Kyle Christensen
Ms. Lehmann
English 1-3
English 1-3
Big Foot Adventure
It was a very long car ride up to Becky’s Cabin. The anticipation made it feel way longer than it actually was, though. This was the trip that I had waited for all year. Seeing my cousins and exploring the forest. Going on adventures, whether on our bikes or our feet. This year, though, was even better than the last ones. Why? Because this was the year that we went on our Big Foot adventure.
I was about 7 years old at the time. My brother Garrett was 9, and my other brother Ben was 12. My cousins, Kaybree and Karlee, were 7 and my other cousin, Michelle, was 15. Ben decided that we were going to go on a Big Foot hunt. So, he asked all of us if we wanted to go with him. Of course, we all said yes. I mean who would turn that offer down? Ben got the video camera from my dad so we could record our adventures and catch Big Foot on tape. We all asked our parents if we could go into the forest to search for Big Foot. They all agreed to let us go. So, we all put on our shoes, and that’s when the fun began.
“You guys ready to go?” Ben asked.
“Yes!” We all replied.
Ben led us out the door and down the stairs. We got started down the hill towards the forest. We passed some of my other cousins and siblings playing outside. We got to the bottom of the hill eventually. There was a creek separating the cabin grounds and the forest. The only way across it was a small log that connected the two sides.
“That looks pretty hard to walk across,” Garrett said.
“Oh, it’s not that hard; I can do it,” Michelle said.
“If you slip and fall you’re going to get soaked,” Ben replied.
“Yeah, isn’t there an easier way across?” Karlee asked.
“Nope; only if you want to walk across and get your shoes wet,” Ben stated.
“I’ll go first,” Michelle said.
“Be careful,” Kaybree said.
Michelle walked over to the log and climbed on it. Then she stood up and got her balance. She slowly started walking across.
She was about halfway across when the log started to move.
“It’s moving!” Michelle cried out.
Then she fell into the water. She landed on her hands and feet. The creek wasn’t very deep, but it was cold. Michelle let out a
scream. We all started laughing at her as she walked out of the creek.
“I thought it was easy,” Ben taunted.
“Hahaha very funny Ben, I’m going back to the cabin to get my shoes dried,” Michelle replied.
Michelle started back up the hill towards the cabin. We all looked towards Ben next.
“Are we still going to go hunt Big Foot?” I asked.
“Yeah, lets go,” Ben replied.
We all crossed the log without getting wet. Once we were on the other side we let out a sigh of relief. Then we started making
our way through the woods.
“Hey, look over here!” Garrett and Karlee yelled.
We all came rushing through the trees to see what they found.
“It’s a hollowed-out tree. Think this is where Big Foot lives?” Garrett asked.
“Maybe, let's look around for clues,” Ben commanded.
We split into groups, me and Kaybree, Garrett and Karlee, and Ben. Ben still had his video camera rolling, filming us as we
searched.
We searched for a while until Ben shouted, “I found something!”
Once we were all surrounding Ben, he said, “Look, it’s Big Foot’s poop.”
“Eew,” we all said as we started backing away.
We searched for a while but found nothing after that.
Finally Ben said, “Ok, lets head back to the cabin.”
“Ok,” we replied in unison.
That was the end of our Big Foot adventures.
Personal Narrative Reflection
Please answer all questions in complete, grammatically correct sentences.
2. What qualifies this paper as a narrative? What are the requirements for this genre and how did you meet them?
It was a personal story about me and it happen in real life. It has to be about you and it has to have happened in real life.
3. What is one part of your story that you think turned out really well? What do you like about that part?
I think that the part where my cousin fell off the log went well. I liked the dialog and the action.
Ms. Lehmann
English 1-3
English 1-3
Big Foot Adventure
It was a very long car ride up to Becky’s Cabin. The anticipation made it feel way longer than it actually was, though. This was the trip that I had waited for all year. Seeing my cousins and exploring the forest. Going on adventures, whether on our bikes or our feet. This year, though, was even better than the last ones. Why? Because this was the year that we went on our Big Foot adventure.
I was about 7 years old at the time. My brother Garrett was 9, and my other brother Ben was 12. My cousins, Kaybree and Karlee, were 7 and my other cousin, Michelle, was 15. Ben decided that we were going to go on a Big Foot hunt. So, he asked all of us if we wanted to go with him. Of course, we all said yes. I mean who would turn that offer down? Ben got the video camera from my dad so we could record our adventures and catch Big Foot on tape. We all asked our parents if we could go into the forest to search for Big Foot. They all agreed to let us go. So, we all put on our shoes, and that’s when the fun began.
“You guys ready to go?” Ben asked.
“Yes!” We all replied.
Ben led us out the door and down the stairs. We got started down the hill towards the forest. We passed some of my other cousins and siblings playing outside. We got to the bottom of the hill eventually. There was a creek separating the cabin grounds and the forest. The only way across it was a small log that connected the two sides.
“That looks pretty hard to walk across,” Garrett said.
“Oh, it’s not that hard; I can do it,” Michelle said.
“If you slip and fall you’re going to get soaked,” Ben replied.
“Yeah, isn’t there an easier way across?” Karlee asked.
“Nope; only if you want to walk across and get your shoes wet,” Ben stated.
“I’ll go first,” Michelle said.
“Be careful,” Kaybree said.
Michelle walked over to the log and climbed on it. Then she stood up and got her balance. She slowly started walking across.
She was about halfway across when the log started to move.
“It’s moving!” Michelle cried out.
Then she fell into the water. She landed on her hands and feet. The creek wasn’t very deep, but it was cold. Michelle let out a
scream. We all started laughing at her as she walked out of the creek.
“I thought it was easy,” Ben taunted.
“Hahaha very funny Ben, I’m going back to the cabin to get my shoes dried,” Michelle replied.
Michelle started back up the hill towards the cabin. We all looked towards Ben next.
“Are we still going to go hunt Big Foot?” I asked.
“Yeah, lets go,” Ben replied.
We all crossed the log without getting wet. Once we were on the other side we let out a sigh of relief. Then we started making
our way through the woods.
“Hey, look over here!” Garrett and Karlee yelled.
We all came rushing through the trees to see what they found.
“It’s a hollowed-out tree. Think this is where Big Foot lives?” Garrett asked.
“Maybe, let's look around for clues,” Ben commanded.
We split into groups, me and Kaybree, Garrett and Karlee, and Ben. Ben still had his video camera rolling, filming us as we
searched.
We searched for a while until Ben shouted, “I found something!”
Once we were all surrounding Ben, he said, “Look, it’s Big Foot’s poop.”
“Eew,” we all said as we started backing away.
We searched for a while but found nothing after that.
Finally Ben said, “Ok, lets head back to the cabin.”
“Ok,” we replied in unison.
That was the end of our Big Foot adventures.
Personal Narrative Reflection
Please answer all questions in complete, grammatically correct sentences.
- Explain the process you went through to write this paper. Please be specific.
2. What qualifies this paper as a narrative? What are the requirements for this genre and how did you meet them?
It was a personal story about me and it happen in real life. It has to be about you and it has to have happened in real life.
3. What is one part of your story that you think turned out really well? What do you like about that part?
I think that the part where my cousin fell off the log went well. I liked the dialog and the action.