Show me you know the five basic rules of dialogue by creating a dialogue that describes what these individuals are saying to each other. Have fun with this and provide of insight and history into their conversation. Remember to practice the basic rules of dialogue listed below. Yes, grammar definitely counts!
Dialogue - The five basic rules
- Put quotation marks around the words that actually come out of a person’s mouth.
- Capitalize the first word of what the person says.
- Punctuation goes inside the quotation marks.
- Use commas or periods after dialogue tags depending on where they are in the sentence.
- Start a new paragraph each time a person speaks.
Don't forget to leave your first and last name at the end of your writing!
Need ideas?
ReplyDeleteThink about how these individuals might be related.
What is their emotional state? Are they talking about their favorite TV show, weekend plans, grades, chores, dating, current events, the phone bill, what to make for dinner, or who is going to take out the garbage?
Enjoy!
Mrs. Allan
I looked up to see my parents marching toward me with looks on their faces that could only mean one thing: I was in trouble.
ReplyDelete"Claire Elisabeth Fields!"
Oh no, the middle name. I was in more trouble than I thought.
"Uh, yeah?" I asked cautiously.
My mom glared.
"Can you tell me what this is?" she asked, thrusting a paper into my hands.
I looked at it. "Um... a bill...?"
She rolled her eyes. "Yes, a bill. A bill from AT&T. You have gone WAY over your texting limits!"
"I have limits?"
"Yes!" my dad yelled. "You have been texting at an average of about 95 minutes a day!"
Whoa. I had a feeling that I wasn't going to be able to talk my way out of this one.
Kaitlyn Coder
Period 4/5
I was bored. I was tired and I had to do the dishes! I had gotten a few forks and knives into the dish washer before I sat up on the counter to rest my back. Basketball practice had been hard enough and now I was stuck doing the stupid dishes. Those were the last things I remember thinking before I dosed off. I awoke abruptly to the sound of my dad’s booming voice. “What have you been doing this whole time? I told you to do the dishes!” “Sorry dad.” “What do you mean sorry, dad. Sorry isn’t good enough!” I need these dishes done.” “I guess, I, uhh.” “You guess what!? Quit trying to make up an excuse and get the job done!” My mother walked into the room looking confused. “What is up with all the yelling?” “Well your daughter here is doing a terrible job washing these dishes,” My dad butted in. “Alright, well apologize to your father.” “Dad, I’m really sorry for not doing the dishes. I was really tired after practice and I kind of dosed off. Please forgive me. I’ll get right back to work.” “Apology accepted. Get the job done, and then you can go to bed.” “Thanks for being so understanding. I am just really tired.” “Yeah, that’s fine.” “Ok, thanks dad.” “Yeah, and oh, before you go up to bed, just do me a favor and vacuum all the floors.” “Noooooooooooooooo!”
ReplyDeleteAlex Vlaisavich
p.4/5
She was caught. The lights flickered on, and the house owner staggered into the kitchen. She had obviously only been meaning for a glass of water, but when she saw the teenage thief, her eyes went wide, and gave a startled cry. They stared at each other for a bit. With her back to the wall and legs crossed beneath her, Maria sighed and broke the deafening silence.
ReplyDelete“The heck do you want, women?!”
With her mouth open and face unmoving, it looked very much like someone unhinged the women’s jaw.
“Well?!?”
“…j-JAAAACK!”
oh crap. The man of the house skidded into the room, eyes wide and mouth slightly agape.
“What the- GET OFF MY COUNTER! WHO ARE YOU?!? WHAT DID YOU TAKE?!” The man, Jack, shouted, rattling the windows and pointing an accusing finger at Maria.
Her face was still frozen from the second before the man appeared, and she moved it again only to utter a single “Crap!” before jumping up and over the couple gracefully, and hit the ground running. She was out the door before the man could grab at her dingy overalls. All she had grabbed was $50, but it would see her through the week.
Claire Brown
DeleteLASS 1/2
For some reason, my comment abouve wont let me enter and indent. I kept trying to fix it, but it keeps putting everyting in one paragraph.
ReplyDeleteAlex Vlaisavich
"Maddie! You are $90 over your texting limit this month! What do you have to say for yourself?"
ReplyDeleteAh dad. Even though I went over my limit, I have a good reason! I HAVE to keep up with my friends! They would sooo get nervous if I didn't text them back. But I guess I could fit a little bit more into each message.
"HI"
"Whats up?"
"HW :p"
"Tht stnks,gtg."
And that's basicly all my conversations.
"But Dad..."
"Don't 'but dad' me miss. Your phone is gone until you can pay us back!"
"Dad!!"
"It's natural consequences Maddie. Come up with $90 and then we can talk."
"NOOOOO! I HATE YOU!"
And with that, I stalked off to my room.
Mac Roberts
p.1-2
School just finished and it was finally summer. I got home and dropped my bags in my room. I came down to the kitchen and grabbed a snack from the cabinet. I looked over and saw that I forgot to do the dishes, again. I knew I had to do them, but when I was about to start my phone beeped. I looked down to read a message sent from Ally. I hopped on the counter and started to text with her. Suddenly I saw my parents standing in front of me and mother screamed,
ReplyDelete“ ISABELLA ROSE BRADLY!” That’s when I knew I was doomed,
“ you forgot to do your chore….. AGAIN! I do so much for you and u can’t do one simple thing for me and your father. I am disappointed in your behavior this week Bella.” She said. I acted like any 13 year old would,
“Mom. I have a life. I can’t do everything you want me too! What about summer and sports!!! It’s not that big of a deal…” I argued. After the words came out of my mouth, I wished I could have swallowed them back.
“ fine. If you have SO much stuff to do, well than I guess I have to take your phone away. For the WHOLE summer, because I don’t want you to be distracted form your “busy” life” she screamed. I started to cry. How could someone do that? Strip a phone from a girl. I ran up to my room and knew my life was over.
Faith Bergeron
LASS, Period: 4/5
“You get in here young lady,” yelled Dad.
ReplyDelete“What did I do?” asked Taylor, walking into the kitchen.
“Taylor Elizabeth Anderson, you got an F on all four of your math tests,” Dad said as he shoved the tests in my face.
“Everybody got an F on them,” Taylor replied, hopping up on the kitchen counter.
“Stop making excuses!” Dad shouted.
“Let me explain: My math teacher was out the entire week, and we had a substitute. Each day that week, she gave us a test and told us to, “Get to work”, while she sat to play music on her iPhone. By Friday, we got our tests handed back. I asked all my friends what they got on theirs and they replied, “We failed!””
“I don’t care what your friends got! You need an A!”
Then Mom walked into the kitchen. “What’s all this yelling about?” she asked.
Dad showed her my four tests. She looked at them and laughed.
“Taylor, I don’t think you got the right tests. These tests are for Pre-Algebra students. Your math teacher sent me an email today letting me know that they won’t be counted because the sub got them mixed up.”
“I told you, Dad,” Taylor said as she walked out of the kitchen.
Madeleine O’Brien
Period ½
4-9-13
Just another boring day on the weekend. AGAIN. So while my parents were gone seeing grandma in Palm Springs, I sent out a text that said " IM HAVING A PARTY FOR THE KOOL KIDS ONLY, IT STARTS IN 2 HOURS. BE THER OR BE SQUARE". By the time I finished that text it spread like wild fire. The house was full like I was throwing a teenage club party. I cleaned up all the old pizza boxes and soda cups, that I ordered from my allowance. When my folks got home they yelled at me. "Have you gone out of your mind?" I was grounded for three months like a prisoner. Nothing fun!
ReplyDeleteFaith Talton
4/5
My parents shouted at me, “You still haven’t clean your room yet!” I wasn’t really sure why they shouted at me to go clean my room fast. Then I remembered, my mom’s friends were coming over with their daughters, but instead I was in the kitchen to have a little something to eat and totally forgot about my room.
ReplyDeleteThen my parents were very mad at me and said, “They’re coming in TEN MINUTES!!”
“Oh no!” “I have a lot of cleaning to do though and I can’t do that in TEN MINUTES!” I was scared, my mom’s friend’s daughters were coming in my messy room. “Oh!” “How embarrassed I would be!” I quickly ran to my room and started very quickly.
Ding! Dong!
“NOOO!” “I’m not finished yet!”
My mom and dad came and were even madder at me than they was before. “HODA!!”
I told them to tell the guests that I had was very tired from cleaning my room and fell asleep.
They ran to the door and opened the door for them and they told them what I had told my parents to tell them.
When they sat down I was still finishing up cleaning my room. After half hour I finished. I got dressed up very fast and then came out.
When my parents looked at me they was shocked and then my mom quickly smiled to her friends. I told them that I had slept a half hour and I’m not that tired anymore.
I told all the girls to come to my room and we watched a great movie.
Hoda Veshagh
4/10/13
Period 1/2
“Sweetie we don’t want you reading in your room, every single day after school until three in the morning you’re sitting around reading those stupid books!”
ReplyDelete“Mom they aren’t stupid, my LASS teacher thinks that reading is good for you”
“I know that, but you don’t need to read a whole library every day!”
“MOM! My grades are fine, and I don’t have any problems at school!”
“Yes but you have problems at home with your family!”
“Okay so I don’t get into fights with my little brother anymore isn’t that good? I also come down for dinner.”
“That’s not enough, I want you to spend more time with your family and put those books down more often.” I gave my mom a secret look of disgust and left to go read. Ten minutes later my little brother Sam came into my room and said,
“Dinners ready.” And he left. I felt bad for arguing with my mother, and apologized. Then I went to bed without reading.
Carolyn Miller
LASS 1-2
"Home alone finally!" I thought to myself as I ran into my empty house after school.
ReplyDeleteI had just had P.E. so I changed into some of my mom's old overalls while mine were in the wash. I had never been home alone before it felt great, like I could do anything. I jumped up on the kitchen counter pushed pans over and made a huge mess. Then my older sister walked in the front door she took one look at the disaster in the kitchen and that's when the angry dialogue with my family began.
"You are going to be in so much trouble when dad gets home," my sister said with an evil smile.
"He won't know, I'll clean it up," I said calmly.
"Not if I tell him, and I will Susan!"my sister warned.
"No don't Mary! I'll do what ever you want."
"Okay," Mary smirked looking around the kitchen then spotted the counter I was standing on.
"See that puddle of gravy you spilled," she asked.
"Ya," I began to get nervous.
"Sit in it."
"No, mom's overalls, they'll get ruined," I exclaimed.
"Do it, or dad finds out and yells at you so loud the neighbors will hear it."
I sat down in the pool of gravy, it was slimy. Then I heard dad's car, he was home.
"You have to do one more favor and I won't rat you out to dad."
"What?"
"Just sit there with your mouth open and don't say a sound, I'll take care of this," Mary said.
I did as she said as our dad walked in. His face was as red as a tomato.
"Who did this!" he shrieked.
"Ya, Susan," Mary turned around her arms folded and glared "Who did it?"
I couldn't do anything or I would break Mary's promise.
"You are in so much trouble young lady!" Dad yelled shaking his finger in my face.
I looked at Mary, her arms still folded.
I was doomed.
Emily Meyer
LA/SS
Period 1/2
After an exhausting week at school, all I wanted to do was relax and watch some TV. I got settled on the couch for a lazy afternoon. Just as I grabbed the remote, I heard them call.
ReplyDeleteWhat do they want now? I thought.
They started barking at me about “sweeping the kitchen, putting away the dishes, and picking up my backpack.” I rose from my comfortable seat and shuffled to the kitchen.
“You called?” I asked, hopping onto the counter.
“Yes, we did Lana. Five times!” My Mom said.
“Didn't hear the first 4.” I said back.
“Well, we expect you to come the first time!” My Dad said.
“Now clean this place up!” Mom demanded.
They started to walk away and I rolled my eyes behind their back, “Ugh, why can't you do it yourself?” I mumbled. They both whipped their heads back around.
“Excuse me?” Mom said, lifting her eyebrows.
“Come on, Mom! I was just about to relax,” I explained, anger in my voice.
“I don't care what you were about to do all I care about is that you are gonna clean this kitchen!” Dad yelled.
“And watch your tone! No TV until tomorrow!” Mom shouted.
“What!” I shrieked, but they had already started for the door. The discussion was over.
There goes the afternoon.
Whitley Pleas
LA/SS
Period 4/5
I see my parents stomping over to me with angry faces and a look that I get a little too often.
ReplyDelete“ Christina Ann Johnson get over here right now,” my mom spat
Oh no I now I know I am in deep trouble. They only use my middle name when they are REALLY mad.
“ Yes ma’am” I said with a hint of sarcasm. Luckily my mom didn’t notice… but my dad did.
“Young lady was that sarcasm I heard?” he questioned
‘’ No ma’am… sorry I mean sir”
“Christina, don’t get yourself in further trouble. By the way, how was math class?” This question would usually not concern me but not this week; I had skipped all my math classes to hang out with my closest friends.
“It was great; we learned about linear graphs today,” picking a random math subject and trying to make it sound as believable as possible.
“Don’t lie to us,” my mom snapped. “We got a call from your principal. She said that you have an F in math because you’ve been ditching the class”
I was busted. I sat there waiting for my justice to find me.
Lija Jones
LA/SS per. 1/2
4/10/13
"Dad!" Emily cried.
ReplyDelete"YES EMILY!" Her dad called back.
"CAN I GO TO THE PARTY??"
"FOR THE LAST TIME! NOOO!"
Emily started to cry.
Her dad and mom ran down to the kitchen to see her sitting on the counter.
"Get OFF the counter."
"No!" Emily challenged.
"GET OFF THE COUNTER"
"No!" Emily said again.
"You realize you're sitting on a pancake?" Said her mom.
"oh..." Emily said.
She jumped down, and looked at her overalls to find them covered in sticky maple syrup.
"I guess i wont go to the party," Emily confided.
Alex Li
LA/SS pr. 4/5
"Hunny....Can I talk to you?"
ReplyDelete"No....I hate you Mom."
"Hunny I dont want you hanging out with that boy. He and his group have a bad influence on you.Do you remember what happened last time I let you hang out with them."
"Yes ok mom.....I understand,"
Weaver,Shane
period 4/5
"Get off the counter now young lady!" yelled my dad as I was trying to get a plate for dinner.
ReplyDelete"But dad, I am tr-"
"Your sitting on the counter with some dirty overalls," interrupted my dad. "And they're not even clean!" he said, continuing his sentence.
"It's not like I am going to drop the plate, have the glass shatter and cut my foot off, fall out the window in pain, and kill myself on the soft shrubs that are less than two feet away from the window." I said, drastically.
"That's excactly what is going to happen!" he said as he dropped a plate onto my foot. You can guess the rest.
Alexander Lukacs
PER 1/2
Allan
Its been a half an hour since I began to here. I can hear my parents in the computer room talking. Either they're talking really fast or arguing, but I can't make out which one. Then I hear the door click open, and the soft noise of footsteps.
ReplyDelete"Amelia Charlotte Grimmett,"my mom said quietly,"Either you get off the counter or you won't get dinner tonight OR your phone for three weeks.
"Fine. You do just that. I am NOT going to move. I can make a sandwich for dinner myself." I argued.
"Do as your mom tells you. We aren't going to be getting you a dog. EVER, especially if you keep this attitude of your up." Dad said.
I grudgingly get up off the counter and run to my room. If they don't get me a dog then fine, but I can. Now I have NO phone, no dog, and no dinner.
-Leah Mize PER. 1/2
"Jenna! You get off that counter top right this instant!" John shouted.
ReplyDelete"No Dad!" Jenna said back, equally as loud."I'm not getting off until you stop stepping on bugs!"
"Jenna, honey," Jenna's mother Mary started. "You should really listen to your father."
"No"
"Why are you so high-maintenance? Your brothers were never this stubborn! And for goodness sakes! THEY'RE JUST BUGS!" John stated, in his usual "No-nonsense" way.
Mary sighed. The family always had this argument when somebody started stepping on bugs. Except this time, there were no boys in the way trying to
"Bugs are people too! And don't you start about my brothers! They are just as stubborn and equally, if not more opinionated."Jenna retorted. Annoyed that, again, her two brothers were exhibited to be the perfect children her father thought they were. "And by the way, Sammy looks like a moose!"
Jenna did not mean to go so far, but she really did love bugs. And her youngest brother could have moose-like expressions occasionally.
"You know what? Fine. You can just stay on counter. See if I care!" Stated John, Storming out of the kitchen.
"John," Mary said, reaching for him but he just pushed her away. She turned to Jenna and said "Jenna, you seriously need to stop messing with your father like this. He loves you. And hates bugs. So come down and apologize."
"Fine," Jenna gave in. She was actually a bit grateful the argument was over. She didn't want to sit on the counter any longer. She knew that if both her parents had given up, her pride would have kept her glued to that cold, hard tile until they stopped stepping on the poor insects roaming the house. "I'll stop," She said, hopping of the counter. "Just don't tell Sam about the moose thing."
Kelly, Sierra
ReplyDeletePeriod 1/2
4/11/2013
"Lily!" Herbert roared, "What are you doing on the counter?"
ReplyDelete"I'm meditation dad." Lily said.
"Well why do you have to do it on the counter?"
"Well I thought that you were supposed to meditate on a dais," Lily said. "And since there aren't any dais around here I thought the counter would have to work. Also it's closer to the tortilla chips."
"Get off right now and go to your room!"
"But dad", Lily said. "I can't meditate in my room."
"I don't care!" Her dad said, the anger evident in his voice. "And why do you have to meditate anyway!"
"It's for my voodoo magic class in school." Lily replied, "we have to meditate for 100 min each week, fill out a little form and have our parents sign it."
"And what may I ask, prompted you too take the class," Herbert questioned.
"I didn't choose too," Lily said. "It's mandatory."
"Then why didn't I hear about it at parent night?" Herbert demanded.
"You would have," Lily's mom said. "But that was when you went to the bathroom to play games on you phone."
"I see." Herbert said stiffly stalking off.
Lily and her mom burst out laughing.
Nicholas Meisburger
ReplyDelete“We are very disappointed in you,” Mom and Dad said together. I didn’t think that they would realize so fast.
ReplyDelete“I didn’t try to get paint your car,” I said, acting very innocent.
“Why didn’t you tell us, if you told us soon enough, we could have washed it off,” my parents said as they inched toward me.
“Can you still wash it off?” I questioned, but I knew the answer, no.
“I told you before we started to paint that this stuff dries quickly so if you make a mistake, wash it off before it is permanent,” my Dad said as he pointed at me.
“I’m sorry,” I said.
Then my Mom yelled frightened. “There better not be any wet paint on your painting clothes or else this counter is destroyed,”
“Don’t worry Mom, I made sure that my pants were clean before I sat down,” I reassured.
“Mom, you got paint on my homework,” I yelled.
My mom finally said, “PAYBACK!!!”
Ugh. Just another day having to do the dishes. This was when I wish I wasn't an only child so someone else could do them and I wouldn't be stuck with ALL the chores.
ReplyDelete"Hun? Have you done the dishes yet?"
Great now I have to get up from the comfort of my bed. I storm in the kitchen and plant myself right on the counter.
"What are you doing young lady? Mom told you to wash the dishes."
"Well I'm not going to!"
"And why not?"
"BECAUSE IM TIRED OF BEING THE ONLY PERSON DOING ALL THE CHORES IN THE HOUSE!"
"Well that's not your choice!"
"Well don't count on me doing them tonight!"
With that, I stormed up to my room.
Christenson, Jackie
LA/SS 4/5, Allan
4/11/13
"JANE!! GET IN THE KICTHEN NOW!!" her dad said.
ReplyDelete"Ok." Jane said as she walks quietly into the kitchen and jumpes on the counter.
"Can you tell me what this is?" her dad said holding a piece of paper.
"UMM a piece of paper"
"No, well yes but thats not all it is. Its your cell phone bill. Its $250."
"How did it get over so much?" said Jane.
"All of your texting and internet!"
"Iam really sorry. I will do extra work around the house. But please dont take my phone!!!!" Jane pleated
Mariah Howard
4/5
This morning I had enough. I was sick of my face and I needed something to make it look like all the other girls at my school. My dad forbids me from wearing makeup, but I keep trying to tell him “I’m 17! I’m 17! It’s fine!” That never works because I always get the same response, “It will ruin your face!” and “You are still too young!”
ReplyDeleteJust the thought of him saying that makes me want to scream! I had enough! I felt ugly! So, I quickly snuck into my mom’s bathroom this morning and grabbed her makeup bag. After 5 minutes almost everything in that bag was on my face. I was outraged. There was no time to stop, look my dad in the eye and say “Goodbye,” No! I had to go! I ran to the bus stop as fast as I could to get as far away from my home as possible. I had no time at all to look at my face in a mirror at school, I was confident that I looked great. Just like the others.
Turns out I was wrong. A mirror was not needed to find out what my face looked like. No… All it took was the look on my peers’ faces after taking one glance at me. That hurt. By the end of the day I realized that I should feel comfortable in my own skin, and by putting that stuff on my face I was just covering up my real beauty. I taught myself a life lesson and I was overjoyed about it… until the bus dropped me off at home…
Dad saw my face. He ran towards me! “Samantha Lee Johansson! You take off that makeup right now!” I sprinted to the bathroom where I left the makeup bag this morning. I slammed the door and locked it. All I could hear was the fury in my dad’s voice as I hurriedly splatted water across my face, “You get out of the bathroom right now and hand me that makeup! Do you understand?!” “Ugh,” I moaned before throwing my head under the faucet one more time, grabbing the makeup bag, and sprinting out of the bathroom. I ran into the kitchen. My dad was not far behind “Young lady you stop running right now and hand over the makeup bag!” I just wanted to explain that I knew I made a huge mistake and that I broke his rule. As that was my plan, I was panting too hard, so I jumped on the counter hoping he would let me explain. “Dad… Jus… let me explain...” That’s when the finger came out and pointed right at my face. I knew he was mad and I would never be able to tell my side. “20 push-ups right now, then go straight to your room.” “Bu- but, Dad…” My mom walked in with her hands on her hip, “Hand over my makeup Samantha,” I reluctantly set the bag in her hands. “You won’t need this for a while.” Dad cut in, “You won’t need it for a long while.”
Kenna Sandblast
Period 1/2
I had just got home from school. It felt like the longest day in the world. Just as I am about to sit and relax on my bed my dad calls. "Victoria, come downstairs please.” Knowing what I am about to be doing, I slowly walk down the stairs. “ Victoria!” my dad calls, “Hurry up.” I start to run into the kitchen before my dad gets more frustrated. “Yes, dad?” As I walk to the counter and sit on it with my legs crossed, I wait for a long lecture from my mom and dad. “Victoria,” my mom says, “please do the dishes and sweep the floors because later today we are having guests over, and I want the house to look neat.” “Who is coming over tonight?” I ask. My mother replies happily, “Our new next door neighbors.” “Oh mom,” I say, “why do we have to invite every new neighbor over?” “Well, I want our neighbors to know that we are their friends, not some weird neighbors.” My father pops up and says, “So do the dishes and sweeping young lady and that is final.” “ OK,” I say reluctantly.” Then I get off the counter and start the dishes. “Now that’s my girl, keep up the good work!” my dad smiles.
ReplyDeleteSonora Strate
LA/SS 4/5
4-11-13
“Where did all the chips go?” Lisa’s Dad asks hungry for his evening snack. “Umm I ate it all.”
ReplyDeleteanswers Lisa, sitting comfortably on the counter.
“The whole extended family size bag?” he questions.
“Yup”
“How possibly could you have eaten a bag half the size of you in one day.”
“I was very hungry” She replies.
“Ok you win but next time I will remember to get two bags… and save both of them for me!”
I marched downstairs to quite a suprise this morning. My parents looked at me with a funny look. My mom asked me "So, you're finally up. We printed your grades from Edline, and found them to be quite a suprise". I was very scared and started sweating. I knew that I was in deep trouble. I said "Umm... Are you sure you printed them correctly?". My mother approached towards me very angry and said "Eric! Get serious! You haven't even looked at the grades!". I went over to look at my grades then laughed and immediately had a huge smile on my face. I exclaimed "STRAIGHT A'S!? THIS IS THE BEST I'VE EVER DONE!". I bursted with happiness, and hugged my mom. I thanked her for all the help she had given me.
ReplyDeleteCarper, Eric
4/11/13
Per. 1/2
LASS
“You get down this instant! You’ve been up there for like an hour!” Dad Thundered with his finger pointing at me.
ReplyDelete“I told you, I won’t get down until you promise you’ll raise my allowance!” I replied.
“Listen Amanda,” Mom said “you haven’t been doing your chores lately. I’ve literally seen a dust bunny form in your room. Work hard and then you might get a raise, OK.”
“I will do my chores when I get a raise Mom!” I demanded. My dad was the one who was truly angry; that’s sort of surprising. My mom slowly took a piece of paper out of her pocket, and as I took a closer look, it was a bill.
“Do you see this bill little lady. Your phone bill is $80 more than average!” with that, the conversation couldn’t go on.
“On the second thought, I really don’t need a bigger allowance!” I got off the counter and left the kitchen.
Ajay Pallekonda
LA/SS, Period 1/2
"Abby! Get off the counter right now!" My dad yelled.
ReplyDelete"No dad! I love this counter! Please we can not get a new one!" I screamed back.
"Abby. It is for the best. The counter is filthy and black!" My mom said with a calm voice.
"When we got it, it was black!" I yelled in disgust.
"No it was more of a coal color." My mother said.
"Still! We can not get a new counter!" I yelled.
"But honey, this one is not coal or black. This one is more of a very dark blue almost like it is bla-" My father said with more of a sweet voice. Then he stopped.
"SEE!" I screamed "It is pretty much the same exact counter! Please, I can not lose anything else!" I said almost crying.
"What do you mean?" They both said.
"Well when I was four you changed my carpet to a new cleaner one." I said again almost crying.
"Well what is the problem with that? Do you like filthy things?" My father said a little annoyed.
"No. It is just that pooper, our old dog used to always lay on that carpet with me. Then when you took it away after he had passed, I promised my self to do whatever it takes to protect our carpets, counters, and doors from you monsters!" Now I was balling.
"Oh my godless honey, why didn't you tell us?" They sounded more sorry now.
"I tried to but you never knew what I was saying." I said trying to get my confidence up.
"Oh well were so sorry! I guess we could keep the counter?" My mom says looking at my dad. He nodded.
"YAY! THANK YOU SO MUCH!" I said happy crying. As I jumped off the counter and went in for a big family hug.
Annie Rodgers
4/5 LA/SS
Hahahahahahaha! Love it! This is Sophia Mantell!
Delete“Young lady get down here right this instant!” my dad shouted from the living room.
ReplyDelete“Why,” I shouted back ignorantly.
“Sweetie, get down here,” my mother butted in. She tried to yell, she tried to sound stern, but her voice was too soft, to gentle.
If my mom was getting into it, it must be extremely important. So I proudly marched downstairs and perched myself on the counter, crisscross apple sauce.
“Fine… what do you want?” I pronounced defiantly.
“Your phone,” said my father prominently.
I clutched my phone to my chest as if it were the only thing I have ever loved. “Oh no dad, not my baby, why would you do this to me?” I tried to make my voice quiver, as if I were going to cry. But my parents knew me far too well.
“Or you have to start paying your own bills,” Mom was however, quite strict when it came to financial issues.
That was it. I had broken the barrier, for months I have near skimmed it. $300, once I reached that it was all over, pay, or give away. My twin brother, Lance, broke it six years ago. When we were 11 the barrier was only $30, back in the day of ten buck plans. Since then he’s been paying anywhere from $30-1,000 a month. He could easily bring it down to $15 if he gave up his smarter-than-the-human-race, social-connectivity-is-a-necessity, and monster of a phone.
“But why! I need to stay in touch with my friends, Mom! What if Stacey was like throwing a party with like the cute boys. Or like Tiffany had gossip on that new girl Chelsea. Guys, this is important stuff,”
“Just look at the bill, Halle. It’s unacceptable,” I could tell my father was pissed!
“Fine… what’d I break this time?” I glanced over at the paper in his hand.
$1,289
Sophia Mantell
LASS 4/5
"Now listen here Rachel. This is the second time you haven't completed your homework on time this month. What's going on??" said her dad forcefully.
ReplyDelete"I don't know. I do the work and then I forget to turn it in. Sometimes the work is boring." Rachel was trying to explain herself as best she could but dad and mom were not impressed with her answer.
"What do you mean you forget to turn it in??" Mom was fuming and struggling to stay calm and patient. "That's ridiculous!"
"I know I have to figure out how to get this stuff in on time," said Rachel, voice breaking as if she was about to burst into tears.
"Yes you do young lady. That is just a silly statement that you do it but you don't turn it in. You've got to figure out a plan to get it done and turned in. Give yourself a chance to get the full grade for the work you do. Seventh grade is a piece of cake compared to high school. Let's get a routine going to help you be successful." Dad was getting calmer the more he spoke. Mom on the other hand was still fuming.
"This is not acceptable. No computer, phone, TV, seeing friends for a week until you get this figured out. I won't have it!"
They grounded me for two weeks in the end :-(
Marcus Taylor
LASS 1/2
James Knows
ReplyDeleteThere she was, that girl, the girl that lives across the street. Alex that was her name. She was sitting on the counter in the kitchen. It looked like she was in an augment with her parents. I cracked open my window to listen. Alex said “but no I was only trying to get closer.” It startled me at first get closer, closer to what. But the when Alex’s dad said “but he was trying to kill himself.” Alex replied with a sigh “I know I did not think it was going to go that far.” “Well honey,” said Alex’s mom said. Then Alex’s mom said, “You cant just go around telling people that this person said that she was stupid and that u look bad.” In my mind I did not know what to think. So I shut the window and a acted like I had never heard any thing.
Bullis, Hudson
LA/SS Period 1/2
04-12-13
"I was sitting on the counter texting my 'bff' "Sara", when all of a sudden my parents cam storming down the staris"
ReplyDelete"LILY"
"...yes sweet mother....
"Who is this boy youve been texting all day"
"Non of your beezwax"
"I think so young lady"
"UH OH my mom never calls me that"
"my dad was furios and when he talked he spit out little bits of spit.
"now you listen here young lady" my dad protested
"you can never see him or Facebook him again"
"facebooking dosint make sence"
"it dosint matter go to your room"
"bu..
"thats final.
Julian Nychay
LA/SS 1/2
I was making a sandwich when I was interrupted quite abruptly by my mom...
ReplyDelete"What do you think you're doing?"My Mother Said
"Making a sandwich, what does it look like."I shot back
"You're making so much noise! I'm trying to work!"
"It's not my fault that the Jam is stuck behind everything else in the fridge!"
"Well you should have just asked for help!"
"If you're willing to help then why are you even here?"
"What do you mean?"
"I mean it shouldn't be much of a problem!"
"Young lady you do not talk to you're mother like that!"
"What's you're problem just leave me alone!"
Then I could hear the booming footsteps from the other room, it was dad.
"Both of you stop! I'm trying to watch the basketball game!
Evan, Carpenter
Lass, 1/2
I was just sitting on the counter when my dad walked in.
ReplyDelete"You are over your limit again."
"I have to keep up with my friends."
"I know, but $60 dollars over you limit is too much, and your grades are suffering ever since i got you your new phone."
Just as I thought things could not get any worse, my mom walked in.
"What is all this yelling about?"
"This," my dad said pointing to the phone bill, and her falling grades.
"That reminds me, I got an email from you teacher saying you were texting in class," my mom said
"That's it, I'm taking away your phone for three weeks," my dad said.
"But," I said before my mom cut me off
"Four weeks because you argued."
I finally accepted the fact that I was going to have to go without my phone for a month and do better in school.
Max Chu
LASS 4/5
I was sitting on the counter when my dad walks in.
ReplyDelete"Your teacher called and said you were texting in class."
"No" I said. Just then I got a text from Brock.
"Who is that?" my dad demanded.
"No one." I said. Just then, my dad grabs my phone.
"I am taking this for 2 weeks." and leaves.
I take my ipod out of the drawer and text my friends through my texting app.
Jed Garcia
LASS 1/2