Skiing
The mountain glistens white with fluffy snow Reflection at the bottom
The frozen stream thick with snow and ice
The fluffy spluffy white snow falling very slow
The mountain is a skier’s paradise
Skiing down the mountain with joy and ease
A peaceful silence is heard at the top
The Whiskey Jacks singing high up in the trees
The snow crunching as you come to a stop
On the very last run the great day is done
You savor every minute on the mountain
Once down the skiing is done but was very fun
You can still feel the calling of the mountains
The glistening mountains can be seen from home
The best place in the world is Whistler Blackcomb
Core Competency: Creative thinking.
Here is evidence that I can… generate new ideas, build upon my ideas, build upon or combine ideas of others, develop ideas through experimentation or writing, use setbacks to advance my thinking, take significant risks with my thinking etc.
I showed creative thinking in ways like, I had to problem solve when I ran into a problem. The problem that I ran into was that I had to rhythm the last of the sentences. I had a bit of trouble finding words to rhyme but eventually, I was able to get past that problem. I also had to be creative with how I started the lines of the sonnet. I didn’t want to start the lines the same way every time so that was a bit of a struggle. The final problem I ran into was finding a topic to write about. The problem was that I wanted to find an interesting topic that I wanted to write about, while having lots to write about the topic. That was when I thought of skiing. It had lots to talk about with the mountains, water and the actual skiing part.
Another thing that I’m happy with is my use of describing words. I think that I described the mountains and snow very well. Another reason I chose my topic was because skiing is one of my passions that I love to do with my dad. We go up to whistler ad much as possible. My last line was “The best place in the world is Whistler Blackcomb”, I chose this line because my favorite place to ski is in whistler and the mountain is Whistler Blackcomb. The ending “Comb” rhymes with home and that was another reason I picked it. Overall, I think I was able to get over my challenges and create a sonnet that I’m happy with.
Ways I want to improve are…
I wanted to make up a better word. It took me about 20 minutes for me to come up with the word “spluffy”. It was supposed to mean fluffy, I didn’t have a that great of a time even finding this word. I think with more time and more effort on my part I could have came up with another word. Another thing that I wanted to improve is the last two sentences. I think that it makes sense, it makes sense to me, but I’m not so sure if my teacher will understand the last words. My last sentence was “the best place in the world is whistler Blackcomb. If my teacher doesn’t know about the ski resort, then I can see why it can be confusing. Like I said in my last paragraph, I’m happy with my work and think that these improvements are only minor.
