literary elements

1. satire- a literary work in which vices, follies, etc. are held up to ridicule and contempt.

2. irony- an event or result that is the opposite of what is expected.

3. analogy- similarity in some ways.

4. foreshadowing- to indicate or suggest beforehand.

Figurative Language

figurative- not in its literal sense; metaphorical.

figure of speech- an expression, as a metaphor or simile, using words in a nonliteral sense or unusual way.

imagery- mental images, or figurative language.

trope- figurative language or a word used in a figurative sense.

They all do not use a literal sense, but instead use something that is metaphorical or they use words in a different way.

Story Spinners: Option 3

As I regained consciousness, I remember asking myself, "Why me?". I looked up through my wet hair and tried to see where I was, but drops of icy rain froze my eyes shut. My body felt numb and I wasn't sure what kind of shape I was in. So I moved my legs around a bit and heard a sloshing sound. I looked down to see that I was three inches deep in a puddle that was still filling up. "Crap." I thought. "Now I'll never get dry."

I slowly stood up on my sore legs and stretched. I instantly doubled over in pain. After a few minutes of slow breathing, I went on to blame Luke for my condition. If he hadn't of suggested me go to the store, I wouldn't be in this mess! Then I remembered that he had suggested it, but I had just gone the day before. And even though I didn't need to go, I went anyways. "What a stupid idea!" I thought.

Then I remembered the black sudan waiting for me outside of the store. I remembered walking faster and faster, waiting for the sudan to turn, but it never did. Instead its headlights continued to shine on me and when I started to sprint, it ran me down and my pursuers chucked me into the trunk. When I woke up next, I was getting shoved down a long vestibule filled with people. I tried to scream out, but I realized that there was a gun to my back and a knife at my side.

I wasn't really thinking straight when I stopped and pointed the gun towards the mans partner. The man shot and everyone ducked, that gave me enough time to sprint towards the exit. I made it about halfway when the door swung open and another man came out with a gun. I lowered my shoulder and hit him out of my way, then I sprinted outside, praying that they wouldn't follow me. I heard one man yell over my shoulder, "You stubborn woman! Well get you sooner or later!"

Heaven

In heaven, I think everyone would be there. There would be separate heavens and some wouldn't be able to go as they please. My heaven would consist of all of those who have died and who haven't been born yet. It would be what ever God has planned, but it will be joyful and a place you'd want to go to. And it depends on your choices on earth what kind of heaven you get and whose all in it.

The Lovely Bones

Susie's father meant that the snow globe was a perfect place for the penguin to live and that there was no way of him getting out. The father thinks it's perfect because it has everything the penguin would need and that there wouldn't be any hardships of any kind. I think that Susie thinks she's trapped in heaven, trapped in what's supposed to be a perfect world. I don't think she sees it as a perfect world though, because if it were a perfect world, her family would be there.

Parts of Speech Review

10 Nouns: moon, ocean, beach, sand, stars, Chelsea Russell, Chelsea Campbell, Meghan, Armondo, Bethany.

5 Adjectives: funny, beautiful, small, bright, soothing.

3 Adverbs: carefully, slowly, quietly.

2 Conjunctions: and, but.

3 Verbs: drove, fell, look.

2 Prepositions: up, out.

1 Interjection: Wow!

2 Pronouns: she, he.

One night, my friends and I decided to get together. So we each drove down to the beach to look up at the stars. Meghan and Chelsea Russell were the first ones to get there. They were followed by Armondo, Chelsea Campbell, and Bethany. I was the last one to get there, but they didn't mind waiting for me. After we were all there, we carefully made our way down a steep hill. Chelsea Russell was the only one that fell down. She slowly got up and called to us that were still near the top. When we finally reached the ocean, the soothing sand spread in between our toes as the water crept up to meet us. We laid down and spread our feet out then quietly took pictures of the moon with our phones. "Wow!" exclaimed Armondo. He had just gotten a beautiful picture of some shooting stars. "Armondo, you're so funny!" said Meghan as she tried to imitate Armondo's face. When I saw what an awesome picture he had, I tried to take one of a small star flying across the sky, but Campbell shined the flashlight at my phone. When I looked at it, I saw that the flashlight was too bright and it messed up the picture!

Bucket List

1. travel the world

2. learn to fly a plane

3. go fishing in the ocean

4. go undersea diving

5. join a rock band

6. race a car across the country

7. break the high school record for a 800 m run

8. be on T.V.

9. publish a book

10. go snowboarding

11. go surfing

12. meet Shiloh Buff

13. say "hi" on MTV movie awards

14. see the eiffel tower

15. go on the top ten biggest and scariest roller coasters

16. visit grand canyon

17. go to the egyptian pyramids

18. save the world!

19. play college basketball

20. join marines and kick butt!

21. drive a monster truck

22. use the same monster truck to crush cars

23. go skydiving

24. go visit the biggest zoo in the world

25. defeat terrorists!

26. learn mixed martial arts

27. watch a real live UFC championship match and meet the winner

28. see a scottish or irish burial mound

29. get a tan

30. make my family happy

31. ride on a lion

32. go sky gliding

33. make a foot print on the moon

34. sign my name on the moon

35. eat the biggest burger ever made

36. eat the biggest dessert ever made

37. learn to play the guitar

38. learn to play the piano

39. make as many friends as I possibly can

40. keep the friends I make and be a positive influence

41. watch my little brother and sister grow up

42. watch my future kids grow up

43. have a huge reunion with all my family on thanksgiving

44. buy and ride a motorcycle

45. watch a circus

46. help make a final fantasy video game

47. meet the creators of the video games

48. have a video game marathon with all my family (cousins, brothers, sisters, etc) and friends

49. go on a camp out with just my family

50. meet Stephenie Meyer

51. meet the prophet of the LDS church

52. build a fancy tree house (one that you can live in)

53. publish another book

54. be a hero

55. get married

56. discover something of historical value

57. go to Japan

58. discover a new country

59. make a giant pizza

60. eat the giant pizza

61. break a guinness world record