Emily
February 4, 2010
16200 Kill Creek Rd
Gardner, KS 66030
Dear Justin Bieber,
Hi my name is Emily and I am a sixth grade student at Pioneer Ridge Middle School. In school we are writing to a famous person. I have chosen you because I like one of your songs. I like your song Baby.
I am writing to you because I am writing a request paper for you to please come to my school and to sing Baby to the whole sixth grade. A lot of sixth grade girls love your songs. Will you give me an autograph, so I can give it to my friends?
To contact me e-mail me back at ferrellj@usd231.com. Thank you!
You’re Fan,
Emily
Today was Alexa’s birthday and she was going to have a sleep over at her house. She is turning twelve. She invited Maddy, Hadley, Grace, and Me. I had gotten her a pair of earrings that looked like cherries and the second Harry Potter book that she wanted.
She was going to pick each of us up to go to Gambino’s. I was the first one picked up, and then Hadley was, then Maddy, and finally Grace. Each of us bought her a gift.
When we finally got to Gambino’s we played there games for a little while then we ate pizza and watched the Florida Gators. We had to eat really fast because the movie is going to start in an hour! After we ate Alexa opened her presents. Hadley got her a twenty dollar gift card to Areopostale, so did Maddy but Maddy also got her a pair of long socks that had peace signs all over it. Grace got her a card. After we eat are going to go to the movies to go see New Moon.
We all piled back into the van. We had half an hour till it starts. It took us ten minutes to get there and it took us fifteen minutes to get the tickets. We made it in time, the movies starts in five minutes! Hadley and Maddy have already seen it but everyone else hasn’t yet. During the movie we dared Maddy to say oo la la when Jacob took off his shirt and said eww when Edward takes his off. To our surprise she actually did it! We all thought the movie was awesome. Also when Bella told Jacob he was so hot Hadley said yeah you are!
After the movie we went back to Alexa’s house for the sleep over. We opened her presents that her parents got her. They got her Guitar Hero 5 and a chi curling iron. We all played on her wii. We played her new Guitar Hero 5 and Dance Dance Revolution. After we got tired of playing that we went up to Alexa’s room and listened to her I pod. We did that for about an hour then we were feeling a bit tired we all went to Alexa’s room. We were getting ready to go to bed. It was one o’clock in the morning when we finally were done. But then we weren’t tired anymore. So we just stayed up till three talking. At about three-thirty we all fell asleep.
In the morning we all woke up and went in the kitchen to find Alexa’s parents making us chocolate chip pancakes, eggs, and bacon for breakfast. After breakfast Alexa took us all home.
It was two in the morning when my family and I was going to catch a ten hour train ride to Chicago to go meet our friends, Armando and Linda; it took us about ten hours to get there. The train ride was very scenic. There were lots of grassy fields and mountains along the way there.
When we finally got there and our friends were waiting at the station for us but I didn’t know what they looked like because I haven’t seen them in a long, long time. When we finally found them they looked so familiar then. They took us back to their house and we were deciding where to visit first. Then we finally decided to go to the Sear’s Tower. We went all the way up to the one hundred eighth floor. It was so high up that we could see the next state next to us! When you look down the people look like little tiny ants. After we went back we were all hungry.
We went to go eat a cheese cake factory that was connected to a store. There were tons and tons of cake there. When we were done eating we went to go shopping for souvenirs. I found a glass two inch sculpture that had the Sear’s Tower in it and it has blinking light inside of it. My step-mom found a shot class.
It was the day that we would have to go back to Kansas. We packed our things and they took us to the airport, we said good-bye to them. When we boarded the plane I thought to myself and said that it was the best day ever and I want to come back sometime again.
1. Why was Brian nervous about the coming of winter?
He would be worried about finding shelter, food, and the harsh cold weather. There with the harsh weather it would be difficult to find food or to build or find shelter.
2. If Betty hadn’t come to Brian’s rescue during the bear’s visit, what might have happened?
If Betty didn’t come Brian would have been badly injured or even killed if possible. I don’t think that in real life that a random skunk would save a boy’s life but Betty and Brian had a connection.
3. Based on what you know about the outdoors, do the events in this story seem believable? Explain. Yes, because if you had food in the wild other animals would want it. Just like Betty and the bear wanted it. I don’t think that a skunk would actually save a kids life from a bear. If it did then it was just becauseit didn’t like the bear or they were afraid.
4. What theme does the relationship between Brian and Betty suggest?
The theme is that even the smallest thing can make a big change. Because the skunk became friends with him because he gave her food. Then she saved him because he was in trouble.
5. Write a paragraph that describes what Brian’s actions in the wilderness reveal about his character. Use details from the story to support your answer.
He is very clever and nice to animals. He is always prepared for harsh weather or animals. If he didn’t give the skunk some food he would of been spraied and he would of been killed by the bear.
The Nile is the longest river in the world. It is about 4,000 miles long, north from the snowcapped mountains of East Africa. The Nile dumps into the Medditaranion Sea.The river got its name from the Greek word Neilos, which means valley.It is very important to the Egyptians.
The Nile River is a very important source to the Egyptians. It is also known as “The Gift of Egypt”. The Nile is very important to the Egyptians. It provides them food, water, and paper from papyrus. They also clean their clothing in the river. They wouldn’t be able to survive wihtout the Nile. The Nile has been a civilization for more than 5,000 years. The Nile has been in Egypt since 6 million BC.
The Nile River did a very important role in Egypt. For example it provided them transportation for them to get to place to place. It has a very good source of food and water for them. It gives them a variety of fish to eat. On the banks of the Nile there are plants called papyrus. It is a reed plant that the Egyptians used to make paper. When the Egyptains needed to get water from the Nile they created a device called a shadoof.
A majestic view of the great pyramids of Egypt is seen here through a row of elegant palm trees. The pyramids are a proof of one among many of the creative, imaginative, and skilled tech. Innovations of which ancient Egyptians are admired. The land around the Nile is very fertile and is good for farming. The Nile River flooded every year in mid-June which they called the yearly flooding or irrigation system. Farmers had to move every year because of the yearly floods.
The Nile River is a type of history. Moses was born when there were Jews as slaves and any Jewish boy that was born would be put to death so his mother hid him behind a bush but then the aunt heard the guy coming and let him float down the river to be safe. Then he convinced him to let the Jews go. So he let them go and he had to part the Red Sea. Then they were safe and free and that is the story of Moses and how the Nile is a part of history.
They have many ways of getting food, water and other things from the Nile. The Nile is very important and a huge source of Egypt. The floods are very harsh and I would hate to have to move every year in mid-June and having to live in different areas every time. I would hate that and I think I would need to make new friends and other things like that.
The Last Soccer Game
By: Emily
Today is my last soccer game against my dad’s friend. Her team beat us once and then we had revenge on them and we won. Her team is the toughest team we played this season. In the first half they scored two points and we were left behind with zero points. Since this is our last game my team was suppose to be trying all of our best, but in the first half of the game we were not doing so well. When the referee called time we were starting to get better at stealing the ball, guarding the opponents, and scoring. When I got the ball I passed it to Davis and he passed it back, then I sprinted passed the opponents and I scored a goal!! My team went wild and started to give me high fives.
It was the second half and we were doing awesome!! Karen almost made a goal twice, Davis stopped there goals from getting in, and Heather block the ball a ton. The parents watching were going crazy (especially mine!). In the middle of the last half Christian made an amazing goal. When he kicked it, it soured over the opponent’s heads and over the goalie’s head, then it flew into the goal like a bird souring through the air. It went over three of the other team’s heads and in my opinion it was the best goal I have ever seen. When the game was over the score was two to two. Both teams gave each other a high five for a good game. That was the end of the game for the season. My dad said it was the best second half of the whole season.
Characters
• Dog-Emily’s Pet
• Emily-Dog’s Owner
Dog: What you looking at?
Emily: What was that?!
Dog: Down here
Emily: (Emily starts to step back) you can talk?!?
Dog: Duh!!
Emily: But animals can’t talk.
Dog: Yeah they can you are just too dumb to hear us.
Emily: What is that supposed to mean!?!
Dog: Whatever.
Emily: Whatev.
Emily: (Emily went to go tell Jill that the dog could talk but she can’t hear the dog.)
Emily: Why can’t she hear you?
Dog: I don’t know, let me try again. Hey Jill Emily is annoying me. (Silence) Guess she can’t hear me.
Emily: ANNOYING!
Dog: Yeah you just keep talking and talking day after day.
Emily: You’re the one who’s annoying you bark when everyone knocks on the door and when you want to come inside!!
Dog & Emily: I guess were even.
Emily: When could you talk?
Dog: When I was born.
Emily: How come you haven’t talked to me before?
Dog: I did but I guess you didn’t hear me.
Emily: Oh
Dog: (the dog looks at the clock and sees that it is time for dinner.)
Dog: Hey, Emily it is time for dinner
Emily: (Emily goes and gets the dog’s food bowl and gets her food.)
Emily: Here you go girl
Dog: Yumm! Thanks
Emily: No prob
Emily: (When the dog was done Emily opened the glass door but then a thunderstorm came.)
Dog: (the dog started to whimper because she hates thunderstorms.)
Emily: Its ok it’s just a little thunder
Dog: (she ran to Emily’s room and stayed there in till it was over)
Emily: Was that so bad?
Dog: You hush, you are not a dog!!
Emily: (Emily sighed and shook her head)
Dog: I’m tired I am going to bed
Emily: Ok goodnight
Dog: (she walks to her bed in the bathroom and went to sleep)
Emily: (Emily goes to bed and wakes up the next morning.)
Emily: Heyy, you want to go out and play with your ball
Dog: Sure
Emily: (Emily and the dog went outside and the dog just sprinted to be the first one to get the ball but Emily got it first.)
Dog: Heyy not fair!!!
Emily: Life not fair, now go fetch
Emily: (Emily through the ball and the dog got it and then brought it back to me.)
Emily: Let’s go inside and I’ll get you a treat
Dog: (she had a huge smile on her face; she started running up the stairs before Emily even took one step.)
Dog: Emily open the door!!
Emily: Say please
Dog: (Sigh) Please
Emily: (She opens the door)
Dog: You are annoying
Emily: Ha-Ha
Dog: (Sticks her tongue out at Emily)
Emily: (Emily sticks her tongue out at her)
Dog: E l y?
Emily: What did you say?
Dog: (Silence)
Emily: Heyy say something!!
Dog: (Silence)
Emily: You can’t speak can you?
Dog: (She shook her head)
Emily: OMG!
Emily: Why can’t you talk anymore?
Dog: (She shrugged)
Emily: Wow!
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