The Big Bad Pomeranian

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   A miniature Pomeranian was more excited then normal when his owner gave him a bone to chew on. He grasped it in his mouth the best he could and started strutting around the house to show off his new bone. When he was done flouncing around he decided to go rest under his owner’s bed.

   On the way, he saw something out of the corner of his eye that startled him, so he slyly walked over to check it out. Standing right in front of him was another dog! Surely his owner didn't get another dog. He would've noticed. But then again, why did he get a nice, delicious bone all of a sudden?

   He tilted his head back and forth; the other dog did the exact same thing. He thought for sure that the new dog was going to take his bone and that wasn't acceptable. Preparing to fight back, he scratched his legs on the carpet, gearing up to fight the dog, even with his bone in his mouth.

   As soon as he lunged forward he heard a shattering noise and was thrown backwards. He was afraid to get up! He didn't know what he had done. His owner came running in the room yelling, but then grabbed him up and cuddled him, telling him everything was okay.

   Needless to say, Pomeranians do not like other dogs or mirrors.

Joe's Big Day

Pirate Joe was a cap’t on his ship called Jenny. He was the the most fearsome pirate in all of James Bay and that wasn’t even when he was loaded to the gunwalls. Which he was, having drafted on clap of thunder. But who would blame him? After all he did have a serious case of the gout. That is why he stood on the starboard yellin’ at a cog.

“Ye, bilge rat get out of me seas or I’ll gut ye,” yelled the captain.

Cap’t Jeddy, a swashbuckle if you will and you will, hung the jib at the black spot in Cap’t Joe’s hand.

“Ye goin’ be stealin’  me coffer ye scallywag,” cap’t Joe yelled as he threw hard tacks at the boat. Cap’t Jeddy, a teddy bear, was frightened by the biscuits, but he was amidship and was safe.

“I’ll take ye to the execution dock for wearin’ a red ensign in these parts,” Joe shook his fist. Suddenly the boat heeled, sending the Cap’t into the sea.

“Arr, I’m drowning, I don’t want to go to Davy Jone’s locker,” cried Joe as he flailed about in the water.

Climbin’ down the chase gun and lowerin’ himself into the gally, Jeddy began sailin’ the league between the two boats. Jeddy was a bloody good sailor and soon was mere fathoms from The Jenny.

“Get in, ye carouser,” Jeddy demanded, grabbin’ Joe by his hand and pullin’ him into the boat.

            “Avast, ye saved me life. I owe ye me life,” Joe said.

            “Grab the grapple,” Jeddy instructed as he threw the other end up. The teddy bear and the old man climbed up the side of the boat. “Now about me payment. Me bounty.”

            “Ye will be gettin’ nothing from me,” Joe cried. “In the hold ye go for such treason.”

            “I just saved ye life. Ye git,” Jeddy growled.

            “I know. I know. Let’s have dinner to celebrate me life,” Joe exclaimed and led Teddy to a table at the port side of the boat.

            “What ye serving?” Wondered Jeddy.

            “Salmagundi,” replied Joe proudly.

            Without speaking anymore the two sat down and enjoyed their meal together, celebrating Joe still being alive. Then Jeddy asked about his doubloons and that made Cap’t Joe very angry.

“Bucko, ye better watch ye mouth or I’ll stab ye,” threatened Cap’t Joe.

But Jeddy wouldn’t be quiet so Cap’t Joe set him on fire.

Do You Believe In Me? Questions

1. Is he a good speaker? Why/why not?

    - I thought he was a good speaker because he kept the audiences attention.

2. What were his good characteristics as a speaker? His bad?

    - He knew how to keep up the energy and keep the audience entertained. But he paused a lot and took very long breaks in his speaking.

3. How did he use his voice (vocal inflection) to make his speech more effective?

    - He emphasized the important words to get his point across, this made his voice strong and made him seem older then he was.

4. How did he use gestures to make his speech more effective?

    - He pointed to the different sections of the audience in which he was referring too. This helped because the audience probably felt like they were more involved and not just being talked to.

5. Why do you think they selected him as their keynote speaker? (Keynote speakers are the main speakers of a meeting, convention, etc.)

    - They made him the main speaker to let the teachers (audience) understand how important they are from a students perspective.

6. What was the main point of his message? Was it an important message? Why/why not?

    - His main message was to get teachers to understand how important they are to children learning and growing. The message was important because teachers need to be assured they are helping out.

7. Do you think the teachers believed his message? Did it inspire them? Why/why not?

    - I think they believed the message because they were really into his speaking. It inspired them by letting them know they are appreciated and they are wanted.

I thought his message was powerful from a teachers perspective. From mine, I was not very interested. I understand that as a student we all want someone to believe in us, but we don't have to ask five times in a short speech if they really believe in me. Yes, he got his point across, but he broke his sentences up too much which just bored me. I want to know the information as quickly as possible and get it over with. If I was a teacher, it may have been different. I probably would've been more interested because I would want to know how the kids feel about me. As a student, I know how I feel about my teachers though.

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