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fantastic! It’s mysterious and a little creepy, in a really good way. It’s hard to say if your narrator is telling the truth or not. Is he the stalker, or is he being stalked? This is great work. Has anyone ever told you you’re a great writer? This is going to be just perfect; we’ll work on staging it in a way that adds to the mystery of the piece on Thursday in class. This year is going to be great, isn’t it? I really appreciate getting your reflection on the piece too. Let’s keep that up! I like knowing what you’re thinking about when you’re writing. It helps me to understand your intention and help you achieve what you want.
    I’m so pleased to have a gang of students who are serious about theatre. This is what teaching is all about. You guys inspire me, you really do!
    Hark

    Assignment: Reviewing Personification
    Imbuing non-living objects with human-like characteristics adds effect and a unique voice to your work. This is called personification, and can be an excellent descriptive technique. Create ten sentences personifying objects you find in your house.
    Due: September 23

Personification Sentences
    By Arthur Bean
    1. The ice cream in the freezer was calling my name. It cried out in despair, “Eat me, Arthur! Eat me!”
    2. The computer stared back at me, blankly.
    3. The books on my bookcase squeezed into line to make room for one more.
    4. The blanket was snuggled deep into the couch cushions.
    5. Even the kitchen held its nose at the smell coming off the garbage can.
    6. The kitty litter box begged to be emptied.
    7. The lemon puckered its lips in distaste.
    8. The corn perked up its ears at the sound of the water boiling.
    9. The potato eyed the tinfoil, knowing that it spelled the end of the potato’s life.
    10. The cherry felt sad in the pit of his stomach.
    Arthur,
    You started off very strong, but the last three examples descend into puns rather than personification. You have a keen sense of description, and I’d like to see you challenge yourself this year to use different literary devices to bring your work to a higher level.
    Ms Whitehead
    From: Kennedy Laurel ([email protected])
    To: Arthur Bean ([email protected])
    Sent: September 23, 19:50
    Hi Arthur!
    I was looking over the list of “hot topics” that you brought to the
Marathon
meeting and I want the student body (as much as I HATE that term :)) to feel like it’s really about them. I LOVE your idea of having a creative corner where students can submit their own work in the paper to share it, but do you think they would go for it? Most kids aren’t going to do more writing OUTSIDE of class than they have to.
    It’s really about making this the best year ever for the
Marathon
! And it’s so important to me because, don’t tell anyone, but I’m trying to win the school leadership award! They only give one out if there’s a student who REALLY deserves it! So I’m working like Supergirl to win it! It means a lot to me to be recognized as a leader, which sounds SO lame to say, but it’s true! It’s so much work though! I feel like I need to make clones of myself to do all the things I’ve signed up for LOL!
    I guess what I want to get across is that the
Marathon
is a REALLY big part of my plan to win!
    Kennedy :)
    From: Arthur Bean ([email protected])
    To: Kennedy Laurel ([email protected])
    Sent: September 23, 21:43
    Dear Kennedy,
    I didn’t even know there was a leadership award. I think you’d be a great choice for it! I’m happy to help you out on anything that you need. That’s what friends are for, right? Do you want to hang out after school sometime this week? I can help you plan your strategy, and then we can catch up with other people. I can never keep track of stuff happening, I’m invited to so many things!
    Yours truly,
    Arthur Bean
    From: Kennedy Laurel ([email protected])
    To: Arthur Bean ([email protected])
    Sent: September 23, 22:02
    Hi Arthur!
    I can’t meet