Ten Second Sound Off 1-29-10

I am very excited for this weekend. I will be doing alot of fishing and alot of hanging out with my friends. I also hope to catch alot of trout with my friend taylor. On saturday, I will be going to see my grandpas frave at Fort Rosecrans. This should be a very fun weekend.

Rhyme Zone Poem

There once was a fish

his name was Jon

before i knew it

he was gone

although he was just

a lonely old trout

he had the speed

of a cheetah in a drought

he loved to play

and swim with joy

till the end of day

Then one morning

he passed away

without warning

and gently floated

away down stream

like a cat whose bloated

(The rhyme scheme of this poem is) : AB AB AB AB

podcast poem

(Gone Fishing) By: Paul Berube

Rays from the morning sun
cast their gentle warmth
showing all the beauty and
splendor of a new day.

The cerulean sky reflects
a mirror image of tranquility.
Peace and quiet are lovers.
Even the fish have gone fishing...

An eagle soars high over the lake
with majestic grace and purpose.
A small garden snake slithers
into a hollowed out log.

My white and red bobbin floats
on the surface ready to warn
of any subsurface activity.
Time and results, not important.

Getting lost in moments as these
makes life worthwhile. We live
for today. Yesterday is a memory
and tomorrow a dream.

Ten Second Sound Off 1-22-10

This weekend I will be doing alot of fishing. On Saturday, I will be going to Lake Poway with a friend from Valley Center. On Sunday, I will go to Lake Miramar with a friend from Scripps Ranch in our float tubes. This should be alot of fun and I am very excited.

Cliche Poem " The Raging River with Trout"

A beautiful autumn day

In a late afternoon stream

There is a fish out of water

There he lies… abundant

In flourishing slime from his scales

I release him solemnly

Away he swims faster than a speeding bullet

Here lies a fly

Red, green, with a slight tint of purple

Glimmers down the river

As shiny as a new dime

Oh a bite

I set the hook as quickly as

A hungry man on a Christmas ham

A nice trout

Local of an Alaskan stream

A hint of lemon

I am worthy of his salt

What a wonderful day this is

That trout was truly easy money

Although

You give a man to fish

He will eat for day

Teach a man to fish

He will eat forever

Now the day is old

And I must leave

To give it a rest

Figuritive Language Games

The best figurative language game I played tonight is “Paint by Idioms”, because it was a lot of fun and it tested my knowledge of idioms. In order to play this game, I had to answer questions about what the idioms meant and the “joke” aspect of it. My final score on this game was 7-1. If you want to play this game, go to this link http://www.funbrain.com/idioms/index.html

Another enjoyable figurative language game is “Battleship”, because it was very challenging yet it taught a good lesson. In order to play this game, I had to attempt to shoot my opponents ships and if I hit him, I would have to answer a metaphor question. My final score on this game was 0-2. If you want to play this game, go to this link http://www.quia.com/ba/42131.html?AP_rand=163810965

My least favorite figurative language game is “Drag and drop metaphors”, because it was very easy and did not challenge my knowledge of idioms at all. In order to play this game, I had to connect the end of the metaphor to the beginning of the sentence. My final score on this game was 100%. If you want to play this game, go to this link http://www.kidsonthenet.org.uk/dragonsville/metaphor1.htm

My Christmas Vacation 2010

My Christmas break was a lot of fun. I did a lot of fishing and a lot of hanging out with friends. I took a fishing charter out of Oceanside, fished for trout at Lake Poway, Lake Dixon, Wolhford Lake, and Laguna Niguel. I caught 4 trout over break with my biggest being 5.4 pounds. That was my biggest trout ever and I am very proud of that catch. I also hung out with some of my best friends and had a lot of fun. At the end of vacation, I went surfing with my friend from bear valley and had a great time. This break was a lot of fun and a very successful couple of weeks for me. I cannot wait to do it all again very soon. My overall favorite part of my Christmas break was definitely fishing at Laguna Niguel with my friend Taylor from Valley Center. That was a great experience and a delightful trip in many ways.