March 23

I would want to move to a farm area because I could have a lot of pets and animals. I also would like the open land. I could buy a four wheeler or a dirt bike. I would like to ride all through the corn fields.

I would also want to have a pond on our farm so I could go fishing all the time. I always go fishing for bass. They are my favorite fish to catch. I have lots of different kinds of bait and tackle to use.

If I lived in a country area I would always make bonfires to make s'mores. I would gather my family to do the bonfire. When it would get dark I could play manhunt with my friends. Manhunt is sort of like hide and seek, only it is for us older kids.

I would be able to grow fresh crops like corn and green beans. I wouldn’t like to live in the city because it can be real crowded and noisy. There is also a lot of traffic. In a country area there are not many people living near you. There is no traffic that you would have to worry about. That makes it safer to ride a four wheeler.

If my family and I moved to a farm area I would get them to buy two golden labs and a bulldog. I would like the gold labs because they are fun to play with. I would get the bulldog because they look funny. So I would want to live in a country area. In the country area, I could have all the animals that I wanted. ~ Chris S.

March 9, 2010 - Descriptive Paragraphs

The paragraphs keep on arriving! I had the opportunity to read some wonderfully-crafted paragraphs about students' hometowns this week--I'm impressed with your writing skills! I even saw some semicolons used properly--very nice! Do we have some future authors here? Please see below for three descriptive paragraphs created by your classmates. You will find more student paragraphs in this week's Tuesday Tip which is waiting for you in your
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Seven years ago we had a change in homes. We used to live in Scranton which was convenient. My sister and I could walk to the store or to the pizza shop. I also had lots of neighbors to play with. Then we moved to the quiet, open country where I have acres of woods to explore and room to have exciting pets like ducks and a horse. The only drawback is there are no friends nearby to associate with, and stores are miles away. I prefer the country because of the fresh air and open space. ~ Aaron H.

I live in North Philadelphia only several blocks from Route 1, the Fox Street entrance. We live in a three-bedroom row house. Our community playground is only two blocks around the corner. Recently our playground / community center needed some real work done to try and make it beautiful again. We wanted to do something about it. What we did was we got involved in a program for teens to come together and make repairs, add flowers, fix and replace fences, and paint pictures throughout the area on walls and the ground. We also put new basketball courts up so that everyone can play and enjoy how it looks. This is my service to my community. ~ Angela W.

Although my address says Philadelphia, my house is actually located on the north side of the city about 20 minutes from central city. If I walk to the right, there is a small park. If you walk about an hour, you'll find shopping stores. There is not a lot of nature around, but there are buildings and houses--even some abandoned ones. We have neighbors on each side, and sometimes you can hear them; maybe they can hear us, too! In the summer, everybody is outside playing music. We are always in our yard; it's a small yard with a pool and a barbeque. I would like to live in New York, but for now, Philadelphia is okay! ~ Joseph P.