Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Minuteman

In 1775 there was a famous troop called Minutemen. A Minuteman was supposed to be ready to fire at the enemy at a minute's notice. Have you ever gotten up late and had only a few minutes to get ready before you had to go somewhere

1. Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?

71 comments:

infiniti8b said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?

ii wokee up too latee .
ii was going too school .
ii had 25minutes too get reaady .
Yeaah , ii madee it on timee

DAYTONCARROLL said...

1. Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?

I had slepted to 2:00 because i had to go to a swim party at 2:00
it took mi like 5 to 10 minutes and yes i made it on time

jorel said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?

When I woke up at 7:00am and bus was at our bus stopped.

AdrianM 8b said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?

I had to wake up early in the morning for sectionals in my orchestra. I was set to be there at 7:05. I woke up at 6:30. I took a shower, had breakfast, and jogged there with 2 minutes to spare.

Jacob Klima 8B said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?

When I was up late last night my mom woke me up this morning and I didnt hear her call my name then 30 minutes later she came up and yelled my name because I only had 10 minutes until I had to be at school

justice ;D said...

1. Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?

I had sleeped in, i hadto go to school , it took me 35 min. to get ready. yes i had made it on time .

Fernando H 8b said...

1. Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?
I woke up for scool, then I just blinked once and like 40 minutes had passed. It was like 7:40, and I had to be ready in school at 8. Yes I made it on time, I just got ready really fast.

ANGELGONZALE8A said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?

I was at home and i had to get ready for skool. I woke up at 6:50 and i had to be outside waiting for the bus at 7:00. I didnt want to go to school because i would have been ready.

Tatum R8B said...

-I usually wake up at 7am.
-It usually took me a half of hour to get ready.
-Maybe I stayed up too late, or its because im too tiredd, or i was having good dreams
-Well, no..i never got on time, im always late...xD

alex smith said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? well that sound like a every day thing for me but yes its crazy cuz it happen to me to day lol

lisetteM8bXD said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?
It was on a school day when i slept in and I woke up around 7:20 and had only 15 min. to get ready. My hair was up in a messy ponytail and I had bummy clothes on. I did make it to school on time but I didn't like what i wore.

Brenden_8B said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?

I was going to school and I had 15 minets to get redy and yea I made it on time.

megankaiser 8b said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?

There was a time in my life where up I woke up late because I slept in. I had to rush and get my clothes on. I had to get to the horse farm. I t took me at least 3 minutes to get dressed. I did make it on time.

maria r8b said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time? On monday i felt asleep and I always wokeup at 6 so i wokeup at 6:40.I was coming to school.I had to get ready in less than 10 mins. I did make it on time just because the bus waited for me.:)

HannahMiles8b said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?
--->I ended up having to get a ride to school but i was still here on time .I had about 20 mins if i wanted to ride the bus but my mom told me she would take me to school

Kerrigan D 8B said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?
Well one day I slept in till 7:30am on a Monday morning. I was going to school. It took me about 15 min. to get ready then we left the house at 7:45. When I got to school I was late by 3 min. This all happened because my alarm did not go off. );

DaisyEsquivel8B said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?

One day when I was in Mexico I was gonna be a godmother and i had to get up at 5 in the morning to take a shower and go get my hair done and then I had to run back home to go get dressed and do my make up. I woke up at 6 and I was runnin really late because I still needed to take shower and go get my hair done. it took along time to get my hair done but I ran home and did my make up and got dress in less then 10 minutes. I did made it on time to church as soon as I got there the bells from the church rang to let the people know that it was going to start.

Mario s said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?

I overslept one morning, I had to go to a party early to help set up tables and decorations and help bake 3 cakes and I only had a few mintues to hurry so I packed up my clothes for the party and got there in my polar bear pajamass

MarcoC8B said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?
well this has happened to me about 5 times. what happened is that my bus gets to my bus stop at 7:03 and i woke up late. that day i had my phone on a 5 minute snooz so i kept on going back to sleep until i accedently turend the alarm on and then my brain automaticly woke me up at 7 am exactly. so i only about 2 minuts left to get ready for school. and i did make it on time even though the bus had just got there when i left my front door

jenniferS.8b said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?
Yes, I have a time to slept in I had to go to the doctor. What happened was that my mom had woke me up and when she left I went back to sleep. Then I heard my mom yelling because we were about to leave. I stod up and I put my cothes on and went down stairs to brush my teeth and put my hair up. it took me like 5mins to get ready. The good thing was that we made it on time.

Andreac8B said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?
i slept at 9:00 o'clock at night and i had to get ready before 11:00 o' clock in the morning for a trip to missippsi for are family relion to see the others side of the family, we made just in time but, not the others they were late.

EnriqueA 8B said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?

Dad want we wake early.Dad told me hurry.I going to help dad sell plants.eat break fast in car and got there in time.

Shawnese8B said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?


One time m mom woke me up to go to school and I layed back down.
When my mom came back in to check on me I was sleep and ai finnaly had awaken a 7:20. I only had 20 minutes to get ready. I actually did make it on time.

angel:!7b said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?
the ?????????

king of all kings jawan said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?


One timee i slept ova when my baseball game i was ten minutes late i had to hurry but when i got there i still had pt time

kc g 7b said...

1. Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time? i was sleeping in during a school day and i got up and walked to school and i was late that day.

Kylie Cross:) said...

1. Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?

Yeah.. I woke up late and I was late for school. I had to get ready in like five minutes.

KadyHaynes7B said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?

One time I slept in until 6:50 in the morning and I had to get ready for school in 10 minuets. I basically stayed up all night playing my DS and fell asleep all of a sudden. I did make it on time.

Jordan no mo, A king namd Jordan said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?

I never had to get ready really fast.

Patrisha 7b (: said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?

i woke up late.
was going to get on the bus.
i had 10 minutes to get ready !
I made it just in time.

AllisonT7B(: said...

1. Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?
A time i had to get up and get ready in minutes was when i was mega late for school. Like legit! HA, and i didnt get there in time eathier i was like 30 minutes late. It took me a while to get ready so thats why i was late.

nayibm7b said...

1. Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?

I woke up late, I was going to school & I had like 15 minutes to get ready.Luckily I made it on time.

**juang7b** said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?


I slept in and hod to go to scool but i only had 10min and i got hear on time.

AllanH 7B said...

1. Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?

one time i had to get ready in a couple of in a couple of minutes and then i was late. i did not reaaly care because it ment i was home alone.

Reyna :D said...

1. Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?

I woke up really late ! (x
I was going to tha airport i think?
I had to get ready in lyk thirty minutes xD nd yeah, i did make it on tyme. :P

alejandrog7b said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?

I wioke up at 7:43 and I was supposed to be there at 8 and I was supposed to drop off my instrument and then go to Dirksen.But I made it.

CANDICEH7 said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?
I WAS AT HOME AND I HAD TO GO TO MICHAGEN AND WE HAD TO GO AT 7:30AM
I HAD FIVE MIN TO GET RAEDY AND I MADE IT ON TIME

diamonda7b said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?
I slept in for school but i didnt get ready at a minutes notice I just didnt go.

JAIME N said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?

It was a time I was going to school to the first day and my mom left me at my house and she told me to use the alarm clock to wake up and when it rang it was 8:00am.So I walked to school and I was late so I didn't make it on time.

andrewM 7B said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?

A time I got up late was when I had to go to school and I only had 10 minutes to get ready and go! I did make it.

lakithag7 said...

1. Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?

one time i slep in and my granny woke me up at the last minet in i had to harry up to get to school in time andi was late to school?

adrian said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?

I was going to school I woke up late at 7:40 and I had to be there at 8:00. I made it on time.

nicholas7b said...

1. Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?

I was going to Arcansas and had to get ready in ten minutes because we would have to leave ealy in the morning. yes I did make it now time.

$$$LaToyiaD (: said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?

I Woke Up At 7:40 But I Was Suppose to be up at 6:00.I was going to school,and I havent took A shower ate breakfast or nothing so I Had to do all that & NO I WASNT ON TIME !!!

matthew greenback said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?

YA i had to hange to go to school in 15 min

Yazmine6B said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?

I woke up late becasue i had overslept. I was going to school, and I only had 10 minutes to get ready.But,I made it in enough time before school stsrted because I had lived close to the school. :)

travisbarr6b said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time? I never missed school and never get ready in minutes but 1 hour to get ready yes i have made it on time.

brenda g said...

Wello i had to go on vacation wit my family and OMG we all fell asleep. once we woke up we noticed that its was time to go an we werent evern ready yet. yes we got ready on time and had a blast... :))

Teyvion6B said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?


A time that i slept in and had to be up and ready in minutes is when i had to go to school. It took me a very long time to get ready but i dont know how i made it on time to me it felt like i was taking forever but i was right oon time. This is a time i slept in and and had to be ready in minutes.

LexiV 6-B said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?

The time i slept in was today. My alarm clock didn't go off and my dad had to wake me up. It was 7:25 and I leave to go to school at 7:30. At least I wasn't late.........

lemaurria6B said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?

I was at home and It was 5:50 Am and then as sooon as I was going back to sleep my grandma woke me up I was so mad nd upset I wanted to just go back to sleep in comfutrable bed but I couldn't.

Alex Ceja said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?

One day I had to get up for school and I only had 10 minutes.I had to change,brush my teeth,eat breakfest.I skipped breakfest and still got there late.

essence6b said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?

A time that I slept in was when I had to go to school. I woke up ,then I had fell back asleep. I had like 10 min.to get ready. Yes I did make it on time. But I did not have much time.I needed more time.

Estefany B6 said...

1. Write about a time you slept and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?

I was going to my auts house and she lives kind of far so we had to get up at 7:00 and I did not went to sleep early so i got up at 7:20 it was not to late but my mom tolled my aunt we were going to be there by 10:30.I only had 10 minutes to get ready eventually we did made it on time we got there at 10:20 good thing we were lucky.

koreindockery6b said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?


I woke up to late and my mom told me her alarm didnt go off

I was going to school

I had 20minutes to get ready and get my lil sister ready

I made it on time but it was a close 1.*<3

Hemilp6B said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time? Last year we were going to chicago and I was sleeping and there was only a few minutes. I woke up and got to get ready in 20 minutes wealso missed the train so we had to ride the next train.

MisaelM 6B said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?

I wake up one morning and i was 30 mintues late to practie and i only was given 2 mintues to dress up and in the end i got there only 40 mintues late

tonyg 6b said...

1. Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time

I left my home to late and i had 3 minites until the bell rings and i was half way there and i would put 30 more minutes

NayeliPantoja said...

1. Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?

The time I slept in was when I had to go to my aunt's wedding I had to go all the way to Chicago.My mom was in hurry and so was I but we got there at time and me and my mom didn't take long to get ready.

gabriellam6b said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?

I feel asleep in the afternoon and i forgot that I had to go my friends party. So i had about 5 minutes to get ready. I tired to get ready but luckly imade it on time

jameslewis said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?


A time that i slept in and had to be up and ready in minutes is when i had to go to school. It took me a very long time to get ready but i dont know how i made it on time to me it felt like i was taking forever but i was right oon time

danyale w6b said...

1. Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?
I had to go to school and i didnt feel like getting up so i stayed there.I got in so much trouble the next day my parents made me stay up all nigt and morning.I only had ten min to get dressed and the bus stop. I did not make it to school on time it was hoorible.

jazmynh 6b said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?

i had a few minutes to get ready because i had to ride the bus and i missed it

jameslewis said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?


A time that i slept in and had to be up and ready in minutes is when i had to go to school. It took me a very long time to get ready but i dont know how i made it on time to me it felt like i was taking forever but i was right oon time

karen said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?

A time that I had slept my cuzin fransisco went like at 7:38 and told me if I was going to school and I'm like yeah why and i look at the time and it was 7:38 and I just went to the bathroom to wash my face fixed my hair and I was ready and my cuzin wansn't ready yet i was angry cuz he wasn't but we did make it on time well not that early but yeah we had to run !!! :)

jomarion is hot!!!!!!!!!!! said...

1. Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?


when i had to go to school i got yelled at it took me 10 minutes and i mad it on time

alexis6B said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?

one day I over slept and I missed my bus for school because I did not set my clock so I was late for school.

idk no more robert6b said...

. Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?

One time I slept in I was so mad because that day somthin good was goin to happen so my mom said forget it then I stayed home

JoseCh6B said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?

It was a time when I was going to the doctor at 9:30 and when I open my eyes it was 9:15 and we soppose to live at that time. That if we made yes my that drive trough the hallway at 85mh and we made it on time.

laamria purchase said...

Write about a time you slept in and had to get ready in minutes. What happened? Where were you going? How long did you have to get ready? Did you make it on time?

i had over slept
iwasgoing to school
i had 12 min to get ready
i wasn't late

Anonymous said...

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