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Azzam's excitement about returning to Saudi Arabia is clear throughout this post! https://www.writeabout.com/2016/03/i-going-back-to-my-home-saudi-arabia/

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Ruqaya writes vividly about an old friend who meant a lot to her, back in Iraq: https://www.writeabout.com/2016/03/slice-of-life-march-5-4/

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A most embarrassing moment from a 6th grader

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A most embarrassing moment from a 6th grader

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Vannisa shares an embarrassing moment from when she was younger.  She wonders if it's a memory or a dream. https://kidblog.org/class/mrs-simons-sea/posts/b54sirukakqs74lt75uj7g2oh

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Zaynah is a BRILLIANT slicer! She is an expert at finding the small moment & examining it.

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Zaynah is a BRILLIANT slicer! She is an expert at finding the small moment & examining it.

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In this post, Zaynah writes about being called up by the teacher to present a project, but having to wait while the teacher talks. I love this post!

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Have you ever been called up by the teacher to present something like, a presentation, or to explain something? Have you ever had to stand there and wait in front of the class, while the teacher is talking to the rest of the class? Well, I kind of wonder what people think about while waiting. Do they wonder about being nervous and feeling scared, or do they wonder about how great they are going to do? Some people don't even bother to think about presenting, they are in a whole other world. I sometimes feel weird just standing up there and waiting. Finally, when the teacher is done talking, and they say " Sorry (name), you may began," that is when you come back from your thoughts and start to present. Some people even forget that they are standing up and waiting. It all depends on what your waiting, how long you wait, and what are you about to do. This blog post is about the thoughts people have while waiting. You can never really know what people are thinking, that is unless it's you who is doing the thinking! Please comment and tell me what you think about, while waiting!

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Have you ever been called up by the teacher to present something like, a presentation, or to explain something? Have you ever had to stand there and wait in front of the class, while the teacher is talking to the rest of the class? Well, I kind of wonder what people think about while waiting.

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Moving is sad, but getting a dog makes it better

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Moving is sad, but getting a dog makes it better

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Jamie talks about moving and how getting a dog will ease the pain. Ms. Haseltine's 6th graders in VA

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A few weeks ago I found out that when I move I get a dog. My parents were talking and said that we can get a dog when we move and I was so happy I jumped up and down screaming. At the end of this month we find out where we are moving to. Its either Texas or North Carolina. My whole family definitely want to move to North Carolina. My friend Zaynah is so sad and she is mad at me for moving. She's a good friend though and I know she will forgive me! I know she will be mad for a long time but she can't stay mad at me because I'm awesome! My sister wants a Germany Shephard named Pepper. My mom isn't too picky about it. She just wants a dog so she says "whatever you pick out from shelter and bring home is fine. My mom can't go to the shelter. It makes her sad and she would want to take home all the animals. It's actually kinda funny when she talks about it but I'm not kidding she would actually want to take home ALL the animals. My mom and I both really want two dogs but my dad would never let us get two.

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A few weeks ago I found out that when I move I get a dog. My parents were talking and said that we can get a dog when we move and I was so happy I jumped up and down screaming. At the end of this month we find out where we are moving to.

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Hannah shares her experience with reading her original poem in front of an audience! An inspiring post! Ms. Haseltine's 6th graders in VA

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It was my turn to go up in front of all these people and share my poem. All their faces were staring right at me! It went dead silent and everyone was waiting. Only 5 seconds had passed and I already felt panic. I realized that I should probably get it over with because then, I would be done sooner. As I was shaking, I read the first line off my paper. After, I heard whispers and cameras turn on. Now I was shaking even more, and read the first stanza. My voice choked up a bit and I was surprised that I even got a word out. At that moment, I regretted choosing one of my longer poems because if I didn't, I would have been done way sooner! As I was reading the next stanza pretty quickly, I looked down on my paper and lost my place. There was an awkward pause and I felt everyone that was judging me about it. I skimmed through my poem until I found my place. Eventually, I found it and read the rest of the stanza. By now, my whole body was shaking and and there a big lump in my throat. Luckily, there was only one stanza left. I stared down at paper and didn't look up. I read the first two lines. Now there was an even bigger lump in my throat. I cleared my throat and continued. I was down to my last line and everyone's eyes were on me. I felt like I couldn't breath, and barely any sound came out. I quickly read the last line and walked off the "stage."

As you can see, I'm not the best at preforming or presenting alone in front of people. For some reason, when every I do, I feel like everyone is staring right at me and waiting for something amazing! I was always a quiet person but whenever I have to share something in front of people I'm way quieter than I usually am around my family and friends. Do you ever have that feeling when you think something is going to go completely wrong? Well that's how I feel sometimes. But I have learned to stay positive and that usually always helps. If you are like me and get really nervous, remember to stay positive and just go for it. Because you never know what will happen if you don't. 🙂

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It was my turn to go up in front of all these people and share my poem. All their faces were staring right at me! It went dead silent and everyone was waiting. Only 5 seconds had passed and I already felt panic.

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A 6th Grader Moving from HATING Writing to LOVING it in this slice...

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A 6th Grader Moving from HATING Writing to LOVING it in this slice...

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Amy declares her hatred for writing in September and how amazing it is that she now loves writing and is slicing everyday! Ms. Haseltine in VA

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If you are in Ms. Haseltine's English class, you might remember the beginning of the year when she asked us if we liked writing. Do you remember what your answer was? I do. I said that I hated writing. I hated it so much that I only wrote when I had to. I remember whenever we had to write, my reaction was 'UGH!! WHY MUST I WRITE ALL THE TIME?! I HATE IT!!!' Did anyone have a reaction similar to mine? The classes I write the most in is History and English. I remember hating getting homework from either of those classes. When we got our blogs, Ms. Haseltine said we would post one blog post every week. I was like 'Are you kidding me?!' Then I started to like writing on my blog because most of the time we weren't given a topic. I like that we got freedom about what we got to write about. One of the reasons I used to hate writing was that teachers normally told us what to write about and I wouldn't be interested in that topic. But as the year went on, I started to realize that writing wasn't as bad as I used to think it was. I stopped hating it. Don't get me wrong, I still didn't love it. I liked it. I now love writing. I mean, I guess you probably already knew that because why else would I be doing this challenge if I didn't love writing? What is our opinion on writing?

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If you are in Ms. Haseltine's English class, you might remember the beginning of the year when she asked us if we liked writing. Do you remember what your answer was? I do. I said that I hated writing. I hated it so much that I only wrote when I had to.

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This student wrote about Sakura trees.  She tells how she became interested in them and writes facts from Wonderopolis.  https://kidblog.org/class/mrs-simons-sea/posts/2j2bix5ej1wj3sma0k6yo45l4

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This student from Mrs. Sokolowski's Third Grade in NY uses bold words which adds to the voice in this piece. (Part of it calls to mind the rhythm of Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day)
https://kidblog.org/class/third-grade-learners/posts/238ldozzfwk8ecwh15t8tq88v

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This student from Mrs. Sokolowski's Third Grade in NY stays in her "small moment" for the whole post, talking about a swim lesson: https://kidblog.org/class/third-grade-learners/posts/ctfbfj0be3d1qsvhv9xrf26z4