Jocelyn+Epple

Jocelyn is a great reader who continues to learn more about reading throughout her life. She began learning to read when her parents read to her every night before bed when she was a child. She also has many memories of her grandmother taking her to the community library to pick up a few books that her grandma would read to her. Jocelyn reads books that draw her in and bring her right in to the setting of the book, as if you were kind of like a character in the story. She loves to read in a quite setting and by herself where she can focus on what she is reading. The easiest part about reading for her is the love for the books she reads, anyone loves a book that interests them. People read to get away from reality or to get there imagination and creativity flowing. Jocelyn many times, reads to get away from every day stress and to just shut out the rest of the world for a while. The hardest part about reading for her is if she has to read a book that doesnt interest her, and it ends up boring her to death. She can only read when a book really draws her attention. When looking for a good qualities in a book, Jocelyn looks at the cover and how neat and creative it is or what the picture is of on the front. She also will read the back to see if the introduction interests her. Once she finds a book that interests her completely, she will read at home for hours on end. Jocelyn loves to read if it is something that takes her aways into a different place and really gets her emotions into the book, almost like you are living it like a reality. Imagination is the key. Jocelyn doesnt really enjoy doing SSR projects or reading bookd in class that no one likes.

Jocelyn grew up writing little messages to her mom and dad. She loved to write letters to any of her family members. This is mainly how she learned to write and what influenced how she writes today. She also gets many of her creativity from the reading she does and puts it into her writing. In order to write well, Jocelyn likes to listen to music and to write about something she is very passionate about or something she would like to prove her point about. She loves to write persuasive papers or stories about her life. When deciding what to write about, she just thinks simply about what interests her the most at the time or what she feels strongly about. She has a hard time writing about subjects she isnt very knowledgable about or when there is no research included. Jocelyn loves to be able to learn about knew things, so writing really helps with that. For example, she likes to write essays because sometimes you have to research your subject. Her favorite kind of paper is persuasive, because you can write what you feel strongly about and it makes it way easier. Jocelyn likes to get feedback to help her become a better writer. Writing skills are something everyone for have, because later in life you may have to do a paper or many papers. Jocelyn isnt a big enough writer to where she will actually write at home, but in school situations she will try her best a writing a good paper. She strongly believes that if your writing about what interests you or you have a strong opinion about, then anyone can write a great paper. Its all about the interest and the effort you put into it. She enjoys this most about writing.

__Layne Who__

Layne who has a hienna laugh and asks the dumbest questions who is a strong person who is always there for me whose car is all dented is always so funny who tells me everything who tells me things that make me laugh so hard im in tears whose big but is always showing who used to take a million pictures of herself is always eating McDonalds doesnt like mean people is always wearing sweatshirts who likes to sing is very caring and honest who loves to be a weirdo is really good at soccer asking the dumbest questions...still... who is my best friend :)