SO-Chance+M.

**Introduction:**
Include some or all of the following, as well as a link to your blog: first name, what you like to do in and out of school, favorites (food, sport, hobby, TV show, video game, etc.), places visited, future plans, claim to fame. My name is Chance and my hobbies are reading, drawing, and sports. I play soccer, football, and basketball. My favorite food is pizza and icecream.

**Paste your story here:**
The Anna Marie By: Chance Meier It was a humid summer morning and the sun was just coming up through the ocean as I stared out daydreaming of a life on the ocean imagining the spray of the ocean and the schools of fish of every color of the rainbow. Then my daydreaming is interrupted by my father, “John, get down here and get to work on that stool Mrs. Gordon ordered or we won’t get paid.” My father is a tall strong man with a bold personality, but he was never the same after mother died of malaria. Father never wished for a life on the ocean; he’d much rather stay on solid ground. My father was a carpenter and his father before him, so he expected me to keep to tradition. I didn’t want to be a carpenter, but whenever I brought it up he would tune me out and act like I wasn’t there. It made me so mad that I would just go to my room and stare at the ocean. The only thing good about being a carpenter’s son was when we got an order from a captain to fix his ship, but other than that it was the only time I got to work with ships. I went downstairs to my father’s workshop to work on the stool Mrs. Gordon ordered. The workshop had many tool, but most were rusted. It was the biggest room in the house, but it was still quiet small for we had a modest house that was made of brick, had three bedrooms, a bathroom, and the workshop. Paint was peeling of the house and there are a few cockroaches. I slowly carved out the legs as well as I could. My father was always telling me that I had potential and to stop thinking of the ocean. I knew how much it disappointed him and I’m sorry, but I can’t help thinking about the ocean. I think the main reason he didn’t let in was because it was dangerous out on the ocean with the storms and pirates out there. While we worked there was a long silence between us until Mary finally came and broke the silence, “Father, may I go to the town square and play with Suzie?” she said with hope in her eyes. Mary is my little sister. She has golden hair and eyes the color of velvet. Father replied “Ok, but only if you promise to be careful and not talk to strangers.” She jumped with glee. Then father said “John, can you walk Mary to Mrs. Bowmen’s house, you’ve done enough today. So then I walked Mary to the town square where Mrs. Bowmen lived. She is a nice lady, a bit short, has brown hair, and green eyes. She is about middle aged and helps her husband at a tavern called “The Ye Old Tavern” as the cook. They sometimes called her beer bread Bessie because she made the best beer bread in all of England. Some said it was so good that king couldn’t get his hands on any. We went inside and saw Mrs. Bowmen sweeping the floor. She saw us and said “Why, hello Mary, Susie is in the back with her father,” then Mary ran to the back “Would you like anything to eat John?” said Mrs. Bowmen. “No thanks Mrs. Bowmen.” I went to a table to sit down. And started reading the book I brought about the Revolutionary War when America broke free from the British. I was just getting to the good part when Mary and Susie come out screaming with laughter. They go to a table and sit down laughing and constantly looking at me giggling for reasons I don’t know why.

**Questions for Peer Reviewers**
(Think in terms of questions you would like to ask the author.)

1. Think of plot—is it original? (If an adaptation, is it creative or interesting to you?) What suggestions do you have for the author(s)?

2. Think about problems that the characters face. Are there complications that add enough suspense, tension, or interest? Is there a climax that satisfies you? Is the resolution satisfying? What could be added or changed?

3. Think of characterization—are the characters life-like? Are characters likable and enjoyable? Do we get a good sense of character from many of these: description, dialogue, narrator's opinion, discussion from other characters, the character’s own actions?

4. Think of imagery and details. Do they help you //see// and //hear// and //experience// the story? What details would you like to see in the next revision of the story?

5. What areas of the story need the most improvement? What suggestions do you have for the author? Chance, Great Story!!!!!!!! Add a Intro. I want to see what you do in your free time!... Hang out with ME mostly!:) - Jordan