My Favorite Movie

When I was little I could not do without the movie “The
Iron Giant.” I watched that movie day after day, night after night.
Sometimes I’d watch it multiple times a day. It was my favorite
movie at the time!

I was fascinated by the colors I saw and the sounds I heard. For a toddler, a movie like that was like stepping into a whole new world. The movie was meant to be watched by older kids, but I understood what was going on. It had
funny scenes and action to go along with it. The ending also
tugged my heart strings.

While I watched the movie, I pretended to be the giant robot friend of the boy the movie focused on. This robot got me greatly interested in fiction. After
watching this movie, I read fiction book after fiction book to feed
my hunger. If I hadn’t watched this movie, I would not have the love of fiction I do today.

“The Iron Giant Trailer.” YouTube. YouTube, 29 Apr. 2008. Web. 11 Apr. 2014.

Where I Am from Poem

I am from books,
From iPads and aPhones.
I’m fromm hard stones floors and fuzzy cat hair.
I’m from the grass swishing in the wind.
I’m from the oak tree that I used to play on in my childhood,
I’m from Thanksgiving and Christmas,
I’m from my Grandmother and Grandfather.
I’m from TV dinners and board games and sleeping late on the weekends.
I’m from stories and jokes and Hush little Baby.
I’m from hiking in the woods by streams,
I’m from Texas and Wales.
I’m from mashed potatoes and sausages and from canoe trips where snakes lurk in the trees.
From Black eyes and Baby pictures of me on my dad’s shoulders.