Dream Series 3 From Earth to Mars by Ethan

One day I was in a river on Earth and I was grabbing onto a strong cord attached to a fast moving underwater motorboat. The boat was handled by a very strong guy who liked to scream a lot. As I inched my way forward I got through this special glass. It was like a holographic image, but it still kept water out. On the very moment I hit the bottom of the boat, it changed into a UFO. A short antenna sprouted from the top, it had a little green ball on the end.

The number of windows increased, and it became bigger. There were even tables and chairs and a rose window (a round window made from colored glass). There were 2 other people too, a gentleman and a little girl. But I didn't know them.

Very quickly, the UFO transported me to an imaginary city on Mars.It was a dark night but there were cars, streets and buildings everywhere.

Then, again, I woke up, it was only a dream! The BFG (Big Friendly Giant) is a dream-blowing giant, so he must have blew them into my bedroom.

Dream Series 2 A trip to Russia by Ethan

Once upon a time my family bundled up ourselves in our winter clothes and set off for Russia.

When we were almost to a large plain in Russia, I spotted a small, white table where no one was sitting. Soon we and some other visitors heard a voice, It came from a speakerless  microphone:"Welcome to Russia!" it said. As it spoke, I glanced up and saw a city! A tall skyscraper building had a red cloth on it. I also saw two languages printed on it. I immediately recognized the first one: Russian. But the second one was pretty strange. At last I had it! Korean!

There were also Scooby-Doo! characters and we were in a factory. But I wasn't in it. At first Shaggy fell through the roof and landed on a thick pipe, then he fall off the pipe into a bundle of chains. The workers down below didn't notice him - for they were too busy working. Then he jumped out of the chains and fell on a staircase. Then Scooby came out of a hole in the wall onto the staircase too, then Velma appeared also through the roof, but she landed on the staircase instead of the pipe. "What are you doing?" she asked, then Velma sat down with Shaggy.

Suddenly we were in a huge mansion with a red carpet flooring being chased by huge, ferocious robot dogs, and I hid in a bath tub still as a rod.

Then I woke up, It was only a dream!

Dream Series 1 Whale Riding by Ethan

One night, I had a very good dream. I was riding a blue whale in a 1 mile (1.6km) river. I was on my way to a huge playground with at least 3 slides. It also had a rock climbing place and a net. It even had also at least 3 monkey bars.

The whale was very slow, for it took an hour to get there. I played on the playground for a while, then I went back to where I'd started. But this time I found a building and went right in. The building had at least 20 floors and was very tall. I ran up a flight of stairs until I came to a door. When I opened it, I saw a bridge that was about the same length as the river. The bridge had a concrete floor and blue railings. There was also netting stretched between a railing and side of the floor to keep me from falling off.

I was just about to explore the other side of the bridge, but I woke up!

Rio 3: Blu’s Trip around the World - Part 2 (by William)

Just two days after Blu’s family settled in Los Angeles, California, a young boy named William walked out his door.  He was a tall and smart eight years old boy.  He had brownish eyes and blackish brownish hair. 

William loved birds, so he took them in for a snack.  After that, they went to the park to take a little stroll.  Then William remembered that his mom told him to go to Trader Joe’s to buy five lemons so he led them to Trader Joe’s.  William told Blu and his family to wait outside while he shopped for the lemons. 

Just then, the meanest kid in town darted into view.  He was only eight but had a heart made out of coal.  When he saw the birds, he chased them while William was buying lemons.  When William saw the mean kid chasing Blue and his family, he yelled at the mean kid, “No, No!”  Blu took his family to fly away to Norman, Oklahoma.

Perched on Ethan’s roof, they could see the city skyline and they were safe…just for now!

Brian Defeats the Nazis (by William)

Once upon a time, a baby named Brian was born in France.  He had ocean blue eyes and light skin.  He was ten feet tall when he was a baby.  When he was five years old, he could cut down twenty pine or spruce trees, or thirty maple trees with one mighty swing with his ax.  Even if he was tall and strong, he was very generous and sweet.  He even cooked for his parents.

Eleven days after he turned seventeen, German soldiers marched into Brian’s town to rob the resources and slave the people.  If the French people did not obey the rules, they would be jailed by the soldiers.

The townspeople were really mad at the soldiers.  Soon, one of the villagers had an idea.  They would call Brian to cut down trees to squash German soldiers.  

After Brian heard the news, he immediately jumped out of the window to find the Nazis and cut down trees.  He thought to himself, “I can do this.”  The trees flattened German soldiers.  The German soldiers screamed, “Halt!” but Brian would not stop swinging his ax cutting every tree in the German soldiers’ path.  The Nazis ran away because they thought the giant was a tree monster and they were scared.

Very soon the Germans surrendered and the townspeople cheered for the liberation of France.  “Yes!” hollered Brain and the town shook with joy.

Rio 3: Blu’s Trip around the World - Part 1 (by William)

One sunny day in the Amazon Rain Forest, Blu decided to take the family to Minnesota to visit the bookstore he grew up in.  They said goodbye to the forest and then left. 

They gave the kids a lift.  Blu and Jewel flew through the night.  The next day, Blu woke up his kids early, “kids, you don’t want to miss this!”  “Miss what?” asked Carla, Bia, and Tiago altogether.  “It’s the Panama Canal,” shouted Blu and Jewel.

Two more days passed, and Blu’s family finally got to Minnesota at 7:10 a.m.  Suddenly, a hungry group of falcons swooped down.  “Let’s have some fun with them,” said Jewel, and with that, the birds threw Brazil nuts and passion fruits at the falcons.  Blu and his family worked together to defeat the falcons.  But there was one more falcon, and he forced the family to go to California.  Now they were perched in a tree in Los Angeles.  They were safe…just for now!

Show, don’t Tell (by William)

Show "I was shy" but don't tell directly.  I hid behind my mom and the librarian flashed a smile but I would not budge.

Show "I was surprised."  My mouth dropped open, I froze in my tracks, my hand shot up, and I jumped on the sofa. 

Show "I was sad."  My face turned into a frown and my tears flowed like rivers.

Show "I was sick."  I was coughing constantly and I drifted off to sleep.