CRR#3 – Traditions

Assignment: Think of one important tradition your family has.

 

Describe this tradition in detail.  Make the tradition come to life using sensory images, figurative language and full descriptions.  Make sure that you answer these questions:

• Why is it a tradition NOT a routine? Explain what makes it special. 

• Name a specific person that influenced your knowledge about this tradition. I learned about this tradition from ________________________.

• How does this tradition make you feel? What makes it SPECIAL to you personally?
• How does this tradition affect your pride in who you are? 

Your blog post must have the following to get full credit:

• at least 350 words
• a creative title AND the blog post code: CRR#3
• at least one image, meme, or gif to visually represent the tradition

 

EXAMPLE:

CRR#3- The freedom of traditions

“Whoosh” the snow blasts into my face, I can barely feel my nose, and my neck is whipped out of place as my brother jerks the wheel to the right.  Our sled teeters to the right about to fall over but I slide my weight to the left to bring us back on the road. I look up ahead to see my mom yelling, “You guys alright?”  My brother and I both give a thumbs up as my dad presses the gas accelerate on these back-country mountain roads in Montana.

These are the memories that make me smile, the tradition that my family and I used to have that brings a tear to my eye.  I feel pride in the fact that our family was so tight and so adventurous. As I now watch my brother with his kids tearing into their gifts or sledding on a small trail of snow in Washington, I can’t help but feel bad for them that they will never experience the unbridled freedom and flying experience that we had.  I am saddened but excited that we had that joy as kids. We used to bring hot cocoa, bundle up with so many clothes reminiscent of the boy in A Christmas Story,

and spend hours looking for the right Christmas tree.  The whole drive in the back of the Bitterroot Mountains were untamed wilderness, wild animals for days, and snow!  So much -snow! We would take turns driving the sled, an awesome motorcycle looking sled, with 3 skis, a steering wheel, and a long seat. 

This booming sled that my uncle had bought for the family could fly like a motorcycle on snow. My father would drive and Jay, my brother, and I would take turns steering over snow banks and back down again, reminiscent of snowboard on a halfpipe. 

When we finally spotted the perfect tree, we would trudge up the hill with our saw and all carry the perfect one down as if escorting a funeral procession.  

These memories are especially meaningful because my brother and I have moved to Washington, my father no longer celebrates Christmas due to his religion, and we have new memories to make with new children and new states.  Yet, everytime I think of growing up in Montana, the cold feeling of snow on my fingertips, the exciting feeling of being pushed into the air only to land on a blanket of marshmallows- I can’t help but smile.

 

SSR#2 (Honors SSR#5)- Write a Review

1)    Over the next few days, we will examine what makes a good review.

We will use the questions below to help us write our own:

• What type of info do they share?
• How much fact/opinion should there be?
• What purpose do reviews serve?
• How do YOU use reviews in your life?

Click below to view the slideshow we used in class:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1zO38RXtl_j9RVVpQMGyAD8xYoi2Xtg2_SkZOIMem_M8/edit#slide=id.g7c5d7a170a_0_69

Review the review– Use this sheet to read and analyze what professional reviewers include in their genre. https://docs.google.com/document/d/1N4pTM1JNp72rP5dbf_tbbsYeVZZ5fEOQVCdg40ASoj0/edit

 

We’ll use this information to inform our own writing!

2)  After analyzing three reviews and filling out the document, begin writing your own.  Remember pictures, videos, and music add to the effect!