The Winter Adventure Short Story

Hannah Moeller
Mrs. Baughman
English 1 7th hour
February 19th, 2018
“The Winter Adventure” How many people die every day from drowning? Every day there are averages of 10 people who die from drowning. Some of the most common reasons of drowning are alcohol use, lack of barriers, and failure to wear a life jacket. Over 50% of these drowning victims’ that are in an emergency department needed hospitalization or are transferred for further care. To avoid this, some tips for avoiding drowning are to avoid alcohol and to know local weather conditions (CDC). One day my dog and I were going for a walk in the woods, when we saw a pond covered in ice, shaped like a strange polygon. We immediately ran over to it to check it out. When we got to the

The point of view is third person and first person because it uses words such as us, we, she, him, and I. I think the narrator type in this story is limited-omniscient because only my thoughts are heard. I also think the narrator is reliable because they do not leave anything out in the story and tell you all of the details. A vocabulary word a reader may not have known is receding, which means to pull back, move away, or move backwards. Another vocabulary word the reader may have not known is random which means lacking a definite plan, order, or purpose. I remember this story taking place around Christmas time about 3 years ago. A couple of tone words in the story are outrageously and immediately. The setting is when my dog and I were walking in the woods in the winter. (Transition word) Learning from my mistake, I would like to persuade others not to do the same. Like my mom mentioned, we should not have been on the ice to begin with but she did mention that we could have been if we were with someone else and not by ourselves. To stop this from happening I should have gone back home and asked my mom if we could walk on the ice. She probably would have mentioned that the temperature is rising, or that she would go with us so we are safe. To avoid this we could have also realized that going to the pond was not a good idea and that we should just keep