2/18 - Read 20 minutes of Sometimes It Happens
2/20 - 15 minutes reading Poetry (in class)
35 minutes revising research paper
2/23 - 25 minutes finishing and correcting Poetry Review Sheet
15 minutes making poetry term cards
30 minutes study poetry terms
10 minutes finishing meter packet
Total: 150 minutes
Sunday, February 23, 2014
Monday, February 17, 2014
Reading Log: Week 6
2/10 - reading 10 minutes in class (Sometimes It Happens)
2/11 - reading 10 minutes in class (Sometimes It Happens)
reading 30 minutes (Sometimes It Happens)
2/12 - reading 10 minutes in class (Sometimes It Happens)
1/13 - reading 10 minutes in class (Sometimes It Happens)
1/16 - 25 minutes annotating song (Catch Me)
25 minutes reading (Sometimes It Happens)
Total: 120 Minutes
2/11 - reading 10 minutes in class (Sometimes It Happens)
reading 30 minutes (Sometimes It Happens)
2/12 - reading 10 minutes in class (Sometimes It Happens)
1/13 - reading 10 minutes in class (Sometimes It Happens)
1/16 - 25 minutes annotating song (Catch Me)
25 minutes reading (Sometimes It Happens)
Total: 120 Minutes
Analyze a Song
Catch Me, a song by the disney artist Demi Lovato, is a song in which she wrote herself talking about love and how it feels falling in love. Throughout the song, her emotions are embodied within the lyrics in which she created. Deep within the lyrics, there is a meaning behind every word; just as in a poem. As I annotated the song, I came across many techniques that help Demi show her emotions through words.
In each new verse of the song, the first two lines are either an end rhyme or a slant rhyme. By using this, not only does it make the song catchy, but it relates the two lines together. For example it relates how to leave fast but kiss me and make it last before you go together. Also, the euphony of the lyrics creates this smooth pattern of the song. It allows certain words to stand out and create the happy and love tone to the song as well. There are also enjambments that creates this pause in the lyrics, that draws attention to certain words as well. By using these certain techniques, the close attention to the words, helps show the feelings of Demi within this song.
Catch Me
By: Demi Lovato
http://www.metrolyrics.com/catch-me-lyrics-demi-lovato.html
In each new verse of the song, the first two lines are either an end rhyme or a slant rhyme. By using this, not only does it make the song catchy, but it relates the two lines together. For example it relates how to leave fast but kiss me and make it last before you go together. Also, the euphony of the lyrics creates this smooth pattern of the song. It allows certain words to stand out and create the happy and love tone to the song as well. There are also enjambments that creates this pause in the lyrics, that draws attention to certain words as well. By using these certain techniques, the close attention to the words, helps show the feelings of Demi within this song.
Catch Me
By: Demi Lovato
http://www.metrolyrics.com/catch-me-lyrics-demi-lovato.html
Sunday, February 16, 2014
Fourth of July
Fourth of July
By: Claudia Bradford
By: Claudia Bradford
As the sun fell and
the stars rose,
I turned to see the moon
as its face reflects onto the water.
Smiling back at me.
Walking on the sand
hearing the squeak of my steps,
and the loud boom and crackle
of the fireworks.
Flashes of sparkle
come from the sky.
What a beautiful sight.
Something no one could deny
What a great night,
on the Fourth of July.
Techniques Used:
1) Personnification - "I turned to see the moon/as its face reflects onto the water." "Smiling back at me."
2) Onomatopoeia - "hearing the squeak of my steps, / and the loud boom and crackle"
3) End Rhyme - crackle & sparkle, sky & deny, deny & july
4) Euphony - In the first stanza
5) Sibilance - sun, stars, see, face, reflects, smiling, sand...
Sunday, February 9, 2014
Reading Log: Week 5
Monday (2/3) - 10 minutes reading ATDPTI (in class) 15 minutes reading ATDPTI (home)
Tuesday (2/4) - 15 minutes reading ATDPTI (home), 20 minutes on 1 discussion post, 5 minute on 1 comment
Wednesday (2/5) - 10 minutes reading ATDPTI (in class & finished the book:)
Thursday (2/6) - 30 minutes reading Sometimes It HappensI by: Lauren Barnholdt
Sunday (2/9) - 5 minutes on 1 comment, 15 minutes reading Sometimes It HappensI by: Lauren Barnholdt
Total: 125 minutes
Sunday, February 2, 2014
Research Rough Paper Draft
After finishing my draft, I have mixed feelings. First of all, I am happy that I finished the draft and all my other homework at three o'clock in the afternoon because I have the whole day to relax. I also feel pretty confident in my draft because most of my work came from my detailed outline. Because I spent quality time on the outline the draft was not as hard as I expected it to be. The concern about my draft is how good it actually is. I was reading the sample research paper that was posted online and comparing it to mine. Although mine is a draft, while reading it was kind of hard to compare. Since that was a final and mine is a draft, but I think after reading I might need to work on my draft again and tweak some details.
All in all, it was pretty easy to complete overall because my detailed outline helped me a lot. I was very lucky at the end of my draft when counting my sources that I used six different sources in my detailed outline so I did not need to add or fix anything. The hard part was knowing what to say. I can talk on and on about my topic, but it would be repetitive. I had to find an order in which would flow all my research and make a great paper. Also I found embedding my paraphrases and quotes in the paragraphs was difficult. I had trouble with the last assignment as well, so I knew I needed to focus on that. When receiving my feedback I need to focus on making sure my quotes and information is embedded and make sure my format is correct. Also look at the comments as usual and try to fix as much as I can.
All in all, it was pretty easy to complete overall because my detailed outline helped me a lot. I was very lucky at the end of my draft when counting my sources that I used six different sources in my detailed outline so I did not need to add or fix anything. The hard part was knowing what to say. I can talk on and on about my topic, but it would be repetitive. I had to find an order in which would flow all my research and make a great paper. Also I found embedding my paraphrases and quotes in the paragraphs was difficult. I had trouble with the last assignment as well, so I knew I needed to focus on that. When receiving my feedback I need to focus on making sure my quotes and information is embedded and make sure my format is correct. Also look at the comments as usual and try to fix as much as I can.
Sneaux Day Free Post
Over the snow days, I was able to do two things; enjoy myself and do homework. On the enjoy my self part, on Monday I had about six friends come home with me after school. We all were able to hang out, watch movies, bake, and stay warm inside while we waited for the snow. The next morning most went home before the roads would shut down but two stayed. That day we hung out with my neighbor and had a lot of fun. Where I lived we never had snow but we had ice, so we were outside looking at all the frozen fountains and ice sickles. Wednesday, I hung out with the same three people again and also my sister. We could not do too much since the roads were closed, but we tried to enjoy our little break off. Then, on Thursday my two friends left and I had the day to myself.
On the homework side of the break, I started on Monday night. For Spanish we had to make churros so all of my friends who took Spanish (4 out of the 6) all made churros together. Then on Tuesday morning, while all of my friends were figuring out their plans on getting picked up I started a math page. I also started to work on my rough draft and that was it for that day. Wednesday, I completed a second math page in the morning and at night I did a social studies assignment and worked on my rough draft again. Thursday is when all the homework was completed. I did two more math pages, another social studies assignment, work book pages online for social studies, and worked on my draft as well. I also took biology notes and answered five questions. All in all, thursday was my most productive day since it was just me, but I was able to complete work on the other days as well!
On the homework side of the break, I started on Monday night. For Spanish we had to make churros so all of my friends who took Spanish (4 out of the 6) all made churros together. Then on Tuesday morning, while all of my friends were figuring out their plans on getting picked up I started a math page. I also started to work on my rough draft and that was it for that day. Wednesday, I completed a second math page in the morning and at night I did a social studies assignment and worked on my rough draft again. Thursday is when all the homework was completed. I did two more math pages, another social studies assignment, work book pages online for social studies, and worked on my draft as well. I also took biology notes and answered five questions. All in all, thursday was my most productive day since it was just me, but I was able to complete work on the other days as well!
Reading Log: Week 4
Tuesday (Working on my introduction and following paragraph) : 45 minutes
Wednesday (Working on the body paragraphs) : 1 hour 25 minutes
Thursday (Working on the body paragraphs) : 1 hour 35 minutes
Reading in class (Monday) : 10 minutes
Reading in class (Friday) : 10 minutes
Finishing body paragraphs and conclusion paragraph : 1 hour
Total: 305 minutes
Wednesday (Working on the body paragraphs) : 1 hour 25 minutes
Thursday (Working on the body paragraphs) : 1 hour 35 minutes
Reading in class (Monday) : 10 minutes
Reading in class (Friday) : 10 minutes
Finishing body paragraphs and conclusion paragraph : 1 hour
Total: 305 minutes
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