The Forest

     As Gunther is driving out of the city to camp with his 3 closest friends: Ajal, Aspen and Ahurewa, little does he know what is about to happen.  As the four of them are leaving the city, they realize that they can on longer see the city, which was weird to Gunther because he could have sworn that they had just seen the city 2 seconds ago. However, none of them thought much of it. The girls loved how green the trees were, they were feeling so adventurous; one of the girls, Ahurewa, was making fun of the other because Aspen was sacred because she had never been to the forest before. All through, as they got close to where they were going, all four of them had a feeling that it was an odd place that they were going. The reason that they thought this was due to the fact that an owl had been following them since they left the city. 

It's too late now, because by the time that they had all realized this they had already pulled into the forest. Ajal, said that he ‘wasn't sacred’ but he was a little off some of the time, he was a little scary to the girls, but they didn't say anything, he was Gunther's best friend. The girls were so happy to get there, but when they stepped out of the car they got an eerie feeling, by the way the trees hovered over the cars but without moving, as if there were eyes watching them, nevertheless there was no one else around. All four of them probably got out of the car and went to the trunk to get all the camping supplies, as they were doing that Aspen had got distracted by a little bunny that had run into the forest. The reason that she got distracted was because part of the forest was dark. She was amazed by that because it was one o’clock in the afternoon. The forest was pitch black.  The other three had gotten all the camping supplies ready to go. 

The four friends walk into the forest. As they are walking in, they are tripping over the tiny twigs,  they can feel them crunch under their feet.  The trees are so close together the girls are crying because the moss that was in the trees is rubbing against their clothes. The forest feels suffocated because the trees are placed so close together that it also makes it hard to move between them. Not only is it hard to move but you have to push through every step, due to how tall the grass is, so tall that it goes up the boys pants that they are wearing. They were walking for hours, and they finally reached a spot that isn't sprouted with trees.  As they start Setting up their campsite in the short grass that was in the shape of a circle; as if It was there meant for them, but they didn't think twice about it. 

After they moved all the rocks out of the big grass circle, they set up the two tents, one for the boys and the other for the girls. They had felt raindrops dropping on the top of the tents but it was raining outside. The dripping kept going but she didn't really notice it until the night after they had set up all the tents in the fireplace. By the time we had finished it had reached dark. But one of the girls didn't care because Aspen had finally realized that this place wasn't scary after all, there's no need to fear anything because nothing else was out there, it was as if she became one with the nature that surrounded her.  She walked out of the campsite and into the dark in the forest and laid down staring up at the trees that were filled with Moss dangling from the tree limbs. 

After Aspen had laid there for about 30 minutes she decided to head back because she didn't want her friends to worry about her. And she's walking back she could hear noises as if somebody's walking behind her but she was all alone, so she thought. She started running out of fear, she had fallen and scraped her knee and picked herself up and realized that there was blood on the rock. She looked at the rock and the rock had blood on it, But her knee was bleeding. That means it wasn't hers she freaked out even more and started running through the moss, tall grass and suffocating trees. Her friends realize that she is gone instead of freaking out and panicking looking for her. 

Aspen comes running to the campsite out of breath gasping for air, Gunther and Ahurewa coming to her rescue. With the darked woods behind her, they could see a pair of eyes creeping closer and closer behind the moss, almost as if the figure was hiding it, trying not to be seen. The friends start running for their lives but they're just running in circles at this point and they realize that once she had came back to their campsite. They try and try again but also that it's not something chasing them, it's Ajal. They Continue running in this eerie forest, that they are trapped it.

Blog - Paper 2 Question 1

 Welcome To Marco Island Academy

Your First Day at Marco Island Academy.

The first day of school is mostly scary for the majority of people, and it's another level if it is the first day at Marco Island Academy. You should keep in mind that you surely aren't the only one that feels that way. You are not the only one in this school that feels the way that you are feeling now, even if that means, you’re sad, mad, scared, or happy.

Six Steps.

There are 6 steps that you should keep in your mind through this transition to Marco Island Academy. 

Be Calm.

Remember that you are not the only one in a new school for the first time, and that there are people here that have your best interest. Think about breathing, and take just one day at a time. 

Be Intrigued. 

You are being intrigued, it can help take your mind off of the negative things that you could be thinking or going through. It can also help you explore what you like or want to do in your future.

Be Open Minded. 

The more you open your mind to the positive things that could come out of the day, no matter what it’s, even if it is almost the end of the end or if you want to make new friends. Just be positive.  

Be Grateful. 

Even if you are having a hard time, smile and think about how much you have, compared to others that you don't know. Be grateful that you get a new start at a new school. 

Be Prepared. 

Understand that high is not a joke. That means that you need to do your best, but don't be nervous, because there are people here that are going to help you through it.  Just bring your backpack, computer, pencils, and your homework but most of all your questions. 

Be Present. 

You don't know this now, but you will, soon. This time will fly by, this first day will be nothing to you soon enough, and you'll miss the feeling that you had on this first day, when you have no more time in high school. Most of all, don't waste your time. 

Reflection commentary:

The form of this writing is in the form of a leaflet, the reason my its in this form is because that is what the question prompts you to do.  The reason why I used this form was not only because that was what the prompt said but also the type of writing, but also it Indicates the type of form which is reflected off the style of writing.

For the Structure, I used headings and subheadings because I wanted to draw the reader's eye on those main things. Now when looking at the structure in a text format you can see that I didn't put it in a chronological order since it's not a story that is being told.  Which means that it is in a sequential order, which means that it is succeeding or following an order, which you can see when I topic shift, from one step to another but it is also my transmission to the reader. When chronological is an order of time; earliest to middle to end. The reason that my paragraphs were shorter was due to the type of form that I used, meaning that my paragraphs should almost be like bullet points. You can see that I used color. The reason I did that was because I wanted it to come off as calming, and relaxing due to the fact that the first day of school at a new school can be scary. 

Language in the leaflet that i wrote is somewhat improper. I tend to use the word ‘because’ is an underextension tone. What I mean by that is, when I use the word ‘because’ I use it in a very narrow way, which I really just throw the word around.  As if I'm talking to someone. When just scanning the leaflet, it is seen that I use the word ‘you’ due to the fact that it is in second person, but I also used it because I want to make the reader understand that being in a new high school, or going to high school, is really all about them. Another reason why i used improper language is because my audience is a high schooler, that affects the type of language that you should be using. Example of this is “This time will fly by…” . This example shows the type of language that I used throughout the leaflet, the reason I used it is because of who my audience is.