My Book Spine Poem
Keeper
The Giver
The Weirdo
The Great Brain
The Burning Maze
The Last Olympian
The Wednesday Wars
The Maze Runner
I’m So Done
©ElleShifflette
Category: 6th Grade
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift is an American singer/songwriter. She is a very talented woman who’s journey to fame has been tough because of some of the criticism. It all started at Bluebird café where Big Machine Records first noticed her. Now she is a successful, happy, and adored singer.
Her albums listed in release order are: Taylor Swift, Fearless, Speak Now, Red, 1989, Reputation, Lover, Folklore, Evermore, Fearless (Taylor’s Version), Red (Taylor’s Version), and Midnights.
However, her solo albums listed in most popular order are: 1989, Evermore, Folklore, Midnights, Reputation, Red, Lover, Fearless, Speak Now, and Taylor Swift.
I personally love Taylor Swift because of her resilience and toughness to never let people get her down. She tries to not look at herself in photos because she tends to criticize herself, and she doesn’t want that. Some media calls her overweight and untalented, but she pushes through and overcomes negative comments. Someone even came on stage when she got an award and took the microphone from her hands! He then said that Beyoncé deserved the award more than Taylor did. Then he apologized and then asked if he could put her name in his song lyrics. Being the forgiving person she is, Taylor Swift said yes and accepted his apology. After that he released the song and it had very explicit lyrics about her. She persevered even through that and stayed strong. That is what I most admire about her.
Elle’s Backpack
Over the summer I read Finding Someplace by Denise Lewis Patrick. In this book a girl named Reesie needs to evacuate her house, and fast. It is up to her to bring anything that might be of value to her family later on. She brings only what she needs, no more, no less. She is a smart packer and brings important papers, but if I were her, I would pack a little more heavily.
If I was Reesie, I would bring money, so that I would be able to buy food, drinks, and any other essential items. Next, a blanket so I would never be cold, and some snacks to keep me going for a little while. Then I would pack my stuffed animal Beary, because he is special to me, some extra clothes so I wouldn’t be wearing the same dirty clothes all the time, and some old valuable photos. Then I would put in the essentials. A water bottle, a flashlight and some extra batteries, a knife, in case I needed to defend myself, and some passports for identification. Lastly, I would bring a Bible, because this is something that would help me always stay positive.
These are things that I think would be very important to have if everything else got destroyed. But that’s me, what’s important to you?