The da Vinci Disappearance Leonardo da Vinci strolled through the crowd slowly with his mind on how to improve his new flying machine. Ever since he was a child he had pondered about how things worked, while all the other children were playing games. His biggest dream was to invent something that would Read more…
Having read a biography of Leonardo Da Vinci, and interested in a side-by-side exploration of history and fiction, Jonathan wrote this short story about marsh tern innovations in bug-catching, unwittingly inspired from the master’s ‘greasy hands’. Marsh Tern It was a fine day in the Pontine Marshes while the fresh Read more…
The series Seekers and Warriors by Erin Hunter is truly one you should read. Erin Hunter is actually a pseudonym for the authors Kate Cary, Cherith Baldry, Tui Sutherland, and their editor Victoria Holmes. The Warriors series started in 2003 and is what the authors have been well known for. The first book Into Read more…
Recycling The man grabbed his soda and guzzled the last drops down. He playfully shot it into the recycling can like a basketball. (Did you know that an aluminum can is able to power a TV for three hours?) Luckily, he didn’t throw it into the garbage. The can landed with a hollow plunk. Flies Read more…
This is an example of an expository essay where the student followed three different patterns: Sequencing, Cause and Effect, and Description. Good job, Jonathan! Hurricane Irene The Mid-Atlantic Region is experiencing some winds up to fifty miles per hour and most states in that area are in very high chances of flooding. Both regions Read more…
