New+Year's+Resolutions

 A resolution is a promise that you make to yourself. It is a tradition for people to make resolutions at the beginning of a new year. For this wiki assignment, you will write a paragraph about your resolutions or goals for the new year.

Think about what you could improve with yourself. Some of your resolutions may be about school things. For example, you may want to read longer each night or you may want to study harder for your spelling tests. Some of your resolutions will probably be about things that you want to do at home. For example, you may want to try to make your bed every morning or eat more of your vegetables every night. Explain why you are selecting each resolution. Make sure that you proofread your paragraph because your paragraph will be graded on capitalization, end marks, and sentence structure along with your paragraph's content. You should also try to include vivid verbs, descriptive adjectives, sensational similes, and onomatopoeia. Here is a sample paragraph.

___I have several New Year's resolutions that I hope will make 2012 the best year ever. My first resolution is to read for more than 20 minutes every night. I really want to become a better reader so I will try to read for about 30 minutes every night. I will also try to read different genres of literature because that will also help me become a better reader. My next resolution is to try to keep my room as clean as a brand new shiny red car. Vroom! Vroom! My mom would be so jovial if I could keep this resolution because she is always telling me to tidy up my room. Blah! Blah! Blah! My third resolution is to practice for 30 minutes each night on IXL. I really want to master all of the fourth grade standards by the end of the school year and I think that I can do this if I practice for at least 30 minutes every night. I also want to try to write in cursive more. I know that my handwriting will become better the more I practice. I will make sure to take my time every time I am writing. My last resolution is to do better on the pacer test in gym. Stomp! Stomp! I will try harder when my class does it next time. I will even try to practice a little bit before then. I hope that I am able to accomplish all of my New Year's resolutions.