Recipe for: "A" Plus Delights

by Maria L.
Ingredients
2 cups of rich vocabulary
4 tablespoons of sensory detail
3 teaspoons of strong verbs
1/2 cup figures of speech
2 1/2 cups of concluding sentence(s)
2 1/2 cups of introductory statement(s)
1 proper heading
1 catchy title
2 margins ( left, right )
neatness
100% effort
transitional words and phrases
complete sentences
correct punctuation
correct spelling

To begin to bake your "A" Plus Delights, you must first understand the topic. After that, you must preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Next, mix both margins with the proper heading, neatness, and the catchy title. Gingerly sprinkle 100% effort into this mixture. Now, you will have to place the introductory statement(s) into a bowl. It is critical that this is done now, rather that later.

Now you are ready to prepare the body of the Delights. To do this, take the rich vocabulary, strong verbs, and sensory detail and blend them together, separate from the introductory statement(s). When you have finished this, slowly add figures of speech. In a separate bowl combine complete sentences, correct punctuation, and correct spelling. Add in some transitional words and phrases. Pour this into the same bowl with rich vocabulary, strong verbs, sensory detail, and figures of speech and stir. Place the margins, proper heading, neatness, catchy title, and 100% effort into this bowl as well and mix. Now, put the introductory statement(s) into the pan and spread it out. Take your other bowl and carefully pour it into the pan. Spread it out evenly around the pan. Finally, take the concluding sentence(s) and add it, evenly, to the top. Bake for 2 hours and let cool.

Your "A" Plus Delights are complete and ready to be enjoyed.

Recipe for Doing Well in School

by Mark G.


Ingredients
1 cup of doing homework every night
2 slices of not getting sent to the office
4 tablespoons of trying hard
6 ounces of not talking back to the teachers
8 gallons of saying, "I'll try"
9 ounces of not talking while the teacher is

First, you take the one cup of doing homework every night and mix it with two slices of not getting sent to the office. Then you have to get the four tablespoons of trying hard and stir it up with six ounces of not talking back to the teachers. Then take the two teaspoons of writing neatly and to finish it off you take the eight gallons of saying, "I'll try" and sprinkle the nine ounces of not talking when the teacher is. And voila! Your recipe is done!

A Recipe for Surviving a Year with Team Three


by Sean S.
Ingredients 2 tons of hard work
2 cups of confidence
1 thinking cap
1 cup of gold stars
2 cups of listening skills
1 brown nose
10 tablespoons of good attitude
5 cups of homework skills
1 teaspoon of humor

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Mix in 2 tons of hard work with 2 cups of confidence. When finished put in 1 thinking cap and one cup of gold stars. When you are done with that, pour in 2 cups listening skills and then stir and blend. Take 1 brown nose, chop it up, put it in, and stir. When you finish that, put 10 tablespoons of good attitude in and sprinkle in 5 cups of homework skills. Blend in 1 teaspoon of humor. Bake it in the oven for 20 minutes and there you have it ..... the recipe for surviving 8th grade.

Created: December 1999

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