7th Grade English

Mrs. Cooke

Room 2304

My First Name

• My first name is

• My name was Angela for the first two weeks of

my life.

• My mom decided I didn’t look like an Angela, so

she changed my name.

• I had to get a new birth certificate.

My Last Name

• My last name is

• The is silent.

• My last name comes from Captain Cook.

• He was in trouble with the law, so he added an

to his name to disguise himself.

• He wasn’t very smart.

Throwing Up at Disneyland

• We had Thanksgiving dinner at The Bayou Restaurant inside the Pirates of the Caribbean ride.

• My dad made me eat my beets.• I threw up all over the table.• That was the only time I ate beets.

Lagoon Nightmare

• I am terrified by the Wild Mouse Ride.

• I have nightmares of getting to the top of the first turn and falling.

Car Wrecks

• I wrecked my driver’s ed teacher’s brand new

truck my first day driving on the range.

• I crashed into a red Corvette and

cracked the entire front of the car.

• I don’t drive anymore.

Lessons I Learned the Hard Way

• Hamburgers that get shoved into the crack at the back of

the seat don’t fall on the road for the birds.

• Dad doesn’t like rotten hamburgers in his car.

• You are still lost if you know where you are, but your

mom doesn’t know where you are.

• Hiding under a blanket won’t make bears stop trying to

get the cookies in your car.

Embarrassing Moments

• In 7th grade my sister asked a boy to go out with me. When

he asked her who she was, she told him,

“I’m the Honey Nut Bee.”

• He decided to date my best friend, instead.

• In 9th grade I was put in a garbage can

and carried around the cafeteria.

• I gave my self a black-eye when I didn’t catch my flag

during marching band.

My Favorites

• Food: French fries, tomatoes, chocolate

• Drink: Pepsi

• Color: Orange and Yellow

• Cars: Mustang Convertible, Miata, ’68 Camero

• Holidays: Valentine’s Day and Halloween

• Book: Too many to choose from!

• Place: The mountains and the beach

Things I Want to Do

• Get my doctorate degree.

• Publish a book.

• Go to England.

• Go on a whale-watching trip.

• Swim with dolphins.