Last week, my mom, dad and I went to a Bears basketball game over at JQH Arena. It was great fun. When we got there, they handed everyone white towels that said Missouri State Bears. During the game, people would wave them in the air when they would get excited. Since the game was so Read More…
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Kodi J., 3rd Quarter Reading letter #4
Title: The Kid Who Invented The Trampoline, More Surprising Stories About Inventions Author: Don L. Wulffson Pg 1- 120 of 120 This book consisted of several interesting things and how they were invented like the snowboard, hair coloring, artificial eyes, trampoline, contact lenses and more. One of the most interesting inventions was the snowboard which Read More…
Kodi J. Reading letter #3, Quarter 3
Title: Ultimate Special Forces Author: Hugh Mcmanners Pg 1-183 of 183 My book talked about the history of the special forces From 1861 to the present day. It also talked about Modern weapons, vehicles, and jets/ planes. Most of the kids in our class play Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2, this book was a Read More…
Kodi J., 3rd Quarter Freewrite #2 Continued
CHRISTMAS VACATION For my Christmas vacation, my family and my friend Brandon went on a 3-day ski trip. The 12-hour drive was horrible since the only thing we could do was watch movies on the truck’s DVD player. The only movies we had were movies we had no interest in, except Space Balls. Once we Read More…
Kodi J., 3rd Quarter Reading letter #2
The Hometown Legend By: Jerrry B. Jenkins Pages 130-301 (of 301) This week, I finished the second half of Hometown Legend. When we last left off, the championship coach of the old high school football team of Athens City, Alabama returned after leaving for more than 10 years when his son died during a game. Read More…
Kodi J., 3rd quarter, Freewrite #1
CHRISTMAS VACATION For my Christmas vacation, my family and my friend Brandon went on a 3-day ski trip. The 12-hour drive was horrible since the only thing we could do was watch movies on the truck’s DVD player. The only movies we had were movies we had no interest in, except Space Balls. Once we Read More…
Kodi J., 3rd quarter-Reading letter #1
Title: Hometown Legend Author: Jerry B. Jenkins Pg 1-120 of 301 This story is about an ex-star high school football player named Sawyer who played on the Athens City Crusaders in 1977 but was injured and had to quit. He and his 6-year-old daughter attend every home game. During one of the games, the championship Read More…
Kodi Jones reading letter #6
Title: Olympics Author: Chris Oxlade & David Ballheimer pg 1-60 of 60 This book talked about the Olympics–what they were, ancient games, when they were discovered, traditions, summer and winter Olympics and parlympics. It also talked about what athletes need to eat during training, the clothing they wear, equipment they use, the stadiums they perform Read More…
Kodi Jones reading letter #5
Title: The Savage Author: David Almond pg 1-80 of 80 The Savage is a book about a 7-year-old kid, named Blue who has just lost his father and he transforms his hate and pain into his own little kid’s book which he calls The Savage. In Blue’s mind the Savage is a wild and powerful Read More…
Kodi J. – Free write #3
The Invasion Day 1, 2:43 p.m. July 2010 Hello, my name is Derek and I am a 16-year-old male. My little sister, Paige, and I are two of the many survivors of the March 2010 zombie invasion. Due to this disaster, some of the survivors have been robbing stores in search of heavy weapons and Read More…