kaleb breton
4/14/2016 06:26:29 pm
The two stories I read were "June's Positivity" and "It's Hard to Tell From Here" The commonalty I found between these two stories was that they were simple. They weren't about some life changing event. They were about two simple moments in time. I think that's what makes them good, they feel honest and not overdramatized. Big event can make good stories, but not every one has experienced, larger than life moments, so for a lot of people they can connect with the smaller moments. I think that's what I'm going to add into my own piece. I'm going to chose a small moment that I can focus on, because that's all I've ever experienced.
Connor Reyes
4/14/2016 06:30:59 pm
1.) “The school bus incident”
Luci
4/14/2016 07:24:36 pm
I read “He’s Not What You Think” and “June’s Positivity." In “He’s Not What You Think” I found that this story has been a life long problem so far, but also if you hold your head high you can get though anything. I found this story very inspiring because even sometimes the things we love most can have a bad effect, but even the we still do it because we love it. In “June’s Positivity" i was pulled right into it.
Bella R.
4/14/2016 07:48:50 pm
1) the first story I read, " He's not what you think" I loved how as he told his story,he kept the readers engaged as well as leave them with the message to be empowered by who we are and defy stereotypes. Sometimes in life, especially in middle school, we stop doing what we love due to what other people think, and the fact that he never stopped doing what he loved and always was simply himself was inspiring to read
Grace
4/14/2016 07:57:15 pm
1. "He's Not What You Think": I loved this story. I thought that the writer really showed him personality through his writing, and his entire piece just had this energy to it that I would love to incorporate into my own. I also loved that his story wasn't just him telling us that he had bad experiences, but he used his own experiences to empower the reader and send a message.
Monique de Villiers
4/14/2016 08:38:40 pm
1) "He's Not What You Think"
Brittney Lubeski
4/14/2016 09:15:37 pm
1) June’s Positivity
Marissa Limon
4/14/2016 09:21:47 pm
The two stories I read was "the school bus incident" and "he's not what you think." After reading this two stories I saw that they end with a meaningful message. They finished their stories with what they learned and what they want their readers to take away. In both of the stories they weren't afraid to be completely honest with the readers and or audience. These story were an experience that affected who they are. Seeing how they let their passion Write their story, motives me to let the story write its own. Not focusing on what you wish the story was but how it happened.
Katie
4/14/2016 09:50:20 pm
In the two stories I read "The school bus incident" and "Beauty in the burning". I learned you have to dig really deep by telling every little detail, from the color of your shoes to the burns on your wrist. I deeply connected to the "Beauty in the burning" story, this story not only engaged me but told a deep meaningful story. This story was different from all the other stories because it was told from being her own perpetrator.
Dylan
4/14/2016 10:15:23 pm
1.) I read "It’s Hard to Tell From Here" first and I really liked it. It Basically describes my situation with this writing. I could not think of a Idea. I also felt it was a cool way to write something while not having anything.
Nicholas
4/15/2016 04:43:36 pm
I read "The School Bus Incident" and "Beauty in the Burning". One thing I noticed about both stories is that they both gave a lot of background information. The specific details of a trip to Mexico or a list of things 2nd graders talk about aren't very important to the final message of either story, but they help flesh out what was happening by showing that these things were important enough for the author that they felt they should write it down.
Kevin V.
4/16/2016 12:04:53 pm
1.) I read June's Positivity and I was very intrigued by the story, and what was going on. And this is what I would like to simulate in my writing, I want to have details and words that keep people interested throughout the piece.
Emma B
4/16/2016 06:39:16 pm
To hear the suffering of someone else immidentaly gave me sympathy. To be called gay, and to have that mean something rude, and to use words against someone who puts dedication and hard work into what they love and do, is terrible. After reading "He's not what you think", I went into deep thinking about how person still is treated now, and what his friends do to stick up for them. I know if I was in that person's place, I would not be able to have the same amount of strength because I'm a bit more sensitive. I love how open this person was about their story, and I love how the details in the story make me understand how this person felt during this moment.
Diamond
4/16/2016 07:09:04 pm
"He's not what you think"
Rachel Mendelsohn
4/17/2016 12:07:25 pm
I noticed that all of the stories followed a similar format. They gave a background of the writer's life or personality, then give there story, and after talk about what they learned and what the readers could learn from their story. I liked how their was a decided treatment of the prompt. Many of the stories never used the labels of the prompt, but it was clear the ones they had chosen. "It's Hard to Tell from Here" mentioned the prompt, but talked about it in an artistic and thoughtful way.
Trevor lockhart
4/17/2016 02:08:55 pm
1 I read "he is not what you think." I am in Shea Saulino advisory. He is very eferment now I learned he is a good wighter. I liked how he whiten about him self and then he told the story.
Piper Hallack
4/17/2016 03:51:25 pm
“He’s Not What You Think”
Ruby Mazon
4/17/2016 07:47:23 pm
1) "It's hard to tell from here" I connected to this story very easily because although I had an idea of what to write about, it took me until the last night to put it on paper. The story I had written had taken me so long to get out because I wasn't passionate about this story. That may sound insensitive, but it wasn't a story I was particularly excited to write about. This attitude led me to write something I didn't really enjoy, but after reading this I now know that its okay to not always have an idea as long as you have a story.
Lyra
4/17/2016 08:03:49 pm
"He's not what you think"
Robson
4/17/2016 09:19:28 pm
I really enjoyed the ones I read but the one that stood out to me was "I can't tell from here". I was in a very similar situation when I was writing mine. When I was reading this I realized that maybe I couldn't remember anything involving theses situations, is because I didn't want to remember it. Maybe I didn't want to be able to look back on it.
Carter Harrison
4/17/2016 10:31:27 pm
1) “June’s Positivity”
Kat
4/18/2016 11:08:52 am
The two stories I read were "He's not what your think", and "Junes positivity." I really enjoyed the first one because it gave an example of when he was a victim but not to a person but to a stereotype. It gave me a realization to maples in my life where stereotypes have made me hurt or be affected. Junes positivity, reminded me a lot of a couple people I know where they never stop being amazing people and continue to do good things though get judged for it. I believe that the reason people judge others for being so happy all the time is because they parents as happy and they want to be.
Sammy
4/18/2016 01:02:06 pm
1) ¨Hes not what you think¨ -I liked reading this because it was not too much of bullying. It was not one specific moment. He brought us through his life and I feel like I understand what hes gone through.
Jackson Welsh
4/18/2016 01:04:37 pm
I read "He's not what you think" and "Junes Positivity". I liked how the author of the first one portrayed himself as a victim of a stereotype, more than of a single person. It seemed to be a more creative way to write this piece. In the second one, I liked how they kept the reader intrigued and made the writing interesting. I want to incorporate that into my piece.
Ben Callaway
4/18/2016 06:32:11 pm
I read Junes positivity and he's not what you think. I though both were really intriguing. They both used creative and descriptive words. They used detail in every part of the story. When reading it, I though it was never going to end. but at the same time, I didn't want it to. Comments are closed.
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