1. What are the strengths of your partner’s essay? Why? My partner told a very sad, strong story. It was inspiring how strong she was to experience the death of a best friend, and still managed to get through it. I loved the way that the story flowed, and made everything easy to read.

2. What areas could use improvements? In other words, what suggestions can you give

your partner that will help his/her paper improve?

My only suggestion would be to give some descriptions of what Darian looked like. I would have loved to be able to imagine what he looked like throughout the story.

3. What is your favorite literary device used in your partner’s essay?
I love how she used the word 'vivid' to describe her memories, and she also included some important details about the memories she had with him.
4. What is the part of the paper that stands out as the most "catchy" or important?
Everything. The title was very catchy, and made me wonder what had changed her life on April 5th. The first paragraph was catchy because she mentioned how she never saw anything wrong with her best friend, and that she excepted him for the person her was. It was a well written story that was very heart warming and inspiring.

I think that I did a pretty good job recreating the scene,  and describing what the lady and my neighbors look like. Within the story, I used many different metaphors, good description details, feelings, and sounds. I think that I created an image for the neighbors and the lady so well, that you could imagine what they looked like in your mind as you read the story. I used dialogue, but I suppose I could have used more. I used many descriptions for the time of day, what the day looked like, what the temperature was, so that the reader would be able to imagine the story better.

1. What did you think of this narrative? I found this narrative to be informative and interesting. I learned some knew things that I didn't know about Helen Keller.
2. What was most interesting or engaging about it? The first paragraph about Helen Keller being seven years old was very intriguing. I like the description about her hand touching the water and how it felt to her.
3. What surprised you? Even if Hellen Keller is blind and deaf, she is a very intellectual woman.
4. Did this change your outlook on Helen Keller at all? Why or why not? I did a research paper about Helen Keller a couple years ago, and I always thought she was a brave, smart woman. My good perspective on her will never change.
5. Copy and paste three examples of vivid detail and imagery that helped enhance the story:
-"Light! give me light!" was the wordless cry of my soul, and the light of love shone on me in that very hour.
-In the still, dark world in which I lived there was no strong sentiment or tenderness. I felt my teacher sweep the fragments to one side of the hearth, and I had a sense of satisfaction that the cause of my discomfort was removed.
- I knew then that "w-a-t-e-r" meant the wonderful cool something that was flowing over my hand. That living word awakened my soul, gave it light, hope, joy, set it free!
6. How can a narrative be more engaging than something like a biography? Why is it important to get someone's personal perspective? A narrative can be more engaging than a biography because it's a story, other than just basic facts about a person. It's more interesting and exciting to reading. It is important to get someone's personal perspective because it's good to expand your horizon and see how other people see life.
7. Make a bulleted lists of some things you could write a narrative about

• Life changing moment
• Inspiring story
• Something tragic that happened

Where I'm From

I was born six hours prior to the year 1994

I was an early welcome to the New Year

Confetti and whistles celebrating down the Hospital hallway

My name comes from the Greek origin for man’s defender

I am here to protect and defend

Four years into my life,

 Comes a baby sister and a best friend

I come from the eight hour car drives to the salty waters and sandy dunes

Wind whipping through my hair as the cool ocean touches my toes

Throwing little crackers to the hungry seagulls on the beach

I come from the dangerous water rafting of the Montana Mountains

Paddling for my life

            Making sure we don't go over board

In my closet, consists of all my childhood memories

                To the 18 year old stuffed bunny, from the pictures at the petting zoo

At the edge of my bed sits my dog every night

                To make sure I sleep tight

Kitten awakens me every Sunday to make sure I get the morning eggs

                Sitting on the kitchen floor, looking up as she begs

Phobias such as clowns and snakes will always haunt me

                But I know I am here to protect and defend.

1. Yes, I love English classes. English is my strongest subject. I love writing narratives and short stories.
2, I enjoy writing short stories, poetry, comic strips, letters, science fiction, and fantasy.
3. I like reading romance novels, anything by Nicholas Sparks,  mysteries, letters, notes from friends, fantasies, magazines, and interviews.
4. For my Creative Writing class, I had to write seven stories, then for the final exam, I had to write a reflection for each of them. I really despised doing it because I couldn't remember what I was thinking when I wrote the stories, which were written months ago.
5. C (I don't have a hard time with it. I just don't have a lot of time to read)
6. I like classroom discussions because it allows everyone to give their opinion in a respectful way.
7. When there is a class discussion, I usually listen to what others have to say, then I tell them if I agree or not, and give the reasons why.
8. I work at Dairy Queen outside of school, as well as volunteer at a homeless cat shelter.
9. Over the weekend, I applied for Scholarships, went shopping with my mom and sister, worked for five hours, drove around to different stores to find the perfect Birthday gift for my dad, and watched Netflix.
10. There is nothing important that you need to know. I look forward to learning and participating in class discussions/assignments.
11. What college did attend?