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Bryce Turner
I was in the log house putting on my swim suit for the tube ride. I got the sunscreen
out and put it on as fast as lightning. I went outside to get my tube and started
running. “Wait Bryce, we’re not ... <<more>>
Frances Imperial
Splash! Someone had sprayed our windows with a hose. Bobby, our sister Jenny’s
“karate dude” boyfriend, looked out the window. It was 8:07 p.m. Our parents were at
work, and Owen ... <<more>>
Marie
It all started with one little dream I had. A sugar plum fairy interrupted my dream
about marshmallows. She talked about getting 3 wishes granted. When I woke up I
was pleased about this dream ... <<more>>
Rachel
“I’m home,” I yelled as I came into the house. I had just come home from school and
was very tired. I went into the kitchen and got an apple to eat. ... <<more>>
Traevon Taylor
One day at school I got four write ups. I was furious. They even stapled a note on my
shirt. On the way out, I thought about throwing the note in the trash. But I think the
janitor might see it, no it’s ... <<more>>
Grade 7
Daniel T Barnett
“If you think this was tough, wait until tomorrow!” exclaimed our region orchestra
director, Miss ______, with a comical grin. We had just completed our first rehearsal
from our region orchestra ... <<more>>
Boglarka Bordas
As you might have already witnessed, lots of different people are able to ride bikes.
Young and old, short and tall, smart and dumb, and this list could go on and on of all
the different people ... <<more>>
Courtney A Clutter
“Squack,” that was the sound that came out of the bassoon. Even though it made an
unusual sound like a duck I knew I was destined to play it. I mean I couldn’t play a
flute because I got dizzy ... . <<more>>
Tatum M Fritz
I laugh as Justin jumps onto the couch between David and me, now squishing in four
people to a two person couch. Kim doesn’t find this quite as funny, since she’s being
pushed into the arm ... <<more>>
Jessica Jin
Grandmother heaved a great sigh as I ruined another sheet of the delicate paper
yet again with a monstrous mass of black paint. <<more>>
Maria R Pickett
I was born in Pasadena, California. That was also my home for the first nine years of
my life. Then my dad, who is a geologist, got a call from San Antonio. It was a great
job opportunity, but Texas? <<more>>
Ryan P Rodriguez
Raising my hand in victory, I slowly walked off of the newly painted tennis courts. I
had just beaten my opponent in an exceptionally good match. <<more>>
Erin L Riley
“Gross! I’m not picking him up! I don’t care if he has been lost for a week or not. I’m
not touching him!” <<more>>
Kelsey L Willems
“Oh no!” thought Karen, as she sat in science class looking at her test that she just
received. “My mom is going to flip!” Karen’s mom is a teacher herself, but at a
college not a middle school. She ... <<more>>
Matilde Bernabei
I saw the green, spring trees waving to me as I rode in my mom’s red jeep. It was a
Saturday and I was heading to school even though it was empty. I looked around,
wanting to go home, but my ... <<more>>
Grade 10
Andrew Reynosa
It was a bitterly cold day of an even colder month. It was on a Tuesday in November,
the day she was diagnosed. My brother and I drove home from school both yet
unaware of the events to <<more>>
Ashley K Pace
One upon a time in down town San Antonio, there was a dog named Smokey. He
would roam the streets day and night, all through out the city. He was an average
size poodle. His hair was a very ... <<more>>
Brad A Ballinger
June 5, 20xx - Dear Journal,
Man that sounds so hokey. “Dear Journal.” I hate this. Mom’s making me write a
stupid journal for the summer. Of course, getting busted for weed earlier this week
didn’t put me in Ma’s good ... <<more>>
Brianna D Guzme
The feeling of being on stage dancing with the white lights shining on my face, with
every ones eyes on me watching me show off my talent and the rush of butterflies in
the center of my stomach, ... <<more>>
Brittany N Crisler
“Hit me baby one more time!” Bridget sang out as we pulled up to the church. It was
a pitiful sight to behold, and I’m not just referring to Bridget’s Britney rendition. The
church was small, ... <<more>>
Danielle R Dreher
AOL Instant Messenger Conversation
Bubbajoe699: Hey, Tony!
Dimeatone13: Fred, what’s up, dog? ... <<more>>
Elisa Leal
Once, in a bog not far from here, there lived a toad. Timothy Toad, they called him,
and he was a very nice toad, though not very pretty. His skin was all brown and
warty, and his eyes were ... <<more>>
Evan M Black
In the old days, before there was Sean, I would simply wake up not necessarily
happy to be waking up healthy and in a house, but indifferent to it all. As I rubbed my
groggy eyes, I would barely ... <<more>>
Garrett H Houdmann
I can remember on my 6th birthday, my family was at my house and we were all
together, but there was something missing, something was not right, something was
out of place; out of context. I ... <<more>>
George D Golightly
A persons actions can have such a small effect on your life while other times it may
change your entire life, the way you think, and the way you act. It’s amazing how just
one person you may not ... <<more>>
Jenny M Cook
Dear Mom,
Over the years the time we shared was unimaginable. The long walks and evening
talks which sometimes lasted into the morning. It seemed like never ending laughter
in our home. Even the time I ... <<more>>
John S Hernandez
Jennifer Mary Scott was a smart, youthful, enticing girl that made all As and had a
full scholarship to Harvard Law. Her parents were the kind of rich uptight people with
1,000 dollar in their pocket ... <<more>>
Justin O Gallego
Fellow Americans,
I President Abraham Lincoln, Leader of the Union, hereby ensure the freedom of all
men, women, and children (regardless of color) under the Government of the Union.
Anyone claiming to own ... <<more>>
Kathryn Legendre
She leaned against an old brick wall and stared blankly out into the street, slowly
taking drags from her cigarette. She thought to herself amongst the honking and
cursing of taxi cab drivers. This ... <<more>>
Krystle Harris
The mournful tears cascaded everlasting from my swollen bloodshot eyes down my
cracking face and onto the pink flower pillow on my bed. She was gone. Forever lost
in an unknown world of ... <<more>>
Laurel M Galm
“Tick, tick, tick …” the round clock on the hospital wall sounded as the second hand
turned. Ah time, can’t live with it, can’t live without it, and her time was just about
played out. It seemed like ... <<more>>
Lauren E Jacobs
Mike was a tough kid. The kind that flip you over during lunch and steal your lunch
money. A punk. His dad was a drunk, and his mother suffered from extreme
paranoia. You can ... <<more>>
Mathew L Hill
An intake of ideas and concepts conceived by those around us is inevitable. Our
thoughts make us who we are. However, not everything we hear from everyone we
meet has an impact on our lives ... <<more>>
Megan N Barnes
Karleigh Joe was never bitter about life, she just forgot to be appreciative of family,
friends, her many possessions and her health. Karleigh Joe and Samantha Dixon
weren’t the best of friends, but <<more>>
Melissa M Martinez
I was fifteen when I fell in love for the first time. Of course, fifteen was a first for a lot
of things. I was fifteen when I smoked my first cigarette; and I was fifteen when I first
lost all respect for ... <<more>>
Naomi M Hernandez
My eyes are closed, there’s such a clatter going on around me, beeping, yelling, too
many voices. I open my eyes, it makes it worse, a face to match each voice, a
machine to match each different ... <<more>>
Pacer D Darilek
The sweet aroma of freshly baked dinner rolls and pumpkin pie overtake my senses
as I waltz into the kitchen. My mother casts a smile my direction as she takes the
turkey from the oven and ... <<more>>
Robert M Pfleger
Dear Dr. Lynette … “HELP”
As you know my wife has died recently and I’ve been taking it pretty badly. Ever
since she left my life has been on a downfall. It’s like someone melted the ice
beneath me and I can’t get out of ... <<more>>
Sarah Hogan
It’s the second day of school and I’m beginning to meet new people. I’m in my third
period math and I notice a girl behind me crying. ... <<more>>
Sharon N Gloria
A girl, about mid-twenty, leaned against the railing of the roofed deck, her hands
intertwined neatly as they hovered over the wooden frame. Her soft brown hair swept
over her right shoulder, and ... <<more>>
Sherilyn M Moore
“Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name…”
About a year and a half ago my mother and father got involved in drugs and alcohol.
... <<more>>
Travis M Moncus
Christmas Eve, 9:00, Granddad’s bed time, farmers go to bed early to wake up
early. Granddad always says early to bed, early to rise. Christmas Eve at my
Granddad’s house is always the same ... <<more>>
Copyright 2005
Samples we like to read.
Full Collection Downloads:
Grade 4 Grade 7 Grade 10
Score Point 4 Score Point 4 Score Point 1
Score Point 3
Score Point 4
Individual Essays Grade 4
Bryce Turner
I was in the log house putting on my swim suit for the tube ride. I got the sunscreen
out and put it on as fast as lightning. I went outside to get my tube and started
running. “Wait Bryce, we’re not ... <<more>>
Frances Imperial
Splash! Someone had sprayed our windows with a hose. Bobby, our sister Jenny’s
“karate dude” boyfriend, looked out the window. It was 8:07 p.m. Our parents were at
work, and Owen ... <<more>>
Marie
It all started with one little dream I had. A sugar plum fairy interrupted my dream
about marshmallows. She talked about getting 3 wishes granted. When I woke up I
was pleased about this dream ... <<more>>
Rachel
“I’m home,” I yelled as I came into the house. I had just come home from school and
was very tired. I went into the kitchen and got an apple to eat. ... <<more>>
Traevon Taylor
One day at school I got four write ups. I was furious. They even stapled a note on my
shirt. On the way out, I thought about throwing the note in the trash. But I think the
janitor might see it, no it’s ... <<more>>
Grade 7
Daniel T Barnett
“If you think this was tough, wait until tomorrow!” exclaimed our region orchestra
director, Miss ______, with a comical grin. We had just completed our first rehearsal
from our region orchestra ... <<more>>
Boglarka Bordas
As you might have already witnessed, lots of different people are able to ride bikes.
Young and old, short and tall, smart and dumb, and this list could go on and on of all
the different people ... <<more>>
Courtney A Clutter
“Squack,” that was the sound that came out of the bassoon. Even though it made an
unusual sound like a duck I knew I was destined to play it. I mean I couldn’t play a
flute because I got dizzy ... . <<more>>
Tatum M Fritz
I laugh as Justin jumps onto the couch between David and me, now squishing in four
people to a two person couch. Kim doesn’t find this quite as funny, since she’s being
pushed into the arm ... <<more>>
Jessica Jin
Grandmother heaved a great sigh as I ruined another sheet of the delicate paper
yet again with a monstrous mass of black paint. <<more>>
Maria R Pickett
I was born in Pasadena, California. That was also my home for the first nine years of
my life. Then my dad, who is a geologist, got a call from San Antonio. It was a great
job opportunity, but Texas? <<more>>
Ryan P Rodriguez
Raising my hand in victory, I slowly walked off of the newly painted tennis courts. I
had just beaten my opponent in an exceptionally good match. <<more>>
Erin L Riley
“Gross! I’m not picking him up! I don’t care if he has been lost for a week or not. I’m
not touching him!” <<more>>
Kelsey L Willems
“Oh no!” thought Karen, as she sat in science class looking at her test that she just
received. “My mom is going to flip!” Karen’s mom is a teacher herself, but at a
college not a middle school. She ... <<more>>
Matilde Bernabei
I saw the green, spring trees waving to me as I rode in my mom’s red jeep. It was a
Saturday and I was heading to school even though it was empty. I looked around,
wanting to go home, but my ... <<more>>
Grade 10
Andrew Reynosa
It was a bitterly cold day of an even colder month. It was on a Tuesday in November,
the day she was diagnosed. My brother and I drove home from school both yet
unaware of the events to <<more>>
Ashley K Pace
One upon a time in down town San Antonio, there was a dog named Smokey. He
would roam the streets day and night, all through out the city. He was an average
size poodle. His hair was a very ... <<more>>
Brad A Ballinger
June 5, 20xx - Dear Journal,
Man that sounds so hokey. “Dear Journal.” I hate this. Mom’s making me write a
stupid journal for the summer. Of course, getting busted for weed earlier this week
didn’t put me in Ma’s good ... <<more>>
Brianna D Guzme
The feeling of being on stage dancing with the white lights shining on my face, with
every ones eyes on me watching me show off my talent and the rush of butterflies in
the center of my stomach, ... <<more>>
Brittany N Crisler
“Hit me baby one more time!” Bridget sang out as we pulled up to the church. It was
a pitiful sight to behold, and I’m not just referring to Bridget’s Britney rendition. The
church was small, ... <<more>>
Danielle R Dreher
AOL Instant Messenger Conversation
Bubbajoe699: Hey, Tony!
Dimeatone13: Fred, what’s up, dog? ... <<more>>
Elisa Leal
Once, in a bog not far from here, there lived a toad. Timothy Toad, they called him,
and he was a very nice toad, though not very pretty. His skin was all brown and
warty, and his eyes were ... <<more>>
Evan M Black
In the old days, before there was Sean, I would simply wake up not necessarily
happy to be waking up healthy and in a house, but indifferent to it all. As I rubbed my
groggy eyes, I would barely ... <<more>>
Garrett H Houdmann
I can remember on my 6th birthday, my family was at my house and we were all
together, but there was something missing, something was not right, something was
out of place; out of context. I ... <<more>>
George D Golightly
A persons actions can have such a small effect on your life while other times it may
change your entire life, the way you think, and the way you act. It’s amazing how just
one person you may not ... <<more>>
Jenny M Cook
Dear Mom,
Over the years the time we shared was unimaginable. The long walks and evening
talks which sometimes lasted into the morning. It seemed like never ending laughter
in our home. Even the time I ... <<more>>
John S Hernandez
Jennifer Mary Scott was a smart, youthful, enticing girl that made all As and had a
full scholarship to Harvard Law. Her parents were the kind of rich uptight people with
1,000 dollar in their pocket ... <<more>>
Justin O Gallego
Fellow Americans,
I President Abraham Lincoln, Leader of the Union, hereby ensure the freedom of all
men, women, and children (regardless of color) under the Government of the Union.
Anyone claiming to own ... <<more>>
Kathryn Legendre
She leaned against an old brick wall and stared blankly out into the street, slowly
taking drags from her cigarette. She thought to herself amongst the honking and
cursing of taxi cab drivers. This ... <<more>>
Krystle Harris
The mournful tears cascaded everlasting from my swollen bloodshot eyes down my
cracking face and onto the pink flower pillow on my bed. She was gone. Forever lost
in an unknown world of ... <<more>>
Laurel M Galm
“Tick, tick, tick …” the round clock on the hospital wall sounded as the second hand
turned. Ah time, can’t live with it, can’t live without it, and her time was just about
played out. It seemed like ... <<more>>
Lauren E Jacobs
Mike was a tough kid. The kind that flip you over during lunch and steal your lunch
money. A punk. His dad was a drunk, and his mother suffered from extreme
paranoia. You can ... <<more>>
Mathew L Hill
An intake of ideas and concepts conceived by those around us is inevitable. Our
thoughts make us who we are. However, not everything we hear from everyone we
meet has an impact on our lives ... <<more>>
Megan N Barnes
Karleigh Joe was never bitter about life, she just forgot to be appreciative of family,
friends, her many possessions and her health. Karleigh Joe and Samantha Dixon
weren’t the best of friends, but <<more>>
Melissa M Martinez
I was fifteen when I fell in love for the first time. Of course, fifteen was a first for a lot
of things. I was fifteen when I smoked my first cigarette; and I was fifteen when I first
lost all respect for ... <<more>>
Naomi M Hernandez
My eyes are closed, there’s such a clatter going on around me, beeping, yelling, too
many voices. I open my eyes, it makes it worse, a face to match each voice, a
machine to match each different ... <<more>>
Pacer D Darilek
The sweet aroma of freshly baked dinner rolls and pumpkin pie overtake my senses
as I waltz into the kitchen. My mother casts a smile my direction as she takes the
turkey from the oven and ... <<more>>
Robert M Pfleger
Dear Dr. Lynette … “HELP”
As you know my wife has died recently and I’ve been taking it pretty badly. Ever
since she left my life has been on a downfall. It’s like someone melted the ice
beneath me and I can’t get out of ... <<more>>
Sarah Hogan
It’s the second day of school and I’m beginning to meet new people. I’m in my third
period math and I notice a girl behind me crying. ... <<more>>
Sharon N Gloria
A girl, about mid-twenty, leaned against the railing of the roofed deck, her hands
intertwined neatly as they hovered over the wooden frame. Her soft brown hair swept
over her right shoulder, and ... <<more>>
Sherilyn M Moore
“Our Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name…”
About a year and a half ago my mother and father got involved in drugs and alcohol.
... <<more>>
Travis M Moncus
Christmas Eve, 9:00, Granddad’s bed time, farmers go to bed early to wake up
early. Granddad always says early to bed, early to rise. Christmas Eve at my
Granddad’s house is always the same ... <<more>>
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