felt about Cookie and Blankie.

[|Cookie and Blankie]

Description of my Memoir special person piece, "Anna": This memoir piece is about my best friend, Anna, and the times we have had together. Anna has been my best friend since I was about 2 years old so this is a special piece to me. What you should notice: I think you should notice the Brush Strokes I used in this writing (refer to other pages on this wiki), and feeling to show you how close I am to Anna.

[|Anna]

Description of my Hero Essay: My hero essay is about Anne Frank, a courageous girl who lived in Germany during the Halocaust. I wrote my essay about her because she inspires me.

What you should notice: I think you should notice how I used a lot of feeling and emotion in this piece to show how hard and how inspiring Anne Frank's life was. [|Hero Essay]

Description of my Final Reflection: This is a final reflection of all my writing this year. Please think about and reread previous writing pieces I wrote this year and if you have any helpful criticism for me to use and remember please post your comments under the discussion tab.

What you should notice: I think you should notice what I thought about my writing and think about what you thought about my writing the first time you read it.

[|Final Reflection]