My new room

When I get my new room this summer I will get to paint and design it however I want. It will be brown, cream, and blue with polka dots on the walls. In the nook there will be bean bag chair and a book shelf for me to do my home work and read. On the window there will the floor to ceiling curtains that are brown with a cream sheer.

My accent color is going to be apple green. So I would but a brown cream and green candle for a decoration. Or I would get cream and brown baskets and put them on a shelf for storage and decoration. The look I have going for in my new room is sophisticated and I tiny bit of elegance. I like this look because it fits my style. So that way when someone walks into my room they will right away get a feel of my sense of design. They would right away think “Wow this could be the main attraction!”And that’s exactly hat I want them to think!

fashion and design

I have always had a keen eye for interior design and fashion. When I grow I want to be an interior designer. I want to be on the show Design Star, from HGTV and I want to have my own show. I will call it The Main Attraction, so that when people come to see the new room that I decorated, that is all they will talk about. My designs will be classy, elegant, and playful, filled with color, neat, and kid friendly. There will be so many things to say.

My inspiration on becoming an interior design is from HGTV. All summer break long my mom would come home from work for lunch and she would flip on the TV so she could see some new designs on HGTV. At first d it got really old, but the more I watched it the more I found that I started to have a favorite show. We watched it so often that almost every time we would turn on the TV that channel would be on.

When I go to college I would like to get a degree in design. I just have to keep studying hard and get good grades if I want to get into a really good school. That shouldn’t be hard though, because I’m really good at getting good grades in all of my classes.

First Semester Portfolio – My Favorite Piece

This is one of my favorite pieces. It is a short story that I wrote on a snow day. It’s about a girl who wanders into an old barn. When she gets into the old barn she discovers something and now she can’t get away from it. Here it is.

When you look at the barn…you think that it is just an ordinary barn. But when you look deeper, you see different things. In the dusty old barn there are shattered windows and ceiling beams on the floor. Cob webs stream the ceilings and walls. A hat is lying on the floor, tattered and dusty; little pieces have been chewed on by mice. I look to the corner and a man sleeping; he’s sleeping under a fallen beam. His hands are big, firm and intricate. He looks peaceful, quiet; he’s awakening for him slumber. I turn to walk out, but a hand is now lying on my shoulder. I turn
around to see that a stranger has is big fat hands on MY shoulder!

I push it off but he puts it back on. He’s not going to stop. He wants something from me and won’t leave until he gets it. I ask him what he wants. He wants me to follow him. I follow him into a shallow ditch. He says he needs money but I have my wallet in my purse which is in the car. So he allows me to go to my car and get my wallet and I have to be back in 2 minutes. When I get to my car, I think about driving away; but he will probably find me and kill me. So I do what is asked of me so I can go home.

While I’m walking back to the creepy old man I spy a shiny silver piece lying on the ground. I go to see what it is and it is a pocket watch. I pick that up to give to the man too. When I get to the ditch where the man told me to be at, he isn’t there. So I track the foot prints in the mud. They lead to a silo. So I start to walk up the steps and I go back down. I walk around the silo to see the man lying on the ground; dead. I look up and no one is there. I walk around the silo to see if anyone is coming down, or has run away. No sign or anyone. He must have done it himself. Did he feel bad about what he was making me do? What would have possessed him to do this?

Then I glance down and see a strip of news paper. A woman and two kids are on the cover. The heading said “Disastrous fire. Women and two kids killed.” Then I realize he died because he wanted to see his family. All these years he probably has been so lonely and when he saw me… I probably reminded him of his family. He wants to see them and no matter what he does he wants them to be here, in his arms. So every time I think of him, I’m sure that where ever he goes, he will be happy.

First Semester Portfolio - Piece I’d Like to Revise

The piece I would like to revise and make more interesting and spooky would be a poem I wrote for a journal. It was a Halloween time and I was look out the window and I saw all kinds of different Halloween decoration so I started to write a poem:

Halloween time is filled with fun,
Different costumes you see people wear,
All different kinds scary and cute,
You hand you candy to little kids,
So badly you want to eat it,
You stay up late to trick or treat,
All the different houses you see decorated differently,
Kids come with their candy buckets and ask for candy,
You give them two or three…or maybe four.
Halloween movies always are so fun to watch,
Spooky witches, goblins, and ghosts,
Brews spells and potions,
But don’t worry that isn’t real,
Jack-o-lanterns can keep them away,
They are so fun to carve and put on the stair ways.
Halloween is filled with fun, laugher, and games,
All the kids sing the song,
Trick-or-treat, smell my feet, give me something good to eat,
If you don’t, I don’t care, I’ll pull down your underwear!
You wouldn’t do that; I know it’s true,
Little kids, so sweet and cute,
That’s why Halloween is so fun
Dressing up, going out to enjoy your night

first semester reflection

I have grown as a Language Arts student by my reading, making short stories, and/or journal entries. When I write I try to use AWUBIS clauses and smiley face tricks to improve my writing and make it seem more interesting. I used to read not very often, but now as a seventh grader Mrs. Moege pushes us to try and read more and look at different levels of reading.

What I have learned about myself in the first semester is that I get stressed out very easily. I also have a lot of homework so I need to not put that behind me. I have learned that I need to spend more time with my family instead of with my room. I know that I can push myself to do my best and get good grades, and it is working.

To be successful in the second semester I need to remember what I need bring to school at night, so I can pack my bag. Then in the morning I can grab my bag and go. I also need to be prepared for tests and quizzes so I can study, instead of sitting there looking for something to do I can study for that quiz/test for the next day.