Ethnography - July 1, 2009 - Shuang Wang
Once on a time, as old tales tell us
There was a SIdom
Where the queen was Peggy by name
with Jennifer, Beth, Hildegard, and Ian as ministers
And also on the cabinet, there were 10 councilors
They meet in summers
At Cobally Hall in Marshall
To discuss how to be good writers
The first day of the seventh month came along
With morning showers at the dawn
Queen Peggy announced commencement
And proceeded with a journal recommended
She said it was about a remote kingdom called Huntington
And a bunch of places for amusement
Then she commented the writings that meant to be sacred the previous day
And said Her Majesty’s intention was obviously misunderstood
“Today” she said, “you need to write another piece
Either about the books that inspired you
Or the untold story that you wanted to share”
All went silent and ran their pencils on the journals
Until some chair noise got more and more noisy
Queen Peggy raised her eyes from her journal
As she inquired for the very first speaker
Shuang the alien councilor
cleared her voice
and asked a favor
“Can I record each of your speech with a recorder?
And listen back to it later?”
on alert were sent some councilor
“Do you want to use it against us?”
Cabinet is supposed to be closed for secrecy all after
“I only want to listen to it once again, in order not to miss any of your point, my dear councilor”
All nodded to consent
Attentions were cast to the loud reader
Shuang’s writing started with a piece of Soccer
Although she still doesn’t understand if the mouths of the kids in this SIdom are bigger
She then concluded writing with honesty would be better
Anne the councilor, recalled her unsuccessful puppy’s lover
And how she adored the soft curls of the Allen boy
Who turned 16 in the year of 1986 and stayed 16 ever after
Peggy wrote about a summer
And the connection developed between her and her father
On a boat purchased as a gift by her grandfather
Mandy reflected on the books she read and
Also songs that always made her feel better
Beth revealed a family hobby
That they collected pets like homeless doggy
She then confessed how they got a white and a black puppy
And how they bring happiness to the family
Bethany story was bookie and lengthy
She developed her love of books from a babysitting magazine
Where “devoice” was first learned as an alien
Jill recalled how her friend Molly
Who exerted influence on her to reading
She said she had to read academically
But she hinted she would read more later for fun only
Hildegard had a house to reorganize
From one cabinet to another, she sorted out things
But she still cannot toss the two pairs of shoes that she saw at Macy out of her mind
Mary Frances stared “You’ve got a Mail”
The answer to a suspense that she subtly devised two weeks ago was finally revealed
The guy she dated when she was 14
Didn’t come back to her life, as other councilors wished
Not because of the existence of the other 5 competitors
But because he never grew out of his own teens
Lorie related the book “Legend of the Thorn Bird”
To the experience of her child birth
There she got a deep sympathy from Jill
Who had touched the same theme
Jennifer had loved romance books
From Tales of Fourth Grade Nothing
She learned about first kiss
She still loved romance books
Where she sought escape from the real world
J.D. the only male councilor
Read Where the Red Fern Grows
He confessed for the first time
That he cried when the two hounds died
Beth in the blue Tee
Loved children’s books
She read with rhymes and passion
Those of her favorite lines
Megan loved mystery books
She loved author Christy in particular
She also loved Harry Porter
No wonder she had those wildest dreams at 5 pm
Bethany, councilor of Performing Art Department
Wrote a play the day before
She dramatized everybody in the present
And order each to play his/her part
After doubt and gaggling
The play was officially put on
Bethany, the playwright and director
Offered to take the part of narrator
Everyone was happy at the end
Because nobody needed to play the bad guy
J.D. the male councilor
Picked out an error
We was we and you was you
They should not be mistaken.
Queen Peggy was happy
Things all went smoothly
She reminded those who didn’t write exit slips the previous day
That to reflect is an important step to write.
After 5 minutes recession,
All gathered again in a lab where computers displayed
A wide white screen hung in the front
Mandy the councilor did her Demo
Reflective writing was the topic
A blue folder with a cute name sticker
Everybody were taught Zumba as an content
Then reflections had to be written
All doubted, and shy at the beginning
Then engaged in the dancing
Jennifer tried cambering
And she was persuaded to learn dancing
In case of another chance she would get
To meet a hot guy at gas station
Time passed fast and the Demo was over
All were still reflecting at the Zumba dancing
Beth ordered pizzas from Papa Johns
She also made some desert with appealing look
Brownie bottom, creamy cover and some nuts on top
The name of the cake is “Better than sex”
Do you eat or do you laugh if you know the name in advance?
Laura the poet helped three councilors with their writing
Each returned with content
The afternoon commenced revising activates at writing group
Mary Frances shared a piece about her experience
It was Joepard that she went to
And big TV, VCR and Surrounding sound system she won home
Beth thought it was too short
About what had happened
She wanted to know more
Ian the minister waited and waited
As a born gazer, he gazed at the watch
Once the long arm pointed to 12 and short to 2
He claimed his domain of the room
He pulled out a Power Point he just made
With a new software he found at prezi dot com
The zooming in and out of the animation
Drew a lot wows from the audience
How to use word format to blog
Was the next issue that Ian concerned
He also showed a clear way
To edit a content for E- Portfolio
“Go to E-anthology at NWP dot com”
He then ordered and put a piece for allies to revise
For the digital story
“You need to finish it the next day”
The daily routine was over
But no one left right away
Jennifer wheeled to Jill to ask about tattoo
Beth wheeled to Mary Frances for another reason
While people were so developed in their brain
Did other body parts correspondingly deteriorate?
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