"Lost Boy, Lost Girl" Prompt 1

What did the writer do in the opening pages to capture your interest/curiosity? Explain with examples and a quote from the text!

The author started the opening pages with their childhoods. In the text it says, "When I was a young bot, my great-uncle Aleer-Manguak was killed while trying to protect our cattle from a lion" - John (pg. 9) John talks about his childhood and his experiences before he met Martha. Both Martha and John talk about how they would have fun and make up their own games. The girls would play with dolls that their moms' made from old clothing. The boys would play a game that was similar to tag. There would be 1 lion and the rest were their "food". If you got caught by a lion you would turn into a lion. '"We also played a running game called alueth. It's played with two bases, one for someone taking the role of a lion and the other for children whom the lion 'hunts'". - John "Or we played with dolls our mothers had made us out of scraps of old clothing." - Martha

Love

Love

What is love?

Love is when you feel butterflies in your stomach

Smile at random times

Because you are thinking about that special someone

Love is when jealousy rises up when someone is with them

You feel like your face is as red as a tomato

Wanting to yell "BACK OFF"

Love is when your heart races whenever you are near them
When you see them you feel like you are going to faint
Looking for meanings behind an action they do towards you.

Love is when you can't focus on anything

All you want to do is be with that person

Spend every second of your life

Love is a special feeling
That cannot be described
That's what love is

Ode to One Direction

One Direction

One Direction! You boys make me feel butterflies in my stomach

You make me squeal when I see you

I can't control myself at concerts

You 5 lads make me head overs heels

Whenever I hear your angelic voices

Hearing your voices make me relaxed

You 5 lads make me steamed up

Whenever I see your beautiful faces

They make me tingly inside

Your accents, how they are music to my ears

They are the only thing I want to hear

Your voices make me stimulated

At your concerts you make me go out of control

People may think I am demented 

I scream at the top of my lungs

I would do anything to meet you

Where I'm From - Andrea Dominguez

Where I'm From

By: Andrea Dominguez

I'm from the time where technology was all that mattered

Being on apps and social media

Eyes being glued to the screen

I am from the parties in the summer

With family and friends

Making bonfires 

Staying up all night

I am from the One Direction fandom

Being a Directioner is my life

People may say obsessed, but I say dedicated

I am from freezing winters and melting summers

When snow days were all we wished for

Spending summer like it was the last

I am from summer vacations

Going to Los Angeles 

Getting tan

I am from pizza every saturday

Spending time with family

Watching Netflix

I am from the days when I have music full blast

Singing to the top of my lungs

Having people yell, "SHUT UP"

I am from "Don't do that you're going to get hurt"

Getting hurt often

Not listening to my parents

Clouds in a Sky

Clouds in the Sky

Clouds are as soft as silk

They lay peacefully upon us

In the sky

Sometimes are grey

Other times are as white as snow

They are as shapeless as a pudding

They block the Sun

Make rain come down

People watch them and make shapes out of them

Clouds are as fluffy as cotton balls

My Skin Poem

My Poem

My skin is a beautiful sculpture
Which is mine but that I did not create.
Like a protective watch dog
It is like a tattoo
Forever with me
No matter what
Like a seed
It will grow
It is a battlefield
Fighting off germs
Forever it will be

Dog Of Pompeii by Louis Untermeyer

"Dog Of Pompeii"

    In "Dog of Pompeii" by Louis Untermeyer, the dog, Bimbo shows that he is reliable throughout the story.  I chose this because Tito relies on Bimbo to guide him and help in life since Tito is blind.  In the text it says, "Bimbo was telling him the way out"  In the quote we can see that Tito really trusts his dog.  He let him guide them out.  Tito has to rely on Bimbo to help with many of his activities.  Bimbo would never hurt his owner unless Tito needed to know if Bimbo was with him.

      In "Dog of Pompeii" by Louis Untermeyer, Tito is shows that he is very observant.  In the text it says, "Tito had no idea of the time of day. He could feel it was black." In this quote it shows that since he is blind he can't really see the time of day but he could feel that it is dark outside.  But he is very aware of what is happening around him. He can still feel and hear other things.