Reading and Writing P ortfolio By: Jason Zheng

1. Reading and Writing Portfolio By: Jason Zheng

3. Opening line for the room and my version of the line Today I ‘m five Room , Emma Donoghue My Way Today I’m twelve

4. Who is This Animal Poem by: Jason Zheng Inspired by: William Shakespeare Fast eyes, sizzling tongue, long body, smooth skin, small belly, large mouth

5. The animal was a snake

6. The Opening line of harry potter and the deathly hallows in my version and the real line The two men appeared out of nowhere, a few yards apart in the narrow, moonlit lane Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, J.K.Rowling My way The four men appeared out of nowhere, in the narrow, sunlit lane.

7. The Gift of the Magi The watch Hair is prized possession Expressision on Jim’s face is surprised when sees Della's hair Got Jim a fabulous watch chain I buy hair Found a person who buys hair The magi are the wisest Only had one dollar eighty-seven cents Finish hair cut fast The magi were wise--men Had beautiful hair Ended the night with chops Made sacrifices After finished hair cut Della went to lots of stores Jim bought Della combs I bought a watch chain

8. April 27, 1937 by Timothy Steele General Ludendorff, two years before, Had pushed the concept in his Total War, And so it seemed a perfect time to see If one could undermine an enemy By striking its civilian population. This proved a most effective innovation, As the defenseless ancient Basque town learned: Three quarters of its buildings bombed and burned, Its children and young wives were blown to bits Or gunned down, when they fled, by Messerschmitts. Shocked condemnations poured forth from the press, But Franco triumphed; and, buoyed by success, The Luftwaffe would similarly slam Warsaw and Coventry and Rotterdam. Berlin cheered these developments; but two Can play such games—and usually do— No matter how repellent or how bloody. And Churchill was, as always, a quick study And would adopt the tactic as his own, Sending the RAF to blitz Cologne. Devising better ways to carpet-bomb Favorite poem (Which later were employed in Vietnam), The Allies, in a show of aerial might, Incinerated Dresden in a night That left the good and evil to their fates, While back in the untorched United States Others approved an even darker plan To coax a prompt surrender from Japan. That day in Spain has taught us, to our cost, That there are lines that never should be crossed; The ignorance of leaders is not bliss If they’re intent on tempting Nemesis. Each day we rise, and each day life goes on: An author signs beneath a colophon; Trucks carry freight through waves of desert heat; A bat cracks, a crowd rises to its feet; Huge jets lift to the sky, and, higher yet, Float satellites that serve the Internet. But still, despite our cleverness and love, Regardless of the past, regardless of The future on which all our hopes are pinned, We’ll reap the whirlwind, who have sown the wind.

9. Saw a beautiful necklace Had no jewels Word splash for The Necklace Lost the necklace and paid for another necklace Was beautiful at the ball Husband holding an envelope