A Paragraph About Yourselves

I just came from the Welcome-Fest in the gym. You were all sitting on the bleachers looking ready. I'm excited to get into the swing of things. In a few hours, you'll be sitting right here in 262!

Tonight, I'm asking you to write a paragraph about one of your personality traits. Below you'll find a sample paragraph about me. I asked my friend Ms. Hatten what she thought I'd chosen to write about. Positivity? She guessed. Cheerful? Delightful? I didn't choose any of those, but isn't it nice to know that she thinks I have them?!

Here's my paragraph about being an extreme extrovert. I'm looking forward to reading yours tomorrow!

My brother Kevin and I are total opposites in temperament. To put it simply, I am extremely extroverted. I love to be with people. I wake up in the morning talking. I fall asleep mid-sentence. And, I express almost every thought that enters my consciousness. I complained once to my husband that a friend of mine wasn’t forthcoming enough with news of her new boyfriend. Dan rolled his eyes at me. “Not everyone expresses every single emotion she has at the moment she has it,” he said, pointedly. “Like you do.” One person who doesn’t, for instance, is Kevin. He’s two years younger than I am. He likes peace and quiet. His favorite activity growing up was playing video games all by himself, or sometimes with the dog. My mom, a single parent for much of our growing up, tried to keep the peace between us as best she could. In the car, she’d give us alternating five-minute intervals during which we could choose activities. During my five minutes, I’d sing or tell a story or play twenty questions. When it was Kevin’s turn he’d say, “I want five minutes of quiet.” It was torture! I couldn’t do it! I’d make it 90 seconds and start complaining about the unfairness. That’s one of the reasons I’m here, sophomores. In this job, I can talk almost as much as I want. Thank goodness.