Persuasive arguments, or stories based on persuasive arguments.
By Jesus, 5th Grade, Avondale
True Stories
That's Weird, Grandma
One day I saw bad guys. I saw two guys shoot a man outside my window. My parents had gone somewhere and I wanted to stay home. When I saw it out the window, and I was scared. It was the first time I’d ever seen those men. I called the police. They told me to stay where I was, and not to look out the window. I went outside when the police arrived. They were nice to me. They asked me what the men looked like. They were looking for evidence, they found bullets in the neighbor’s garage. The police were there for 30 min. Then ABC news called my mom when she got home but she told them nothing happened, because she didn’t know about. When the police left, my family went upstairs and went to sleep. I looked out the window to see if they came back. I fell asleep on the floor. When I woke up, I saw that someone else was shot, but I didn’t see who it was, and the police were already there.
By Gabriella R., Berger Park Words @ Play Program
Poems
That's Weird, Grandma
Tomato Basil is tasty and yummy!!
Oh sweet sweet tomato sauce
You are so good with my spaghetti
Without you I would have no spaghetti!
It is better than ever!!!!!!
(My opinion)
and I think this tomato sauce is the best than ever
And I love it because it has so many Italian names
Like Ferratos, Tomato Basil, and premium pasta sauce and tomato sauce.
And most of all
I love the color Red!!!!
By Jose P. & Luis P. , Avondale
Dialogues
That's Weird, Grandma
Characters: Aliens and Michael Jordan
Setting: United Center, Space
Michael: I going to dunk it.
Aliens: (crash) let’s kidnapped Michael Jordan.
Michael: Your not going to get me.
Aliens: Let’s trap him with slime.
Michael: Oh disgusting.
Aliens: Let’s take him to the UFO and Space.
Michael: No your never going to take me.
Aliens: Let’s throw him down to earth.
Michael dies.
Alien 1: good job guys.
Alien 2: to bad he died I wanted his autograph
By Destiny P., 4th Grade, Kohn
That's Weird, Grandma
Celebration of Authors
COA 2010
Once upon a time there was a woman named Molly she was a model she had great pictures. Once she went so over board her boss said, “take some time off.” She said, “are you trying to fire me” and he said “no you just need to take some time off” and she said “ok I’ll take some time off” so when she did she got better. Then she came back and said “I’m feeling better” I won’t get mad anymore. The End
By Noah M., 4th Grade, Kohn
Songs
That's Weird, Grandma
Celebration of Authors
COA 2009
Once upon a time there was a man hiking up a hill for love because in a wish he made he said I want to find love. But he made a wish to a genie. And everyone knew genies are tricky except him. So he said to the genie I want to find love somewhere. But he didn’t say what place. So then the genie poped him on a hill. So then he walked. And on top of that hill he found a dog a black furry dog. So then the man said I love it.
The End
By Steve M. , 4th Grade, Little Village
True Stories
That's Weird, Grandma
One day, my brother was cutting a piece of cardboard, when he cutted a piece of his finger. He went really fast to my mom it look like he ran as fast as my dog! My mom got scare it look as if she was a bout to faint. She told him to go to his bed. He only got to the room and he fainted. It look as if he had been hit with a hammer in his face! My mom went fast to him and she putted something so the cut wouldn’t get infected. He screamed so hard it heard like he was playing in a rock and roll band! He calm down and he told me to give him a cup of water. He drank it so fast it seemed as he was in the hottest desert in the world! He went to bed using his ipod touch and fell asleep.
By Philip M. , 4th Grade, Kohn
Dialogues
That's Weird, Grandma
Character: Philip and his team and people
Setting: Football stadium and outside
Philip: It’s hot let’s go get some water
Team: OK
Philip: Why are all these people coming
People: Can I get your autograph
Philip and his team: (together) Run!
Team: let’s hide in that tunnel!
Philip: Ok just run come on
Team: Shucks that was close
People: Where did they go
People: Let’s go home
People: There they go in that tunnel
Philip: run!
Team: buy people we could run faster then you because were football players ha ha
People: let’s stop!
People: let’s go home
Philip: Now we could come out
People: we got you
Team: darn
And they got Philip and his team got tackled and they got there autograph. The End
By Victoria, Maria, Joseph, Christian, Alexis, Ethan, Miguel, Kianja, Trumbull
That's Weird, Grandma
Christina-Michelle always wanted to go to the moon. She is in her attic and she comes across a picture of the moon and it makes her feel down because she has always wanted to be an astronaut since she was a child. Instead, she became a librarian. She finds an article in the paper that says if you can run a mile in under a minute you win a trip to the moon. All of the fastest people in the world enter the competition. She trains every day by herself. The day before the competition she breaks her ankle! She tries to fix it herself and runs in the race. She gets second place. She is sad until she finds out that the 2nd place winner gets a trip to Mars. She goes to Mars and she sees an alien and she is excited. She panics and faints. The alien takes her to the moon and she lives there with the aliens forever. She is happy being a librarian on the moon. The End
By Teandra L. , 4th Grade, Chalmers
True Stories
That's Weird, Grandma
One day I was with my boyfriend. And the boy was a nice boyfriend but not my time even more. He saw something he like and I look at him. He was looking at another girl so I ask him “what you looking at” he said “nothing” I told him “you was looking at another girl” he said “I wasn’t”. So I told him “it over” and I took my grocery home. I seat and I think and I went outside and met a friend named Michelle and Stecy and another friend Jada and we went to my house and the 3 new friend ate ice cream and we live happy and even without no boyfriends or thing like that.
By Maya W. , Loyola Park
That's Weird, Grandma
Dear Diary,
I went to my grandma’s house and my sister played tag and we sang while we played tag. We ate, and when we were done we sang. I sand and I read a book while I sang. In the car when I was going to school I sang. When I was going inside the school I sang. When I was going up the stairs I sang. When I was going to Barrel of Monkeys I sang. When I was going up the stairs in my house I sang. In my room I sang. When I was going down the stairs I sang. When I went in my Mom & Dad’s room I sang. When I went in my brother’s room I sang. When I went in the bathroom I sang. When I was going to the park I sang. When I was going to drink water I sang. When I played with my dog I sang. When I went on a horse I sang. When I went on a sleigh ride I sang. When I played in the snow I sang. I was going outside and walking and I sang. When I skipped I sang. When I ran I sang.
