Writing snapshot

 In class, I have been reading about Jesus Christ's life and looking for acts of courage. I then had 30 minutes to write about it.

Intro thing

Have you ever heard of Jesus? Jesus was a very wise man, he was the definition of perfect, he was the

Son of God himself but he was still a human just like us. Many powerful men hated him but Jesus had the courage to continue spreading the gospel, How? He had faith in God. Jesus performed many acts of courage throughout his life that are recorded in the bible like the storm, standing up to the Pharisees, and the cross. For all, we know he could’ve and probably did much more.

The storm

 A great example of Jesus showing courage is in Luke 8:22 also known as The Storm is about a monstrous

storm that almost capsized the ship making Jesus's disciples panic. Jesus shows courage by staying calm and rebuking* the storm, making it die down. Although it’s only a short story it has a deeper meaning

a figurative meaning, the storm can refer to a problem or problems you are having in your life, even

though things are looking bad or it seems like you’re at rock bottom stay calm, speak with authority over

your problems and always have unwavering faith.

Pharisees 

 Another thing Jesus had to deal with in his lifetime was The Pharisees, why would they go against the Son

of the God they believe in? Envy. Jesus stood up to these Pharisees calling them blind of their own wicked

ways saying they were only power-hungry and abused the power they had making their envy turn into

hatred. They were jealous that Jesus could perform miracles while they couldn’t and that was their tipping

point. which is also the main reason Jesus was crucified. Even though someone is stronger or bigger than

you, you can still confront them about their wrongdoings all you need is courage.

The cross

The night Jesus found out about his fate he cried and prayed. He was sweating tears of blood,

though he was tempted to abandon everything and go against God’s will but he had the courage to go

through with it despite the fact he knew about everything that was going to happen to him. So when Judah

gave the Pharisees Jesus’s whereabouts for gold, Jesus was ready. He was brutally tortured for days until

he was finally nailed to the cross. Why would God do this to his son? John 3:16 says “For God so loved

the world he gave his one and only son so that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal

life." Jesus sacrificed himself to forgive the sins of the human race, to give us the chance to walk with

God, and give us eternal life. 

Conclusion

Even if we are Christian or not each and every one of us can learn a thing or two or a lot from Jesus.

Throughout this writing, I have told you some of the many stories about Jesus showing courage.

No matter what others may think of you or how insecure you may be about yourself, we

should have the courage to stand up to what we believe is right and have faith in God just like Jesus did.

Rebuke - Speak authority over; sternly scold.

Narrative writing

 This is the final result of my narrative writing.  I have based this on kind of a futuristic end of the world setting. Enjoy

The Last Survivors

Orientation

The once bustling city was now abandoned, plants covered the empty motorways; years of civilization had

been left to rot away and let nature take over. The human race was non-existent. We don’t know how and

why ‘they’  are here, and that’s what my good friend Austin and I are going to figure out. 

Problem

“Come on, we’ve been here like a million times, nothing is new,” I complained as we explored the old

Nanosystem building - again.  The rusty stairs creaked as we walked on them. “Look!” I yelled cheerfullyas I ran towards the strange box; finally something new... We tried using all the strength we had but our

efforts proved to be futile and the blazing sun was not helping. Suddenly, Austin kicked the box outside the

window, landing with a thud. We peered down and the ‘impossible’ box was open. The box was useless.

There was only a nanosystem tablet but even the blue energy inside Austin’s hand made no difference.

Noise. I froze. “Get on your bike!” Austin shouted. The ‘others’ were here.

Complication #1

Speeding on the plant-infested roads, ‘they’ still continued to chase, not giving up. The ship then began to

slow down. “I think we lost it,” I shouted over the roaring engines of the bikes, looking back at the flying

ship as it let off?... Drones? DRONES. “We’re gonna die!” I cried out, these drones were much quicker

than the original ship. “Split up and meet back in town.” I nodded my head before taking a swift right. The

drone was dangerously close. Clutching the sticky bomb, I skidded to a halt, It's all or nothing I thought

trying to hype myself up. The drone stopped. Now. I threw the bomb at my target. Please…   

Complication #2

It worked. I cheered having my own parade inside my head, now to town. I sped back down the road,

going up the Cameron Freeway dodging all the stray vines and rubble - there!  I watched as he easily

dodged every single bullet. Holding the electric sword that was strapped to the side of his bike, up he

went. Releasing his grip on the motorbike and grasping his sword in his hands before thrusting it into the

head of the ship. 

Resolution

Victory. I slowly pulled up next to Austin “That was amazing!” I complimented. “Thanks, now let's get out

of here,” He replied seriously. “Yeah, but how are you getting back?” I questioned staring at his ruined

bike. “Guess we’re sharing,” He shrugged his shoulders “I dibs driving,” I raced before he grabbed me by

my collar pulling me backward “No, you will have your panic’ attacks,” He said mocking me “But it’s my

bike,” I argued. “I found it for you,” He spoke with a smirk, “Fine,” I sighed in defeat. We jumped on the

bike and off we went.

What is courage?

 This is some of my team's work on the topic for devotions: Courage.

Courage poster

We have been learning how to make a poster so I have used a quote on courage to show what I have learned. The reason I have chosen this quote is that it shows me that wherever fear may be there is always the courage to resist it, to master it. So even in the toughest situations, I may go through, there will ALWAYS be the courage to overcome it. It also says that courage is not the absence of fear but having power and control over it. My favorite thing about this poster is probably the color scheme, although the typography is pretty good and eye-catching. 

Narrative writing

 These are my writing goals.

My Writing Goals - Taylah:)

Not yet	Developing	Got it!

My story flows and I use punctuation for effect
I have an interesting hook
I have a good organisation (paragraphs help reader with the orientation, problem, complication, solution)
I have used , . ?!  correctly within direct speech
I have short sentences for impact and longer sentences to build detail
I have used wow words (verbs, adjectives, nouns)
I have figurative language ( simile, metaphor, idiom personification)
I mostly use show not tell
I have a wide variety of  sentence starters
I have a 2A, double ly; de;de;  simile; verb, person sentence; 3 ed; emotion word, sentence; P.C sentence. ( comment on them)
I can give, and respond to, peer and teacher feedback to improve my work and my friend’s.
My writing goals are...
Use show not tell (describe something instead of saying what it is). Use short sentences for impact. Use wow words. Figurative language.

Wringer

 In class, we have been reading a book called Wringer. It is a book about a boy named Palmer who is supposed to become a Wringer at the age of 10 all he wants is friends. Anyways, here is my comprehension of the first 5 chapters of this book. 

Courage

In devotions, we have been learning about courage. There are many courageous people in history and in the world right now. This work is about courageous people and why courageous people are needed in the world.