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14. Procrastination. If you had more time, you’d be able to put it off longer. What do you put off to the last moment? Why? Tell a story about how you just barely got something done in time – or didn’t.
Alternate: Splat! Use that word in a story or a poem.

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Alexis Baun

Fear

Fear is just a lack of understanding. You fear something when you are ignorant about it. Because if you know what something is, why should you be afraid? In our world today there is so much fear about the stupidest things. For instance, have you ever been in a pool and gotten yelled at because you were giving someone a piggy-back ride? What’s going to happen?

Beginning

Beginning

By Alexis Baun
Hartford Memorial Middle School, Grade 7

In the beginning you were growing,
Like all babies do.
Inside mamma’s tummy,
I loved you.

In the beginning I was excited
To have a sibling,
Inside mamma’s tummy
I loved you.

In the beginning I was wondering,
What you would be like?
Inside mamma’s tummy,
I loved you.

Then you came all small and happy

Role Model

Role Model

By Alexis Baun
Hartford Memorial Middle School, Grade 7

I want to be a role model
I want to have a little sister so she can look up to me
I want her to do everything with me
I want to teach her how to have fun

I want to be a role model
Who helps her when she is in trouble
Who makes her feel better when something bad happens

Stress

Alarm, wake-up, mom & dad fighting
Wake-up, mom & dad fighting, again
Mom & dad fighting, again, school
Again, school, bad grades
School, bad grades, bully
Bad grades, bully, test (that you didn’t study for)
Bully, test (that you didn’t study for), cliques
Test (that you didn’t study for), cliques, adolescents
Cliques, adolescents, stress.

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