The Scarlet Ibis - James Hurst
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Sentence Modelling
I thought myself pretty smart at many things, like holding my breath, running, jumping, or climbing the vines in Old Woman Swamp, and I wanted more than anything else someone to race to Horsehead Landing, someone to box with, and someone to perch with in the top fork of the great pine behind the barn, where across the fields and swamps you could see the sea.
The Scarlet Ibis - James Hurst
The Scarlet Ibis - James Hurst
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I thought myself pretty shy at the smallest things, like introducing myself to new people, singing, or expressing myself in a loud manor, and I wanted more than anything someone to be able to be myself with, someone to talk to, and someone to race to the swings at the most beautiful park, where across the top hill you could see the city lights.
ReplyDeleteThat is all.
Thank you, thank you very much.
~Eileen
The Sentence from Scarlet Ibis:
ReplyDeleteI thought myself pretty smart at many things, like holding my breath, running, jumping, or climbing the vines in Old Woman Swamp, and I wanted more than anything else someone to race to Horsehead Landing, someone to box with, and someone to perch with in the top fork of the great pine behind the barn, where across the fields and swamps you could see the sea.
- James Hurst
My Sentence:
I thought myself the master at hard challenges, like going to sleep, breathing, eating, or taking a walk around the neighbourhood, and I wanted more than anything else someone to play chess with, someone to talk with, and someone to wake up and have breakfast with, where across the plates and bowls you could see the food.
See ya later!
- Jaime
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ReplyDeleteThe original: I thought myself pretty smart at many things, like holding my breath, running, jumping, or climbing the vines in Old Woman Swamp, and I wanted more than anything else someone to race to Horsehead Landing, someone to box with, and someone to perch with in the top fork of the great pine behind the barn, where across the fields and swamps you could see the sea.
ReplyDeleteThe Scarlet Ibis - James Hurst
I thought myself really good at strange things, like jumping off cliffs, flying, tripping, or swimming in shark-infested areas, and I wanted more than anything else someone to carry to Niagara Falls, someone to dive with, and someone to lay with at the top of Burj Khalifa, on the large lightning rod, where across the cities and buildings you could see the Red Sea.
Sentence Modelling - Lucas Silvestri
First sentence (about a random person I made up):
ReplyDeleteI thought myself not very good at many things, like keeping a secret, racing, staying still, or making up my mind about which type of ice cream to buy, and I wanted more than anything else someone to talk to, someone to make believe with, and someone to clamber onto the roof of the rotting abandoned house at the end of the street, where across the tops of the trees and dense fog you could see the mountains.
Second sentence (about me):
I thought myself very capable of lots of things, like crying, falling out of trees, having weird dreams, or staring at my bedroom wall at two in the morning, and I wanted more than anything else someone to bobsled down icy hills, someone to high-five, and someone to build one of those treehouses that you see on television with, where across the clusters of leaves and ring of clouds framing the moon you could see the stars.
If you don't know about what kind of treehouse I'm talking about, search up 'Treehouse Masters'.
DeleteI thought myself quite good at most fields, like reciting multiplication tables, measuring, estimating, or figuring out binary codes in base two, and I wanted more than anything else someone to quiz about prime factors, somone to work with, and someone to study with at the agter school study group in the library, where across the tables and shelves you could see the books.
ReplyDeleteI thought myself great at sports, like european football, american football, basketball, or even races, and I wanted more than anything else someone to shoot hoops with, someone to play goalie, and someone to race me to the mall, where across the grass and rocks you could see the lake.
ReplyDeleteby Jacob Armstrong, an official unofficial author
I thought myself pretty bad at lots of things, like keeping my room clean, delivering the newspapers, making new friends, remembering things, or sleeping, and I want more than anything else someone to laugh with, someone to trust in, and someone to be myself with anywhere at anytime, where between the two of us, you could see a friendship.
ReplyDelete~Arabella c: