Pre+Writing

Pre Write List 5 events of significance in your life. 1. Making it to the basketball team 2. Successful first solo concert 3. First time becoming a key member in an organization (orchestra) 4. Moving to Canada 5. Making it in to KIS

List 5 moments that last no more than 5 minutes where you had an aha or you didn't realize at the time the significance. 1. Winterbreak made me realize the importance of staying in shape 2. Realizing the value of my sister 3. Big gap between the the atmosphere of Seoul and NYC 4. The first day of high school as a freshman 5. First step on the new hall at Sungnam

Choose two of those events and free write for 4-6 minutes about each of them. 1. Winter break During the winter break, I went to hagwons and stayed home, chilling. This was about all that I have done during the precious 3 weeks that KIS has given me to refresh myself so I would be able to study hard once again. However, I did get a lot of sleep and I did feel refreshed, but my body was completely out of shape. I did almost no exercising or conditioning, which made my first practice after break awful. After the practice, my legs were cramped and that was when I realized that we have to stay in shape at all times.

2. The first day of high school as a freshman It was different. In middle school, it was our world. Since we were 8th graders, we did not have any upper class man to be careful about, and the assignments were a lot easier. However, high school felt as if I opened a door heading to a different world. The atmosphere was different, and I had 3 grades of upper class men that I had to be careful about. Even though I was just walking down the hall way, somehow I didn't feel so comfortable.

Choose one of the events and add setting and dialogue. Winter Break During the winter break, I went to hagwons and stayed home, chilling. This was about all that I have done during the precious 3 weeks that KIS has given me to refresh myself so I would be able to study hard once again. However, I did get a lot of sleep and I did feel refreshed, but my body was completely out of shape. "Oh my. What do I do? I am totally out of shape!" I said. Then I realized it wasn't only me who was out of shape. It was almost everyone, and obviously there were many common things between us. I did almost no exercising or conditioning, and this applied to many other players, which made our first practice after break awful. After the practice, I heard everyone moaning and complaining about the pain in their legs, and that included myself also. My legs were cramped and that was when I realized that we have to stay in shape at all times.

Choose an event (either the ones you brainstormed with or another one) and answer the following questions: What is the thesis? Staying in shape is important in many ways What is the significance (one sentence)? I hurt and tired myself because I was out of shape during the winter break. What is the setting? 2010, KIS Gym and home

Write one sentence or phrase for each of the senses (taste, touch, smell. . .) Taste - The water tasted like a medicine that cured my whole body to work again. Touch - The ball felt very slippery and uncomfortable. Smell - We realized that the smell of sweat in the locker room reduced significantly. Hear - I realized that our coach's voice implied that he was quite annoyed that we were out of shape so much. Look - Everyone looked extraordinarily tired after the practice.