Chris Essay 21

4/29/10

Mr. Salsich

English

Multi Genre Essay:

Friendship

Dear reader,

            If you are accustomed to the normal, formal essay, this may be a little confusing to you. This is a multi-genre essay including a standard poem, a haiku, a recipe, and an expository paragraph. My expository paragraph talks about examples in the famous play, Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare. The entire essay is about the theme of friendship.

Sincerely,

Chris

Poem: A True Friend

Always kind,

Always caring,

Always there,

Always trustworthy,

Always strong,

Always helpful,

Always generous,

Always special,

Always a true friend.

In everyone’s lives there is a true friend;

Someone who changes your life by simply being there;

Someone who makes you laugh endlessly; 

Someone who makes everyday a good day;

Someone who you love.

When you're down, 

And the world seems dark and empty, 

Your true friends lifts you up,

And makes that dark and empty world

Suddenly seem bright and full.

Your true friend is like the sun,

Rising above the black night,

Creating the bright, beautiful day.

Your true friends get you through the hard times,

The sad times, and the confusing times;

Your true friend is there to guide you,

They are there to tell you,

“Everything is going to be okay.”

Your true friends are the epitome of happiness,

They complete your life.

These friends are part of you,

Without them, you are nothing. 

Your true friends are your friends forever,

And lucky for you,

Forever has no end.

Recipe for Friendship

1. Always be kind.

            --Kindness is one of the keys to a good friendship. If you are mean to someone, why would they want to be your friend?

2. Always be honest.

            --Even if you make a mistake, it is good to be honest with your friend. It is easier for them to forgive someone they trust.

3. Always Communicate.

            --If you do not communicate with your friend regularly either through seeing them in person or communicating another way, they might feel left out and un-loved.

4. Always be helpful.

            --You must always be there for your friend. Even if you do not help them in a       major way, just saying little things to them will make them feel better.

If you follow these steps you will be a truly great friend.

Expository Paragraph

(TS) In Romeo and Juliet, there are many examples of friendship. (SD) The first example is when his friends get him to go to the party. (CM) His friends like him and want to have a good time, so they bring him to the party. (CM) Also, if they hadn’t been good friends and brought him to the party, he would not have met Juliet. (SD) Another friend he has in the story is a beautiful, charming, and kind girl named Juliet.  (CM) Juliet immediately charms him with her beauty, but he realizes she’s more than that; he realizes she’s a good person, and a good friend. (CM) One reason she is a good friend is that she is sensible with her decisions. For example starting on line 124 she says, “I have no joy in this contact tonight. It is too rash, too unadvised, too sudden, too like the lightening, which doth cease to be.” She does not want to be too fast with their relationship; a beautiful flower can only come from a bud that has slowly ripened. Beautiful flowers do not magically appear on their’ own. (CS) Friendship can progress into a relationship, but if it moves too suddenly, it causes conflict.

Haiku

My friends are awesome,

They really care about me,

My friends define ME.

Self Assessment

One difficulty I faced in this essay was using correctness. In a normal essay it is easy to spot punctuation mistakes, but when I write poems, I tend to not use proper punctuation. One way that I tried to help myself with this is that I first wrote my poem out as a paragraph and then split it into different lines after I had checked for punctuation. I believe a strong point in this essay is my poem. I really like how my poem is written. It flows very well and gives a good message. In future multi-genre essays I would still like to focus on correct punctuation. If I had to give myself a grade I would myself an A-.