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Language Arts
We have started a unit on Writing a Memoir. If you feel comfortable, please share one or two of topics that you wrote about last week!

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Memoir Topics
1. The time my oldest brother got lost at Grant Park in Chicago.
2. Seeing the buffalo roaming in Yellowstone National Park

(Everyone in class will be able to see this Padlet, so if you would prefer to just type the TOPIC, that's great! If you would like to post the entire memoir, that's fine, too!)

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By :Claire Newton

When my mom was pregnant with my brother Charlie, my dad kept showing me, my younger sister Allie, and my mom pictures of houses. At the time I was going to Roosevelt school and was in kindergarden, with my cousin Maddie. Maddie was my best friend in my class, and we would always play together at recess.

Soon my little brother Charlie was born, and my sister and I were playing with Charlie for what felt like 24 hours a day. My dad kept showing us pictures of houses. I didn't really know why until dinner later that evening.

“So we will be moving in about 2 weeks”, my dad said. We were all surprised by this, except for my mom.

As 2 weeks went by it felt like 2 days. And soon there were moving trucks in front of our house. My dad helped load the trucks and then we drove to our new house we pulled in the driveway. later I met some kids on the block. We also took a walk around the neighborhood. I knew that this house would be perfect.

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As we walked over to the benches I gave a look to the other team. My team and I all started to change into our cleats and put in our sweaty shin guards from our last game with the same team. When we stepped onto the field our cleats sank down into the ground because of all the rain and mud. When all the players were on the field the ref blew his whistle ''tweet''. It was the other teams kickoff first as they kicked off everyone started to pressure the ball. It was game time it was the time to play hard to win the championship game. Nobody scored for the first 20 minutes until the other team had gotten the ball and started dribbling down the field she crossed the ball to her teammate on the other side of the field she shot when she shot it hit my teammate's hand that meant they got a free kick on just our goalie. When the ref blew the whistle for her to kick she winded up and started to run to the ball. As the ball left her foot everyone charged in to help but it was to late all of them were already celebrating me and my team were all so sad but this game wasn't over yet. After halftime both teams went back onto the field as they switched sides of the field. It was our kickoff this half as the girls foot started to leave the ground to kick I felt sweat drip down my forehead. As her foot smacked against the ball my team had started to dribble up the ball

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I woke up of the sound of my alarm at 4:15. I was so exsited to leave fr Disney. once everyone woke up my mom called an uber to the airport. We got there by 5:15. Then we ate some breakfast and starbucks. Then my grandma met us well we were eating and she got something to eat. Then we walked to our gate and we wated to bord at 7:25. 2 1/2 hours later we made it to disney. they you had to take the bus to your hotel. ones we got in our hotel we put all are stuff down and we went right to animal kindom. first we got some lunch. it was really cool we got use are majic bans as one of the meals. We got 2 meals a day and 6 snacks. the we went to water rapids. it was so fun! (but you get really wet) then we saw this 3-D bugs life and it was really cool. Then frankie got hungry so she got a snake with my grandma well we went to mount Everest. So fun! Then we did some othe things might of didd some of the rides agen. Then we went to pandora land. we went on this boat ride we got wet! Then I think we got dinner there. That was day 1 of Disney.

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my team member passed the ball up to another one of my team members that shot and scored everyone was cheering except us because we got right back to work. A couple minutes later the refs called a hand ball on us. That meant they had got a kick 3 goal kicks later the score was 1-4 them. ''Tweet'' the game was over I looked at all of my team members and they all looked like they were about to cry. As everyone left the field I look down at the other team with their big trophy celebrating. I say to myself ''Bye Champagne''.

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my memior was about how much i missed my grandma

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By: Sarah Mascheri

My Memoir was about the day we got back from Camp Duncan, and the day I tested for my Black Belt. It. It was so fun, and as I say, double the excitement!

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For my memoir story i wrote about when i went on a trip to oregon.

I also wrote about when my siblings were born.

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Have you ever experienced true fear? When I was younger I was afraid. Afraid of people thinking I’m different and dangerous. I always used to be afraid of what people thought of me. Then I remembered something a friend had said to me

“Always believe that you are a good person and brush off what others think of you and you’ll live a happy life.” To this very day, I still consider this person my most trusted friend. All years coming to 3rd grade I let others judge me, and was afraid of what would think of me.  I let it weaken me.

But as I learned the next year I figured it out and was able to get it through my thick skull, that no matter how many people judge me it only affects me if I let take control of me. I control who I am and what i do.

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I was the night before Christmas and my cousins, aunt, uncle, and grandparents had just left to go back to their house. It was pretty late now, about 11pm and my parents said we should probably get some sleep, I knew in the morning there would be presents under the tree awaiting my arrival to be opened. So I put on my Christmas pajamas and brushed my teeth and my parents put me to bed, but I just couldn’t fall asleep. So I decided to think. I thought about and wondered what presents were for me. I also thought about where we were going tomorrow, to see my cousins in San Diego. Oh how thrilled I was when I thought that. Then my eyes slowly closed and I was fast asleep, until I woke up and went to wake my parents and I peered through the stairs to see so many presents! So we went downstairs and my parents said let’s do stockings first, so we went to the stockings so neatly in a row to see that they were filled with goodies such as, candys and chocolates. After that we made our way to the Christmas tree. I was so excited to see what was for me. So I started to rummage through the gifts and make a neat little pile of all my gifts. Then I opened them one by one to see, it was everything I wanted! It was so exciting, it was such an amazing Christmas and I was so thankful to be so lucky with gifts and family.

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By Din Imamovic

Being quarantined is strange because of E-Learning and barely going outside. It feels weird because I usually wake up early on weekdays to get ready for school but now that there is no school I wake up early and I can’t fall asleep and I have nothing to do. E-Learning is easy for some days but other days its harder

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By Michael
July 11, 2019

After our family and our family friends got off our flight from Chicago to Paris and grabbed our luggage, we were ready to get on our other flight which would take us to our final destination, Denmark. However, before we left, our flight to Denmark had been canceled due to mechanical issues. Our flight had been postponed a couple of hours later meaning we had 9 hours in Paris! Unfortunately, because our family friends were a family of 4 and we are a family of 5 their flight was earlier. However, we were having problems with our luggage and train tickets. All while I was lugging around my backpack because I had put so many books and stuff in my carry-on. Finally, we got our train tickets and left the station.

I don't remember much of the train ride, it was pretty quick and I was mostly looking out the window. When we got out Notre Dame was right next to us. The church still looked magnificent even after the fire. The stained glass windows gleamed and the sun almost looked like it was emerging from the two towers. After we were done admiring its beauty we got a bunch of pictures and began to wander around.

After a while of looking at the amazing old combining with new architecture, we all decided to get some food. We found a small little place near the Louvre and had lunch. When we were done we strolled over to the Louvre which wasn't that far of a walk. That's when my backpack started feeling heavy. I was able to deal with as we looked at statues and the Louvre. Then I started seeing planes but not just normal ones there were B-52s and fighter jets that looked like F16 and Raptors. I just kept looking up and they kept coming, finally, we decided to leave and set off for our final destination, the Eiffel Tower. We wove through massive gardens, bridges and along a river and streets until we reached the Eiffel Tower. Throughout our walk, my dad mostly carried my backpack because it was so heavy. Finally, we just got down on the grass and I lied down on the grass and stared up at the Eiffel Tower.

After that, we got some souvenirs and got dinner. I was so tired that I fell asleep while we were waiting for dessert. Finally, we went back to the airport and took off for Denmark. Not a bad start to our 2-week trip!

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By Kassandra Gertos

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by philip Kozik
I was in the shower and my cousin was over when.I was about to get out i slipped and hit my eyebrow on the conner of the bath tube.There was blood all over the bath tube.I went to the er and got seven stitches and when i was getting my stitches put on the let me pick a teddy bear when we left.

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By Jocelyn Wynn

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My brother Michael is 3¼. He has dark blue eyes and golden blond hair. He can never sit still and always likes to play. He is really cute and sometimes a little aggressive. He loves going to the park and playing with his friends. He is funny and loves Peppa pig because who doesn’t! He’s also fools around a lot and never wants to be serious. He is sad he can’t go to the park or to the store anymore because we are stuck in quarantine. But he still finds his way to have fun. Even if it means getting in trouble. One of the most important things I really love about my brother is he is never get’s tired of playing with me. My brother doesn’t always act like an angle toddler he has tantrums and pinches who he’s mad at. But him being mad at someone happens very rarely.

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I was so excited to go to universal. I woke up at 6:00, ate breakfast and got in an  uber to go to the airport. When we went through security it wasn't as crowded as i thought it was last time i was on a plane. We went into the united club and got water and hot chocolate before we found our gate. We were early so me and my sister played hangman until we boarded the flight. It took about 2 and a half hours to get to orlando and we really wanted to get out of the airport. it took kind of a long time to get our bags because the thing didn't start giving us our bags for about 10 minutes. The car rides after always make my head hurt but that was okay. After we got out of the car we had to take a bus. We got lost trying to find our room in the hotel and we actually went in the wrong building but eventually we found it. Me and my sister were waiting outside the room to go in the pool very quickly. The entrance to the pool was covered in sand wich was very cool. That was all we did that day but the next 4 days we went to universal and went on all the rides and the second to last day we got a tour guide who took us behind the scenes of the rides and got us on the rides quicker. We always got seats up front with him and most of the rides you needed glasses to see the different things so that was cool, one of the rides even had actual fire on the ceiling and the sides of it. Two of the rides we went on were water rides. One of the water rides was a jurassic park one so it was like we were going into the dinosaurs mouth but then it dropped. I didn't get too wet. The other water ride felt like I was going into a shower. I got soaked! that is what me and my family did at universal.

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being short. by... you probably know by the title(Darius)

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being short. by... you probably know by the title(Darius)

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Being short is not easy, especially if you want to become a basketball player. I look up to Stephen Curry who is abit too short to be a basketball player, but he is the best anyway. You can get pushed around alot and people say "you're not tall enough." It doesn't matter how tall you are, it matters what you can do, or how smart you are, or how fast you are. But being short can also be good. You can win money by going into championships in hide and seek.(I fit in suitcases, so if you do play hide and seek, and there is a kid the size of me, check the suitcases first. or the back-packs). Another good thing about being short is the shorter your legs are, the faster they move. that does not mean a five year old will beat you in a race, it also depends on your strategy of running and how strong your legs are. In my case, my legs are really strong because I do skiing and I do alot of squats.

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One day my dad took me to a big and beautiful store, Gurnee Mills. The store has items for hunting and fishing. My dad loves fishing and he took me in the rods aisle. And guess what! My dad gave me the big news that we are going on a fishing trip. My dad bought me a real fishing rod. I was so happy that it was my first time holding my new real and expensive fishing rod.

The next day we packed our stuff: rods, food, pillow, worms, buckets, hats, sunglasses, blankets and good shoes. We left the city at night and we arrived very late at night. The place we stayed for the night is called Yogi Bear Camping Site. The next day we wake up very early to go and pick up our boat. We arrived at the dock. We put our stuff from the car into the boat after this we went to a little store to buy minions. After we bought this we are ready to go fishing. When my family went on the boat I was so happy to catch my first fish.

Let me tell you how to catch a fish. First, you stop the boat. Then you get your rod and put the worm on the hook. Then you throw the string in the water but don't let go of your rod. And then you stay and wait until you feel a tug. When you feel a tug don’t scream. Pull in the string slow then the fish doesn't know that someone or something is pulling him. When the fish is closer to the boat keep on rolling it until you see the fish. Then after this its about time to pull the rod up. After you pull the rod up you have to take the hook out of the fish's mouth. When you take it out, hold the fish with two hands because the fish is so slippery. Then take the bucket and put some water from the lake. Then you put the fish in the bucket. If you want more fish you keep on fishing.

Well, the fishing trip was fun and nice. Besides catching fish I saw fish jumping in the water, also I saw other people fishing. More than that I saw different types of birds catching fish.

After a long day spending on the water. I retune with my family at home. I just wait for my father to prepare the fish that I caught. I was so happy that I had a nice meal with my family and I was happy that I caught my first fish in my life.

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I wrote about my first volleyball game. My first paragraph.-

It was my first volleyball game and I was very excited. When we got to field school I hoped out of the car and sprinted into the north gym. When I got there I found my friend Ella and her mom setting up the gym.

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It all started when me and my best friend and our parents went camping in wisconsin. After a 3 hour drive we made it, we ate pizza and then we set up our camper. After we set up the camper me and my friend played for a few hours and then we went shopping after we went shopping we went to bed. In the morning we had breakfast and left.

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As I left my grandparents house after having a fun sleepover with my cousins I had to hop in my dad's car and leave my grandparents house. The only thing I was thinking about was having another sleepover with my cousins, but little did I know that something very special was waiting for me at my house. I spent countless minutes look at the foggy window that I kept my head on the entire ride. My eyes started to shut, the next time I opened them I was at my house ready to take a shower then get ready to lay in my bed. My car door shuts,I start to walk up the concrete stairs leading up to the front door the door creaks open. My older sister is recording near the front door. when I was going to take my shoes off I see a dog treat on the ground, I quickly look up and I see little black tapping on the ground walking towards me. I was almost going to faint I couldn't believe my life long dream had came true. And that is the story of how I got a dog.

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I sprained my ankle when I was 9 years old this is how it started. I walked out of the cafeteria when BOOM! I Went down like an Elephant so I automatically went to the nurse.

She was no help at all she said “You are ok you just need to walk on it” I tried but it just kept hurting.

I went up to my classroom which is on the 3rd floor and sat down then my teacher said “hey Jocelyn can you go get the blocks from the closet”. I should have said no i can't but that's disrespectful  so I was limping around so bad  that my teacher said forget it.

So when school ended I went home and told my mom EVERYTHING so now  I went to urgent care it was not busy as bee there as usual so we got called back turns it was a sprained so I stayed home for a few days. My mom helped during the days I stayed home. What I learned is that I need to pay attention when getting up in a chair.   That's how I sprained my ankle

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Would you believe me if I said one of the worst baseball teams you can think of could win a championship
When I got drafted by this team I had no idea that this team was bad. We lost all but one of our regular season games. Somehow we still made the playoffs, I had 0 hope. In the first round beat the team 27-5. In the second round we won because the other team didn't have enough players. In the championship game we were down 12-11 but my teammate hit a 2 run homerun to win the game.

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I was too young to remember the first time I went to the Garfield Park Conservatory. I would normally go with my mom and dad. my grandpa grew up in the Garfield Park neighborhood. The reason why I love the Garfield Park Conservatory is because of its beautiful flowers my favorite room is the showroom. one year the showroom had yellow umbrellas hanging from the ceiling. we also got to take one home I have been to GPC many times, and each visit has been special.

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Before spring break,me, my mom and my sister Kate were   over the moon excited to go to L.A since my aunt just moved there.we just bought plane tickets a week before. When my mom came home and decided we weren't going. we were so mad we could scream. Well at least we were still going to Iowa I thought but we got an unexpected call from my grandma and grandpa saying it wouldn't be the best to come. So for the months in quarantine I went for walks, bike rides, E-learning, exercises, art, music and a bunch of games we went out to eat a couple of times but after a while the restaurants closed down and we could only carry out food. Most of the time we stayed inside, so we did puzzles, hide and seek, coloring. Over the weekend my mom and dad's really good friends' son came back from the hospital after having cancer so we were there when he came back. Over the past couple months I really missed going to school because the more I stayed in quarantine the more I missed things I never thought in would have missed.

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I wrote about two topics and the topics were.
1.Basketball
2.My worst summer