Personal Writing: A Schoolyard Lesson
Beginning of paper
"Get up, get up you have school today," my mother blurted out, as I
fell out of bed. I stood up and waddled to the bathroom. Looking into the
mirror I smiled to myself; I knew today was going to be just fine. My
family and I had just moved from Guatemala, and today was to be my first
day at Bel ....
Middle of paper
.... crowded , but I knew where I was headed. I proceeded
up the stairs and down the hall to room 212, where I sat down in the front
row. I turned around and took a quick peak at the class; scanning the room
for someone to talk to. When I saw no opportunities I began to get a bit
timid, but as soon as the bell rang I felt all right.
We went through the motions for awhile: filling out paper work,
introducing ourselves, all the first day stuff. I heard a few kids say
they were new to the area, o ....
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Word count: 1336
Page count: 5 (approximately 250 words per page)
