First, complete the exercises for Sentence Pattern 8 in The Art of Styling Sentences. Then, answer the following prompt. You must use Sentence Pattern 8 at least once, and you must use at least three vocabulary words from Week 5. (We will go over the answers in class.)
Prompt: Write a letter to mom or dad (or both) attempting to persuade them to grant you permission for something you really want or something you really want to do.
Mother-
ReplyDeleteI realize that you think I was being a licentious girl last week, but mom, that was last week. If you let me stay out past curfew again, then I promise I'll go to dinner with Nana and Cappy tomorrow night. I will take care of my slovenly room.
You always let Wilson stay out past his curfew. I guess that's because he has a obsequious personality. Well, I don't. I'm not going to beg you to let me stay out late.
So, I've decided I'm gonna stay out late like I did last week. When I come in tonight, please try to whisper. Don't use your strident voice. We wouldn't want to wake anyone up!
Love,
Annie
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ReplyDeleteMom and Dad,
ReplyDeleteOn Monday y'all made a precipitous decision to not let me go with my friends this weekend, because at the time you were angry. I am sorry for what I did, and I really want to make it up to you. If I walk the dogs, if I clean the dishes, If I help around the house, then can I please go to the concert this weekend? I literally will be the paradigm of the perfect daughter! Please let me go!!!! Before you give me a retort answer to my request just think about it.
Samantha
Mom,
ReplyDeleteI have decided that I am not going to go out to the ranch this weekend. I hope this fact was ostensible because I have repeatedly told you that I was going to do so. But this is not a slipshod decision, in fact it is a pensive one. Right now school is getting very hard for me and I have a lot of tests and quizes coming up. If I study this weekend, if I have time to relax and have a clear mind, if I get a quiet to place to study, then I think I could possibly end up doing well on all of my tests and quizes. Thank you for understanding!
Love Ryan
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ReplyDeleteMom and Dad,
ReplyDeleteI would really appreciate it if you guys would let me pick out a new car for Christmas. I know it is sad, but I think it is time to part with the suburban. We don’t need to make a slipshod decision, but it is ostensible that the burb is only going to run for another 6 months at most. The transmission has already broken once and she has over 140,000 miles. Also, she has an oil leak, her left mirror is broken, and she makes a strident noise when she goes over 40 miles per hour. I’m not asking for much, I am simply asking for a more reliable car that is safer, that is more cost efficient, and that will last through college. I have done some research, which proves that buying a car right now would be a great investment. The prices for cars, especially pre-owned cars, have progressively gone down over the last few years because of the economic status and the high gas prices. Also, the other kids at school make fun of me all the time because my car is a “mom car.” It is getting to the point that driving the suburban is no longer sufferable. I hope you guys can now see where I am coming from, and I hope we can all come to a consensus on my current car situation.
Love,
Sam
Dad,
ReplyDeleteIf I take out the trash, if I mow the lawn, if I am pensive to everything you say, then will I be able to go with all my friends to the movies this weekend. I am sorry that I laughed about your malapropism with the word fudge, saying f*** instead. I will try and be the paradigm of a good child forever if you let me go to this movie. If you don't let me go, I won't have any more friends. You wouldn't want that, would you?
Your son,
Trevin
dear bestest parents in the whole wide world,
ReplyDeleteI know ya'll must be mad about my slovenly room but you can't always expect me to be the paradigm of a perfect daughter! School is SO stressful and I REALLY need a break so I was wondering if I could pretty pretty pretty please go to the concert thursday. I know I'm technically supposed to be grouded but it's just not fair! Everyone else gets to go and if you trust me, if you love me, if you care at all about me you would let me go too. I promise I won't act at all in a licentious way and I promise if you guys let me do this i will be obsequios for the rest of the week.
You guys rock!
Presley (your favorite daughter ever)
Dearest Mommy and Daddy,
ReplyDeleteMay I please go to the Beirut concert on Friday? You didn't let me go to either of the Summer Set concerts nor the Wombats concert, and my social life is failing! At this moment in my life I should be doing exciting things, instead of being the quintessence of an old cat lady.
Charlie and Eva are going, so I won't be alone. Remember, you told me there is safety in numbers. (Plus, I guess you could always come along if you really wanted.)
Beirut is a pretty chill band, and it won't attract a licentious crowd. In fact, it probably won't attract a large crowd at all, and tickets are only 12 dollars.
I'm not being obsequious, but you are really the best parents a girl could ask for. If I promise to be good for the rest of the week, and do all my homework, and not complain, then will ya'll let me go?
Please think about it!
Your Responsible and Loving Daughter,
Paige
Dear Mom and Dad,
ReplyDeleteYou should let me go to the concert tonight. Because I have worked very hard these past few weeks, because I have been raising my grades, because I have not gotten to have fun for a while, you should really consider it! It's ostensible that I should deserve a break from my studies. So far, all this work has been sufferable, but now it is becoming harder because of the build up of stress. If you let me go to the concert, I promise to also clean up my slovenly room in addition to improving my grades. It is just that this band rarely comes into Houston and it is a once in a while chance!:)
Amber
Hey pops,
ReplyDeleteHows about a little love here? In my opinion, you made a slipshod decision telling me I can't go out and play with my friends. You're always complaining about my quiescence, so why not let me get some exercise? The paradigm for a well-rounded kid is not just one that studies, but one that is good at athletics and is in shape, too. If I have to study 24/7, if I can't ever have fun, if I can't socialize with my friends, how will I ever be happy? I'll just let that hang, so you can think about how you're wrong.
Thanks,
Jud
Dear Mom and Dad,
ReplyDeletePlease let me go to the mall with my friends this Friday night. You know that they are by no means licentious, and we will have a very fun time. I know you are upset that it is a long drive, but it is sufferable. I will make it worth your while by cleaning my slovenly room and I will even let you choose the music we listen to in the car. If I go and relax, if I have some fun, I will be less stressed and do much better on my tests next week and I will be able to work harder.
Please don't be precipitous in your decision, take your time.
Love,
Suriya
Dear mom and dad,
ReplyDeleteI know that i've been saying this for a while, but I would really like to go to Spain over Interim Term. I have heard so many wonderful things about it, all of the food, all of the culture, all of the history! Plus it will really help improve my spanish-speaking skills, so that maybe one day I will become a paradigm for all spanish students. Different people have told me that we travel all over and see historic sites, and really engage in Spain's rich history. As you may have noticed, I have been very responsible with my belongings and unlike Griffith's slovenly room, mine is very tidy. However, in all sobriety, it would mean a lot to me if you would consider this opportunity for not only an educational experience, but also to have fun! After all, dad, you traveled to Spain too when you were a teenager; don't you want your daughter to have the same kind of learning experience? All, I am asking is for you to consider it!!!
Much Love,
Courtney
Dear mom and dad,
ReplyDeletePlease let me go to Croatia next summer. This isn't a slipshod decision; I have been talking about it for months. If a get straight "A"s, if I clean my room every week, if I do the dishes every night, will you please send me? i don't want my summer to be quiescent. A kayaking trip in Croatia will be active, educational, and tons of fun. I know traveling alone is very dangerous, but iI promise to be careful and act with sobriety. Please, please, please let me go!
Alina
HI Mom And Dad,
ReplyDeleteI was wondering if you would let me go to New York this summer? I know u think my reticent personality would not go well in the Big Apple but, in all sobriety I only act like that around ya"ll im actually very strident around my friends. If Imeet new friends,if I find that girl,if i see that statue then you would feel great for letting me go on this once in a life time trip.
Love your favorite 16 year old son, Thomas
You know that I have been working hard this semester; my ostensible work ethic has carried me through school career unwaveringly. However, don't create a juxtaposition between Ryan and me, he is just obsessed with his grades. He's not happy unless it's a 100 he sees on his work. You know that I work hard, that I strive to get better, that I try to make you proud. I believe that when my birthday comes around in January, you should see fit that I deserve to get a car. I don't want any of your mirth after reading this; just keep to yourself, for the time being. We can have our laughs later.
ReplyDeleteLove, your eldest son,
Michael
Dear mom and dad,
ReplyDeleteI hope that is ostensible that school has been so hard thus far and I am trying my best to keep my grades up. Quite frankly, I need a break from all of the stress. I was just wondering if I could possibly go on a home stay in Argentina for interim term. If I do well on my exams, if I try my hardest to make all A's, if I am the paradigm daughter then will you let me go? Please don't be slipshod when you make your decision and take your time to think over all of the aspects of your decision.
Love, Sarah
Dear Mom and Dad,
ReplyDeleteThe holidays are near! Lights are being hung, trees decorated, and a sense mirth is settling over everyone. When you are getting ready to do your Christmas shopping, please remember that what I would really like is my license. Now, I know that I haven't driven much, but my 16th birthday was last week. Due to my ostensible study habits, you know that I will not make any slipshod decisions on the road. If I drive more with dad, if I fill out the paperwork, If I make an appointment with the DPS, then will you please take me to the DPS?! It would be insufferable to wait any longer than January 5th, which is the first day I can get my license. :)
Love, Lizzy
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My loving parents,
ReplyDeleteChristmas break is almost here! We should go to New York City. Because it may seem precipitous, because the temperature is freezing and because it is strident, shouldn’t stop us from going. The city is beautiful at Christmas time and our family has a blast on vacations. If we can get a good deal on a hotel room, if we can purchase flight tickets in time, we should definitely be there. The shopping, the mirthful atmosphere, and the snow make NYC the ultimate holiday destination.
Your daughter,
Elizabeth
Mom,
ReplyDeleteAs a pensive person, I've been considering your ideas about staying home and watching Emily instead of going with my soccer team to my tournament. But if I don't get to go with my team, if I don't have fun bonding with the freshman, if I don't support my teammates, then I won't be a true member of the team. I know that the quintessence of the situation may seem to be that I'm going to be spending my time watching a game when I can't play, I think it's important to support your team. It may seem like a slipshod decision to miss school to watch games, but if I don't learn how to have a good attitude when I have to sit on the sidelines, then I'm missing part of what it means to be on a team.
Julia
Dear mom and dad,
ReplyDeleteNow that I'm 16, can I get a car? If I study hard, if I behave, if I earn the money myself, then will you consider letting me get a car? You know that after watching my sister, a paradigm child, drive, I know how to drive well. Due to my pensive nature, you know I will not be slipshod on the road, rather I will take extreme precautions. It's been so difficult to wait thus far, so hopefully you will get me a car now!
Sincerely, Rohan
Dear Mom,
ReplyDeleteI have lately been very frustrated with the your overreactions concerning where I go and what time I come home. The curfew we pensively agreed upon was 11:30. I am confused why you all of a sudden lose it when I do not answer a txt from you immediately, I cannot hear my phone at times because of the boisterous mirth of my friends and I. If I answer your txts when you send them, if I am home when you tell me to no matter how early, if I never make licentious choices then I deserve to have independence and the appropriate curfew. I have always done these things and hope you can agree.
Your Son,
Gardner