Comments Q1 W1

Ellie- It's Kind of a Funny Story


Juliana - The Time I Went to the Bahamas

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Student Prompts

What is the difference between living and being alive?    The difference between living and being alive can be a very complicated argument. I like to think of it being a simple concept. Being alive is merely existing on the Earth. If you are alive, you are going about your days with no enthusiasm or excitement in your life. Living is spending your time on Earth in the best and most productive way possible. A person who lives doesn't care what others think, and sets goals to look forward to. A person who lives may go on adventures or trips, or maybe never leaves the city they were born in. You don't have to be extremely wealthy to live, you just have to have the drive and determination to want to live.    Being alive is not as fun as living. You don't get to enjoy yourself because you are to busy worrying about other things that don't matter. I'm not saying that you have to let go all of your worries to live because there are matters that are unavoidable in life, ...
Read more

"Check. Mate?" Review

   Out of all of the narratives we have been reading in class, Check. Mate? by Miles Pequeno, seems the most prompting. Personally, when a teacher assigns an essay I can never come up with a topic. I feel like picking your topic is the most frustrating part of the whole process, especially when the topic is very vague. Most students try to choose a topic that is life changing or significant to their life in some way. This is not always the way to go. Check. Mate?  uses a mild topic as an symbol to a bigger event. This is a brilliant way to intrigue readers without overpowering them.     Check. Mate? focuses mainly on the game chess. The author uses chess to describe his relationship with his father, and how he grows up because of it. The author uses many different strategies to entertain the reader while still keeping with the theme. He uses vivid detail when describing scenery or characters. This gives the reader a sense of what the narrator's life was li...
Read more

Research Update

   For my research project, I chose Eleanor of Aquitaine. So far, I am very happy with this decision because the topic is turning out to be very interesting. I chose this topic because we briefly discussed Eleanor in World History, and I wanted to learn more about her life and legacy. As of right now, there are many aspects of her life that did not know about before I began researching. An example would be how much drama there is in Medieval monarchies. It seems that Eleanor was always involved in some sort of issue with her husband. I am really glad that I chose this topic because I am not bored of it, and there is plenty of information to include in my essay.    The most difficult thing about the project was the annotated bibliography. Although it wasn't hard, it was very time consuming. Right now I am working on the notecards. They are also not hard, just very time consuming. I am hoping that the outline and draft of my essay will be easier since we are doing the...
Read more