Wednesday, May 30, 2012

First 10 Sentences of a Vignette

Sept. 6, 2010
Dear Diary,
Summer is almost over and high school begins tomorrow. But I had a really fun time with my best friend Jessica. We had a sleepover at our tree house every Saturday and Sunday. We talked about boys and shopping, read magazines, and watch our favorite movie, Kung Fu Panda! We also took a lot pictures and put it on the tree house's wall. Our tree house was built on the same year as me and Jessica became best friend. I really don't want to go back to school because I have to face the presumptuous princess, Jennie. Uhhh! She's really mean with us last year. Well, I better sleep now. Write to you later.



Sept. 7, 2010
Dear Diary,
I was almost late for school this morning-- yeah, the very first day of school. This is not only the bad luck, Jennie is in three of my classes.

Friday, May 18, 2012

The 26 Malignant Gates

Rules of the Game:
This started when Waverly got a lifesaver for Christmas and her brother, Vincent, got a chess set with two missing pieces for Christmas. Winston, her other brother, plays chess with Vincent. Then Waverly wants to play, but Vincent does not let her. When Waverly offers lifesavers in place of the missing pieces, Vincent let her plays. Waverly learns how to play chess and once she met a man named Lau Po, who teaches her everything about chess. Waverly then gets to play in a tournament and she wins every tournaments. Her mom is proud of her and show her off, which annoyed Waverly; then Waverly and her mother get into a fight.
The Voice from the Wall:
When Lena St. Clair and her family move to Oakland due to her dad's job, her mother alwayss rearrange the furniture. Her mother says that the house is not balanced. When her mother is pregnant, Lena sees that her mother is not excited about it. Then the baby is borned, but it died afterward which is a big blow for Lena's mother. Ying Ying,Lena's mother, talks about a baby boy in the past that she killed. Ying Ying never talks about her past in China. At home, Ying Ying is quiet and lay still on the sofa for the whole day. While that's happening, Lena hears argument between mother and daughter across the wall. Lena thinks the the girl is beaten to death, but she sees that the girl has no blood on her. Then one time, the girl rings Lena's house and walks toward Lena's room to use the fire escape stair to climb back to her room. The girl got kick out by her mother and she wants to play a prank on her mother.The mother thinks the girl was outside, but actually the girl is in her room. Then Lena hears the argument between the girl and the mother, but this time Lena also hears some laughing.
Half and Half:
Ted wants to divorce with Rose because she never makes a decision. Rose's mother tells her to save the marriage, but Rose sees no point in doing that. Then Rose talks about the past where her family is going to a beach like an American family. Her dad walks to the edge of the beach and onto the reef to fish. Rose's mother tells her to look after her siblings, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and Bing. Matthew, Mark, and Luke go play and Bing plays alone because he's too small to play with the other. Then Bing wants to go to his father. As Bing goes toward the reef, there was a fight between Luke and Mark. Rose's mother tells her to stop the fight and at that moment Bing fell into the cold water. The family tries to look for him, but it was unsuccessful. Rose says that she knew Bing was in danger, but she let it happen and how she sees the sign in her marriage, but she let it happen.
Two Kinds:
Jing Mei's mother tries everything to find something that Jing mei is good at, so Jing Mei can be a prodigy. Everything that Jing Mei tries fail, but her mother is very determined. Her mother asks Mr.Chong to teach Jing Mei how to play piano in exchange for house cleaning services. Mr.Chong is deaf, so he cannot hear the dissonant sound that Jing Mei makes. Jing Mei never wants to be a prodigy, but she is forced to by her mother. Her mother and Auntie Lin brag about their daughters, which encourage Jing Mei to put a stop to her mother's pride.Then there's a talent going on, and Jing Mei's mother and Mr.Chong sign Jing mei up to play piano in the talent show. Jing Mei's playing is terrible and Jing Mei thinks that her mother would not made her piano again, but apparently her mother still wants her to play. Jing Mei refuses to play, which makes her mom angry. Jing Mei is so angry that she wishes to be dead like them (the twin babies). This stops her mom immediately and her mom goes out of the room. When Jing Mei is thirteen, her mother gives her the piano as a present and now Jing Mei finds the songs are not hard to play.

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

Vocabulary!

1.) The arid weather makes her drinks a lot of water.
2.) The assiduous students always turn in their assignments on time.
3.) The crazy man was sent into the asylum.
4.) The benevolent sisters care for the poor and children.
5.) My friend and I maintain our camaraderie for 7 years.
6.) Her mom nods in censure as the girl walks outside wearing a short skirt.
7.) The boy takes a circuitous route to avoid the bully.
8.) The clairvoyant fortune teller tells what is going to happen in the future.
9.) We collaborate with another group to work on our project.
10.) The girl shows compassion for the unfortunate kid.