Limericks

This is a limerick which I composed for Language Arts Lesson.

There once was a bus driver,
who once drove pass a river.
He saw an animal,
which meat he usually served for dinner,
And said : ' Come here you little beaver!'

Sounds

I heard the owls hooting in the dark.
I heard the sheep bleating beyond the hill.
I heard the wolves howling beside the graveyard.
I heard the sparrows squaking on the tree.
i heard the dogs barking outside the kennel.
I heard the horses neighing in the stable.
I heard the bulls snorting in the farm.
I heard the bees buzzing in the beehive.
I heard the frogs croaking on a water lily.
I heard the mice squeaking in the hole.
I heard the roosters cackling in the penhouse.
I heard the turkeys gobbling in the slaughterhouse.
I heard the pigeons cooing by the street.
I heard the ducks quacking by the pond.
I heard the pigs snorting in the pen.
I heard the cats purring in the drain.

Tongue Twisters

In Language Arts class, I had learnt poetry and one of its components is tongue twisters. Tongue Twisters are like poems but there are a lot of rhyming words which requires you to 'twist' the tongue in order to recite it fluently.

Here are a few examples:

a) How much wood would a woodchuck chuck
If a woodchuck could chuck wood?
He would chuck, he would, as much as he could,
And chuck as much wood as a woodchuck would
If a woodchuck could chuck wood.

b)I cannot bear to see a bear
Bear down upon a hare.
When bare of hair he strips the hare,
Right there I cry, "Forbear!"

c)I need not your needles, they're needless to me;
For kneading of noodles, 'twere needless, you see;
But did my neat knickers but need to be kneed,
I then should have need of your needles indeed.

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Meanwhile, I am preparing the first tongue twister for this Friday's lesson.

Bye!

Compulsory Blog Entry #16

(Poem) Life is ...

Life is a challenge,
as a baby, walk and talk,
as a toddler, jump and climb,
as a student, study and strive,
as an adult, wealth and health.

Life is a challenge,
which we welcome for the joy it brings,
when we finally taste success,
in a task that we conquer,
thanks to the challenges in life.

Compulsory Blog Entry #15

Recently, I have read a book entitled - How to Survive Middle School.

This is a very entertaining book about the life of a boy, David Greenberg, would was faced with many setbacks in his middle school life. He is very skillful in making videos and has created his own videos called Talktime and uploads them on youtube. His videos are interviews of celebrities which he does in his room, which has a huge poster of the New York skyline. His videos are a big hit on the Internet and has a few hundred views a day and lots of positive comments. However, a bully in his class finds it boring and lame and makes really cruel remarks about hime. The bully also creates a video of David with lots of rude remaeks and uploads it on youtube.
This story depicts how a middle school boy surives middle school and how it endures through lots of tough time. I definitely recommend this book to you!

Details : How to survive middle school by Donna Gephart.