By Leonel U., 4th Grade, Cleveland School
True Stories
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COA 2008
One Day I went to the zoo before the first day of school and went and saw a lot of animals like a jaguar and a cheetah and even a baby gorilla. I also saw a bunch of seals swimming and there’s a little opening under so we can see under water to see how they look closer or how many there is. But before I can leave and see another animal the zoo keepers came out with a bucket of fish and make them do tricks. After that I went and saw a lion and a man lion they were pretty big but when I seen a polar bear they were huge they was the size of a motorcycle and we were really high up so the bears don’t escape. Next I went to a house of monkeys and saw those monkeys that have different colors on their face and seemed to like the jewelry on my wrist and was really close to me. Then I saw a giraffe and an ostrich and a baby giraffe they baby giraffe was even taller than me after that I was exhausted and went home. The End
By Marcia, 4th Grade, Chalmers School
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COA 2008
Once there was an old man named Coucha he love to dance with a barrel on his head and dance around in joy one day he drop the barrel and it broken in half he got in trouble by the owner who owned the barrel and he ran and sailed off to Japan there was a dancer there that love to dance and the owner name JoJo found the man who broken the barrel the man has sailed and was in the middle of nowhere and he was in the ocean sad and alone and he saw is old friend name Bingo who leaded him to his homeland and the owner of the barrel found him and sued him and put him in jail for two years and he escape and went to Wisconsin and was nevered seen again.
By Mario M., 4th Grade, Little Village
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One day a man named spaghetti graduate from clown college. He said “now I can see my family.” Spaghetti went all the way to italy to meet his family. When he rang the doorbell it shocked his finger he said “the oldest trick in the book.” He opened the door to see his family. His family scared him in a funny way. Spaghetti said “I got my diploma from clown college” His family said “now you can be one of us.” Spaghetti said “Ok!”
By Timothy R., 4th Grade, Chalmers School
True Stories
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COA 2008
I was outside riding my bike when the bug showed up. He made a sound like Mrrrrah! I got off the bike to see what it was. It was a bug, and it was red, white, and green. It had 4 legs and wings and black spotty dots, it was shiny and bald it had three big old eyes they were black and yellow. I wanted to get close to get a better look. I walked up to it, it made me mad, and it farted. The fart smelled like dooky, and onions and aliens’ brains and it smelled cheese stinky cheese I was mad so I squashed it with my bike. I was dead and yellow blood came out the blood came out and smelled like rotten eggs.
The blood didn’t get on my bike. I went home, told my mom, she believed me because she could smell the terrible smell. Then I took a shower put on my clothes and ride my bike again.
The end.
By Lupita P., 4th Grade, Field School
Holidays
Halloween
That's Weird, Grandma
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COA 2008
Once upon a time there was a mom cheetah who had a baby on October 31 on the day of Halloween. Since the baby was born and they couldn’t go to Halloween instead they made a party they even had a giant pool. The mom Cheetah went to the store to buy some food to eat so she left the baby in her bed. But first she told somebody to take care of her baby and when that person went upstairs the baby was gone. So the person who had to take care of the baby cheetah told everyone that the baby was gone. They were all worried so suddenly god came down the sky and told them that a witch named Forogonda came and take the baby to her castle. So a lion named Harold came and said I’ll save the baby and god said how are you gonna save the baby. Harold was thinking about that so he said I will figure out that besides I am a warrior of Kung fu. When mom cheetah came she said where’s my baby and Harold the lion said a witch take her and god said don’t tell her we don’t want her to be upset so mom cheetah said do you know how she looks and god said yes she has long red hair with old clothes. Did she have a hat? No she doesn’t like wearing hats. I know that witch she is my stepsister her name is Foroganda ever since I got married she’s been saying that I should give her my baby when she is born Maybe she took the baby because I said that I won’t give her my baby. Finally mom cheetah said let’s go get my baby. Harold the lion was already fighting the witch when Harold finish he take the baby and in your face evil witch. God was happy mom cheetah was everyone was happy. At the end they said to our new hero Harold the lion. The end.
By Jaffet C., 4th Grade, Columbia Explorers Academy
Arguments
Songs
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I believe in each food store need to have sopes
My first reason is if they could do em big
My second reason is that they are so delicious
My third reason is that it is so so good!!!
By Narita S., 8th Grade, Loyola Park After School Program
Dialogues
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Characters: Red Riding Rag
Wolf Wallace
R: ‘Tis so beautiful a morning. I shalt taketh a walk in the woods eth.
SFX: footsteps
R: Goodbyest mother. I shalt taketh a walketh in woods eth.
M: Good byest! Be safe.
SFX: Birds twittering, a door closing. Crunchy steps.
R: Oh Flower-ests the wind doth so blow so steadily. Oh! Flowers!
W: Hello Young ‘un.
R: Hello good sir who art thou.
W: Who art thou?
R: I am-est Red Riding Rag.
W: Hood?
R: NO RAG. Oh sir, I should go good bye.
W: but,
SFX: Quick crunch steps.
R: Oh! Grandmother’s comfortable cottage.
SFX: crunch steps, knock knock.
Voice: (distant) Come in
SFX: creak of door.
R: Grandmother I have come
V: Oh dear, come closer
R: I must be out here are flowers.
SFX: soft thud, close door, quick crunch
R: That was close but I—Aah!
W: Red Riding Hood?
R: NO RAG and who art thou?!
W: Wallace Wolf! I have come to eat you Red Riding hood.
R: But that’s not me-eth.
W: I don’t believe you! You must have changed it!
R: No here’s my birth certificate-eth and I.D.eth.
W: There is no such thing. You are in the 1700’s.
R: Oh, so sorryieth.
W: I’m hungry.
SFX: growling tummy.
R: I’ll call dominoes on myest cell. It’s T-mobile you know-eth?
W: There’s no such thing! You’re in the 1700’s!
R: Oh, well then I’ve got to go-eth.
W: Wait!
R: I am sorrest I have to watch my favorite tv showeth “on the telly” goodbye!
W:
Oh give it up Wallace.
By Jonathan H., 4th Grade, Cleveland School
That's Weird, Grandma
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COA 2008
Part 1: The First Match He Lost
Once upon a time there was a wrester called Batista and he was late. So when he got there he was tired because he ran too much so in the fight since he was tired he was weak so they did the Batista bomb on him and lost.
The end
Lesson: he learned that he should not ever be late again or he will loose another match.
Part 2: The Match He Won for a Champion
Once upon of time the man has put an alarm clock to wake him up so he would not be late when he was wrestling he wasn’t tired so instead he did the chookslam on his…
By Stephanie C., 4th Grade, New Stockton
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COA 2008
One day a girl name Laura lived in a forest. There were trees, plants, and a white door. Her house was colored red. The door always been locked because she did not liked to get out. She decided to go live somewhere else because she wanted to have friends and a job to work in. She took her purse and a lot of things Laura gave her bags everything that was in the house. When she got out it was all windy, rainy, and thunder. She decided to stay home and live there forever. She lived happily in the forest for the rest of the days.
By Leticia B., 4th Grade, Avondale School
That's Weird, Grandma
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There was 4 mountains and it was cold there was water a lot of water. And it was grass. And there was a lot of plant. There was trees there was animals. It was a cold day. There was a lot of fish in the water. And the animals was cold and the baby too because a mom had two babies. And there was a moose in the water.
