Hi, my name is Sarah and I have loved writing ever since I was a young child. Let me prove it to you.
Below you will find a table of contents comprising samples of my writing dating back to 2nd grade, about 8 years ago. Each word in these samples holds a special place in my heart. A little bit of me and the evolution of my mind are represented in each of these works. I have started with my second grade assignment where I wrote a story about the Halloween characters in depicted in a picture on the assignment sheet, there was a fairy, a troll, a frog and a monster, and progressed through my California report done in 4th grade and my Nigeria report in 6th. Then to the article I wrote publicizing a youth square dance event I was running when I was in 7th all the way through now as a college student. All of these samples, though varied in content and in style, have one thing in common, I was really proud of them at the time they were written.
It is interesting to look back and realize how good I was at twisting almost any writing assignment into one bout something that was close to my heart. For instance, in every year of my formal education since 2nd grade, I have succeeded in squeezing in at least one essay about dolphins and/or whales, especially orcas. My diotomatious earth essay in 5th grade also shows the enthusiasm I have always felt in scientific areas. Both my marine mammal interest as well as my excitement towards science have stuck with me and now I am majoring in Marine Biology. Another big part of my life and future popped up in the article I wrote in 7th grade, square dancing.
Although writing is not part of my planned career, I know a passion for words has been living in my heart since I was very young.I will always be writing a little something here and there even if I am the only one ever to read it. I hope you enjoy the guide through my writing development. Comments are more than welcome. Comments are even suggested, but most of all have fun! Watch the progression that took years to develop in just a few minutes (or hours).
Monday, March 26, 2007
Finding your way
There are 2 different ways to get around my ePortfolio. The first is the column of pictures directly below. You can click the picture to reach my writing from that year. The other way to navigate is the text table of contents below that. Links to each writing sample are followed by brief descriptions of the samples. You can choose which style of navigation you are in the mood for. Each grade has a link back to this page in the links column to the left of the text. Hopefully that will decrease the likelihood of your getting lost.
If you don't know where to put your comments, use this entry as a default.
If you don't know where to put your comments, use this entry as a default.
Sunday, March 25, 2007
Table of contents
Second Grade
* Halloween Story
. I was given a sheet of paper with a picture of a fairy, a troll, a frog and a monster and a few lines underneath. The directions said to write a story about the characters on the lines below the picture and to attach any additional paper needed. I remember being so proud of myself for filling not only the lines but also the entire back of the paper. I guess I wrote pretty big.
* First Trip to Sea World
. That trip that means so much to me now as I saw it then. For those who don't know, this is when I chose my career. In awe of the majestic orcas, I decided to be a marine biologist on this trip.
Third Grade
* Excerpts Pioneer Journal (journal only)
. In third grade I went through the phase where students ask themselves, "How can I manipulate this question so that the answer will tire my hand as little as possible?" I think I got quite creative a few times. The link below includes the prompt so you can see how talented I was at making the answer less than half the length of the assignment. The teacher's prompts are in a smaller font. If you only want to see my entries without the prompts, the link above will get you direct you to them.
My Pioneer Journal (with teacher prompts)
* Dragon 2000
. A little more creative and I think I kmow the major difference. This was done in class and the journal was homework. Nobody wants to spend the whole night doing homework, but in class, your given a set amount of time to complete the task. You might as well make the most of it and I think I did.
Fourth Grade
* The Missing Rainbow Hair
. I was definately descriptive. I think I went just a tad over board here, but it is easier to cut back then to add at the last minute. Now I am able to hold myself back, but I never need to strain starting a description. This was supposed to be a "scary story" for Halloween, but mine didn't really end up scary.
* The Thirty-First State
. The big project for fourth grade is a report on California. I find it interesting to see how I was always trying to make research project seem more interesting than it actually was. I think that my style has always been start with a good hook,even before I really knew what that was, get lame if nessisary, then end stronger. Looking back, I really like my ending.
Fifth Grade
Fifth Grade (Diatomateous Earth)
Sixth & Seventh Grade
Snipits from Sixth and Seventh
Where I am Now
P.S. If you want to read the first essay, don't procrastinate because as soon as my grandma asks for the URL it is coming down.
* Orcas and Mandala
. This was my first college essay. It is also my first essay at all since sixth grade.
* Flat World Essay
. My essay on the book The World is Flat
* Halloween Story
. I was given a sheet of paper with a picture of a fairy, a troll, a frog and a monster and a few lines underneath. The directions said to write a story about the characters on the lines below the picture and to attach any additional paper needed. I remember being so proud of myself for filling not only the lines but also the entire back of the paper. I guess I wrote pretty big.
* First Trip to Sea World
. That trip that means so much to me now as I saw it then. For those who don't know, this is when I chose my career. In awe of the majestic orcas, I decided to be a marine biologist on this trip.
Third Grade
* Excerpts Pioneer Journal (journal only)
. In third grade I went through the phase where students ask themselves, "How can I manipulate this question so that the answer will tire my hand as little as possible?" I think I got quite creative a few times. The link below includes the prompt so you can see how talented I was at making the answer less than half the length of the assignment. The teacher's prompts are in a smaller font. If you only want to see my entries without the prompts, the link above will get you direct you to them.
My Pioneer Journal (with teacher prompts)
* Dragon 2000
. A little more creative and I think I kmow the major difference. This was done in class and the journal was homework. Nobody wants to spend the whole night doing homework, but in class, your given a set amount of time to complete the task. You might as well make the most of it and I think I did.
Fourth Grade
* The Missing Rainbow Hair
. I was definately descriptive. I think I went just a tad over board here, but it is easier to cut back then to add at the last minute. Now I am able to hold myself back, but I never need to strain starting a description. This was supposed to be a "scary story" for Halloween, but mine didn't really end up scary.
* The Thirty-First State
. The big project for fourth grade is a report on California. I find it interesting to see how I was always trying to make research project seem more interesting than it actually was. I think that my style has always been start with a good hook,even before I really knew what that was, get lame if nessisary, then end stronger. Looking back, I really like my ending.
Fifth Grade
Fifth Grade (Diatomateous Earth)
Sixth & Seventh Grade
Snipits from Sixth and Seventh
Where I am Now
P.S. If you want to read the first essay, don't procrastinate because as soon as my grandma asks for the URL it is coming down.
* Orcas and Mandala
. This was my first college essay. It is also my first essay at all since sixth grade.
* Flat World Essay
. My essay on the book The World is Flat
Saturday, March 10, 2007
Just read the comments on this post, not the text
This was just a place holder. I was planning on deleting it, but I forgot it was here and by the time I remembered, someone had already commented on it, so then I couldn't really delete it. Now, it is just here so that if you want to read those comments you can. (this is not what it said when people started commenting on it.)
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