Corrective Essay: A Fictional Narrative

Pride had also entered into her character as she explained her smiling soreness, as she "had taken to smiling more often and [her] jaws hurt from the unaccustomed activity;" (835). "As a member of the winning team (the graduating class of 1940)" (835) she was moving headfirst toward the future. It was obvious that she was delighted that she had accumulated a plethora of achievements displayed with colored stars on the bulletin board. Even though Henry Reed had been awarded valedictorian, "instead of being disappointed [she] was pleased that [they] shared top honors" (836). A sense of approval flowed though her and she was genuinely and deservedly happy; "she was headed for the freedom of open fields" (835).

Cheer team's results are going first. We watch as some teams cry because they didn't place and other teams cry tears of joy for achieving. It's dance teams time now and the tension is thick. We grab each other's hands tightly. “And the Grand Champions of the 2016 ------- is…Paul Laurence Dunbar!” Screams immediately escape our mouths. The captains get up to go receive the trophy and the banner. The seniors are crying and we go around hugging each other. We take turns taking pictures with the trophy and banner. We’ll be getting our shirts and jackets in a couple weeks. My mom congratulates me We have the rest of the day of to do whatever we want, so a group of us decide to go back to change at the hotel and go to the

Alyssa has shown an improvement in her understanding of spelling rules over the term. She works well in class to complete her spelling contract and presented an engaging 'About Me' power point which drew on personal knowledge and experiences. Alyssa speaks with confident and participates in class discussions enthusiastically.

exhilaration reverberated in flashes through my body. In a flash, a split-second of silence transitioned into a flurry of applause, laughter, and grins from the auditorium, and relief washed over me.

Jada has been involved in ballet since age four, and for the last three years she has been in the Santa Cruz Ballet’s production of Nutcracker. Some of Jada’s old ballet skills, such as staying still for long periods of time and performing moves on cue, require less effort to perform them than before. Similarly, Jada writes with ease, focusing on content of her stories rather than the formations of the letters. Throughout the past few months, Jada has shown an increase in spelling precision, seldom making errors of known words and retaining the knowledge of how to spell unknown words at higher rates. This automization allows for her to learn new skills using her old ones as a foundation (Berger,

Amongst all these personal situations, I had no parent in the crowd to clap for me. I would fish in the sea of my friend’s parents to find mine, but I was only left in the bubbles of disappointment.

Amongst Union High School’s gym filled with hundreds of students coming from all over the state, one could hear noises ranging from choral readings to musical numbers to comedic improvisations. Such chaos and energy could only mean that the Iowa High School Speech Association’s district contest was taking place.

Brunner said, “ OK so there was only one person who turned the test in early and he got.. a 100% on his test it was Ramyen!!!.” At the moment I was so happy and then I went home so I could see my grade and to get my mom’s signature for my soccer form to sign-up for the soccer team.

I lost. As my friends gather around me to share their commiserations, that is the prevailing thought in my head. ”I know how you must feel,” one of them says. “I am so sorry.” In response, I laugh (in the way some people do inexplicably following defeat). Fleetingly, I ponder that statement as I approach the winner of the election, my attention flipping to what I am going to say. Arriving at my destination far too quickly for my taste, I fumble about giving the traditional post-defeat congratulations. Leaving the room of my public display of forced humility, my mind jumps back to what my friend had said. I expect he thought me to be dazed or bitter, perhaps humiliated. An understandable conclusion considering the work I had put in—performing the humbling task of campaigning in the weeks leading up to the election for Science Club

The word is finally announced, a silence fills the room, as the crowd holds their breaths,all eyes on the same place, the word in spelt, the dinging of bell sounds, notifying that the time in the National Spelling Bee is over. Seven spellers went through this, all accept Nupur, the 1999 National Spelling Bee champion, who eventually moved on to get a masters degree in cancer biology The film pleasantly surprised me with moments that were meant to be comical . I surprisingly enjoyed myself, and would highly recommend it to future

“What is it?” Sounding calm was extremely hard in this situation. But Jacob heard the curiosity in my voice. We had just finished a short horseback riding lesson, and it was evident that Jacob hadn’t enjoyed it. I didn’t want to push any harder, if he showed any sign of uncomfort,

As he stood there on the stage with his medal, he was the sun, beaming so brightly that you couldn’t help but smile along with him. Everyone in the audience, all his friends and teachers, started clapping and cheering, and when you looked around the auditorium, all you could

At last, the announcement was finally revealed. “You are the district winner of the Daughters of the American Revolution National Park Anniversary Essay, Isha.” Mrs. Gonzales, the Fossil Hill principal, stated. The nervousness rushed out of my body as joy and positivity overflowed from within. The group of history teachers including the principal, Mrs. Gonzales, started applauding with glee. “You

The beginning of this work focuses on speaking of excitement and joy due to the upcoming eighth grade graduation, "The children in Stamps trembled visibly with anticipation" (835). The children were shaking with excitement due to the impending graduation services. The graduation is the most important thing happening in the town of Stamps, "We even made a sign for the Store....It read

Every year, millions of students, no older than in eighth grade, compete in local level spelling bees with hopes of making it to the ultimate spelling competition, the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Held at the end of May or beginning of June each year, millions of spectators around the world watch the bee, which is held just outside Washington, DC. The Scripps National Spelling Bee, while a fantastic educational experience, both for learning the ins and outs of the English language and for learning about the history of America, is in dire need of reform. I propose to you, the executives of the E.W. Scripps Company, that the Scripps National Spelling Bee reform the competition by determining the number of spellers from each state in a way that is proportional to the state’s population, standardizing the difficulty of bees prior to the national level, and decreasing the value of points earned from the new addition of vocabulary.