sharing a couple of laughs about Penn Valley Middle School. Perhaps something about how stupid the teachers are.
âDoesnât it all seem so long ago?â Miranda will ask.
âIt all seems to be a dream, looking back on it now,â I will say, squeezing her hand.
Miranda will walk me to my classroom and there we will part for only an hour. Miranda will promise me she will read her art history text and not miss me too much. I will promise Miranda I will meet her after class on the steps of the Widener Library. (Did you know the library at Harvard is called the Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library? Now you know. Good for you, Mr. Minkin, youâre learning something.)
And all this will happen despite the handicap of having had Robert Minkin as my eighth-grade English teacher.
Sam Dolan
January 18th
English 8A
Mr. Minkin
Suggested Writing Prompt:
Where do you see yourself in five
years? What will your life look like? What important relationships
will be in your life? Explain.
Hey Mr. Minkin,
Another great question. I am really enjoying these writing prompts.
And five years is a good future time to think about. Itâs going to be great in five years. Iâll finally be out of school and have my chance to move to New York or Los Angeles (wherever Miranda ends up) to start my career as a professional funny person. Maybe doing standup about my sisters or doing stunts for funny movies. I decided to turn âWatch This!â into a book and itâs already way better than the stuff Johnny Knoxville comes up with. Someone should pay me for it!
Dad and I have talked about it but I made himpromise he wouldnât tell Mom. I know sheâll say I should go to college. Itâs not like I have anything against college. I mean, Iâm sure itâs great for some guys but I just imagine college with a whole bunch of dorks like Duke Samagura carrying around briefcases and wearing sports jackets. Besides, I donât want to waste any time. I just want to get out there and make people laugh.
An awesome question, once again, Mr. Minkin!
Chollie Muller
January 18, 2015
English 8A
Mr. Minkin
Suggested Writing Prompt:
Where do you see yourself in five years? What will
your life look like?
What important relationships will be in
your life? Explain.
Dear Mr. Minkin,
Are we going to be in high school in five years?
If so, Iâm hoping Iâll be on the basketball team and weâll be in the middle of a great season.
And Iâm hoping Billy gets back on his feet and gets a job or goes back to school.
And then, most importantly, if all goes as planned, Iâll be preparing for the prom with Miranda Mullaly. Iâll have a license by then and Iâll borrow Dadâs car and Iâll rent a tuxedo and Miranda will wear a pretty dress and Iâll say âHoly Moley!â and Billy will be super impressed as Miranda and I drive off for the prom.
So thatâs where I plan to be in five years. In high school, on the basketball team, with Miranda Mullaly as my girlfriend.
The future looks bright!
Miranda Mullaly
January 18, 2016
English 8A
Mr. Minkin
Suggested Writing Prompt:
Where do you see
yourself in five years? What will your life look like
? What important relationships will be in your life? Explain.
I donât want to get ahead of myself, but I can see Tom and me in the future, holding hands walking across a tree-lined college campus. Iâm thinking Williams or Amherst, or maybe Swarthmore, if we decide to stay closer to home. Weâll both have books under our arms; Tom will probably study Economics, I just know it! Iâll probably have about ten worn and dog-eared paperbacks, doing my research for my thesis on Jane Austen.
Tom and I will sit down under an elm tree, or maybe a chestnut. Of course weâll have a blanket and there will be apples and all the other students will pass by us and wish they had thelove we have. Professors will pass us
âDoesnât it all seem so long ago?â Miranda will ask.
âIt all seems to be a dream, looking back on it now,â I will say, squeezing her hand.
Miranda will walk me to my classroom and there we will part for only an hour. Miranda will promise me she will read her art history text and not miss me too much. I will promise Miranda I will meet her after class on the steps of the Widener Library. (Did you know the library at Harvard is called the Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library? Now you know. Good for you, Mr. Minkin, youâre learning something.)
And all this will happen despite the handicap of having had Robert Minkin as my eighth-grade English teacher.
Sam Dolan
January 18th
English 8A
Mr. Minkin
Suggested Writing Prompt:
Where do you see yourself in five
years? What will your life look like? What important relationships
will be in your life? Explain.
Hey Mr. Minkin,
Another great question. I am really enjoying these writing prompts.
And five years is a good future time to think about. Itâs going to be great in five years. Iâll finally be out of school and have my chance to move to New York or Los Angeles (wherever Miranda ends up) to start my career as a professional funny person. Maybe doing standup about my sisters or doing stunts for funny movies. I decided to turn âWatch This!â into a book and itâs already way better than the stuff Johnny Knoxville comes up with. Someone should pay me for it!
Dad and I have talked about it but I made himpromise he wouldnât tell Mom. I know sheâll say I should go to college. Itâs not like I have anything against college. I mean, Iâm sure itâs great for some guys but I just imagine college with a whole bunch of dorks like Duke Samagura carrying around briefcases and wearing sports jackets. Besides, I donât want to waste any time. I just want to get out there and make people laugh.
An awesome question, once again, Mr. Minkin!
Chollie Muller
January 18, 2015
English 8A
Mr. Minkin
Suggested Writing Prompt:
Where do you see yourself in five years? What will
your life look like?
What important relationships will be in
your life? Explain.
Dear Mr. Minkin,
Are we going to be in high school in five years?
If so, Iâm hoping Iâll be on the basketball team and weâll be in the middle of a great season.
And Iâm hoping Billy gets back on his feet and gets a job or goes back to school.
And then, most importantly, if all goes as planned, Iâll be preparing for the prom with Miranda Mullaly. Iâll have a license by then and Iâll borrow Dadâs car and Iâll rent a tuxedo and Miranda will wear a pretty dress and Iâll say âHoly Moley!â and Billy will be super impressed as Miranda and I drive off for the prom.
So thatâs where I plan to be in five years. In high school, on the basketball team, with Miranda Mullaly as my girlfriend.
The future looks bright!
Miranda Mullaly
January 18, 2016
English 8A
Mr. Minkin
Suggested Writing Prompt:
Where do you see
yourself in five years? What will your life look like
? What important relationships will be in your life? Explain.
I donât want to get ahead of myself, but I can see Tom and me in the future, holding hands walking across a tree-lined college campus. Iâm thinking Williams or Amherst, or maybe Swarthmore, if we decide to stay closer to home. Weâll both have books under our arms; Tom will probably study Economics, I just know it! Iâll probably have about ten worn and dog-eared paperbacks, doing my research for my thesis on Jane Austen.
Tom and I will sit down under an elm tree, or maybe a chestnut. Of course weâll have a blanket and there will be apples and all the other students will pass by us and wish they had thelove we have. Professors will pass us
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