Encyclopedia of Me
Today you are going to create an Encyclopedia of Me. Write at least 1 entry for each letter of
the alphabet, retelling something special about your life.
Let’s look at an example from Amy Rosenthal’s Encyclopedia of an Ordinary Life:
Here’s another example:
https://jsteltz.wordpress.com/2012/12/13/encyclopediaofanordinarylifeshsstyle/
I’m going to write an entry and then it’ll be your turn to write in class today.
Mrs. Kim’s entry example:
AAdventure
I knew I wanted to live overseas ever since I was 15. My best friend moved to England and I
desperately wanted to join her. I decided then and there that no matter what I did, I would
make it my goal to live overseas. I wanted to have adventure in my life. For a long time I
would say that when I grew up I wanted to be like Indiana Jones: teacher by
day...archaeologist/ adventurer by night. Over the next 11 years, I studied to be an ESL
teacher and finally was able to move to a different country.
B Blood
I have always been grossed out by blood, both mine and other peoples. I can’t look at it for
long without feeling lightheaded. I would love to have nothing to do with blood. Therefore, I
find it ironic that I have a blood disorder where my blood doesn’t flow like it is suppose to.
Because of this I have to make sure that my hands and feet are always warm. My blood likes
to stop flowing to my extremities and when I have to make it go back or start flowing again, it
hurts. So blood and I have never been friends and I think it will always make me feel queasy
when I see it.
Now it’s your turn! Your objective is to choose significant (important) life experiences and
write with wellchosen words and sensory details. Optional: add in your own drawings or
pictures, like Amy Rosenthal did in her book.
Owen Yu
August 21,2015
Mrs.Kim
Aace I am an ace in my middle school.I almost attend every single activity in my middle
school.For example,we raise flag every week.Somebody needs to host the activity.I was
always be the volunteer to host it.And I’ve got many good scores in the exam.I also did a
speech in the opening ceremony.
Bbread I like bread better than bun.Bun is kind of Chinese food.It is not as soft as the
bread.It is white.It likes the cut sphere.I like bread because it is soft and delicious.
CChina I am a chinese.I love my country and my hometown.I like chinese food.All my
relatives are living in China.Although the air in China is not very clean and the environment in
China is bad.My hometown is a dirty,small and backward.But I still very miss my
home.Especially when I am in a foreign country and speak a foreign language,I miss my
home so much.
Ddog I hate dogs.I will feel nervous when I see a dog.And the dog will bark to me.I don’t
know why.Maybe one of my friends was bit by a dog.
EEasy company This name appeared in a TV series.This drama called Band of brothers.I felt
the true friendship between those soldiers.They save each other’s lives more than one
time.They are very unitive.I really learnt a lot from the unitive company.
F-fruits Somebody cannot live without coffee.Somebody cannot live without
chocolate.Somebody cannot live without tea.I cannot live without fruits.I must eat many fruits
per day.If one day there are no fruits,I will feel very bad.I will feel thirsty and cannot focus on
study.
Ggames They are not video games.I still remember that I played many interesting games
with my classmates on the my elementary school’s playground.When I was a elementary
school student,we have a lot time to play on the playground.We created many games.We run
and didn’t stop.For example,divide the people into two equal teams.Each team has a
home.One people need to protect home.The others go out and fight with you “enemies”.If you
touch your enemy first,then he cannot move.He need a teammate to save him and can join
war again.If you are the first to touch your enemies’ home,your team will win the game.I really
miss that period.
Hhell I want to tell you something about “hell”.That is not real hell.It is just a metaphor.Let’s
talk about chinese education.Somebody think the educational level of China is higher than
any countries.But if you really graduated in China,you cannot create anything useful or
new.When you are in the high school of China,the time of the end of school is 10:00pm.There
are still a lot homework that you need to do.You will sleep at 12 pm or 1 am.That is the
earliest time.And you need to go to school 6:00am.It means you need to get up at 5:00am.It is
really a hell.You only need to memorize something you don’t understand.You needn’t to take
care of your body.
I-ice I like to put some ice in my drinks.That is very cool.I also like the shape of the ice.It is a
cube.It could be very stiff.But it also can become water.No color,no taste.
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Jjam I love jam because it is sweet.Strawberry jam is my “true love”.I like spreading some
jam on a slice of bread.The bread is a little salty.If I add some sweet jam to the bread,it must
be delicious.
KKorea It is a beautiful country,especially the Jeju island.Now I am studying at Jeju
island,Korea.I choose study at Jeju because I hate chinese education.I hate doing so many
workbooks.And I want to go to the college in the U.S.But I don’t want to go high school in the
U.S.It is too far from my home.So that is why I am here.I can receive american education.I
needn’t to go so far.
Llightning Lightning is very amazing and beautiful.It is very powerful.It can bring electricity.It
also can destory something easily.I am a little afraid of it.However,I am very interested in it.
Mmovies I like watching movies.I can learn many things from the movies.My favourite movies
are FAST AND FURIOUS 17.I like them because I can know the teamwork is very
important.Your frienda are also important.I also like the cars in the movie. The stories of the
movie are very attractive.
Nnortheast I want to tell you something about my home,the northeast of China.The winter
there is very cold.But the summer there is very hot,just like you are in a microwave.The air
there is very dry.So the environment of the northeast of China is very bad.We have our own
localism.But I cannot speak it very well.The people there are all very enthusiastic.
Oorange Orange is my favourite color.I like it because I like to eat orange.It is the mixture of
red and yellow.I just like it,no reason.
Ppiano I’ve learnt piano for two years.But I gave up it because the study missions in the
middle school are too heavy.I don’t have time to practice it.I feel very regret about that
because I really love piano.Maybe I will learn it soon.I really need to keep my mind on it if I
want to play it well.
Qquit I quited the my middle school in China.One year ago,I’ve planned to study at Jeju
island.iI wanted to come here because the schools here ues English to teach classes.It is
easier to go to college in the U.S.I don’t want to study in China because it is too tired.Too
much homework.Always have to memorize something I don’t understand.However,I very miss
my classmates.I really miss them.
Rrecycling Last year,I took a around Japan with my parents.The things that really make me
feel unbelievable are not Fuji Mountain.The recycling in the country shock me.I’ve drunk a
bottle of water.I need to put them into trash can.I need to separate the bottle into three
parts:bottle cup,bottle wrapper and the empty bottle.If we don’t have resource,we save
resource and create resource.
Sswimming Swimming is my favourite sport.But at first,I am very afraid of swimming
pool.Because l always thought that there are some monsters in the bottom of the pool.The
water is also very cold.The pool’s color is dark blue.So I always feel uncomfortable.My dad
always encourage me to swim.So I can swim well now.I think swimming is a good sport
because it is very cool in the water.You won’t feel hot when you are swimming.
T TV series My favourite TV series is Breaking Bad.I like it because the details description
are very reasonable.The story is also very good.I can learn many thing from it.Love your
families and don’t depend on the others etc.
UUNO “uno” is spanish.It is my favourite card game.We call the game UNO because you
need to say “UNO” when you only have one card in your hand.I won’t tell you how to play
it.It’s a little complex.A foreign teacher that work in an English academy taught mr the game.I
like the game.
Vvia It is an English word.First time I met the word,I felt this word is very strange.Even I didn’t
believe it is a word.Because I never saw the word before.Then I asked my English teacher
about the word.And she told me the meaning of the word is like “through”.For example,submit
your essay via email.I asked her, “Why I never saw the word before?”,and she told me
“Because your English is very bad.” Murmur,a little sad….
Wwave I like wave.I like to go to seaside.I will feel peace and quiet when I am standing on
the beach.I also like to run with wave.I won’t let wave wet my feet.It is fun.
X Xray I think it is one of the most useful inventions in the world.I want to talk about it
because I did a biology research.When we are sharing our result,somebody gave out the
point:Xray is very useful to do some observation about Biology.I think it is useful to check
humans’ bodies.It is a big impact on humans’ health.
Yyolk I hate yolk in the egg.I know it is very nutritive,I don’t like the flavor.
Oh,I really cannot think out anything about the word.To think out some words that begin with
X,Y,Z are so hard.I’ve tried my best.
Zzebra I don’t like zebras.But I like the color of the zebras.It is very fantastic.When I am
looking at a zebra.I think that is an art work.The comparation of the colors is very obvious.A
white line,then a black line.It also makes me feel dizzy.