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Final Metacognition
At last, it’s over. Dear Fitz, “Metacognition” is a fancy word. I’ve had that thought for the entire year, but I’ve never remembered to actually write it down in any metacognitions before. But now I have. Now what? I don’t know. I don’t think I want to know. Why not... Continue reading
Posted May 31, 2020 at 2021 Zhang, Zixuan
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Good job. I like how vividly you remembered your walk in January.
Nature Walk
Wowie, what a train wreck of a post “There’s too much green in nature” -Garfield Pollen is bad. Pollen makes it hard for me to take walks now. When I tried to take a walk, pollen made life bad. Wow. What an amazing hook. Best broad theme narrow theme one-two punch ever. I am so good at...
I liked how you described what you did during the hikes.
The walk
The walk was nice. We went on this small single track path. Rocks were EVERYWHERE. Since the mass quarantine we have been hiking to cliffs and peaks near our house. The hike always start with a small bike ride to the trailhead. We geocache and play Pokémon go on these hikes and we sometimes jus...
Good job. I really liked the simile relating the football and the jet.
A solitary walk
Through the tree swept cold roads I walked. The wind a sad reminder that winter is gone. The soft chirps of birds slowly whirling around me in a sea of noise. The quietness of a community that used to be so loud and exciting saddened me. I then began to think to the past to football when the air...
Good job. I especially liked the metaphor you used in the first paragraph. The entire piece was written very well too.
What a World We Live in
When I went out today there was an odd almost eerie stillness and quietness. Few cars dared to drive and few people chose to walk. Those few people who were outside walked with purpose, trying to avoid contact and interaction with others. Oblivious to the masked insanity around them, the bir...
Good job. I really liked your opening paragraph, and also the way you described your scene.
Solitary Walk
Look Around “The clearest way into the Universe is through a forest wilderness.” ~ John Muir Rain droplets are falling from the green trees as I zip around on the board ways through the misty forest. I look over to the mossy pond and see nothing, but then when I take a closer look I n...
I liked your hook. You also described the scene really well.
Solitary Walk Take it in “Cherish the natural...
Solitary Walk Take it in “Cherish the natural world because you’re part of it and you depend on it.” – Sir David Attenborough The blazing sun felt like it was wearing through all my clothes, and I couldn’t wait to get back home for a cold bottle of water. My dog was almost pulling me dow...
Good job. I liked your conclusion, and also your second paragraph.
A Solitary Walk
In every walk in with nature one receives far more than he seeks. ~Google In the distance I see a purple-blue cloud that is about to ruin this nice, peaceful and beautiful day. It will tuck the sun away, and cast out a dark,damp...
I liked how you started off by writing from your point of view as you begin to run. I also liked your conclusion.
Nature writing piece
A closer look In every walk in with nature one receives far more than he seeks. John Muir Sun is shining over the green grass across land. Patches of flowers and sticks all around me. I start to run and prepare myself for a interesting run. I turn right on the grassy fields, some blades ...
A Solitary Walk
Posted May 7, 2020 at 2021 Zhang, Zixuan
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I liked what you wrote in the third paragraph, and how you talked about stress. I also liked your theme.
The Power of Chores
The Power of Chores Why the best part of doing chores is the result “I'm not going to vacuum 'til Sears makes one you can ride on.” ― Roseanne Barr Chores can be a massive pain. But when you’re moving in a week, some things have to be done. Since I am going to the Concord Carlisle High s...
I liked how you described the scene. It was written well, and the detail was good.
You Will Be Happy in the End
Chores Just wait for the result in the end Some things can tend to be annoying but can turn out to be not so bad in the end. When I have to do certain chores I find it very annoying to do them at times, but it turns out alright in the end.One time when I got asked by my Grandparents to pick u...
I liked how repetitive this piece was. Also, reverse psychology always works
Power of I
I kindly suggest you don’t read this I kindly suggest you read something worthwhile I kindly suggest that if you do read this, forget about everything as soon as possible it would benefit both you and me please don’t read this Your loss I don’t want to write this. I have never ...
I especially liked the last two paragraphs. They closed the piece well, and were written pretty nicely too.
Power of I
I live a good life. I live a life with 2 loving parents. I live a life with a nice house and good friends. I live a pretty lucky life. I am a kid who got really lucky at birth. I got lucky with a loving family and not living paycheck to paycheck. I live a life of lies. I live a life of “I’m ...
Like what everyone else wrote here, although it was short, it was still good. I especially liked the second sentence.
The power of I
I want a world where I can multitask and be successful. Where I can succeed without stress tearing at my walls everyday. I want my friends to be happy and successful just on the same stride as me. I want them to know that if they need something they can count to me for it. I don’t want to f...
Good job. Although it looks a bit odd, from a writing viewpoint, I liked the way you split up your paragraphs.
The Power of I
An exploration of some of the things I Love I love being with friends and family. In these trying times I see that more than ever. I have taken advantage of the time I have with my friends and family and now I would give anything to get that back. I thought that some time off, a lot of Netflix a...
I liked the opening sentence. It was written well, and set up the rest of the piece nicely.
Assignment #1
The Power of I If I could explain who I am through thoughts and what I want, then it would probably be something like this: I want to be able to walk near other people and not have to give that face to each other as we move 6 feet apart. I want to become free of this nightmare we are all ...
I liked how you used a different word for the parallel structure in each paragraph. The quote fit pretty well too.
The Power Of I
The I’s “Be the change that you wish to see in the world” - Mahatma Gandhi I hope their people who don't judge others by how they look. I hope their are people who aren’t too quick to judge. I hope that people understand eachother better. I hope places are safer so when you’re walking ar...
Good job. I liked how you split the two main paragraphs up into good and bad things.
I...
I... I want to be the best. I want to beat everybody. I want to win in everything. I always want to accomplish something. I don’t want to be average. I don’t want or like to lose. I don’t want to be beaten. This attitude is what drives me to do the things I do. When I play sports, I play angry...
Like Finn said, I really liked how you did a separate topic for each paragraph.
Assignment number 1
The power of I I hope that this pandemic ends soon so that people can interact again and be free to talk to each other and go places. I hope that this pandemic ends so I can go back to seeing my friends and going on the sports field to play games. I hope that this pandemic ends so that I can go ...
The Power of Chores
Posted May 4, 2020 at 2021 Zhang, Zixuan
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I really liked the second and third paragraphs; especially the part where you talked about how people were focusing on the smaller issues, while ignoring the larger ones.
The Power of I
The Power of I How everybody has different thoughts “Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you're right” - Henry Ford I am a human being that has a lot of thoughts. I think about a lot of things, mostly the things that aren’t as important in life, but the thing...
I liked the part where you said “my eyes bulging out of my head after staring at a screen.” It fit pretty well, and added to the piece nicely.
Writing piece one
Boredom Boredom is a weird thing. Before quarantine I could never say that I was really fully bored, but I think I can now. The reason I was never bored before was because when I wasn’t doing all the homework that I needed to do I was rushing off to a sports practice, playing Xbox or doing othe...
I I ”I” -not I I don’t want to do this, and...
I I ”I” -not I I don’t want to do this, and I see no useful purpose in doing this. I’d much rather take my time to write slowly, rather than fast, because that’s just what I prefer. Writing fast seems sloppy, and I don’t get time to think out... Continue reading
Posted Apr 29, 2020 at 2021 Zhang, Zixuan
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Posted Apr 26, 2020 at 2021 Zhang, Zixuan
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