Outline: Introductory paragraph Hook: Swish, the basketball shot straight through the hoop as I released it from my hands! Shooting is my favorite part of basketball. Background (why are you an expert or authority on the subject?): I have been playing basketball for 12 years including two years on my high school team the Westford Academy Grey …
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Blog Post #12
Expository Essay on How to shoot a Basketball
Blog Post #11
According to Oxford Dictionary, the definition of journalism is the activity or profession of writing for newspapers, magazines, or news websites or preparing news to be broadcast. When the journalism assignment was given to the class, I assumed that it was going to be easy. I did not think that capturing all the details to a story would be …
Blog Post #10
Soccer game on Saturday, December 16th at the soccer field at Assumption College at 1pm.
Blog Post #9
Truth and Accuracy: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/08/reader-center/breast-cancer-diagnosis.html Independence: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/04/us/politics/op-ed-anonymous-justice-department.html Fairness and Impartiality: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/02/insider/trump-twitter-data.html Humanity: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/01/reader-center/readers-grief-dining.html Accountability: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/01/the-weekly/breathalyzer-drunk-driving.html
Blog Post #8
Title: An interview with Andrea Ottaviano (Mom) Giving birth to her first child The 5 Ws: Who, what, when, where, why Notes… It began on a Friday morning of a November 5th, 20 years ago, today Dad went off to work Night before having a lot of back pain, Dad was rubbing her back Dad drove to work today, and he was planning …
Blog Post #7
Topic: Should the start times for middle school and high school students be later? Hook: It’s 2 AM in the morning, and I finally finished my homework after long hours of work, family time, and extracurriculars. Stumbling over my own two feet, I somehow found my way to my bed, and as soon as I know it, I drift …
Blog Post #6
Expository essay topic: Topic: How to hit a softball Background: I played softball for 12 years. I played for my high school team called the Westford Academy Grey Ghosts. We made it to the DCL’s in the spring of 2019. I’ve had some amazing coaching over the years. Thesis statement: The three key components to successfully hit a softball is your stance, focus, …
Blog Post #5
The best piece of food that I ate this weekend was homemade pizza with broccoli, mushrooms, Italian hot cherry red peppers from my dad’s garden, arugula pesto and spicy marinara sauce. I could see the stringy cheese spread out over the pizza. All the mushrooms, broccoli, and peppers were perfectly cooked into the pizza. I …
Blog Post #4
Church The tree is white like a cloud The flowers look like elderly people’s hair The church has two large glass openings like an airplane hangar The bell tower is a carousel The cloud is a white cotton ball The light blue sky looks like a cotton candy Coney Island The streetlight is a star in the night The neon signs are as colorful …
Gianna Ottaviano 