Students watched a short animated film about a boy visiting a moon and the subsequent adventures that one has when visiting the unknown.  My amazing writers were asked to respond to the film by creating their own "moon" landing.

Blue Moon

There once was a girl who felt she didn't belong.  For no one cared about her.  She felt she was a speck in the air with everybody swooshing her away.  She had long, silky, black-as-coffee hair. Her skin was pale as could be.  She had puffy, soft lips that were tulip pink.  Her nose was perfectly shaped; almost like a doll's.  Her beautiful hazel eyes had twinkles in the top right corners and shimmered with the sun's rays touched them.  She wore the same thing every day.  A soft, black tank top that was dark as the empty sky and a short black skirt with overlapping cloth.  Everybody made fun of her for who she was.  But what they mainly teased her about was her obsession with the Blue Moon.  They all thought she was insane for loving this fake "Blue Moon".  The Blue Moon was her life.  She always dreamed of visiting this moon.  She always believed one day she would be the first to land on the "Blue Moon". Her name was Sarah.

Sarah was standing outside, barefoot, on the vibrant green grass; staring out into the blank sky.  "I know the blue moon's out there somewhere."  A single tear drop slid down the side of her cheek.  So go to the Blue Moon.  Spread out your arms as if your gaining powers.  Take me to the Blue Moon.  Let my imagination run wild.  Erase all the disappointments and let me soar to the sky, said a voice in the back of her mind.  

So she did.

She spread her arms out and said what her mind told her.  

Nothing happened.

Another single teardrop rolled down her cheek.  "Take me to the Blue Moon," she yelled.  She looked back and saw her feet lifting off the ground.  She was speechless.  She blasted off into the sky.  her hair went straight down.  She was flying through light, fluffy clouds; leaving holes through the middles of them.  her dazzling hazel eyes looked back behind her and she saw the unique cloudy, blue and green Earth.  Every second she flew faster and faster; blasting past Mars.  She looked ahead of her and saw the asteroid belt.  The home of the Blue Moon.  Millions and trillions of asteroids were surrounding her.  She stopped hastily and turned her head in every direction; searching for the Blue Moon.  

A single sunbeam nearly touched her.  She was very confused that only a single sunbeam reached her.  She moved out of the way, gleaming at the sunbeam.  It was pointing the direction.

She saw a strange blue object.  The Blue Moon.  "Thank you, Sunbeam," she announced as she raced off to the Blue Moon.  She smiled slightly as she got closer and closer.  Another teardrop went down her cheek.  But this wasn't a tear of sadness.  It was a tear of joy.   She finally reached the Blue Moon. 

                                                 ~Written by Jessica