This week we are going to reread the poem called "On Turning Ten" by poet laureate Billy Collins.
On Turning Ten by Billy Collins
The whole idea of it makes me feel
like I'm coming down with something,something worse than any stomach ache
or the headaches I get from reading in bad light--
a kind of measles of the spirit,
a mumps of the psyche,
a disfiguring chicken pox of the soul.
You tell me it is too early to be looking back,
but that is because you have forgotten
the perfect simplicity of being one
and the beautiful complexity introduced by two.
But I can lie on my bed and remember every digit.
At four I was an Arabian wizard.
I could make myself invisible
by drinking a glass of milk a certain way.
At seven I was a soldier, at nine a prince.
But now I am mostly at the window
watching the late afternoon light.
Back then it never fell so solemnly
against the side of my tree house,
and my bicycle never leaned against the garage
as it does today,
all the dark blue speed drained out of it.
This is the beginning of sadness, I say to myself,
as I walk through the universe in my sneakers.
It is time to say good-bye to my imaginary friends,
time to turn the first big number.
It seems only yesterday I used to believe
there was nothing under my skin but light.
If you cut me I could shine.
But now when I fall upon the sidewalks of life,
I skin my knees. I bleed.
Directions Part I: Answer the questions below, in google docs:
- What is your favorite line in the poem and why?
- What were your favorite things to do when you were ten?
- What does the poet feel is the difference between being ten and being younger? Do you agree and why?
- What do you wish you could still believe or do today that you believed or did when you were younger?
Directions Part II: Write
a story about the boy in “On Turning
Ten”. You can write about his birthday party, about what happens after
he turns 10, about his 11th birthday, etc. You decide.
Guidelines:
- Use 10 vocabulary words from
the poem (highlighted, underlined or circled)
- Make sure you
include details from the poem
and show me that you understand his
character.
- Include the following literary elements and techniques
- Conflict (internal or external)
- At least two examples of figurative language (such as simile, metaphor, personification)
Now post your answers to the questions and your creative story to our blog.
Finally, read the posts of two other classmates and do the following:
- What do you like about his/her post and why?
- Answer their question if you can.
1.What is your favorite line in the poem and why?
ReplyDelete“This is the beginning of sadness, I say to myself,” This is my favorite line because I can somehow compare it to my childhood because I didn’t want to grow up and I felt like the world did not matter anymore.
2.What were your favorite things to do when you were ten?
When I was ten I always wanted to play soccer even if I was not so good at it at that time I knew that someday I would get much better...
3.What does the poet feel is the difference between being ten and being younger? Do you agree and why?
I think he feels sad because, he believes that he will now have less time to do the things that he did before even though this is not true. I disagree because there is no big difference turning 10 you are still the same child that you were before,you don’t have responsibilities like adults,10 is an amazing age you feel older than before but not old enough to stop doing what you always wanted to.
4.What do you wish you could still believe or do today that you believed or did when you were younger?
I wish I could still believe that someday I would be a professional soccer player but as the years go by it’s turning into a dream that is very difficult to achieve,even if you are really good at something you can’t always do it.
you have a very good dream a professional player that is good but don't forget to study.
DeleteI think is interesting that you believe that someday you would be a professional soccer player.
DeleteWow I like the question #2 because I like soccer and that is a good dream nice Federico.
Deletei like your ideas
DeleteI like your answer of question 3.
DeleteFederico Diaz
ReplyDeleteWhat is your favorite line in the poem and why?
My favorite line in the poem is “But now I am mostly at the window watching the late afternoon light. Back then it never fell so solemnly against the side of my tree house” because i can visualized him looking through the window.
What were your favorite things to do when you were ten?
My favorite things to do where, play with my bicycle and play hide and seek.
What does the poet feel is the difference between being ten and being younger? Do you agree and why?
That when you are younger, you see thing in a different way and things are easier for you. I agree because when you are younger you don’t have too much responsibilities.
What do you wish you could still believe or do today that you believed or did when you were younger?
I wish things were easier in school and have less responsibilities.
i like that less responsibilities i wish we could but we cant soon we will be adult and we will have more responsibilities
Deletehave less responsibilities? I wish....
Deletei used to play hide and seek too..that's fun
Deletewith the time the responsibility will come to us
Deletehide and seek!! which dominican have never played that game lol!!! i agree with you in the last question ;)
DeleteWhat is your favorite line in the poem and why?
ReplyDeleteMy favorite line is This is the beginning of sadness, I say to myself. Because the poet feel sad about growing old he can't dream that he’s a wizard he have know many things and know many things he can't do.
What were your favorite things to do when you were ten?
May be my favourite thing is to ride bike?
What does the poet feel is the difference between being ten and being younger? Do you agree and why?
When the poet was younger he could believe many thing that is impossible but now he know many things and he feel sad because he doesn't believe he is a wizard anymore and he know can't be a wizard.
What do you wish you could still believe or do today that you believed or did when you were younger?
I wish i could still believe i am immortal.
I have never ride on a bicycle again since I was on 3rd grade :C .... well actually when I was like 14 I ride one again but I fell of it twice .. eheheheh ...
Deletemmm being immortal .. that sounds good :D
good
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ReplyDeleteWhat is your favorite line in the poem and why?
(lines 13-16) It makes me remember to myself at that age …
What were your favorite things to do when you were ten?
That the kid looks so innocent when he says that
“I could make myself invisible
by drinking a glass of milk a certain way”
What does the poet feel is the difference between being ten and being younger? Do you agree and why?
That when you’re younger it is like if you were living in a fantasy world , but as soon as you grow up it disappears , it is not the same anymore ...
What do you wish you could still believe or do today that you believed or did when you were younger?
I can’t really think about it , I have no idea about it at the moment ..
I like your point of view ,and also i like because you connect with your life ..
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01/14/13
What is your favorite line in the poem and why?
My favorite line is “It is time to say good-bye to my imaginary friends,” I like this quote because i also pass for the same i had to leave my past and live the present.
What were your favorite things to do when you were ten?
When i was ten i like to stay with my aunt, and i also like to cut the flowers of the jarden, i did many antics .
What does the poet feel is the difference between being ten and being younger? Do you agree and why?
I feel some sad because when i child growing older they have to leave many thing and start to take more responsibilities .And in the poem he fell also sad because he have now ten years i start doing new and differents things.
What do you wish you could still believe or do today that you believed or did when you were younger?
I wish I could still believe that someday I would be a professional for have a good job and have a good life .
I like your point of view ,and also because you connect with your life.
Deletethat's true
Deletegreat ideas
DeleteI like your thinking of the difference between being ten and being younger, it is true.
Deletewell done
Deleteyeah! I like the same line too.. I think that this happen in the real life.
DeleteI like the question #3 because you have good goals to get.
DeleteChen, lin
DeleteI really agree with your opinion for question 3 because of I am getting older I fell a lot trouble are waiting for me and I need to respond them.
good luck have a good job and professional life
Delete1.What is your favorite line in the poem and why?
ReplyDelete- My favorite line in the poem is “This is the beginning of sadness, I say to myself,” I like this line because the poet show how he will have to face difficult situations and try to get used to it.
2.What were your favorite things to do when you were ten?
- My favorite thing to do when I was ten was play with friends
3.What does the poet feel is the difference between being ten and being younger? Do you agree and why?
- He feel that when he was younger, he don’t have to take more responsibilities. I agree because when you are young, you don't have to take everything seriously.
4.What do you wish you could still believe or do today that you believed or did when you were younger?
- I believe that I would be successful in the future.
I think that if you want you going to have a successful future ... clear if you study..:)
DeleteI agree with your ideas
DeleteYou need to study hard to have a successful future.
Deleteyes, like to play with my friend too, when I was ten. I Agree with you.
Deletestuding is the good way you can achive you successful.
Deleteyingying, zhuo
ReplyDeleteWhat is your favorite line in the poem and why?
“I could make myself invisible” I mostly like this line in the poem, because when i was a child, i had a hope for make myself invisible, nobody can see, i can do anything i like to do, and no one say i can’t do it.
What were your favorite things to do when you were ten?
When i was ten, my favorite thing was play with my friends.
What does the poet feel is the difference between being ten and being younger? Do you agree and why?
The poet was feel happy when he was young, he feel sad when he been ten. i agree, because he was sad for he has been ten, and he could not do something like when he was young.
What do you wish you could still believe or do today that you believed or did when you were younger?
I wish i can travel the world.
If you want to travel the world you have to spend a lot of money
DeleteI wish i can travel the world too!
Deletetravel the world ?
Deletebut .. you can still do that (.☺,☺). ?
I agree with you
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ReplyDeleteJing Jiang
ReplyDelete1.What is your favorite line in the poem and why?
My favorite line is “and the beautiful complexity introduced by two” because it tells us the things will become more complexity when you getting older.
2.What were your favorite things to do when you were ten?
When I was ten, my favorite thing is play with my friends and watching TV.
3.What does the poet feel is the difference between being ten and being younger? Do you agree and why?
Being ten means he grew up, and he thinks when he was young, the things are simple, getting older will make his life more difficult, I agree with that because when you are young, someone will take care for your everything, but when you getting older, you need to have your own opinion for doing something.
4.What do you wish you could still believe or do today that you believed or did when you were younger?
I wish I can have my personal space, live by myself.
Good idea,
Deletegood dream but it will be very hard everything have to done by yourself.
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ReplyDeleteI agree with your ideas
DeleteYang, Chengyi
ReplyDeleteWhat is your favorite line in the poem and why?
What were your favorite things to do when you were ten?
What does the poet feel is the difference between being ten and being younger? Do you agree and why?
What do you wish you could still believe or do today that you believed or did when you were younger?
1. My favourite line is line 17, because it shows the speaker was confused about his future, the reason why I like this line is this quote makes me remembering my own experience. Because I was confused as the speaker.
2. When I was ten, my favourite things to do is play around with my friends. At the time I find my best friend, now he still is my best friend even he is in China.
3. The poet feels when we are young we have no worry no matter what mistake we have done, But when we gets older we feel more confused about our future and feel more responsibility. I agree because I feel this in same way. I am teenager.
4. I wish I can still believe magic, but I can’t. Now I realize the magic is only some cheeky stuff.
good job.-.-
Delete1.What is your favorite line in the poem and why?
ReplyDelete2.What were your favorite things to do when you were ten?
3.What does the poet feel is the difference between being ten and being younger? Do you agree and why?
4.What do you wish you could still believe or do today that you believed or did when you were younger?
1.My favorite line in the poem is line 24 where it say in the poem “This is the beginning of sadness, I say to myself.” I like this quote because when we are starting to growing more responsibility come to us and we don’t have too many time to play with our friends.
2.My favorite thing that i like when I was a ten was to play in the street with my friends for example like baseball and basketball.
3.I agree because when we were ten is that we have more chance to play with our friends and when we are younger we go to the movie theater, go to party etc.
4.well before i did too many things with my family and friends but, now i can not go to many place because i have to do a lot of homeworks and projects.
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ReplyDeleteAnisul Arman
Delete“On turning ten” by Billy Collins
1. What is your favorite line in the poem and why?
In this poem my favorite line is “It seems only yesterday I used to believe
there was nothing under my skin but light.” Because the poem tells that the boy doesn't want to be (10) years,because whatever he have done before he can’t do anymore in future.
2. What were your favorite things to do when you were ten?
When I was ten, my favorite things was to play cricket every afternoon, go to shop alone and riding bike.
3. What does the poet feel is the difference between being ten and being younger? Do you agree and why?
The poet feel sad that the boy becoming ten. I agree with poem because the youngest life is the life that we never have in our future to feel it, enjoy it with freely.
4. What do you wish you could still believe or do today that you believed or did when you were younger?
I used to wish to become international cricket player one day, and now i am playing in school PSAL team in the position of manager and outside all rounder played.
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ReplyDeleteWhat is your favorite line in the poem and why?
My favorite line in the poem is the line 26 (It is time to say good-bye to my imaginary friend). I like this line because when are teenager we growing and we thinking different that in the past when we are a child.
2. What were your favorite things to do when you were ten?
My favorite to do when I was ten was play in the yard with all my friend and my favorite play was dolls game with my best friends.
3. What does the poet feel is the difference between being ten and being younger? Do you agree and why?
Yes, i agree because that is normal , because when you have ten year old you are innocent is like that you think like a child, and don’t have things very bad in your mind.
4. What do you wish you could still believe or do today that you believed or did when you were younger?
I wish to play games again with my best friends that living in my country, I think that moments were very good moments in my life.
we have same favorite line in the poem.
DeleteChen, Lin
DeleteThe childhood is so wonderful! Sounds lovely!
Li.Jianzhou
ReplyDeleteWhat is your favorite line in the poem and why?
My favorite line is “ But now I am mostly at the window ,watching the late afternoon light”.because i have to do same thing like to like out the window and look my future.
What were your favorite things to do when you were ten?
I like to ride my bike to the park,when i were ten.
What does the poet feel is the difference between being ten and being younger? Do you agree and why?
yes,I agree because when you are a child you can not think about anything just to play, but when you're a teenager, you need to face a lot of difficulties, such as learning, work and life.
What do you wish you could still believe or do today that you believed or did when you were younger?
I wish i can travel the world.
Travel the world is a big plan,i think it would be fun and interesting.
DeleteQianhong Huang
ReplyDeleteWhat is your favorite line in the poem and why?
My favorite line is “and my bicycle never leaned against the garage”because this uses symbol of literature ,the word “bicycle”is symbol of childhood ,it also let me think about my childhood .
What were your favorite things to do when you were ten?
When I was ten , I like to watch TV and eat a lot delicious food.
What does the poet feel is the difference between being ten and being younger? Do you agree and why?
Being younger , everythings are simple ,but when he was ten ,things become more difficult than before . I agree with him, time passes ,people grow up ,life has more problems to your.
What do you wish you could still believe or do today that you believed or did when you were younger?
I wish that I can have a nice job in the future and live with my family .
When I was ten, I have the same habit with you.
DeleteMichelle Alvarado
ReplyDelete“On Turning Ten” by Billy Collins
What is your favorite line in the poem and why?
My favorite is “It is time to say goodbye to my imaginary friends.” It’s my favorite because it's fun that the poet got sad because he is getting older and that he has to say goodbye to his imaginary friend because he not more a little kid.
What were your favorite things to do when you were ten?
My favorite thing when I was ten were to play with my toys, go out with my dad, drive a bicycle, and play games that are for kids with a group of friends.
What does the poet feel is the difference between being ten and being younger? Do you agree and why?
The poet feels sad because he is getting older. I disagree because when I turned to ten I was happy because my parents gave me more freedom than when I was little and is the beginning of life to learn new things.
What do you wish you could still believe or do today that you believed or did when you were younger?
I believe that someday I’ll have a good job and be professional, and that I’ll have a better life and future with my family and that I will get all my goals.
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ReplyDeleteWhat is your favorite line in the poem and why?
My favorite line is “ but now I am mostly at the window” in the poem because of the poet’s symbolization to show that the word “ window “ in line symbols the poet is getting older how will he look at the future.
What were your favorite things to do when you were ten?
When I was ten my favorite things that includes play ping-pong, take a trip, and take many photographs.
What does the poet feel is the difference between being ten and being younger? Do you agree and why?
I think the poet feels happy when he was ten years old and he feels confusing when he will being younger. I agree with it because of he says he can lie on his bed and remember every digit. This is flashback shows that he remembers events from past. After he says it is time to say good-bye to my imaginary friends. This is irony shows that he was a little boy have many friends, but when he will being younger why does he not having many friends.
What do you wish you could still believe or do today that you believed or did when you were younger?
I believe love is stronger than everything, if you have love you will have positive power to keep your eyes open.
1.My favorite line in the poem is “It is time to say good-bye to my imaginary friends.”(line 26) because it shows the author’s feeling of sadness that he doesn’t want to leave his childhood to grow up.
ReplyDelete2.When I was ten I loved to play hide and seek with my few friends and also I loved to run on fields at my homeland where is a small village.
3.When the poet was young he felt happy because he believed anything that is impossible,but when he is turning ten he feels sad because he would leaves his childhood.I agree,because when we are getting order we would face more difficulties.
4.I wish I could still believe that I am unparalleled.
haha -.-
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DeleteMunoz , Wilson
ReplyDeleteWhat is your favorite line in the poem and why?
ans: The line 14 because in that line say that I can make myself invisible and always when I don’t want to see to nobody and when I don’t want to talk with nobody i like to be invisible ..
What were your favorite things to do when you were ten?
ans: I liked play soccer and play in my bicycle .
What does the poet feel is the difference between being ten and being younger? Do you agree and why?
ans: The author say that when you are ten you are still children but when you are younger you are different because you can do more things , and you think more different ..
What do you wish you could still believe or do today that you believed or did when you were younger?
ans: play some games with my sister and still go to play soccer and play volleyball with all my friends …
Ajmal Hussain,
ReplyDeleteWhat is your favorite line in the poem and why? I like this part of the poem where it says “This is the beginning of sadness, I say to myself, as I walk through the universe in my sneakers line(24-25).” I like this part because its really demonstrating us that, while we get older we involve into certain issue.
What were your favorite things to do when you were ten? My favorite things were playing video game indoor only with my self.
3. What does the poet feel is the difference between being ten and being younger? Do you agree and why? yes, because it says there “I could make myself invisible by drinking a glass of milk a certain way line (14-15). ” This represent when your too young like 10 years by the time, if you just run away you felt like your invisible from others. you might have done this because you were too young and your brain wasn’t opned.
4. What do you wish you could still believe or do today that you believed or did when you were younger? I wish if i could believe all the fictions are true & the wizard are real.
Tran Ly
ReplyDelete"On Turning Ten" by Billy Collins.
What is your favorite line in the poem and why?
My favorite line in the poet is “ It is time to say good-bye to my imaginary friends,” because he feel sad that he has to leave his friends, being older to face many problems in his life.
What were your favorite things to do when you were ten?
My favorite things to do when I was ten that want to play with friends in school and go out with my family have a lot of fun.
What does the poet feel is the difference between being ten and being younger? Do you agree and why?
This is a poet about a boy who feel bad about getting older, he doesn’t want to grow up. Instead a lot of kids they feel really excited when they turning ten. I disagree with it, because just turning ten not everyone could think the way he does, could think about the future, could think about to face many problems in our life.
What do you wish you could still believe or do today that you believed or did when you were younger?
I wish that i can achieve to my goal, be a professional.
Ronny Rodriguez
ReplyDeleteWhat is your favorite line in the poem and why?
my favorite line in the poem is, “and my bicycle never leaned against the garage as it does today”,
because it reminds me when i was a kid i used to ride my bicycle every single. when i was in class,
all i wanted to do was go home and ride my bicycle. now i don't ride bicycle, i leave that to kids.
What were your favorite things to do when you were ten?
oh, god! how much i enjoyed playing with toys. that was one of my favorite things to do when i was
ten. also, games like, seek and hide, cards, and bingo.
What does the poet feel is the difference between being ten and being younger? Do you agree and why?
the poet feels being ten is painful and sad, but being younger is wonderful because he can do things
he loves.
What do you wish you could still believe or do today that you believed or did when you were younger?
i wish i could still believe that im a super ninja with incredible superpowers and amazing skills and
save the world from the devil.
lol!! you used to play bingo, me too lol and i like your ideas, nice!!
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ReplyDeleteWhat is your favorite line in the poem and why?
ReplyDeleteWhat were your favorite things to do when you were ten?
What does the poet feel is the difference between being ten and being younger? Do you agree and why?
What do you wish you could still believe or do today that you believed or did when you were younger?
1. “This is the beginning of sadness, I say to myself,as I walk through the universe in my sneakers.’this is my favorite line in this poem.Because this line show me a lot, we can’t go back when we are growing up and we can’t do things like we did when we were child.
2.my favorite thing is I went to the zoo with my classmates and the girl I like was coming with us, so this is my favorite thing when were ten.
3.The poet felt more happy and comfortable when he was ten rather then being younger. I agree with that because when you were ten, there were many happy things you can do, but when you were growing up, many things you need to care about and challenges you need to face .
4.I wish I can still try my best to do everything and don’t give up easy when I face the problems.In the another way I also believe that everything will be fine and yesterday was gone and tomorrow will be nice !
i agree with you on question number 3.
DeleteLi , Qian
ReplyDelete1.What is your favorite line in the poem and why?
2.What were your favorite things to do when you were ten?
3.What does the poet feel is the difference between being ten and being younger? Do you agree and why?
4.What do you wish you could still believe or do today that you believed or did when you were younger?
1.I favorite line in the poem are”a kind of measles of the spirit,a mumps of the psyche,a disfiguring chicken pox of the soul.” Because this line is refers to turning ten as a disease,similar to chicken pox,because sooner or later, we all get it.
2.When I was ten I favorite things to do was listen to music and watch video. That can make me happy.
3. I feel sad when he turning on ten. I disagree it because ten years old still is young.
4. I wish I could still believe because childhood is very beautiful.It is simpler than now. When you growing older many things will be complex.
Laura Ramirez
ReplyDelete1.What is your favorite line in the poem and why?
“But now when I fall upon the sidewalks of life,
I skin my knees. I bleed.” (lines 31 & 32)
this is my favorite line of the poem because I can relate to it, every time I have a struggle in life is really hard to overcome it, it’s like you fall and then you bleed.
2.What were your favorite things to do when you were ten?
When I was ten I liked to pretend I was a power ranger or that I had some type of superpower and pretended I saved the world.
3.What does the poet feel is the difference between being ten and being younger? Do you agree and why?
When you are younger you don’t have as much responsibility, but as you get older you’ll get more responsibilities. I agree with this because I liked it when I was younger and all I had to worry about was having fun.
4.What do you wish you could still believe or do today that you believed or did when you were younger?
I wish I could still go to sleep in a sofa and wake up in my bed, just because my parents carried me all the way over there.
zhiying,lin
ReplyDelete1. What is your favorite line in the poem and why?
2. What were your favorite things to do when you were ten?
3. What does the poet feel is the difference between being ten and being younger? Do you agree and why?
4. What do you wish you could still believe or do today that you believed or did when you were younger?
1. I like this line ‘’If you cut me I could shine.But now when I fall upon the sidewalks of life,I skin my knees. I bleed. ‘’ Because this sentence shows us the growing older can be confusing and challenging. We will face a lot of difficult in our life side. So we need to challenge problems.
2. I like to jump the rope with my friends. And I like to ride bicycle, in this time, they were thinking ride bicycle was very cool. Many people were look at you.
3. I disagree, because when I was a child, I was very innocent and I was feeling happy everyday. So I think it is impossible, the boy was feeling sad when he just ten year old.
4. I wish I still believe do not have a problem can daunt me.
Frances Mananghaya
ReplyDelete1. What is your favorite line in the poem and why?
“It’s time to say goodbye to my imaginary friends, time to turn the first big number.” lines 26-7. I like these lines because it reminded me being ten.
2. What were your favorite things to do when you were ten?
When I was 10, I like to play all day, watch cartoons, and eat candies.
3. What does the poet feel is the difference between being ten and being younger? Do you agree and why?
The poet feels different. He doesn't like to turn ten. He thinks that his life is over and that it is the beginning of his sadness. I disagree with the poet because I think he's just getting paranoid. Turning ten doesn't make a big difference as he is still young.
4. What do you wish you could still believe or do today that you believed or did when you were younger?
I used to believe that someday I could travel around the world in just a day.
What is your favorite line in the poem and why?
ReplyDeleteMy favourite line is “Back then i never fell so solemnly against the side of my tree house,and my bicycle never leaned against the garage as it does today”19-22
because the poet is feeling sad about turning ten because he can’t do the things that he used to do for eg:bicycle:he can’t ride the bicycle now because he is too old enough to ride it .
What were your favorite things to do when you were ten?
My favourite things were to do when i was ten was to play with my friends;go shopping with my parents,watch cartoons etc.
What does the poet feel is the difference between being ten and being younger? Do you agree and why?
The poet feels sad being ten because when he was young he used to feel happy.I agree because when he was young he could do anything but now he can’t.
What do you wish you could still believe or do today that you believed or did when you were younger?
I used to believe in wizard but now i don’t.
it is good too
DeleteHugo Matto
ReplyDeleteThe line that I really like is ,”But now when I fall upon the sidewalks of life,
I skin my knees. I bleed.”, because there says that when he fall he has to stand up and go ahead .
2 . My favorite thing that I love to do when I was ten was to ride horse , it was fun because I felt like I was flying because is the most beautiful thing in life .
3 . Ok I agree with him because , being young is beautiful experiences because when you grow up and going to be an adult , life is getting harder , you can’t play with cars , play those games that I used to play in my neighborhood with all my friends .
4 . The things that I want to do now is play like when I was 6 years old , I want to run around all the neighborhood , like I used to do , I want to fall skin my knees and stand up and run again like nothing happen , listen to my mom screaming , calling me , play carnaval with a hose and run back to the park , this are the things that I want to do now .
i just wanna know can you still do the things that u used to do when you was young?
Deleteit is good
Deletei agree with you
Deletegood job!
DeleteWhat is your favorite line in the poem and why?
ReplyDeletemy favorite line is “It is time to say good- bye to my imaginary friends,time to turn the first big number.” (line 26-27 ) this quote show the poet ‘feel , i can feel his sad, when we grow up , we lose our childhood.
What were your favorite things to do when you were ten?
when i was ten , i like to wear my mother clothing. because i think i am grow up .
3 What does the poet feel is the difference between being ten and being younger? Do you agree and why?
when he was younger, he was happy. because he think anything is simple, but when he was ten , he was sad, because he think lose his childhood. i agree it . because he can not do something
4 What do you wish you could still believe or do today that you believed or did when you were younger?
i wish i could became a veterinarian
Inteshar Shakil
ReplyDelete1. What is your favorite line in the poem and why?
2.What were your favorite things to do when you were ten?
3.What does the poet feel is the difference between being ten and being younger? Do you agree and why?
4.What do you wish you could still believe or do today that you believed or did when you were younger?
1. My favorite line is "This is the beginning of sadness, I say to myself.the he feels sad about growing old" because he feels sad about growing older.
2. When I was ten then I like to stay with my family and try to have fun with them.
3. I feel some sad because when i child growing older they have to leave many thing and start to take more responsibilities.And in the poem he fell also sad because he have now ten years i start doing new and different things.
4. I believed that I’m going to work hard and success in future.
you did't tell that you are agree or disagree with poet.
DeleteWhat is your favorite line in the poem and why?
ReplyDeleteAns-My favourite line is “ It is time to say goodbye to my imaginary Friends, time to turn the first big number.” because the boy thinks that he is getting mature and will lose his innocence.
2.What were your favorite things to do when you were ten?
Ans-When i was 10. I loved to go park every single day. I liked to watch cartoons.
3.What does the poet feel is the difference between being ten and being younger? Do you agree and why?
Ans-I think there is no difference and if you are younger than 10 or 10 its same.At this age you dont even have sense to think about all this. All you do is play and watch cartoons. I disagree with poet because when you are 10 you don't feel anything like that. He is behaving like he is turning 50 years old.
4.What do you wish you could still believe or do today that you believed or did when you were younger?
Ans- I do everything that i used to do when i was young. like i still drive bicycle , watch cartoons, and play cricket. Nothing changes. its depend on person. you can come out of your childhood whenever you want. But when you come out of it you have to face many difficulties.
Directions Part II: Write a story about the boy in “On Turning Ten”. You can write about his birthday party, about what happens after he turns 10, about his 11th birthday, etc. You decide.
The boy in”On turning ten” was very sad when he turned 10 years old. he doesn't want to be mature and left his childhood. He believe that when you be mature you have to face more difficulties. he is not ready to turn ten. when he was young he used have fun. he makes himself invisible. On his tenth birthday he wish to god that he doesn't want to come out of his childhood. But as the time passes his 11th birthday also come and he is now old enough to understand that this is life and no one can change it. So you have to live with it. Now he is living his live happily and freely without fearing that he is getting older. He still do the thing that he used to do when he was young.
What is your favorite line in the poem and why?
ReplyDelete“I skin my knees. I bleed” (32) Because the kid finally realize that he must be independent when he is growing up.
What were your favorite things to do when you were ten?
When i was ten i like to watch cartoon with my brother.One of my favorite cartoon was “Scooby Doo”
What does the poet feel is the difference between being ten and being younger? Do you agree and why?
The poet feel like turning ten is a horrible thing and i disagree with it, a lot of kids always want to be older because they would gain more freedom.
What do you wish you could still believe or do today that you believed or did when you were younger?
I used to believe that everyone can create their own invention for flying and i wanted to fly with my own invention . I still figured that how come birds can fly even their body is more heavy than their wings.
Directions Part II: Write a story about the boy in “On Turning Ten”.
The boys are all outside waiting for me to blow the candles. The cold wind blew through me like i am a ghost. My psyche still remember the old days, and i start question about my self .This feeling of solemnly ,it would take over my life .I fought with my own soul of making this day special . It is like i am selling my soul to a demon when i am walking into my cake. It
drained everyone faced when i tried to blow my candles. My only wish was to turning back time when i was younger .
What do you like about his/her post and why?
Answer their question if you can
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ReplyDeleteYeison Estrella
ReplyDelete1.What is your favorite line in the poem and why? My favorite line in the poem is the line 26 (It is time to say good-bye to my imaginary friend). I like this line because when you're a child we have many imaginary friends but when we leaves the childhood we says goodbye to our imaginary friends as we grow, and i like this like too because this remind when the teenager grow we thinking different that in the past when we was a child.
2.What were your favorite things to do when you were ten? My favorite thing that I like when I was a ten years old was to play in the street with my friends for example I play Hide and Seek and Vitilla.
3.What does the poet feel is the difference between being ten and being younger? Do you agree and why? I agree because when we were ten is that we have more chance to play with our friends and we can have imaginary friends and when we are younger we go to party.
4.What do you wish you could still believe or do today that you believed or did when you were younger? Well I wish that someday I’ll have a good job and be professional for Example:a teacher, and like that I will have a better life,future with my family in Dominican Republic and finally I will get all my goals.
Inteshar Shakil
ReplyDelete1. What is your favorite line in the poem and why?
2.What were your favorite things to do when you were ten?
3.What does the poet feel is the difference between being ten and being younger? Do you agree and why?
4.What do you wish you could still believe or do today that you believed or did when you were younger?
1. My favorite line is This is the beginning of sadness, I say to myself.the he feels sad about growing old because he feels sad about growing older.
2. When I was ten then I like to stay with my family and try to have fun with them.
3. I feel some sad because when i child growing older they have to leave many thing and start to take more responsibilities .And in the poem he fell also sad because he have now ten years i start doing new and differents things.
4. I believed that I’m going to work hard and success in future.
Directions Part II: Write a story about the boy in “On Turning Ten”. You can write about his birthday party, about what happens after he turns 10, about his 11th birthday, etc. You decide.
The boy in”On turning ten” was very sad when he turned 10 years old. He doesn't want to be mature and left his childhood. He believe that when you be mature you have to face more difficulties. he is not ready to turn ten. when he was young he used have fun. he makes himself invisible. On his tenth birthday he wish to god that he doesn't want to come out of his childhood. But as the time passes his 11th birthday also come and he is now old enough to understand that this is life and no one can change it. So you have to live with it. Now he is living his live happily and freely without fearing that he is getting older. He still do the same thing when he was young.
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Q;
What is your favorite line in the poem and why?
What were your favorite things to do when you were ten?
What does the poet feel is the difference between being ten and being younger? Do you agree and why?
What do you wish you could still believe or do today that you believed or did when you were younger?
A;
1.In the poem my favorite line is “it is time to say goog-bye to my imaginary friends,time to turn the first big number.”because this sentence shows me that when we grow older,we need to confront the fact.
2.When i was ten,my favorite things are that play with my friends in the field.
3.The poet feel is happy when she/he being younger, the poet feel is sadness when she/he being ten.i agree with it because i think when we grow older,we will learn more things and suffer more hard things ,so sometimes we will feel sad.
4.I wish i could still play with my friends in the field.
STORY
When i was four years old ,i thought i’m a queen ,i wear the big quilt .I thought i can fly in the sky.I did not have any trouble,i just played with my friends and my toys.My favorite things are to go to the field with my friends,i was happy everyday.But now,i know i’m not a queen,i can’t fly.Every i need to study and to do the housework.I can’t always play with my friends and my toys.
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What is your favorite line in the poem and why?
My favorite line in poem is “It is time to say goodbye to my imaginary friends.” because he is getting older and that he has to say goodbye to his imaginary friend.
What were your favorite things to do when you were ten?
When I was 10, I like to play all day and watch cartoons.
What does the poet feel is the difference between being ten and being younger? Do you agree and why?
I think he feels sad because, he believes that he will now have less time to do the things that he did before even though this is not true. I disagree because there is no big difference turning 10.
What do you wish you could still believe or do today that you believed or did when you were younger?
I wish I can still try my best to do everything and don’t give up easy when I face the problems.
Directions Part II: Write a story about the boy in “On Turning Ten”. You can write about his birthday party, about what happens after he turns 10, about his 11th birthday, etc. You decide.
The boy in”On turning ten” feels very sad and upset because he was going to turn to ten. he believed that he is going to have more responsibility also he believed that he is not going to have a fun and he has to forget his imaginary friends.when he turned to 12 years old he was enough to understand that there is no difference between 10 or 12. and now he is enjoying his life as before such as with imagery friends and he realize that there is not big difference between 10 or 12 also he realize that there is no change in his life.
li.Jianzhou
ReplyDeleteDirections Part II: Write a story about the boy in “On Turning Ten”. You can write about his birthday party, about what happens after he turns 10, about his 11th birthday, etc. You decide.
The boy in "On turning ten" was very sad when he turned ten years old. He doesn 't want to be mature and left his childhood. He believe that when he be mature he have to face more difficulties. He don' t want to turn ten. He was very happy in his childhood. He doesn 't want to come out of his childhood. But as The time he became a teenager, he understand that life is not only happy, he needs to face all kinds of difficulties and must to face.
Li, Jian Hui
ReplyDelete1.What is your favorite line in the poem and why?
2.What were your favorite things to do when you were ten?
3.What does the poet feel is the difference between being ten and being younger? Do you agree and why?
4. What do you wish you could still believe or do today that you believed or did when you were younger?
1. My favorite line in the poem is “ The whole idea of it makes me feel like I’m coming down with something”. because when a guy gets older. There are many responsibilities that he needs to satisfied.
2. When I was ten, I wanted to take a trip with my family.
3. When the poet is young, he has his innocence. he could do something he want. After he move out of his childhood. He is confusing. His life contains challenging. I agree it, because people have their childhood, even they need challenges to grow up. They still have problem of themselves.
4. When I was younger. I wished I could attend in college and then got a good job. Now I am ready to realizing it.
The story “On Turning Ten” describes a boy who feels sad about getting older. When he was younger. There were many responsibilities that he need to satisfied. He feels like a kind of measles of the spirit, a mumps of the psyche, a disfiguring chicken pox of the soul. When he realizes everything. Now he remembers of his childhood. He think that something realize simplicity. When he getting older. There are something challenging his life. In addition, he lose his innocence. When he was going to be older. He is ready to face many difficulties. He wants to keep his ten.
Yeison Estrella
ReplyDelete"on turning ten" is a little stories is about a little boy that have ten years all.The boy have ten year and he think that he life is beginning sadness.The littler boy think that is the beginning of complexity life.He feel sad about getting older,he is remmenber about all the mischief ,At seven he was a soldier at nine he was a prince.He love to be a kid,because a kid doesnt have any responsability he shoust want to play ,he dont was not happy about getting all older. when the boy is going to have eleven years the solemnly the boy was no happy at all.The family make him a party the boy decided to face his situation was that I was not happy with being more and more old and that was more comforme Cundo was more joven. He infront have new life and I deside to be happy.
What is your favorite line in the poem and why?
ReplyDelete“This is the beginning of sadness, I say to myself,’’
What were your favorite things to do when you were ten?
I like to ride my bike to the park,when i were ten.
What does the poet feel is the difference between being ten and being younger? Do you agree and why?
he thinks that his life is going to be more difficult because more challenges would come that you need to face them as you grow up. i agree with it because as we grow up you need to take about a lot of things.
What do you wish you could still believe or do today that you believed or did when you were younger?
wish I can still try my best to do everything and don’t give up easy when I face the problems
Directions Part II: Write a story about the boy in “On Turning Ten”. You can write about his birthday party, about what happens after he turns 10, about his 11th birthday, etc. You decide.
ReplyDeleteToday is my birthday party, my parents and friends prepare to celebrate that i turn 11th , but i think that would be more complexity in my life because i’m get older and have more responsibility.i would not like before when i was younger , i loss my innocent of my psyche, i can believe that wizard gas magic,i feel solemnly.But when i looking back to recall that hurt of the measles , mumps and pox ,those disfigure my younger time ,maybe turning older can be more simplicity to face this problems ,and now i understand and i’m drain of the old memories to blow out the candles.
What is your favorite line in the poem and why?
ReplyDeletemy favorite line of this poem is “ At seven i was a soldier, at nice a prince “(16) I like this line because when i was seven years old i played with my friends and i was a soldier.
2. What were your favorite things to do when you were ten?
my favorite thing to do when i was ten was play soccer. Also, stay after school with my friends to go to the park.
3. What does the poet feel is the difference between being ten and being younger? Do you agreeand why?
When we are young we do not have responsability, but when we are growing up we get responsability and we have to worried about it. I agree with this because when i was young the unique things that i worried was to have fun.
4. What do you wish you could still believe or do today that you believed or did when you were younger?
I wish I could still believe the i was a soldier with superpower.
What is your favorite line in the poem and why?
ReplyDeleteMy favorite line is “this is the beginning of sadness, I say to myself” because it’s the part of the
poem in which I feel most impressed.
What were your favorite things to do when you were ten?
I used play with my cousins in the park every night
What does the poet feel is the difference between being ten and being younger? Do you agree and why?
I disagree with what the poet says because when a child turns 10 he/she stills feels the same way.
Maybe at that age they discover new things about themselves but that doesn’t make the difference.
The poet says he is afraid of getting older because his life will change, but it is not by that time that
you start changing, when this change happens we get mature and have responsibilities.
What do you wish you could still believe or do today that you believed or did when you were younger?
I wish I could still believe in Santa Claus, or think I’m a real princess.
STORY
Now my son is almost turning ten, time flies, I’m forty years old now. I can feel how scared my son is, If I only could tell him that everything will be okay but there is only a way that he can learn and it is by living his life. When he was one I remember how simplicity was for me by the time I was his age. When he was four he also could make himself invisible by drinking a glass of milk. I see my son and I can tell you how innocent I was. Now he is watching through the window I can see the sadness of my son saying goodbye to all his imaginary friends and his favorite toys and the age of five when he was a soldier. I understand his fears and all his dreams because I already passed through them. He’s more afraid of turning ten than of having mumps. His psyche is full of joy and happiness and I am sure his fears will disappear into sidewalks.
Natalia Restrepo
Jing Jiang
ReplyDeleteDirections Part II: Write a story about the boy in “On Turning Ten”. You can write about his birthday party, about what happens after he turns 10, about his 11th birthday, etc. You decide.
“I don’t like to turning to ten.” This thinking was on my mind until my 11th birthday, I was serious on that birthday party, when my parent and friends singing birthday song for me, I know that times of everything were simplicity drain, I could not imagine I was a wizard, and the days of the mumps, pox, measles and any disease that can only get in my childhood, they disfigure my face, everything will not be happen again. The things will become complexity for my future, I need to be responsible for my behaviors. I need to be solemn, my psyche should focus on my future. I didn’t make a wish in the birthday party, because my wish never come true.
The next week will be my birthday I will be 11 years old , my parents told me that I will have a party but i have a problem I have chicken pox , but anyway i will begin to invite to my friend and family , i am a little worry because maybe my disease can complexity and I don’t want that , also my parents told me that they are going to hire a clown that makes wizard to be the party more funny , anyway that day arrived and my cousin has the disease mumps and measles , when the party finished and all my friend went to their homes I told to my parents thank you because the party was good and i liked , when I went to my bed to sleep I dreamed to a girl that she was looking the psyche of the people and that was so scared , after that I was walking and walking knowing the places but then I began to hear a solemn big like telling don’t come here go to you home then my mom wake my up and I told to my mom what I dreamed and she told me that when you eat too much you dream good and bad things , the whole l day I was nervous and i disfigure the flore’s vase of my mom after that i went to the park to play and i did many things more but in the night before to sleep i was watching the television and I saw a lagoon that collapsed and the water drain and many species of fishes die .
ReplyDeleteTomorrow is my 11th birthday and i still have the same feeling as last year measles of the spirit, mumps of the psyche, disfiguring chicken pox of the soul... I’m now more older and mature this make me feel even worth. when i become adult having children and see them dreaming they are wizard solider or prince and know that is only their illusion make me feel more sick. I don't want to grow old i want to live young and die young stay with my dream forever. Now its time to sleep and wait the the party for celebrate my 11th birthday.
ReplyDeleteShiwei Lin
ReplyDelete1. What is your favorite line in the poem and why?
2. What were your favorite things to do when you were ten?
3. What does the poet feel is the difference between being ten and being younger? Do you agree and why?
4. What do you wish you could still believe or do today that you believed or did when you were younger?
1. My favorite line is “But now when I fall upon the sidewalks of life,I skin my knees. I bleed.” in the poem. Because in this sentence tells us when we growing up, we will have more challenging and different.
2. When I was ten, my favorite things is played games with my friends, went to many interesting places with my parents, and I also liked to ate nice foods.
3. When the poet being younger, he feels everything is easy. But when he being ten, he feels the things are different. I agree his feels, and I also feel that. Because when we being younger, we don’t think more things, and we don’t have more upset. But when we growing older, we know the more things, and have more problems. So I agree him.
4. I wish I can still believe everything is positive. If we want to do something to be succeed, we need to keep going, do not give up. When I was younger, I believed if you wanted to did a thing better, you needed to persevere.
Directions Part II: Write a story about the boy in “On Turning Ten”. You can write about his birthday party, about what happens after he turns 10, about his 11th birthday, etc. You decide.
The boy in “On turning ten” , he feels very sad, ( because his childhood need to say good-bye to him. ) The simplicity of things to say good-bye to him, and his thinking needs to become beautiful complexity. When he turning ten, he needs to faces real life, that means he can’t become an Arabian wizard; he can’t become a soldier; he can’t become a prince, etc. When he thinks about that, his feeling like a kind of measles was coming to his body; a mumps was coming to his body; a disfiguring chicken pox was appear in his skin. All painful blow his psyche.
When he turning 10, his 11th birthday is coming in next a wee.
He wears his new clothes, and stands next to his birthday cake. (But he looks outside the window, he sees all clouds are fast to scatter and left, then he can’t sees any cloud. It’s like his simple life is all drained in his childhood, and it left his life forever.) In his hall, everyone say happy birthday to him. They are happy for he is growing up, only he feels sad.But he smile for everyone. He thinks growing up makes he become a solemn person.
Chen, Lin
ReplyDeleteDirections Part II: Write a story about the boy in “On Turning Ten”. You can write about his birthday party, about what happens after he turns 10, about his 11th birthday, etc. You decide.
The women opened the door slowly. She wears the blue dress and a black shoes. She was standing beside to his son quietly. He is 11 years old. Today is a big day. His friends was walking into the dining room while his mother was turning light on. Suddenly, his father takes a big cake after they was ready to sing a birthday song to his son. They say simplicity: “ Happy Birthday Day.” His son feels very happy because they must celebrate it.
After ten minutes when they sang a song finish. They sit around with together and they are listening to the music from the video player. He remembered that he got a kind of measles of the spirit, a mumps of the psyche, and a disfiguring chicken pox of the soul when he was a child. At four he was an Arabian wizard and he could make himself invisible. We really enjoyed the complexity of his story. They cheers excitedly.
Today is the boy’s 11th birthday. He is getting older and he feels so solemnly because of his bicycle never leamed against the garage as it does today, all the dark blue speed drained out of it. Some friends came out to the living room waving and handed each a little square box of seashell chocolates. The boy hesitated. It’s a gift, he told himself. He smiled. “ Thank you! ” He said. “ His first gift this year! ” After that, he pulled out his second gift, a pair of seriously warm and water proof boots. There are many gifts from his friends and his parents. Such as the MP3, video game player, music box, and cap, etc.
Part 2
ReplyDeleteIt is the day of my 11th Birthday. When I thought of growing older, I felt as if I was coming down with something. Something like the Measles, mumps, or chicken pox, something that will disfigures my face. After the Birthday song was sang, I felt like my psyche was taken away from me. The simplicity will never come back to me and I can't imagine being a wizard anymore. I will have to face a more complex and solotude life from now on. When the party was finally over, I walked to the garage and saw my bicycle. I stood there thinking that it used to never lean there against the garage as it dose today, All the dark blue speed has drained out of it. Then I realized that I can no longer go back anymore...
Li.jianzhou
ReplyDeleteDirections Part II: Write a story about the boy in “On Turning Ten”. You can write about his birthday party, about what happens after he turns 10, about his 11th birthday, etc. You decide.
Happy birthday, my parents said to me. Today is my 11 years old birthday, this means that I grow up, I was a teenager. But I still have the same feeling as last year measles of the spirit, mumps of the psyche, disfiguring chicken pox of the soul... My father gave me the birthday gift and solemn said to me " you grow up, life is like a complicated story ， waiting for you to read slowly, it very complexity need you to face，I hope you can be a wizard no matter on which side" I looked at my parents . I don 't want to grow old I want to live young. But I know that I have grown up. The whelk on my face disfigure my appearance, this is the best proof that I grow up.
good story
Deleteyingying. zhuo
ReplyDeleteThe story: “On Turning Ten” The little boy was ten years old now, but he feels sadness, because he thinks he will get a complexity life in his future. But he is wish for the simplicity like in his childhood. he doesn’t want to be a solemn man in his future. He remembers at seven he was a soldier at nine he was a prince. These are his best memories. He will not forget these in his future.
Ly, Tran
ReplyDeleteDirections Part II: Write a story about the boy in “On Turning Ten”. You can write about his birthday party, about what happens after he turns 10, about his 11th birthday, etc. You decide.
My 11th birthday is coming soon. I feel complexity in my life. There were many problems that I have to responsible for my behaviors, face to real life, that means I can’t become Arabian wizard, I can’t become a soldier, and I can’t become a prince. It doesn’t simplicity as I thought. I still feel kind of measles of the spirit, a mumps of the psyche, a disfiguring chicken pox of the soul. It seems like I don’t have any feeling for my birthday. I become an adult think about the future, and be a solemn person make me feel more sick.
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ReplyDeleteDirections Part II: Write a story about the boy in “On Turning Ten”. You can write about his birthday party, about what happens after he turns 10, about his 11th birthday, etc. You decide.
Two weeks before my birthday, and I will have nearly 11 any ordinary child birthday this is the best of life, but I do not feel the same, and less on this birthday I'm sick with the measles, so my mom thought until I went to the doctor and he said it was pox. this is very bad and this disfigured face and I do not want anyone to see me, but my mom is more excited than me. all day talking about my birthday and I want to pass that day. sometimes I feel with this complexity and wanted to be a wizard to get a child back again, but now I can see the reality and know that you can not do nothing. what you saw out mumps, then was worse the situation and it only takes two days for my birthday and I don't feel so good that even because I have marks on my skin and I do not want anyone to see me. next day before my birthday my mother was alone in a quiet room and was reading a book and advantage and i say very quietly and simplicity "Mom I do not want my birthday" It was a very solemn moment was a very would take. at that time my tears began to fall out on the floor and were drained on the ground. when my mom told me my birthday were only do family felt my psyche jump emotion and happiness .. I'm in my birthday is the best day in the world, because I am with my family. the best birthday of my life that never in my life never I will forget
nice
DeleteRonny Rodriguez,
ReplyDeleteWrite a story about the boy in “On Turning Ten”. You can write about his birthday party, about what happens after he turns 10, about his 11th birthday, etc. You decide.
“11”. that’s a big number. that’s a big, wonderful, surprising, and overwhelming number. when the boy turned 11, his life became a whole different world. he forgot how sad and sick turning ten was for him. turning ten was an illness, it felt like a terrible headache, measles, mumps, and chickenpox. for him, turning ten was like forgetting his childhood. he even felt life was more solemn. now he doesn't believe he is a wizard nor rides his bicycle. he realized no speed could drain out of his bicycle.
after all, he forgot the complexity of life and always focuses on the simplicity of it. he is very happy. he met wonderful friends and every day they play video games after school. for his 11th birthday, his mother bought a playstation 3 for him, something that he always wanted. and his dad threw him a surprise party which was his first birthday party. he is overwhelmed by all his love ones.
Recently,a boy is feeling very sad after he turns 10 years old.It makes him feels like he is having a illness,such as chicken pox,measles,or mumps.Because he doesn’t want to leave his childhood,the beauty of his psyche consists in his simplicity.But now he is getting order,and his world becomes more and more complexity.In the first day of after his10th birthday,his father just began to tell him the standard of being a man;his father was very solemn.However,the boy’s mind was wandering at that time,he was thinking about his innocent stories when he was young.For examples,when he was four he thought he could be a wizard,and when he was nine he was a soldier.
ReplyDeleteToday,the sun is shining brightly.He is walking around the street where he is living on.There,a lot of teens are setting around:some of them are talking about their troubles;some of them are quarreling about something;some of them are smoking...he sees all.Then,he is worrying about himself that the world may disfigures his psyche becomes like them,loses innocent one day.He goes back home until his spirit drains.
1- My favorite line is 16 in the poem,because I have the same image in my childhood and that reflect every child have humourous childlike dream and images.
ReplyDelete2- My favorite things is travel all over the world and I want to have a very big castle when I were ten.
3- The author before ten is happy, carefree and humourous childlike and after ten,the author growing older get hard of life and he has to face all trouble of everything that make the author so confuse.
4- I wish could still believe before ten we didn’t have puzzle and we have humourous childlike dream and images without problem.
Liz Chiquez
ReplyDeleteMs.Mann
Part 2
That emotion only a week for my 11th birthday, I can not believe that yesterday was 10 and now is serving 11 although it means me more responsibilities, it is difficult but as I step once confused but eventually I learned to face my fear problems and other abstaculos that I presented in my way. Now I have learned a little more about life outside a world of toys and fantacias. I'm excited to see but I'm pleased to see my accomplishments and what I could do in this year where I had a lot of fear of failing in my stuff. I think I may never again make a child but what if it is that the child will live forever within me and that never help me stay calm and see what I can get to do.
Frances Mananghaya
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It’s been few months since I turned ten. Things have been tough for me at first, tough to accept that my childhood days are over. People starts calling me ‘young boy’ as I am not a kid anymore. My mother still thinks I’m paranoid and that I am just over thinking all these things. I know I am supposed to trust her, because she already been through with this, but I guess I’m in the age where I listen to my friends more.
I met a boy while I was in the park sitting down on the bleachers. He is probably around two years older than me. He was like a wizard who cast some spell and figure out what my problem is. I thought he would just laugh at me, but instead he gave me a solemn look. His psyche was different from everyone else that I know. He was still a kid but he acts like an adult. I could see from his eyes that he loves the complexity of his life as a 12-year-old boy. He told me that I should be ready of changes, as it is a part of life. He also added that I should still enjoy my life no matter how old I become and that I shouldn't be draining my mind thinking about growing up. At first, I ignored what he said.
I went home ignoring everything he said. At that same day, I had a dream that disfigured everything I used to believe. I couldn't exactly remember what my dream is. All I remember was that I was in a parallel universe celebrating my 50th birthday all by myself. It was actually a nightmare, not a dream. It was worse than getting measles, mumps, and chicken pox all at the same time, if that is possible. That dream made me realize that the boy was right. I should just be enjoying my life.
It's only few weeks away until I turn 11. Unlike last year, I am now excited for my birthday. We're having a birthday party! I can't to wait to get my gifts, blow my candles, eat my cake, and celebrate my big day. As I get older, I know I will miss the simplicity of life, but at the same time I am also excited and ready to face life.
Now I almost turning 11 years old and I don't feel bad about turning 11 because at the age of 10,i felt like I am more matured than my peers.Even though I had a measles;a mumph of psyche and a disfiguring chicken pox on my body,my childhood was unforgettable moment in my life because we can do anything we like,don't have to face problems and make decisions etc.I also used to feel turning a two digit is a sign of sadness and feel myself as a wizard where I could make myself invisible.At the age of 10,i missed my childhood though it was not yet over which still now I am enjoying and feeling like this is the best day ever in my life.I still want my imaginary friends and the time of innocence back but now I am not a kid anymore that's what my parents tells me.My responsibilities are growing up and I am mostly at the window of my future which make me feel solemnly because in order to become a successful person in the future,you must work hard and face a lot of obstacles in life but it doesn't mean we just only have to focus on our future because childhood memories/flashbacks can never be forgotten till death.Our memories stays in our heart,you don't have to capture a picture.
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What is your favorite line in the poem and why?
My favorite line in the poem is “It is time to say good-bye to my imaginary friends,
time to turn the first big number.” Line 26-27 and because it remind me when I was 8 years old that always I thought that when I grow up I will be different and leave all my toys from when I was a baby.
What were your favorite things to do when you were ten?
My favorite thing when I were ten was play with my doll name’s “Jali”.
What does the poet feel is the difference between being ten and being younger? Do you agree and why?
Yes, is different be a younger than a ten and I agree because when you being a ten you are a little kid and you don’t have like some responsibility than a menor have and being a ten you just don't think about some problems that menor have.
What do you wish you could still believe or do today that you believed or did when you were younger?
I could believe that I have a good life and have a good job.
Jamilex Vargas
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Oh God! I can’t believe that yesterday I was 10 and now I turn 11 I wish that my future came with a lot of surprise and be a good man. I hope that this new year I can be a better person that I was and I want to be a boy that have the ability to solve my own problems. I could not imagine I was a wizard, and the days of the mumps, pox, measles and any disease that can only get in my childhood, they disfigure my face, everything will not be happen again. All of the memoir I have in my heart and I never going to forget that I was a normal boy that had dreams and I never thought that this dreams just was part of my childhood. Now, I just going to live my life like a normal boy but I never going to forget my toys and my imaginary friends.
Short story
ReplyDeleteThe best birthday of my life ten years ago, when a wizard came to my birthday to enjoy with us. That was amazing because the wizard disfigured a bird in front of i and all the people that i invited to my birthday. I was so happy enjoying my birthday when i saw in my skin a lot of red dot my mom call the doctor and he told my mom the i got a disease call chicken pox. Finally at night i went to my bed because i felt drained.
yara Rodriguez
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My favorite line from the poem is “This is the beginning of sadness, I say to myself,” (24). because it makes me think like the is old by the way he says it and actually he is going to have ten.
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2. What were your favorite things to do when you were ten?
I used to like to play with my cousin with our barbies and kens. I also liked to watch a lot of cartoons. The last thing is that i liked to be playing with my older sister and cousin all day.
3. What does the poet feel is the difference between being ten and being younger? Do you agree and why?
I think that the difference is that while he is young he can play a lot and have no worries. Also that kids like to play a lot and by the time they grow up they will not have that much time to play how they used to play as i child. I agree because when we are kids all we think about is paying and cartoons no other things and as we grow up things get a little bit harder for us now we are becoming older and getting responsibilities.
4. What do you wish you could still believe or do today that you believed or did when you were younger?
i wish i could play with barbies again but when i have a barbie i just think what a waste of time playing with this.
Anyara Rodriguez
ReplyDeleteToday it’s my birthday, i’m becoming older, i’m turning ten. This isn’t the best day for me because i don’t want to become older, i would like to stay young forever but i can’t, i want to be free of worries but i can’t. I’m becoming older and that is how it’s supposed to be. I’m having a birthday party which i don’t want to be celebrate because just the idea of turning ten is getting me sick.
I wish i could believe in magic how i used to do, actually i used to say that i was a wizard but now that i’m getting older i’m realizing that things i used to believe in are not true and now i’m just drain of everything. I just don’t want to be an adult i want to stay young. So, it’s the time for the party, must of the guests are already here and i don’t even want to get out of my room, i didn’t this birthday party it was my parents idea, I ask them a million of times not to celebrate my birthday.
It’s been awhile since i came down to the party and I already want it to be over, it is getting me sicker. It’s time to blow the candles and all my friends are excited, I’m happy in the outside but sad in the inside. I think why time goes so fast, my psyche still remembers my childhood as if it was yesterday.
What is your favorite line in the poem and why?
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What does the poet feel is the difference between being ten and being younger? Do you agree and why?
What do you wish you could still believe or do today that you believed or did when you were younger?
1My “This is the beginning of sadness, I say to myself” because sometimes when i memories myself , I want to escapist ,i want stay on this moment , when i turn on the reality i will feel bad with myself.
2 when i was ten my favorite things is my computer, because this was a new toy of my life , we also use Internet , because when i have a holiday , i cant leave to my home , and i stayed in home , therefore, i can just play with computer.
3 The poet feels sad because he is getting older. I disagree because if you want to do something in your childhood , you can do the same things in life now , just a mentality problem, if you try you can do it .
4 i wish i can still trust every things can be possible . because i want to be a positive person . this is me.
when I was ten
Today is my 11st birthday , i feel happy to my birthday ,because i have many friends to come join my party , they have minors and teens . when we share the birthday cakes . they talk about when i was 10 ,they knew i had measles , when i get the me measles no one want to play with me but only they was play with me , they are my best friends . after i was disfigure and sick again and again, after i got mumps , as a fat guy i knew when i pass it ,i will never get mumps anymore 。therefore I can see my body is growing ，every day and every time ，hopefully i can faster to get 18 years then i can do everything i want to do， This is my birthday hope。
today is my 11th birthday and i still have the same feeling as last year measles of the spirit,a mumps of the psyche and disfiguring chicken pox of the soul.I'm now more older,I got life of difficult, I have to face problem of everything and I have to be responsible for everything.The boys are all outside waiting for me to give me surprise.I felt very happy when I opened the door,my parents and my friends are love me,they invited the wizard came to my house to make the birthday party more interested.we ate the cake and drank many fruit juices,we had fun whole day.The time pass by,my friends are to go home.I had fun for the whole day,also I felt so solemnly and I went to outside after that I was walking and walking knowing the places but then I was silent to think I had to face challenge of something when I grew older and then my wailed like the thunder.After that i went home and I hugged my parents to say thank you for them.I felt so tired,now.I felt so tired and its time to sleep.
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