1. Complete pages 10-11 in The Art of Styling Sentences (TASS). These pages include exercises for Pattern 1, plus its three variations.
2. Respond to the following prompt in a comment. You must use at least 3 vocabulary words and at least two variations of Pattern 1.
Tell me your favorite ways to procrastinate.
I procrastinate in many ways, but here are a few. I always entreat to my parents to let me watch television, but they always balk and say I should not until my homework is done. I still do though... I go on my computer; I surf the web. I know by procrastinating I am being callow, but I do it anyways. Also, if I am really exhausted from the school day, I take naps to avoid my homework, which is not smart most of the time.
ReplyDeleteto procrastinate, i importune my parents, entreating them to not make me do my work. But still after all my beleaguering, they just balk.
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ReplyDeleteProcrastination is fun; however, it can get in the way of doing work. I do many things to procrastinate like balking at the opportunity to be productive. I don't have the audacity to fetter myself down by doing productive work. When I procrastinate, I eat; I play solitaire; I take a nap. All of these are options for procrastination, but I like to spice things up by rotating what I do to procrastinate.
ReplyDeleteFor me, I procrastinate a lot; it's a bad habit of mine; however, I'm fixing that habit now! However, whenever I DO procrastinate, it's probably because I had felt unfettered from obligations; I would want to keep the feeling of staying loose and free, and then that's when the procrastination begins. It seems callow, but I procrastinate just because I'd rather relax than do some work. Nowadays, I'm trying to make sure to finish my homework before I start relaxing as to avoid procrastination since procrastination has beleaguered me and my grades.
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ReplyDeleteSome say that all canny, young kids should know the bad affects of procrastination; however, many are fettered to procrastination by the enthralling nature of distractions. One of my favorite things to do to procrastinate is to play guitar. My little brothers sometimes comes and plays with me, but he doesn't know how, so the house soon fills with cacophonous bursts of noise. Writing can also be something I do to occupy my time; the problem is that my free writing has absolutely nothing to do with school assignments, so it's unproductive.
ReplyDeleteI used to procrastinate a lot, but now I balk from the thought of wasting time; there is so much homework to do nowadays! My favorite way to procrastinate is to start writing random stories in very great detail; therefore,I write fastidiously, to waste more time. Another way I procrastinate is to listen to music for a really long time; I become completely enthralled and can't help but forget about my homework; therefore, I end up working on my homework late at night.
ReplyDeleteI like to procrastinate in many ways; however, mainly I like to lie in bed enthralled by music. I also procrastinate by making effulgent paintings; I balk to touch any books,and I watch heinous crimes happen on Law and Order.
ReplyDeleteI love to procrastinate. My favorite ways are common; many people experience the same distractions. Often times my procrastinating is unintentional; I open my computer and become enthralled with facebook, although I do know that talking about facebook as a time waster has become hackneyed and trite. Another one of my favorite ways to procrastinate is to listen to my eclectic blend of music, and often I become further distracted because I am inspired to dance around my room.
ReplyDeleteProcrastinating is one of the easiest things to do. When I procrastinate I usually watch TV; listen to music, or play games. My mom says that procrastinating is not canny, but I balk to listen to her silly ideas. Sometimes, If I am feeling up to it, I will beleaguer my sister by making cacophonous noises. She gets extremely annoyed and usually calls me callow and tells me to stop procrastinating. Feeling audacious I want to keep on annoying her; however, I know I should stop and do my school work.
ReplyDeleteAsking entreatingly for a little bit more time; my mom started balking at me to do my homework and turn off the TV. Unwillingly i would do it and be unfettered from my moms rathe; then i would go back to watching TV.
ReplyDeleteI find procrastination very tempting to do like, "oh sure I'll just do English homework tomorrow during my free period." Don't be so cynical, sometimes there are some of those audacious moments where we dare to attempt to finish all our homework on the day it was assigned. Yet again you could just do it tomorrow. You decide.
ReplyDeleteI do not intentionally procrastinate; I just get distracted sometimes, enthralled by the tv. When procrastinating, I enjoy watching the heinous crimes that occur on the show C.S.I. Las Vegas. I sometimes get hackneyed from procrastinating, and I go to bed, deciding to procrastinate even longer.
ReplyDeleteProcrastination is fun in the short run; however, in the long run it always comes back to hurt you. Nonetheless, everyone still does it. I like to procrastinate by watching TV, something my sister balks at. I don’t really like watching reality shows as they are often about extremely callow people, but I do enjoy crime shows like Law & Order. The adventures of the detectives on the show always enthrall me; I never know what is going to happen next!
ReplyDeleteProcrastination is a wonderful waste of time; however, it can show how callow I am. Sure its all fun and games; I have fun messing around; surfing the web until I've realized how late its gotten. I try to be fastidious, but some times the temptations are too great. I often become enthralled by the little details of things at hand; I waste valuable time that I could be sleeping instead.
ReplyDeleteProcrastination is one of the biggest enemies and best friends of all high school students; we procrastinate when we get enthralled in our computers or Facebook. It is rather audacious to try to do all of our homework without any breaks; it is a lot faster and more efficient than when we take many breaks and procrastinate, and the best thing to do is to fastidiously study and finish your homework. This way you can have a good nights sleep. However, I love to listen to music as I work; listening to music distracts me and slows down my thought process, and I also like to take long breaks to read magazines or watch a a tv show.
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ReplyDeleteMy favorite things to do to procrastinate are...
ReplyDelete1. I like to think about something funny and callow that happened that day; I laugh out loud.
2. I EAT yummy food; EATING is like a hobby.
3. I daydream at the effulgent, blue sky.
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ReplyDeleteYou could say that my forte is procrastination; therefore, it is not surprising that I left this comment until the end of the day. How ironic that my heinous habit has led me to procrastinate on a post about procrastination. It is not hard to guess what my favorite methods of procrastination may be; my ebullient spirit leaves me antsy and distracted, so I must get up and move around. I feel fettered by the confines of my desk. Don't pin me as callow; at least I am productive and stretch during my breaks, (sometimes.) I also enjoy taking long showers where I sing the latest Lady Antebellum, make up cheer dances, or solve life's problems.
ReplyDeleteI often spend a long time procrastinating; It's a bad habit of mine. Sometimes my procrastination leads to me staying up so late that I get very little sleep. When this happens, I don't exactly feel ebullient in the morning. Often, when I'm trying to get homework done, I listen to music; This can help me in certain situations, but sometimes it can be more of a distraction and I end up making very little progress. Other times, I take all my books out and get ready to work, but I'll start drawing instead because I simply can't focus. When this happens, I can be so fastidious with the details of whatever I'm drawing that I can easily waste an hour or two. I know this is not a canny way to act; Sometimes, though, I just can't seem to stop procrastinating.
ReplyDeleteWhen it comes to doing my homework, I am usually rather fastidious. Amber can vouch for that; she makes fun of me for color-coding all of my notes. I usually get all my homework done early; however, I sometimes procrastinate. Instead of doing my homework, I will watch TV; I also enjoy listening to music; my favorite way to procrastinate is getting on Facebook. The worst part about procrastinating is that sometimes you wait so long that you don't have time to complete the assignment. If this happens, you might have to entreat you teacher for an extension. Procrastinating is a callow habit, and it is one I hope I can quit!
ReplyDeleteOften my parents entreat me to do my homework; I rarely listen to them when I feel lazy. Usually, a video game enthralls me; and I can't resist its balm influence on me.
ReplyDeleteBattling procrastination is an ongoing war. I am usually extremely ebullient when I get home from school; I balk to start the homework that is assigned, and I have to fetter myself to my books. I try my hardest to start my work; however, I always seem to find other activities to distract me. My history teacher assigned a paper due at the end of the week; I should probably start it today; I think I'll do something else.
ReplyDeleteOften people say those who procrastinate are callow; however everybody suffers from it. The only way to avoid procrastination is to receive an assignment that is audaciously ebullient; along with interesting, and entertaining. Procrastination is what fetters all of us to unaccomplished goals; nonetheless many still accomplish these goals.
ReplyDeleteI do not procrastinate often; however, when I procrastinate, it's severe. I'm a very fastidious person; especially when I study. I am not beleaguered by my parents to do homework, but I usually do it anyways. I watch TV when I procrastinate, which I know is probably cacophonous to Katherine when she wants to study. I seem to be the more callow twin; Katherine is very mature.
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