Gunsan Education Board is holding a competition for middle grade students. They had to read BOTH Mary Poppins and Wrinkle In Time. I also read them, because I got to write the test. (I was really surprised how much I didn't like Mary Poppins! The Disney movie is SOO much better. One of those rare cases). Anyway, they took the test this past weekend and I graded the essays today. Here are some of my favorite essays:
(They had 1 hour to complete 2 essays and 10 multiple choice questions and 10 T/F. I think these answers are pretty good--or they just made me laugh out loud for the alloted time!)
Question 1. Mary Poppins, Michael and Jane travel around the world. Where in the world you like to travel? Why? Who would you meet? What would you do?
Student A: It wouldn’t be possible for me to travel around th world by compass like Mary Poppins, ane and Michael, but if I am to travel somewhere in the world, I would choose traveling to Turkey and Netherlands.
The reason why I want to visit Turkey is that I heard the food in Turkey is very delicious. They have hundreds of dishes and most of them taste very sweet. But tis isn’t all—I wish to visit Sophia Church, which is beautiful and strong. (Even though I twas built long times ago, it was absolutely okay after a great earthquake hit it.). Blue Mosk, made by genius builter is also one of the places most people visit.
I would also like to visit Netherlands, country known as paradise of windmills and cheese. But here’s one more thing—Netherland’s representative painter Rembrant. He painted many famous pictures. Most of them gives us dark and heavy feeling. I personally like the picture of himself. After seeing all his pictures, I would like to go to cheese Festival. Cheese Carters would carry cheese which weighs more than 25 kg, and race for the victory. The best thing is—you get to eat all those delicious cheese!
B:
I want to go to the United States. Um….Because there are many kind of must-see place like time square, New York. And I can enjoy not only visiting must-see place but also study Englihs. I want to meet my friend who lives in there. I won’t to play party with my friend and her friends. Before I saw the USA”s drama then are of since was playing party characters. I really hoped to go to the party wich my friend like movies party.
C:
I want to go to North Pole. Because I want to see a snow and ice. At there I want to see poller bair and I will catch it. Then I will make a ice house and I will sleep in ice house. After sleep I will go to fishing to catch a expensive fish and I will be sell fish to a rich people to very expensive I will be a rich too. I want to go to china because I want to see panda too.
Question 2: Would you like tohave Mary Poppins as your nanny? Give reasons for your answer.
A:
If I can choose whether having a nanny like Mary Poppins or not, I wouldn’t have a nanny like her. There is one reason for this:
Sure, it would be interesting to have a nanny like her. But, I don’t think tis adventures and “magic” can help me get a better grade or make my future brighter. I cant depend on her forever. She would be leaving when the wind changes—and then I would have to do all the works by myself, but it wouldn’t be easy if I get used to Nanny’s “magic”. The most important thing is, I want to stand on my own feet and be independent.
B:
No, I wouldn’t. Mary Poppins is very fun but I don’t think she is proper nanny. She would be good nanny for children but not for me. If I had a chance to have nanny, I would choose the person that can hear my words carefully and loves me. He or She can make me more thoughful and brace. I do not want adventures all over the world. I just would have feelings of happy with my nanny.
C:
If Mary Poppins is my nanny, I hate Mary Poppins. Because she is not funny, and she is not beautiful, and not kind.
D:
I want nanny like Marry Poppins. Mary Poppins is a good nanny.
Marry poppins was stern, but she gave children a lot of experience. She took children to ravel around the world. She invited children her birthday party in the zoo.
If someone ask “do you want nanny like Mary Poppins?” I will say “yes”.
Question 3: Mary poppins likes to look her best. Do you care about your clothes? Give reasonsfor your answer.
A:
Like Mary Poppins, I try to look my best. I mean, I do care about my clothes. I believe that if my clothes are dirty and smelly, people would not link of me as kind or nice. I know that it is not a right way to decide someone’s personality by their appearance, but many people still use that way. So I care about my clothes.
B:
Yes, but I care about my face more. Because I have no enough pretty clohes.
Question 4: The children have special gifts. Charles Wallace is gooda t communicating. Meg is good at math. Calvin is good at sprots. What are you good at? How does this help you?
A:
I’m not good at math, sports, communicating, and so. I’m not good at anything! But, I do have my own special gift that no other one in the world would have.
I am able to remember why my dream was, and I can predict the future by it. Most people forget all about their dreams in 5 minutes. But for me—I can remember it for a long time! Also, I am able to predict through my dream. For example, I dreamed about my apartment’s elevator. A ghost was holding clemetines and throwing against the elevator wall. The elevator went up high and down. The next day, I used stairs. When I can back home from school, neighbors got hurt because the ceiling on the elevator broke down, and they have been sent to the hospital by ambulance. This isn’t all—I dreamed about my math exam. It had the number 4531. When I had a trouble marking an answer, I wrote it in 4-5-3-1 in order. Guess what? It was right! These happened when I was 5th grade. It doesn’t give anymore ideas, but still, I believe in my special gift.
(This was my pick to send to the semi-final rounds)
Question 5: Many people at school think Charles Wallace is dumb or stupid. Why do they think this? Do you agree with them? Give reasons for your answer.
A:
Most of people think that Charles Wallace is stupid. Because he doesn’t speak any words in front of them. So they thing only with situation that they’ve seen. I don’t agree with them. Because they are wrong. Actually, Charles Wallace is smarter thant their partents! I sometimes think only with situation I’ve seen like them. But many times I knew I was wrong and promise me never think like that. It is bad way to see people. So we try to think good about person and do not swear him or her.
Question6:
Would you like to live in a world like Camazotz? Give reasons for your answer.
A:
I would like to live in a world like Camazotz because everyone looks similar. No one is special in Camazotz because everyone looks a like. In a world like Camazotz I will always be happy because my mom will not compare me with another person. And I also think that it will be funny if everyone looks similar. It will be awesome!
B:
Of course not. I am not a robot so I can’t live routine days like people who live Camazotz. I am free like wind. If I am not free and I must live like them, I will die. People are have something special and particular things each other. They must be respected.
C:
No, I don’t because humans are very special. People can think and people can move what do they think but at Comazotz the people most like a mechine and I is look bad for me. And people is animal, it’s not mechine. I’m proud because I am human.
D:
I wounldn’t like to live in a world like Camazotz. I like people. Not alions.
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