Count. Dracula

Author's note: I wrote this piece to demostrate my understanding of Point of View

Extra extra, read all about it! Count Dracula tells his side of the story. Hello, I am count Dracula now behave kids or I will drink your blood. The book Dracula tells the story from everybody’s point of view but mine.

So I did bite those two girls but I was hungry and they looked so good. You are probably wondering why I hired that man. I did that because I wanted his blood and I needed to find a place to put all 50 of my coffins.

If  the book was written in my point of view,  you would act a bit nicer to me

You would probably be angry at those mean humans . It shows you that point of view  is important in a story

Well kids that’s all I have for today thank you for behaving nicely. Point of view is important in every story because it gives the reader different feelings about all the characters .

Oscar

Author's note: I wrote this piece to demonstrate my understanding of creative pieces


Taste
If my dog Oscar was food, he would melt in your mouth like a piece of dark chocolate. Oscar would feel like a big and fluffy marshmallow in my mouth. When I swim with Oscar, he is like ice cream cooling me down on a hot summer day.
Touch
When I pet my dog’s ears they are as smooth as silk. However, when I rub my dog’s belly, it jiggles like jello. The pads of my dog’s paws are rough like sandpaper when I hold one of his paws.
See
At night, my dog Oscar is like a shadow of darkness. When Oscar plays in the snow he is cute
as a bunny. When the sun shines on Oscar his fur shines like gold.
Smell
When Oscar farts its like a stink bomb went off. Also, Oscar’s breath is like garbage. When I get too close to him, it feels like someone threw a fish at my nose.
Hear
Oscar’s bark is like a lion’s roar. When Oscar grumbles it’s like a volcano going off.  However, when Oscar does not do any of these things he is silent as a Ninja.

Author's note: I wrote this piece to demonstrate my ability of creative pieces


Taste
Marshmallows and chocolates are my two favorite desserts.  Eating marshmallows is like eating clouds while enjoying their fluffy goodness. Chocolate melts in your mouth like a wave of deliciousness.
Touch
When I pet my dog’s ears they are as smooth as silk. However when I rub my dog’s belly, it jiggles like jello. The pads of my dog’s paws are rough like sandpaper when I hold one of his paws.
See
Our Christmas tree is like a party to my eyes. Snow to my eyes are like little crystals.  At night, my dog Oscar is a shadow of darkness.
Smell
When the Christmas cookies are done, a wave of goodness swims in to my nose.  The pine needles poke at my nose like sharp needles.  The warm aroma of the fire floats through my nose
Hear
Oscar’s bark is like a lion’s roar. The wind howled like a child screaming. The crackling of the fire is music to my ears.

Snow

Lost in a vast whiteness.
As snowy crystals fall to the ground.
oh where am i?

Titan's curse

Author's note: I wrote this piece to demonstrate my understanding of theme.


What would it be Like if you were a Demigod? What would you do? In The Titan’s Curse by Rick Roadian , Percy and his friends have to survive to protect the ones they love. Survival is a major theme in this story, as well as other stories, for several reasons.

One reason is that Percy and his friend have to fight a giant lion in order to survive.
The lion attacked Percy but Percy fought back. Thaila, Percy’s cousin, a demigod too, was hit by the lion into a pole; however, she survived with a minor headache.

Another reason is that they have to fight skeletal warriors. The skeletal warriors keep coming back whenever Percy stabs them. They run away but the skellys keep finding them. Eventually, they hitch a ride on two metal angels and get away from the skeletons to survive.

Another story that has survival as a central theme is Warriors by Erin Hunter. The warriors are cats that hunt for their food and battle other clans for territory. An example of fighting for territory is Lionclan verses Bloodclan. Lionclan won and got their territory back to survive.  

The Lightning Thief by Rick Roadian  is another novel that focuses on survival of the characters.
A reason why survival is a main theme in the Lightning Thief is the kindly ones attack Percy on a bus. Percy and his friends escape just when the bus blows up. They lose all their supplies and have to fend for themselves.

In The Titan’s Curse, The Lightning Thief, and Warriors a major theme is survival. They have to fight a giant lion to survive in The Titan’s Curse. Also they must return a stolen lightning bolt to Zeus in The Lighting Thief.  Lastly in Warriors, the cats need territory and the animals inside to thrive. In the end, all of these books require fighting as a means of survival.

Ellie and Sieg

Author's note: I wrote this piece to demonstrate my understanding of predicting

What would it be like for you if you had no past? Meet Ellie. Ellie is a main character in Rave Master by Hiro Mashima. Ellie can’t remember anything from her past.  She is one of three main characters who are searching for the Rave stones. The Rave stones give anyone who bears them immense power. I predict that Ellie will die in the end of the story.

The reason that I think Ellie will die is that she bears a power called Aetherion. If Aetherion activates it will tear Ellie's body apart and destroy the world. However, there is a man named Sieg Hart that wants to kill her to make sure that it doesn’t happen.

Sieg Hart uses element spells like lighting and poison.  He uses his most powerful spells on Ellie to make sure he kills her.  Ellie is dying little by little because of Sieg’s spells.

These are my reasons why Ellie might die in the end. I feel bad for Ellie because she could get killed by Aetherion or Sieg Hart. Unless Ellie’s friends save her, it might be the end for her.

Raymond's Run

Author's note : I wrote this piece to demonstrate my learning of Character development.


“I don’t got most work like most girls do.” This line is from Raymond’s Run written by Toni Cade Bambara. The girl who said this is Squeaky. Squeaky is short and has a squeaky voice. Although Squeaky may seem mean at the the beginning of the book, she does change at the end.

One thing that made her seem mean is when Squeaky said: “That’s right fatso. And another word out of anybody and I be their mother too. ” This shows Squeaky is mean and bossy.  Another thing she said was: ”I always win cause I’m the best” . Squeaky thinks she is better than anyone else when she’s not.  However, during the story, Squeaky starts to change.

One thing that signifies she is changing is when Squeaky said: “I sorta like her for the first time.” The girl Squeaky was talking about is Gretchen.  Of course, in the beginning they were both mean to each other. However, in the end they were nice to each other.  A last thing that made me think she changed is when Squeaky said this about Gretchen: “Cause she’s good no doubt about it. “ Squeaky changed when she saw her brother and deidced to be nice to the other girls.

Many things Squeaky said made her seem mean.  In the middle of the book,  Squeaky changes and she becomes nicer to Gretchen.  This change was gradual and  happened throughout the story. It made feel happy to see a character change for the better the way Squeaky did in this story.