Author Showcase
Fall 2017
Jackson Lee
Featuring Original Stories, Poems and Illustrations Written by UNCW Watson College of Education Ed Lab students and their tutors Author Showcase Featuring Original Stories, Poems and Illustrations
Written by WCE Stike Education Lab students and their tutors Table of Contents
Spiders ...... Jackson Lee ...... 1
Winter and Rosie ...... Ellie Hauck ...... 2
The Magical Flower ...... MacKenzie Royall ...... 3
Facts About Sharks ...... Maddox Mullen ...... 4
Harry is Coming to School! ...... Lainey Vann ...... 5
The Meteor is Coming! ...... Esteban Garnica ...... 6
Nyan Cat’s Big Win...... Michael Enriquez ...... 7
What Do You Do With A Tail Like This? ...... Amanda Alonso ...... 8
A Confusing Day ...... Melanie Rodriguez ...... 9
Facts about Michael Jordan ...... Ameer Atalla...... 10
Dragon Facts ...... Joandy Villegas ...... 11
Trick or Treet: How 2 Kids Saved Halloween for Mr. E ...... Addy Parada-Garcia ..... 12
“Abandoned Museum” ...... Aidan Tulloch ...... 13
Jack and Annie Go to New Zealand ...... Gianni Marchioni ...... 14
A Clone’s Story ...... Wyatt Royall ...... 15
Penguins ...... Carolina Ramirez ...... 16
Roses ...... Monserrat Ruiz ...... 17
“Llama Llama Time to Share” ...... Jazmin Diaz ...... 18
All About Dogs! ...... Jayden Hoffman ...... 19
How to Love Your Kittens ...... Peyton Streeter ...... 20
The Emu and the Bird ...... Julian Contreras Cerero.. 21
Take Care of Our World ...... Sara Lima Duran ...... 22
Titanic Point of View ...... Belen Rubio ...... 23
The Ninja Race ...... Nicholas Noland ...... 24
Somewhere Over Magic Hill ...... Dalia Garcia ...... 25
A Dog’s Adventure ...... Ashley Noel ...... 26
Dear Count Olaf ...... Hailey Leon-Carbajal .... 29
The Five Friends Play Together ...... Carol Lima Duran ...... 30
BT Jr. Dinosaur ...... BT Weeks ...... 31
A Dog’s Life ...... Trey Dunn ...... 32
Rachael Ray ...... Rosario Lima-Romano ... 33
Duke, the Hero ...... Guadalupe Contreras ..... 34
Four Friends ...... Deborah Salas-Bejar ..... 35
Making Apple Pie ...... Tiffany Rodriguez ...... 36
The Garden and the Water ...... Claire Kim ...... 37
The Day after the Dream ...... Aiden Bejar ...... 38
Alex’s Adventure ...... Alexander Ventura ...... 39
A Boy and a Wolf ...... Carlos Buenrrstro ...... 40
Mummy ...... Nyasia Lewis ...... 41
A Day in Central Park ...... Carmine Marchioni ...... 42
Dragon Captain Blue ...... Maxwell Barber ...... 43
Disgusting Dog ...... Sabarayn Silva Gonzalez . 44
Splatoon: My favorite video game ...... Alex Nickerson ...... 45
“Learning About Animals” ...... Leah Park ...... 46
I Am a Professional Hockey Player ...... Tanner Mayton...... 47
The Crazy Wacky Adventure of Teddy, the Super Bear ...... Graham Dixon ...... 48
Pizza Tacos ...... Jy’lik Johnson ...... 49
Halloween Skate Park ...... Erick Valencia ...... 50
Spiders
By Jackson Lee
Tutor: Linsy Abernethy
Spiders make silk but don’t like milk.
Spiders prey on bugs but don’t like hugs.
Spiders have eight legs and even lay their own eggs.
Spiders are afraid of birds, haven’t you heard?
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Winter and Rosie By Ellie Hauck Tutor: Alexandra Henderson
I would like to dedicate this book to Olivier Dunrea because his book, Little Cub, inspired me to write this book.
Rosie is a little pup who lives alone outside of town. She is afraid to go into town because she is afraid of getting lost. Rosie has rosy red fur and is very shy.
Winter lives in the middle of town. She is a grown dog. She is not shy, but she is very alone and scared. She has a job and no friends.
Rosie tried to find food. She was unable to find food because she is too little to find food on her own. Rosie is lonely.
Winter could find food because she had a lot of money and could find food at the store. But, she is lonely.
Rosie decides to go into town so she can find someone to be with. She wandered around and got lost.
Winter was on her way home from the store and saw Rosie who looked lost. She asked Rosie if she was lost. Rosie said yes. Winter asks “Do you have a family?” Rosie said “No”. Winter asks “What is your name?” Rosie said “I am Rosie”. Winter says “I like that name, I will call you Rosie! Do you want to be mine?” “I like that” said Rosie.
Winter and Rosie become a family!
THE END
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The Magical Flower
By MacKenzie Royall
Tutor: Joy Alford
Once upon a time, two sisters named Nixey and Taylor lived in a beautiful stone barn on a ranch in the middle of nowhere. They had a dog named Pluto, a cat named Snowflake, and a horse named Susan. One day, Pluto became very sick and was about to die. Since they lived in the middle of nowhere, there was no doctor around. Everyone was so sad. Taylor left the ranch to go look for a doctor. While Taylor was gone, Nixey found a mysterious paper with the words “A cure to illness” written at the top. She decided to follow the directions to see if she could save Pluto. The recipe called for one tree from the yard, one shirt with a picture of the dying animal’s best friend on it, one pair of pants the color of the animal’s enemy, water, and a chain. Nixey got all of the items together and mixed them in a big pot just like the instructions said to do. After everything was mixed, out came a beautiful tree that was covered in magical, turquoise flowers. Nixey put Pluto in a big bathtub filled with water and the magical flowers. Overnight, the cure healed Pluto completely! Everyone was so happy again until Nixey realized that Taylor never came home from looking for a doctor. When they went outside to look for her, they were so shocked and sad when they realized Taylor had turned into one of the trees in the yard! Nixey missed the part of the “cure to illness” at the bottom of the page that said: “If you do this, the dying animal will live, but the person you love the most will turn into a tree.”
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Facts About Sharks
By Maddox Mullen
Tutor: Kelly Arnold
The nurse shark curls its side fins down and walks on them like legs.
The nurse sharks pile up on top of each other and lay as if they are sleeping.
Whale sharks can grow up to 45 feet long.
Whale sharks can weigh more than 30,000 pounds.
The great white shark is the star of the movie Jaws.
Great white adult sharks are apex predators.
The saw shark uses its nose to catch its prey because the nose is a saw.
A hammerhead shark head has a flat bar on each side.
The hammerhead shark head has nostrils and eyeballs on each side of the head.
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HARRY IS COMING TO SCHOOL!
By Lainey Vann
Tutor: Liz Ashton
I wish I could bring a koala bear to school. I would name him Harry. Harry would have a black nose and be furry. He would be a medium size koala. I would dress him up in a red shirt. He would wear blue sneakers. He would sit in my lap and I would play with him. He would color during class. Harry would sleep in math class. I would feed him Lunchables. I would bring him juice boxes. My friend, Kinea, would bring her bear, too. Harry and the bear would play together.
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The Meteor is Coming! By Esteban Garnica Tutor: Sarah Bischoff
Jon wants to see a dinosaur. Jon doesn’t see a dinosaur. Jon finds a bone from a dinosaur. Jon knows dinosaurs eat fish. Jon knows dinosaurs are extinct. The T-Rexes died because a meteor came.
The End
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Nyan Cat’s Big Win
By Michael Enriquez Tutor: Madison Yarish
When Nyan Cat was traveling in space, he saw a rocket that crashed on the moon. Nyan Cat followed the smoke from the rocket. Nyan Cat saw a new species and saw a panda, but it was a ninja! Nyan Cat gave rainbow soda to Ninja Panda and the soda gave Ninja Panda rainbow powers and rainbow vision. Meanwhile, penguins were learning to fly to the moon. The penguins used nuclear explosives to get to the moon and penguin helpers. Then they jumped off with a parachute and they threw dynamite so it can go high. So they did it and got to the moon in the nick of time because Bad Nyan Cat was attacking Nyan Cat and Ninja Panda. King Penguin told his penguins to attack the waffle, because they didn’t know what Bad Nyan Cat was. The penguins grabbed their nets and started tossing them at Bad Nyan Cat. Ninja Panda used his rainbow vision to attack Bad Nyan Cat. Nyan Cat flew around and shot rainbows out of his mouth. The rainbows made Bad Nyan Cat fade away, and he turned into an actual waffle! The waffle floated off into space and was never seen again. Then Nyan Cat, the penguins, and Ninja Panda all had a party with a penguin DJ and ate waffles.
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What Do You Do With A Tail Like This? Inspired by Steve Jenkins and Robin Page Made By Amanda Alonso Tutor: Brittany Childs Nose Tails
Elephants use their noses to Monkeys use their tails take a bath. to hang from a tree.
Eyes
Eagles see very far down to get their prey. Mouth
The archerfish use their mouths to catch insects by spitting water at them.
Ears
A humpback whale uses its ears to hear Feet from very far away. The gecko uses its sticky feet to be upside down.
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A Confusing Day
By Melanie Rodriguez Tutor: Grace Cashwell
Once upon a time there was an island. The island was called the mysterious island. There lived a unicorn named Summer and her friend,
Bob. One day they found a cookie. When they ate it, they went to a place they didn’t know about. They saw so many humans they couldn’t count all of them. A little girl was there. She loved unicorns. That’s when she saw
Bob and Summer. She said, “Hi, how are you?” Bob and Summer said
“Good! Do you know someone who can help us?” She said, “Yes, and it is me.” The unicorns were so happy! They went to a place called the library.
That’s when they saw a book called Unicorns Are Real. There was a spell at the end so they used it and it worked! They went back home and said goodbye.
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Facts about Michael Jordan
By Ameer Atalla
Tutor: Victoria Cooper
What we learned about Michael Jordan is that he stopped playing basketball in 2003. This means he retired in 2003. He is fifty-three years old which means he was born in 1964. He was born and grew up in Wilmington. He won the dunk contest in 1988. He did his famous dunk which starts at the free throw line. Michael Jordan went to school at UNC-Chapel Hill and played for the Tar Heels.
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Dragon Facts By Joandy Villegas Tutor: Spencer Cox Seashocker The Seashocker is a part of the tidal class. This dragon has two heads, and it only eats deep sea fish. This dragon can’t fly but it can swim under water. The Seashocker has lightning on its head, and the lightning attracts the main predator. The main predator is the Scaldron. If the Scaldron wants to eat the Seashocker, first the Scaldron has to blast it with its hot water. The Seashocker has a special way to defend itself. It touches its heads together and it makes a huge lightning bolt force field. If the Scaldron touches it, then it gets blown away very far and that is it about the Seashocker. Changewing This dragon is a part of the mystery class, which means we don't know how these guys work. We do know that these guys can turn invisible and that they love to copy whatever they see. They can shoot out acid from their mouths and hypnotize people when they look in their eyes. Triple Strike The Triple Strike is a part of the sharp class. This creature has three tails, but, when they are twirled together, the dragon looks like it has nine tails. The way to train this dragon is to make a clicking noise. When the dragon hears a clicking noise, it will get confused and think it's another triple strike calling for help. When it gets confused, the trainer goes towards the dragon and puts his hand out. Then, the triple strike will put his head on the trainer's hand, showing that the trainer is not a threat. Now the trainer can train the dragon. Speed Stinger The Speed Stinger is a part of the sharp class. These dragons do not like to be in the light because they are nocturnal dragons. They cannot fly, but they have evolved. When dragons evolve, they are able to run on water because they have webbing on their feet. They defend themselves from predators by the help of their tails because their tails can paralyze anything. When they are adolescents, their tails can only paralyze halfway, but when they are adults, they can paralyze all the way. Speed Stingers are extremely fast, and we know they can sting, so that's how they got their name Speed Stinger. The Sentinels The Sentinels are a part of the boulder class. These dragons only live in Vanaheim. They know every single dragon because that's where all the dragons go to spend their lives until they go to the afterlife. No human has ever left Vanaheim. When a human enters Vanaheim, the Sentinels don't bother them, but when the humans try to leave, the Sentinels move and they make sure they can't leave. They don't want them to leave because they don’t want them to tell anyone about this island. Night Fury The Night Fury is a part of the striker class. Every dragon in the striker class has very powerful blasting, is very fast, and is extremely smart. If you want to train a Night Fury, first you have to get its attention. Then, you have to earn its trust. The Night Fury can hear other dragons with using its sonic blast. Unlike other dragons, the Night Fury can build up its blast and make a powerful blast. The Night Fury is black so it owns the night.
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Chapter 1: Who Was Mr. E?
There was a young boy who loved Halloween. One day, he was trick or treating and another boy asked what his name was. He said, “My name is E.” “No wonder your costume is scary, or should I say Mr. Evil!” E looked at the boy and said, “No my name is not Mr. Evil!”. The boy replied and said, “Yes, you are. Give me your candy!” Mr. E fought back and told the boy no. The boy looked at him and said “I’m not going to say it again, give it to me”. Mr. E got scared and gave the boy his candy. This happened every year. Since then, he has hated Halloween.
Chapter 2: Candy and a Curse
Mr. E hated Halloween so much that he began to play tricks on the R trick or treaters. But that’s not all! His whole house became permanently R I scary, with real zombies and robots scaring all the kids around! Bicycles moved by themselves, home-made gravestones were in the yard, and blood P was all on the floor. Some kids were scared, some were not. For the brave ones who went knocking on Halloween, they got the most disgusting candy! Even the good kids had to pay money for their own candy. Mr. E would hide real worms inside his “chocolate candy,” which was really mud. To get him back, the kids would give him spicy gum that set his mouth on fire. Because he was so mean, he was cursed with true evil. The only way to break the curse was to find friends and find the love of Halloween once again. He was convinced this would never EVER happen.
Chapter 3: Brave Kids Approach the House
Next Halloween came around, and two kids, Tiffany and Spencer, got lost and found themselves at Mr. E’s gloomy front porch. They knocked. He opened the door and asks them what they want. They explained that they got lost, and he immediately laughed, closing the door on their face. They waited a couple of minutes and knocked on the door again. He was very mad, and asked again what they wanted. They asked why he was so mad, that they just wanted him to go trick or treating with them. He was surprised, telling them the story of the bully. They told him he did not look scary; he fit right in with Halloween! He invited Spencer and Tiffany inside so they could all dress up scary and go trick or treating together!
Chapter 4: The Curse is Broken and a Friendship is Born
After they got their costumes together, they saw a book in Mr. E’s book library glowing. Letters were coming off the book, forming the words ‘HAPPY HALLOWEEN!’ The curse was broken! His house transformed into a beautiful mansion and, from then on, Mr. E was known to everyone as his real name, Mr. Evan! Little did he know, the kids were his bully’s children. (To be continued in book 2)
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"Abandoned Museum"
By Aidan Tulloch Tutor: Kristen Daughtridge
There was a mad scientist who walked into an abandoned museum. He went to the potion section and stole some potions. The bottle was slippery, and it slipped out of his hands. When it hit the floor, there was smoke everywhere. The scientist looked in the smoke and saw a shadow of a clown. Then Coconut, the clown, pulled the scientist in the basement. In the basement, the scientist saw dolls everywhere on the ground. The scientist grabbed some potions and threw them at Coconut but he failed to get away. The scientist smacked Coconut in the nose and Coconut began spinning in circles and turned into pieces of candy. The scientist runs away but while he is running, the door closes and locks...
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Jack and Annie Go to New Zealand
By Gianni Marchioni Tutor: Kelli Davison
Jack and Annie were in their tree house, and they found a book about New Zealand. The librarian told them to find a red X and bring the treasure back. They pointed to the first page in the book and went to New Zealand. They had to climb the secret mountain. They climbed Merk Mountain and, at the top of the mountain, they found a hole in the mountain. They went down the hole, and they found tunnels. While they walked in the tunnels, they found a treasure chest. Jack opened it and there was nothing in it. They kept walking, and they found a red X on the ground. They dug under the red X. They found a diamond under the red X. They touched the last page of the book, and they went back to the tree house. Jack hands the diamond to the librarian, and the librarian said, “Thank you.”
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A Clone’s Story
By: Wyatt Royall Tutor: Jordan Denoncourt
Hi, my name is Bridge, and I am a clone. I have just left a clone training facility that trains clones to battle in the Grand Army of the Republic against the Separatist Army (Droid Army). I am going into battle by boarding a transport to Geonosis (the planet where the battle is taking place) to fight for the Republic.
The ride to the battlefield was very quiet, probably because, for most of the clones on the transport, this was their first battle, and they were nervous. I, myself, was nervous because I am pretty much bred to fight then die, so if you were me you would probably be scared too.
A few hours later, we hear an announcer over the speaker: “Attention passengers, we are rapidly losing altitude. Please remain calm, and proceed to the escape pods.” It is like everybody did the exact opposite, so I pretty much just went into an escape pod and left. Sadly, the planet below us was 98% water, so the escape pod had to be a boat for two hours. After a while, I was picked up by a rescue team, and transported to the battlefield. THE END
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PENGUINS
By Carolina Ramirez Tutor: Cassie Dixon
Penguins eat fish. The mom goes to find fish for the baby penguin.
The dad stays with the baby while the mom is gone. The baby penguin wanders off from the dad. A bird comes and tries to get the penguin. The dad comes in and saves the baby penguin. The mom comes back from swimming and feeds the fish to the baby penguin. The baby penguin is super happy.
Roses
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By Monserrat Ruiz Tutor: Jessica Ehrlich
My favorite flowers are roses. I like roses because they are beautiful. The red ones are beautiful.
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“Llama Llama Time to Share”
Retelling by Jazmin Diaz
Tutor: Abbey Emerson
The new neighbors came to visit Llama Llama and his mama. Llama Llama and
Nelly Gnu were told to play and share. While they were playing, Nelly took Llama
Llama’s doll. Then he saw her with the doll and tried to get his doll back. They broke the arm of the doll because they both pulled it. Llama’s mom put the doll on the stairs until
Llama Llama was ready to share. They started to share. They were making a cake together. They got the doll and were sharing, but Nelly Gnu had to leave.
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All About Dogs!
By Jayden Hoffman Tutor: Lea Glasmacher
We have learned all about dogs over the last couple of weeks. Dogs’ ancestors are wolves, foxes, and jackals. There are 32 species of dogs. The dogs’ purpose was to fight and hunt and guard and be a pet. A Dog’s Purpose is also a movie. Dogs need to eat, bathe, play and drink water. One of my questions was, “Why are some dogs not as smart as others?” They get it from humans because sometimes they are over-bred.
Dogs are my favorite animal. My favorite dogs are the Pitbull, Golden Retriever, and German shepherd. In conclusion, dogs are good for everything. Dogs will always win. Dogs are the best!
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How to Love Your Kittens
By Peyton Streeter Tutor: Stephanie Gonzalez
Don’t give your kittens chocolate.
Don’t let babies around kittens.
Care for your kittens and love them.
I Love Kittens
Once upon a time, there was a cat, and it was playing on a Nintendo 3DS. The cat's new Nintendo 3DS died, and the grumpy cat was very upset.
His name was Grumpy Cat, and he was just grumpy all the time. He had fun once but it was horrible. He found another game, and he thought it was fun, so he played and played around with it for a while. The battery was 100 percent.
He invited some other friends to come play on it, and it had controllers and
Grumpy Cat thought it was really fun.
The end. That's the end of my story.
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The Emu and the Bird
By Julian Contreras Cerero
Tutor: Abigail Grady
There was an emu that lived in the city. His name was Axon, and he was very hungry. Axon found an ant. Axon started chasing the ant. Then there was a bird. The bird was trying to catch the ant too, because he was hungry too. Next the ant went to the forest. Axon and the bird stayed hungry. Axon chased the ant into the forest. Axon found the ant in the forest.
Then he saw the bird, who was also hungry. So, Axon decided to share his food with the bird.
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Take Care of Our World
By Sara Lima Duran Tutor: Marie Hammes
Humans must not pollute in order to care for creation. Don’t throw tires in the water because it harms sea life. Only throw trash in trash cans.
Recycle plastic, glass, and paper.
Clean air is important for all life. Wild fires are harmful for trees and air, and car emissions need to be regulated. Plants absorb oxygen, and they remove carbon dioxide. Clean air is healthy for humans and is essential for life.
Protect rain forests against deforestation and fires. Protect animals’ habitats by not cutting down trees.
Care for creation each day!
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Titanic Point of View By Belen Rubio Tutor: Courtney Hancock
Dear Diary,
My name is Alice Cleaver. I am on the lifeboat, and I am watching the Titanic sink. I am feeling anxious because I almost sank with the Titanic. I am looking at people panicking in the Titanic because they are trying to get on a lifeboat. I am busy taking care of the Allison’s baby.
Alice
About our lesson/activity: After reading Titanic, Belen and I did an activity with point of view. The story contained multiple characters from which Belen had to pick one and write a diary entry from that specific character’s point of view. After, we found an online image of the Titanic to add onto the diary entry.
Character Chosen: Alice, the Allison’s nanny
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The Ninja Race
By Nicholas Noland Tutor: Tanner Hayden
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Somewhere Over Magic Hill
By Dalia Garcia Tutor: Liz Helbling
One day, a little girl named Victoria was at school. She was not in the mood for learning, but she wanted to play. So then, Victoria said, “I wish I could have a pet unicorn.” All of a sudden, Victoria instantly appeared on Magic Hill. Victoria climbed a rainbow that she saw right in front of her eyes. Then, Victoria saw a shadow. She went closer to see what it was, and it was a unicorn! Victoria was thrilled to see a unicorn for the first time. Then, she said to the unicorn, “Can we ride over the rainbow?” The unicorn said, “Yes,” and Victoria was stunned, “You can talk?!” “Of course,” said the unicorn. Victoria asked what the unicorn’s name was. The unicorn said, “My name is Sparkles!” Victoria and Sparkles had a great time together playing and laughing. When it was time for Victoria to go, she asked one more thing, “Can I have a puppy named Skittles?” Sparkles smiled and left. When Victoria went home, her parent handed her a nice, sweet, calm puppy. Victoria decided to name it Skittles, like she always wanted. THE END.
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A Dog’s Adventure By Ashley Noel Tutor: Vanessa Ibarra
1. HI! My name is Donut, and I am a dog who lives on Mystery Lane. I live with some really cool humans. My favorite human is a little girl named Ashley. She loves me very much. We play together all the time. She is a lot of fun! In this story that I am about to tell, you are going to be me. Have fun!
2. One afternoon you are playing outside and you see a butterfly. You chase it. What you don’t realize is that you chased it all the way into the woods. You’re scared and alone. You don’t know what to do. Then you look behind you and see a moose! You’re even more scared. Then the moose says “Hi, my name is MooseCraft!” Friend him? Turn to page 6 Say no to friending MooseCraft? Turn to page 5
3. You continue down the path, leaving MooseCraft in the dust. Who does he think he is trying to creep up on you and scare you? You smell around for the scent you were focused on before and come out of the woods back in the yard that you loved so much!! Your humans are outside using their grill to make a delicious steak for themselves and for you. You and your favorite human—the little girl—play a game of tug of war until dinner is done. Everyone is so happy to have you back home. THE END
4. You appreciate that MooseCraft was so accepting of you and that he wanted to be your friend, but you could not accept the offer of an adventure without your human. You say your goodbyes to MooseCraft and start down a pathway that seems as if it will lead you to your human. You walk all the way to the edge of the woods and realize you are right across
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the street from your home!! You run in through your personal door right into your human’s arms! They’re so happy to see you. You think to yourself how you will never get distracted by a butterfly again or ever leave them. THE END
5. You don’t like the way that MooseCraft said “hi” and you are scared, so you run away. You run so fast through the woods that you trip over a branch on the ground. The branch smells familiar when you hit the side of your face on it. It smells like the same perfume that the humans have at the home you live in. You realize that the scent continues down a pathway, but it doesn’t seem like a friendly place to go. If you take the pathway, turn to page 7 If you, turn around and try to go back the way you came, turn to page 9
6. You say “Okay, so can you help me find home?” “Sure,” MooseCraft says. “What does your home look like?” “It’s a little brown house with no fence,” you say. “Hey I know where that is! The little girl who lives there feeds me carrots!” says MooseCraft. “Hey,” you chime in and say, “That’s my owner she feeds me too. Plus, she rubs my belly!” “Let’s go! She will be in the back yard to feed me my carrots. You can go back to her then!” MooseCraft says. So you can go back to the little girl (turn to page 4). or stay with moose and have the adventure you have been dreaming of. Turn to page 8.
7. You take the pathway and follow all the branches and leaves that smell like the perfume that you are so familiar with. It smells of berries and flowers and you can’t wait until you can see you’re human again. You want to bury your face into the middle of her shirt because that’s exactly where she sprays the perfume. You are dreaming about the berries so much that you bump into Moosecraft again. He insists that you speak to him.
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You can give him a chance. Turn to page 6. You continue down the path. Turn to page 3.
8. MooseCraft goes to the little girl and gets his carrots. She asks him if he’s seen her dog. MooseCraft shakes his head no. Then, when you and MooseCraft are in the woods, a black bear comes, and when he comes to eat you, you wake up to see that you’re in the little girl’s bed. And you realize it was all a dream. The End.
9. You turn around and try to go back the way you came. You have absolutely no idea where you are and you only want to get home to your humans. You miss them so dearly. Suddenly, you hear footsteps in the distance. You are scared, and you know that the woods are a dark place. You’ve heard a lot of bad stories about the woods. You find a bush to hide in as the steps get closer. Your teeth are chattering with fear. With one eye open, you prepare yourself to see the horror that is coming your way. Suddenly, you see your human and she is calling your name!!! Your human has come to find you and is returning you back home!!
The End!
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Dear Count Olaf
By Hailey Leon-Carbajal Tutor: Lauren Johnson
Dear Count Olaf,
If this letter has reached you, it must mean that you have found this letter. Against your better judgment and my constant warnings, I have decided to find you. Alongside myself, I have the two best spies in the world. We know where you are, and we will find you and bring you to justice. We know you have unfairly treated the orphans, and we will not stand for it. We have heard that you only gave them one bed to sleep on. Count Olaf, we know that you are the one who killed Dr. Montgomery. You have tried to steal their fortune for years, and your evil acts have got to stop. We are in the process of finding out more things you have done to the orphans. I hope this letter finds you well.
With all due respect,
Your favorite spy, Hailey
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The Five Friends Play Together
By Carol Lima Duran Tutor: Taylor Lee
Stinky, the raccoon, woke up from a trashcan and started to look for his friends. First, he found Nightwing, the owl. Next, he found Bunbun, the bunny. Then he found Star, the cat. Last, he found Rocky, the dog. The friends played together at a park. THE END!
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BT Jr. Dinosaur
By BT Weeks Tutor: Amy Leonard
BT Jr. liked to skateboard. BT Jr. went to Ogden Park to skateboard. He went to the park with his mom and brother. His wheels were wet, therefore, he was not able to skateboard. His dad showed up at the park. He used WD40 to fix the wheels. BT Jr. and his Dad skateboarded together.
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A Dog’s Life
By Trey Dunn Tutor: Ally Lynch
A dog was born. His name was Fin.
I thought he was going to be lonely
But Fin had brothers and sisters.
One day Fin played a game of chase with his brothers and sisters.
While playing, Fin fell into a bush and scraped his paw on a sharp branch.
Then he ran inside to get his paw checked.
His owner then wrapped his paw, and Fin stayed inside the rest of the day.
When Fin played chase again, he was careful around the bush.
Fin then went inside for water.
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Rachael Ray By Rosario Lima-Romano Tutor: Callie Murray Do you have an inspirational person in your life? If so, who is it? I chose Rachael Ray because she loves people, cares for them, and helps people in rough times. Rachael shows passion through cooking. I was really excited to write this essay because I like cooking, and she likes cooking. I like helping others, and she does, too. Rachael Ray is an inspirational woman who helps people through her love of cooking.
Rachael was born on August 25, 1968, which makes her 49 years old today. She does not look like a 49 year old. She looks like a 30 year old! She was raised in New York with her family and the restaurant business. Her family business helped shape her love of cooking because food is not just food itself. Cooking is when you and who you are cooking with share hard work and creativity. It creates an experience.
Before the famous 30-minute meals, Rachael was a chef at a bunch of restaurants around New York. Then she created a 30-minute meals cooking class in Albany, New York. She became so popular that CBS picked her up for a local channel. After CBS, came Food Network. They wanted her to have a show on their channel, too. She was a people person, which helped her get to where she is now with her own talk show!
Rachael Ray is not a typical famous person; she thinks she is just like everyone else. She wanted to help feed families in America by giving them affordable recipes, so she created a non-profit organization called Yum-O. The organization was launched in 2006 to stop hunger by promoting healthy and happy food relationships. This helps children to be inspired by cooking, because the recipes are easy for kids to follow. It helps them do better in school, because they have food in their tummies. This allows them to focus.
I really admire Rachael because she likes helping people. My mom once told me, “If you are mad when you are making food it will taste bad.” I believe Rachael Ray will never make a bad meal because she is always happy. Rachael makes people laugh even while they are going through rough times, and she is passionate about what she does.
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Duke, the Hero By: Guadalupe Contrera-Valladares Tutor: Stephanie Neal
There once was a dog named Duke. In 1944, during the time of World
War II, Duke went on a boat ride from the United States to Germany. It took a long time to go to Germany in the boat ride. He went to Germany to help the U.S. soldiers to find the bad people called the Nazis. Nazis were the
German soldiers who were putting Jewish people in concentration camps.
Duke then met his soldier named Steve. Duke and Steve went back to the
U.S. base. They got to rest for a little while until it was time to eat. They had food that tasted gross, and their water had bugs in it. Then it was time to find all the Nazis. Duke used his sense of smell to find the Nazis. One of the
Nazis tried to hurt him, so Duke bit him. Duke then felt sad about biting a Nazi. After that, Duke and the
U.S soldiers put all of the Nazis in jail. Duke felt happy that all of the Nazis were in jail. Duke decided to stay in Germany to help the U.S soldiers. He was a hero.
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Four Friends
By Deborah Salas-Bejar Tutor: Peyton Perry
One day the teacher ate a doughnut and shared them with her class. At recess four girls made friends. They saw a blue and green bird. Then they saw a giant pencil on the ground. They want to use the pencil to build a birdhouse. They built a medium sized birdhouse. They put the birdhouse on the playground. And at the end of the day they went to the beach.
The End.
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Making Apple Pie
By Tiffany Rodriguez
Tutor: Kevin Petteway
She was walking to a tree.
She was collecting apples.
She was taking the apples home.
She and her mom made apple pie.
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The Garden and the Water
By Claire Kim Tutor: Anna Plyler
Once upon a time, there was a beautiful princess named Rose. She was tall and she lived in a kingdom called Rosetta. One day, a weed named Crabgrass entered the kingdom to take all the food in the kingdom for himself. The flowers were dying, so the princess got sick. The prince from Waterous, a nearby kingdom, heard the news. He knew he had to save Rose. His name was Aquo. Aquo entered the kingdom on his mighty seahorse and found Crabgrass. When Aquo saw him, he made a mighty wave that destroyed Crabgrass. Then Aquo returned all the food. When Aquo returned all of the food, the princess felt better again. The princess was so thankful for the prince, and he was so happy to see the beautiful princess, Rose. They fell in love and lived happily ever after!
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The Day after the Dream By Aiden Bejar Tutor: Jasmin Quiroz-Gallegos
Barron woke up from a very strange dream. Then he looked in confusion. BOOM! He heard something crash outside his window and ran over like the speed of light. When he checked it out, it was a huge machine unlike any he had ever seen before. He quickly called his friends over and shouted “GUYS, YOU HAVE TO CHECK THIS OUT.” Once his friends, Fredrick and Jay, came over, they tip-toed close to the object and noticed there was a door. They tried opening it, but it was locked. So, they both kicked down the metal door like ninjas. Fredrick was whining about his foot because he had hit it so hard. Jay muttered,” Stop complaining, you big baby". Then Fredrick mumbled, “At least I am not scared of the dark.” And then they heard another huge crash come from the woods behind his house. They ran towards the woods, and they saw a dog sniffing another machine that looked like a UFO. Then they found the door to the crashed and burnt UFO. It opened by itself. Barron and his friends were curious to see what was inside, and this time they wouldn't have to kick down any doors. Once they were inside, they saw alien bodies lying on the floor of the UFO, including some humans. The aliens were dark blue with big heads, four fingers on each hand, really thin bodies, and the eyes completely black. They all freaked out once they saw the humans. Frederick quickly ran over to a human to check for a pulse. They were alive! They must have been knocked out from the explosion. Then they called the police. When the police came, Barron noticed it was the same police from his dream the night before, but he thought it was just a coincidence. The police asked Barron and his friends, “When did this happen? Can you tell me what you saw?” They took the police inside the UFO to show them the bodies, but they had disappeared. Suddenly they started smelling smoke, and they told the police to leave. “GET OUT! IT'S ABOUT TO CATCH ON FIRE!” Then the flames got on the trees. The fire started spreading around the forest. They saw three aliens who were laying on the UFO floor earlier in the woods trying to point some flare to get help from the other aliens, but it was too late. When the police went to check on the aliens, they noticed they had tracker bracelets on their wrists. The police tried everything to destroy them, but it wouldn't get damaged. Everyone in the neighborhood heard noises come from the sky. When they looked up, they saw twenty UFO’s. Everyone ran in chaos trying to save themselves, but no one could outrun the aliens. Military helicopters and trucks were coming to try to save all of us. We all had to come together if we were all going to survive. It was the humans vs. the aliens. Everyone grabbed a weapon and Barron, Jay, and Frederick were the commanders. Then Barron ordered, “When I say charge, we all charge!” He continued to Scream, “CHARGE!” Everyone started screaming and fighting. Then, when Barron, Jay, and Frederick saw the alien commander, they started charging at each other. Once they collided, everything went black.
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Alex’s Adventure
Written by Alexander Ventura Tutor: Emily Rheault
We are going to California.
We are at Dodger Stadium.
We are in Hollywood.
We are going home.
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A Boy and a Wolf
By Carlos Buenrrstro Tutor: Marina Roe
One day, there was a boy who found a red balloon. He chased his balloon into a submarine. He looked out the window and saw a crooked tree. He saw a little boy with a blue wig in the tree. The boy with the blue wig was eating a cheeseburger. By the tree, there was a witch’s pot. He looked inside, and there was a werewolf! The wolf said to the boy that he does not have a home. The boy said he can go home with him in his pumpkin carriage! Then, they colored in his coloring book, and they lived happily ever after.
Carlos story was inspired by an Osmo Monster activity
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Mummy
By Nyasia Lewis Tutor: Wendy Royal
He is Wild.
Mummy is dead!
Mummy is wide.
------Green Wilma by Ted Arnold
Summary by Nyasia Lewis
She was green. She jumped out of bed.
She jumped down the stairs to the breakfast table.
The fly.
No riding the bus.
She jumped in the school.
She jumped out of her seat.
She caught the fly!
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A Day in Central Park
By Carmine Marchioni Tutor: Lauren Sciortino
One sunny morning, I thought that I should take a trip to Central Park. I saw a crowd of people. I saw toy boats in the pond. One was a black schooner named Wasp, flying the American Flag. Another boat was named the Lillian B. Womwrath. From another person in the crown, I heard that Stuart was going to race. Soon a policeman was sent from headquarters to stop the crowd from pushing each other. Stuart climbed aboard the Wasp. I heard a man in a bright green suit shout, “On your mark, get set, GO!” Everyone on the shore shouted “GO!” too, in excitement. People were pushing so hard that the policeman fell into the water. When he fell in the water, he created waves. I felt nervous seeing the waves head toward Stuart. A wave knocked Stuart out of his boat. Then he climbed back aboard the Wasp. When Stuart got back on the boat, the Lillian B. Womrath was close to the Wasp. I heard the owner of the Wasp talking to Stuart about a paper bag that was in the water, which Stuart went straight into. He then got into a collision with the Lillian B. Womwrath. They bumped into each other and got all tangled. My heart started to beat fast, and I was getting sweaty. I began to feel relaxed when Stuart began to clear the deck off. Stuart freed the Wasp and began to regain speed. I looked over and saw that the Lillian went off in another direction. Stuart was headed toward the finish line. When Stuart crossed the finish line and won the race, the crowd went wild and gathered around Stuart to congratulate him. When it was my turn to see Stuart, I asked him to sign my shirt. I couldn’t believe how small he was! I couldn’t wait to get home to tell everyone about my awesome day!
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Dragon Captain Blue
By Maxwell Barber
Tutor: Machayla Tate
The one and only Dragon Captain Blue! He travels super-fast in the air. While he’s in the air, he looks around for crime to fight. When he sees crime, he swoops down, shoots a blue laser ball that surrounds the bad guy, and changes him into a nice person. The people cheer, “Thank you Dragon
Captain Blue! You saved us with your superhero laser”!!
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Disgusting Dog
By Sabarayn Silva Gonzalez
Tutor: Meredith Walters
One day Sabarayn and his sister Barayn walked their dog, Oreo, in the neighborhood.
But then it started to rain.
Oreo found a mud puddle in their neighbor’s backyard, and he got dirty.
Mom yelled “Clean this dog up. He is Disgusting!”
My consequence is I have to wash the dog.
It is important to keep the dog clean and dry.
After washing the dog, my sister said “Don’t let him get dirty anymore!”
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Splatoon My favorite video game
By Alex Nickerson Tutor: Amber Wargo
I like video games. Splatoon is my favorite.
There are weapons in it. The weapons are called hero charger, the gold dynamo roller, the tripod dynamo roller, dynamo roller, the hero roller replica, n-zap89, and the ink brush. I am on level 46 and there are 50 levels in the whole game. I defeated D.J. Octavio. The announcers are Callie and Marley. Some more weapons are the cora-cora roller, the deco roller, and the permanent ink brush.
This game is cool.
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"Learning About Animals" By: Leah Park Tutor: Maria Wellmaker
Lions:
Lions live in prides. Prides are groups.
Elephants:
Elephants are huge. The elephant has a trunk.
Zebras:
Zebras eat grass. Every zebra has different stripes.
Giraffes:
Giraffes are playful. Giraffes have small horns.
Gazelles:
Gazelles have horns. They are cute.
Hyenas:
Hyenas are predators. Hyenas laugh like people.
Vultures:
Vultures are birds. Vultures are endangered.
Wildebeests:
The wildebeest walks in a pond. He eats short grass.
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I Am a Professional Hockey Player
By Tanner Mayton Tutor: Ashley Wilmoth
I am a professional hockey player. My team is named the Tannermites. We are ferocious. One time Michael Jordan wanted to play, so we let him play. He was really good. We play at the Tanner Stadium, named after me, Tanner. I am the best player on our team. We were in the Olympics for fourteen days. We all won gold medals. Our hockey uniforms are blue and red. They are that way because blue means that we have a hard hit so that it goes into the sky. Red means that, as I said before, you will get hurt by us. We have a lot of professional hockey players who play on our team. Coach Jeremy, what he goes by on YouTube, plays on our team. He is very good. Our coach is Jackson Hayman. He is very good at his job. He went to the Olympics and won a gold medal. We have won the playoffs so often that we get bored of the playoffs. Therefore, we are so good.
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The Crazy Wacky Adventure of Teddy, the Super Bear
By: Graham Dixon Tutor: Amber Winstead
Teddy woke up in the afternoon and got some molded red Lego Jell-o for lunch. He went out to the woods where he saw some crooked trees that were grabbing for him. Teddy saw a colorful crazy monster that looked mad. The monster started chasing Teddy, and Teddy ran as fast as he could. While running, a Pac-man ghost met with him to defeat the monster with foam swords. After they defeated the monster, they became best friends. After becoming friends, they got in an orange Captain Underpants carriage, went home, and played video games.
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PIZZA TACOS By: Jy'lik Johnson Tutor: Rebecca Womack Once upon a time, there was a GIANT PIZZA CAT. One day he went on a walk, and he saw a GIANT TACO DOG. The giant taco dog said, "Hi, my name is Jeff, The Giant Taco Dog. And the pizza cat said "Hi, my name is Bob, the Giant Pizza Cat. Bob and Jeff decided that they wanted to be friends. Jeff invited Bob to his house to play video games. They played until midnight. At one o'clock in the morning, Jeff fell asleep. Bob went outside and saw Joey, the clown. Jeff was afraid of clowns. Bob said, “Do not be afraid. He is a nice clown who plays video games.” Joey said he was on level 30 in Pacman. All three played video games. But then, Jeff's Dad came. They thought he was going to be upset. But actually, his dad wanted to play video games too! So, they played video games. Then Jeff and Bob had an idea! Since Jeff liked tacos and Bob liked pizza, they created Pizza Tacos. They went straight to the kitchen and started making pizza tacos. They ate and then fell asleep.
The End
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Halloween Skate Park By Erick Valencia Tutor: Hannah Jenkins
Ansen, Landen, and I were at the skate park. “Watch me do a backflip,” said Ansen. He fell. The skate board knocked his shoes off. Ansen yelled for help. Landen and I skated over a hill and saw Ansen at the bottom. Landen and I helped him up. Ansen’s shoes were in the woods.
Landen and I went into the woods to look for Ansen’s shoes. We saw a snake! The big black snake had black eyes and a rattle on the end of his tail.
It was curled up and sleeping. We walked around it and found Ansen’s shoes. Ansen was sitting on a bench in the skate park. We gave Ansen his shoes back. He put his shoes on and tried to do a backflip again. This time, he landed the jump.
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