Category: Grade

Personal Narrative

Six kills each fight before dying. Statistics in Camp Half Blood show that if you have more kills than deaths, you are a good fighter. The hardest thing to deal with is being surrounded. It is hard because you can’t escape and you will get backstabbed. My proudest moment as a swordfighter was when it was Apollo versus all, so a five cabin versus one cabin battle. Back then there were six cabins but now there are 8 cabins.

“Charge,” Kai yells.

“Attack,” yell the other cabin leaders.

Every swordfighter in camp charges into the hill. I then get split up from my Apollo cabin mates. I think to myself, Oh no, I will get slaughtered. Then I hear,

“Kill him.”

Suddenly three warriors attack me and I dodge their attacks. One of them even has a shield<–(complaining voice). I think to myself, this battle did make us outnumbered 5 or 6 on one, but still it seems impossible to win this battle, and we will need a lot of pick offs, but at least we have the top 4 sword fighters.

“Help,” I yell.

But nobody hears me over the chaos of the battle.  We fight every cabin battle in the valley, which is down a 15 foot hill that is not steep but is covered with leaves and woodchips. These battles are fought by sword fighters in camp with wooden shields and foam swords.I know I won’t survive forever. I see a moment and get a kill on the shielded warrior. I then am able to just barely dodge the wave of attacks. I felt helpless, but now I am a bit more confident after that kill and I need at least two kills in this battle for good stats. So I chop off one of an enemy warrior’s legs. I then immediately stab his chest and kill him. I feel lucky for two kills and am more confident. At this point in the battle, most warriors have been mowed down but we still have some elite warriors left. But the guy I was facing was also an elite warrior so I chop off one leg and then immediately go for his sword arm. Without his sword arm this guy is helpless and I stab his chest for the kill. I then am reunited with my cabin and we mow down every other warrior. That was my proudest moment as a swordfighter. In that year we had the highest quality sword fighters so we won the battles. We only lost one battle that entire year.

A challenge for me writing this piece was writing 2 pages just out of 1 sentence. I chose to  share this piece on this blog because I worked hard not just to write, but to pick out the right seentence. I perservered in that piece because I just came in and pushed through the entire thing. It was mainly hard for me because writing for me is one of those subjects where I  have a hard time just putting what is in my head on paper.  I learned that I can do something if I set my mind to it.

Recess so Far

 

 

 

 

In recess currently I am mostly playing Football. I think I am getting better and the signs that I am are that I am starting to catch the ball more often. I also like recess because I can exercise and run. The best part about recess is that I get to do what I want. By Alon.

Spirit Animals book 3 Blood Ties by Garth Nix and Sean Williams


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The book that I will do my review on is called Spirit Animals book 3 Blood Ties. The authors are Garth Nix and Sean Williams. It is located in the world of Erdas which is completely fiction and the time I would say is in the 1200s. The main characters are, Conor, Meilin, Abeke, Rollan, and Tarik. The main problem is that the devourer has risen and is trying to conquer Erdas.

The devourer has risen again and the quest for talismans has begun. with the talismans of the great beasts, the devourer is unstoppable. Can the greencloaks prevent that from happening? read spirit animals to find out.

 

 

An event that changed the direction of the story is that Meilin ran off away from the others and made them try to get the Slate Elephant talisman without her. Meilin made a big decision to run off and find her long lost father one of the five highest generals in her country Zhong. It was a big decision because her spirit animal Jhi the great panda advised against it. The problem with the devourer was never resolved because even though the devourer made an appearance in the battle for the Slate elephant, he ran away from the battle once he was injured. “the crocodile turned and streaked away with astonishing speed.” page 179.

I enjoyed the book because there are 2 different stories in one. Meilin trying to find her father and the greencloaks quest to the great beast Dinesh’s temple. I also liked the intense part when Abeke and Conor try to get the banana gourds. I lastly liked the part when the rhino riders knock everyone unconscious. I think people who read Percy Jackson would like this book because the story is like Percy Jackson’s story. I rate this book 4 stars. 

by Alon.

Alon Ellis Island Letter

12/4/1905

 

Dear Grandpa,

 

We were travelling in steerage but it was okay because we made it out alive. I saw some rich people and lots of poor people. The rich people were higher off the water because they paid for first class tickets. The poor people were with me in steerage. The worst part of the journey was when people got colds. The germs would spread very quickly. But otherwise the journey was good. The best part of the journey was when we saw the Statue of Liberty. When we entered the harbor I was relieved the cruel journey was over. But now it was inspection time and everyone was scared. Steerage was cruel and everybody hated it. We all feared the inspectors, they were scaring every immigrant without even being there.

 

We got to Ellis Island. I had my luggage and was going into the Great Hall and I saw the inspectors. The doctors were first, but then, were the much feared intelligence inspectors. It struck a lump in my throat. The doctors are very strict with the immigrants. All around people were either relieved because they passed, or sad because one or more members of the family did not pass. I heard sobs and sighs of relief all around me. The air was hot and stinky. I was waiting in line when I heard Everything about this. In the Great Hall it smelled hot and sweaty.

 

I finished waiting, and the doctor was ready to inspect me. I was examined closely and carefully. The doctors were strict and annoying but I got through. The mental tests weren’t very hard on me, 1. Tell happy faces from unhappy ones,2. simple math: ” The doctors embarrassed me by telling me to add 5 and 5″  and 3. put a puzzle together. It was very easy, and I didn’t get detained.

 

The legal inspectors asked 3 questions. The questions were: Where are you going to? Who will you stay with? And how much money do you have? My name did not get changed either.The Staircase of Separation brought tears and hope for new life. I was not a detainee and I did not have to wait for them to further test me. I was sad for those people who had to go to detention and be separated from their families, or just did not have the chance to live new life in the USA.

 

I was very happy to see my dad after so much time! I was so excited I ran down the stairs, bought myself a ticket for the ferry, and then wrote this letter. I will miss you and grandma a lot. It is like the Staircase of Separation in miniature.

Sincerely,

Jack

(ALON)