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Playing Davy Crockett 

5/28/2013

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Hi! It's Zoe. This week my classmates and I performed in a play, reenacting the Alamo. It was my school's 16th annual performance, and it was in honor of my teacher's book, Journey to the Alamo. It took lots of practice and patience, but we did awesome. I tried out for the role of Davy Crockett and I got it! I'm the second girl to get the role. The last girl to play Davy Crockett was 10 years ago. I beat out 20 boys trying out for the role. Go girl power! 

When I tried out, I was extremely nervous because I thought many of the boys would be better than me. Turns out I was wrong. 

I had lots of nerves before we performed the play, but when it was my part I just pretended everyone wasn't there and that it was just another practice. It really calmed my nerves down. (Check out the second video below to see how packed the auditorium was!) 

By participating in the play, I learned lots about Texas history, like how 189 Texans were up against 4,000 Mexican soliders. I also learned that seven Texans survived the battle, including Davy Crockett, but sadly they were executed by orders from Santa Anna after their capture. Later, Sam Houston defeated Santa Anna at the battle of San Jacinto, who was forced to sign a peace treaty agreeing that the Mexican army would leave the region. That lead to the creation of the Republic of Texas. Texas became its own country before joining the United States in 1845 as the 28th state! Just think, had this not happened Texas would still be a part of Mexico! 

Have you ever seen the real Alamo? It's an interesting place where you can learn many fascinating facts. I consider myself lucky to have seen it myself and to have participated in a play about it. I will never forget this performance and the facts I've learned about my state's history. Bye!. 

My performance as Davy Crockett.

The auditorium was packed with a large crowd.

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    Zoe has been writing since she was six years old, participating, for the last six years, in the NaNoWriMo Youth Writers Program challenge. In second grade, her story "Drake the  Dragon" won first place at Canterbury Elementary. By fourth grade, her essay on The Alamo was honored by being archived at the historical museum. At age nine, she won the Watermill Express and HEB scholarship competition for her  essay, "A Healthy Mind, Body, and Earth." Zoe aspires to become an entrepreneur, but enjoys writing. She loves to write about the world she lives in and lessons learned growing up. She is the inspiration for the book character Lae Lae.

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