Each separate piece of writing is a different free write. Free writes are times when you sit down for some amount of time and write about what you are thinking about.
Each picture goes with the piece of writing above it and will tell you the time of day and the weather when I did the free write. Hope you enjoy!!!
Being sick really is horrible because you just get to sit in bed and do nothing not play outside or anything. I think doing homework is better than being sick. Being sick also makes you feel bad to the point where you think you’re going to die. Right now I’m in this situation and I’m hoping to get better soon because I really hate being sick.
As I was thinking about being ill I started to wonder how I got ill this time and how I could prevent it next time. I went through all the times I touched something public and didn’t go wash my hands afterwards. The only time I could think of was when I went to the Apple store in NYC and looked and some devices that everybody had touched and then later on in the ate a cookie. That is probably how I got sick this time. Always wash your hands when you see a sink. What are some of your theories of how you got sick?
This picture was taken around midday
on 12/30/11
Sleep. I really like it because it gives me energy. I always wondered how closing your eyes and sleeping can give you energy. I think of sleeping as if I’m shutting myself down like a computer and then turning on in the morning.
While I’m sleeping I sometimes dream. Did you know that while your dreaming your body is figuring out things that you have read or been told that you didn’t understand. This happened to me the other day when I had just read my report and Joe my math teacher gave me a suggestion and I didn’t understand what he meant. That night I went to bed and I was all of the sudden in Joe’s room doing a little project in class in my dream. When we finished lots of people had rough drawings but there projects were done. Mine was really neat but I wasn’t able to finish the project. When Joe saw that I had not finished he suggested something to me “It’s more important to finish it then make it so neat. That is what he said in my report. That is how I figured out what Joe my math teacher meant in my report. What are some of your dreams?
This picture was taken around midday through
a screen on 12/28/11
Christmas is a wonderful time. Christmas is all about being generous and giving to other people and not just caring about yourself. When you are young you really think that there is a Santa Clause and that he travels around the world giving gifts to everybody. When you are young you see your Christmas tree one night with no presents and the next morning there are presents. I think that Santa Clause is supposed to teach little kids to give and be kind and follow Santa’s lead. Now that I’m older I get gifts for other people with my own money and follow Santa’s lead. Another thing that changes when you get older is that all the presents go under the tree before the day of Christmas. Right now all my presents are under the tree. Same with all the presents that I got for the rest of my family.
Now that I’m older I’m not just buying the most expensive gift, that’s not what Christmas is about. It is about giving something meaningful. When I wrapped my presents this year I wrote messages on them. Plus I made a very special treasure hunt that will lead my sister to her gifts. When I had the idea for the treasure hunt my parents told me that my sister would love it and that the treasure hunt would be better than the gift itself. That is what Christmas is about.
This picture was taken the night of
12/23/11
