The semester is coming to close
It's time to say goodbye, to new friends and the old
The tears, the joy, the happiness
The times of sorrow the times of bliss
Freshman year you were so grand
Now you are a memory that i'll set on a stand.
It's time for summer, the sun and the sand
the beach will be oh so grand.
So goodbye aggieland, you will be missed
but hello Katy, let me give you a hello kiss.
Today whwn I was laying outside studying for my children's literature exam for tomorrow I was inspired to write this poem about freshman year coming to a close and the journey of my my first year of college being a learning experience. I will miss aggieland so much but am excited to be home around my loved ones. Goodbye aggieland, see you in August!
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Saturday, May 3, 2008
Picture Books
This weekend I really spent some time reading the Russel text over picture books. I found it so intersting how there is so much thought that goes into the simple childrens books that are meant to help children learn to read, learn their letters, colors, shapes and numbers. The russel text describes picture books as books that convey their message through a sereis of picture with only a small amount of text or sometimes none at all. In these books the illustrations are as important as or more important than the text in conveying the message. I would imagine it is very difficult to write a picture book, and also i beleive when children and adults read these books they don't pay as much attention to the illustrations as they should which does not allow them to get the whole picture behind the message the author had intended for the story.
Saturday, April 26, 2008
the stinky cheese man
When I read this book for the first time, my initial thought were that the book was not meant for children. I thought it was very satirical. I immediately picked up on how the text of the book was in different sizes, fonts, and colors throughout the whole book. I laughed a lot through this book and really did think it was a good read but more geared towards much older children or adults.
Saturday, April 19, 2008
I spent some time this weekend talking to my younger sister about the types of books she enjoys reading. She is in the 5th grade and constantly burries herself in a good read. She explained how right now she is intrigued by the "it girl" series. I started worndering how the selling rates of books that are in a series are compared to books that are not in a series.
Friday, April 18, 2008
dr. seuss lecture
Today i found it very interesting in the lecture how Dr. Seuss felt responsible for the death of the Dick and Jane primer. I agree that Dr. Seuss' books are far more interesting than the Dick and Jane reader. I am so impressed how he was able to make so many children's books out of such a short list of words. I tried to write a few paragraphs from the list of words Dr. Seuss used and had a very difficult time coming up with something that actually made since.
Sunday, April 13, 2008
my first childrens story
Today I wrote my first children's story abouta girl who moves away to California.
There was once a girl named Samantha who lived in the small town of Fulshear, Texas. Samantha was your average small town girl with a big heart. She enjoyed riding horses, being on a competitive cheerleading team, shopping, and most of all reading her favorite books from the Gossip Girls series. Samantha loved being outside and enjoying the world God had created for her.
Samantha lived in a society where most considered her to be on the wealthier end of the spectrum. She worked hard in school and her outstanding grades were rewarded with shopping trips to Neiman Marcus. Everything always seemed to be going in Samantha’s way. She was the most popular girl in school, she had the highest grade point average, and was dating the captain of the football team. Everyone wanted to take a walk in Samantha’s shoes.
However, Samantha was not so confident with the world she was living in. She didn’t understand who she really was on the inside. Instead she only identified herself with the people she was friends with, the boys she dated, and the accomplishments she had achieved.
One day Samantha found out the news that would change her life forever. Her dad was being transferred to California and she was going to be moving. Samantha was so upset. Everything she had worked for and achieved was soon going to be erased. The friends she had made and relationships she had formed were about to disappear.
The next day Samantha told her friends at school that she would be moving in one week to California where she would be finishing up the rest of Junior High and High School. They were all so upset. No one wanted Samantha to leave. She was such a good friend and an inspiration to so many. They didn’t know what they would do without her.
A few weeks went by and the time finally came where Samantha had to begin packing up her belongings to move with her family to California. She was so upset to be leaving her hometown but she knew there was nothing she could do to change her situation so she would try to make the best of it. Samantha cried as she packed up her house and said her last goodbye’s to her friends.
Moving day finally came, the movers packed up all the boxes on a big truck that would be heading to California. Samantha, her mom, dad, and puppy Ralph were heading to the airport to get on the airplane that would take them to the place where they would begin their new lives.
Samantha liked her new house. It was big and had many secret rooms in it. Samantha wished she had her old friends to share this new experience with.
After a week of settling in, Samantha started seventh grade at her new school, Beck Junior High. She felt alone and out of place. She no longer had a name for herself and was having a difficult time coping with having to start all over, gaining new friends, and finding new activities to get involved in.
One day Samantha decided to go talk to the counselor at her new school to get some tips on how to become involved in order to have an easier time meeting new friends. The counselor recommended that she try out for the cheerleading squad. They had an opening on the team and tryouts would be in two weeks.
Samantha worked really hard to perfect her cheerleading skills so she could try out to make the team. She perfected her tumbling skills and made sure she could have sharp and precise hand motions. Every day after school she would get her mom to watch her practice outside in her back yard so she could gain pointers.
The day of tryouts finally came. Samantha learned the dance routine and cheer and felt she had a good chance of making the squad. She performed in front of the judges and they all told her great job. Now, all Samantha could do was wait for the judges to make their final decision on who would be the twelfth member of the cheerleading squad.
The next day Samantha rushed to school to see if her name was on the list for who had made the cheerleading squad. Her eyes scanned down the list of numbers. Finally she found her number, 33. Next to it was a big check mark. She had made the squad! Samantha jumped with glee. She was so proud of herself. Samantha was so excited that now she would have an easier time meeting some new friends. She was anxious to meet her new teammates later after school for their first team practice.
After school Samantha headed to the gym. She introduced herself and learned the names of all her new teammates. The girls seemed really nice and Samantha seemed to really hit it off well with a few of them.
The next day at lunch Samantha had a whole new group of friends to sit with. They talked about football games and dance routines and even made up a new cheer. Samantha finally felt happy in California.
A few weeks went by and Samantha felt she had finally made a really great group of close friends. She went to the counselor’s office and thanked Mrs. Goates for giving her the idea of trying out for the team. Soon Samantha forgot all about the friends she had left behind in Texas and was thankful for her new life she had started in California.
There was once a girl named Samantha who lived in the small town of Fulshear, Texas. Samantha was your average small town girl with a big heart. She enjoyed riding horses, being on a competitive cheerleading team, shopping, and most of all reading her favorite books from the Gossip Girls series. Samantha loved being outside and enjoying the world God had created for her.
Samantha lived in a society where most considered her to be on the wealthier end of the spectrum. She worked hard in school and her outstanding grades were rewarded with shopping trips to Neiman Marcus. Everything always seemed to be going in Samantha’s way. She was the most popular girl in school, she had the highest grade point average, and was dating the captain of the football team. Everyone wanted to take a walk in Samantha’s shoes.
However, Samantha was not so confident with the world she was living in. She didn’t understand who she really was on the inside. Instead she only identified herself with the people she was friends with, the boys she dated, and the accomplishments she had achieved.
One day Samantha found out the news that would change her life forever. Her dad was being transferred to California and she was going to be moving. Samantha was so upset. Everything she had worked for and achieved was soon going to be erased. The friends she had made and relationships she had formed were about to disappear.
The next day Samantha told her friends at school that she would be moving in one week to California where she would be finishing up the rest of Junior High and High School. They were all so upset. No one wanted Samantha to leave. She was such a good friend and an inspiration to so many. They didn’t know what they would do without her.
A few weeks went by and the time finally came where Samantha had to begin packing up her belongings to move with her family to California. She was so upset to be leaving her hometown but she knew there was nothing she could do to change her situation so she would try to make the best of it. Samantha cried as she packed up her house and said her last goodbye’s to her friends.
Moving day finally came, the movers packed up all the boxes on a big truck that would be heading to California. Samantha, her mom, dad, and puppy Ralph were heading to the airport to get on the airplane that would take them to the place where they would begin their new lives.
Samantha liked her new house. It was big and had many secret rooms in it. Samantha wished she had her old friends to share this new experience with.
After a week of settling in, Samantha started seventh grade at her new school, Beck Junior High. She felt alone and out of place. She no longer had a name for herself and was having a difficult time coping with having to start all over, gaining new friends, and finding new activities to get involved in.
One day Samantha decided to go talk to the counselor at her new school to get some tips on how to become involved in order to have an easier time meeting new friends. The counselor recommended that she try out for the cheerleading squad. They had an opening on the team and tryouts would be in two weeks.
Samantha worked really hard to perfect her cheerleading skills so she could try out to make the team. She perfected her tumbling skills and made sure she could have sharp and precise hand motions. Every day after school she would get her mom to watch her practice outside in her back yard so she could gain pointers.
The day of tryouts finally came. Samantha learned the dance routine and cheer and felt she had a good chance of making the squad. She performed in front of the judges and they all told her great job. Now, all Samantha could do was wait for the judges to make their final decision on who would be the twelfth member of the cheerleading squad.
The next day Samantha rushed to school to see if her name was on the list for who had made the cheerleading squad. Her eyes scanned down the list of numbers. Finally she found her number, 33. Next to it was a big check mark. She had made the squad! Samantha jumped with glee. She was so proud of herself. Samantha was so excited that now she would have an easier time meeting some new friends. She was anxious to meet her new teammates later after school for their first team practice.
After school Samantha headed to the gym. She introduced herself and learned the names of all her new teammates. The girls seemed really nice and Samantha seemed to really hit it off well with a few of them.
The next day at lunch Samantha had a whole new group of friends to sit with. They talked about football games and dance routines and even made up a new cheer. Samantha finally felt happy in California.
A few weeks went by and Samantha felt she had finally made a really great group of close friends. She went to the counselor’s office and thanked Mrs. Goates for giving her the idea of trying out for the team. Soon Samantha forgot all about the friends she had left behind in Texas and was thankful for her new life she had started in California.
Thursday, April 10, 2008
Fox in Socks
Today I read one of the famous Dr. Seuss books titled Fox in Socks. This children's book is basically a book that is one long tongue twister. The words are very close in the way they rhyme and it makes it difficult to read this book at a fast pace and aloud. The illustrations are what shape this children's story. I didn't notice one plot that really stood out as to the theme this book was trying to portray. The only think I could realize was that the two characters involved were basically playing a game of talking in tongue twisters and one character wasn't a huge fan of this game. I found it comical that on the first page of the book there is an illustration that says "Take it slow, this book is dangerous!" then on the very last page there is another illustration that says "Now is your tongue Numb?"
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