1.Changing the World
In a world where opinions are wealth
and different ideas are expressed with open minds
where judgment didn't exist
and being different from everyone else is okay
In a world where no fighting came about
where peace was worldwide instead of
all battling against each other for
years and years on end
In a world where everyone is equal
where skin color didn't mean anything
but different shades on the color wheel
and we were all in this together
In a world where we help one another
fight through the troubles that may come along
where we all come together as one and
take on the world as it comes at us
2. A Lesson Learned
Start off with a dash of never certain
And always second guessing things
A cup of honesty and knowing when I’m at fault
Make sure to add a big heart and a wild soul
With a teaspoon of young teenage life
Mix together a sorry voice
With trying to find out where I belong still
Don’t forget a sprinkle of innocence and
A cup of freedom
Take out 25 years to life if found
Guilty and now place home safe and sound
2. One of your poems, A Lesson Learned, was a close runner-up for publication. Some of your lines were absolutely brilliant, especially the beginning of the poem.
Start off with a dash of never certain/and always second guessing things.....
The rhythm is perfect, the language original, I fell in love with this poem. I did not choose it for publication because I thought the end did not live up to the beginning, and in fact was a bit confusing. Maybe a word was missing? Not sure.....
Anyway - I would also change the title of this poem (it looked like a prompt), and fix the end, and you have a great poem!
3. Unfinished Me
Start off with a dash of never certain
And always second guessing things
A cup of honesty and knowing when I’m at fault
Make sure to add a big heart and a wild soul
With a teaspoon of young teenage life
Mix together a sorry voice
With trying to find out where I belong still
Don’t forget a sprinkle of innocence and
A cup of freedom
Bake until the court dismisses and the
clock has finally stopped facing back toward me
take a big bite to a lesson learned
4. I think my revised poem is honestly so much better than my original piece. Mimi definitely made complete sense with what she said about changing my ending to my poem she was right it really didn't make much sense with the rhythm of the whole poem. I changed the whole ending of my poem to try to match it up with the rest of the poem and changed the title too. I think my title makes a better fit with the whole poem itself instead of " A lesson learned". I was really surprised when she said my poem was a real close runner up to being published I never thought that it was really grab her attention since it was a poem that I didn't really work as hard as I did with some of my other ones.
Wednesday, February 29, 2012
Monday, February 27, 2012
Guest Speaker: Cheryl Charbonneau
Poise: Cheryl was extremely good at giving a good connection with our class, even though she didn't give eye contact with the students while doing her skit she brought so much emotion with her part it made you really pay attention to her and want to keep listening for more.
Clarity: When she was doing her skit of the part she was performing Cheryl used so much meaning with her words that actually made you understand what she was actually saying because she was speaking them out to the audience really loudly and clearly so everyone could hear her and she wasn't mumbling and walking all over the place so we could keep track of what she was saying to us.
Volume: As I just stated in the paragraph before I think she did an excellent job really grabbing our attention with her really loud voice that made us really pay attention to her and actually listen to her speak her parts.
Information: Her parts that she performed to the audience were really interesting stories that we have personally never heard of before so I thought it was cool hearing them. I think in her first skit she performed she added too much of yapping such as her character was really annoying but she did a really good job acting her out a a character. I think she could of cut that one a bit shorter and just got on with the performance part of her skit.
Organization: I think that her organization was thoroughly good for the most part I feel that most of us for her first skit honestly didn't really grasp was she was trying to perform or what her character was trying to achieve in her part but after she was done performing it she explained her skit over to again again and told us how she put together the whole thing from start to finish using the pictures on the website and re-reading all of her script.
I think overall our class did a good job with listening to her speak, I think we all thought it was a new experience since we have never done this kind of thing before so it was a new start and I personally don't enjoy speaking or acting in front of people but if that's your thing then I think you will honestly really enjoy this unit of study.
I would recommend her back into the classroom next year I thought she was an amazing actress and great in theater. She sets a really good example of the unit and gets us off to a really good start of how to start the whole project, she did a good job explaining everything to us and how were supposed to do it all and put it all together as one thing.
Clarity: When she was doing her skit of the part she was performing Cheryl used so much meaning with her words that actually made you understand what she was actually saying because she was speaking them out to the audience really loudly and clearly so everyone could hear her and she wasn't mumbling and walking all over the place so we could keep track of what she was saying to us.
Volume: As I just stated in the paragraph before I think she did an excellent job really grabbing our attention with her really loud voice that made us really pay attention to her and actually listen to her speak her parts.
Information: Her parts that she performed to the audience were really interesting stories that we have personally never heard of before so I thought it was cool hearing them. I think in her first skit she performed she added too much of yapping such as her character was really annoying but she did a really good job acting her out a a character. I think she could of cut that one a bit shorter and just got on with the performance part of her skit.
Organization: I think that her organization was thoroughly good for the most part I feel that most of us for her first skit honestly didn't really grasp was she was trying to perform or what her character was trying to achieve in her part but after she was done performing it she explained her skit over to again again and told us how she put together the whole thing from start to finish using the pictures on the website and re-reading all of her script.
I think overall our class did a good job with listening to her speak, I think we all thought it was a new experience since we have never done this kind of thing before so it was a new start and I personally don't enjoy speaking or acting in front of people but if that's your thing then I think you will honestly really enjoy this unit of study.
I would recommend her back into the classroom next year I thought she was an amazing actress and great in theater. She sets a really good example of the unit and gets us off to a really good start of how to start the whole project, she did a good job explaining everything to us and how were supposed to do it all and put it all together as one thing.
Tuesday, February 14, 2012
TU Tuesday - P of S
http://www.timesunion.com/news/article/On-Valentine-s-day-a-museum-for-broken-hearts-3311060.php
The article I read about was on a museum in ZAGREB, Croatia displaying cases of love and heart break and "how people go through love". The museum of broken relationships has "stories of each with written testimonies telling tales of passion, romance and heartbreak." People visit the museum to get a good laugh at some of the stories they see or sometimes necessarily to "get better" over the heart break. The cases show crazy happenings of the people dealing with stories of break ups such as "An ax from Berlin was used by a woman to smash every piece of furniture her girlfriend had left behind.;"Some are bitter. The garden gnome flew over a car driven by a husband who turned "arrogant and heartless".
"The museum itself is the brainchild of a breakup. When Grubisic and co-founder Olinka Vistica, a filmmaker, split up, they got stuck when it came to dividing their sentimental memorabilia. They didn't want to just get rid of it, so they created a museum." I think the museum is a great coping method for people to use when they are experiencing a rough time in their break up and it's a good way to bring a laugh or smile out in them. "They can move on," he said. "They also show there's something universal: We all have been brokenhearted at least once."
The article I read about was on a museum in ZAGREB, Croatia displaying cases of love and heart break and "how people go through love". The museum of broken relationships has "stories of each with written testimonies telling tales of passion, romance and heartbreak." People visit the museum to get a good laugh at some of the stories they see or sometimes necessarily to "get better" over the heart break. The cases show crazy happenings of the people dealing with stories of break ups such as "An ax from Berlin was used by a woman to smash every piece of furniture her girlfriend had left behind.;"Some are bitter. The garden gnome flew over a car driven by a husband who turned "arrogant and heartless".
"The museum itself is the brainchild of a breakup. When Grubisic and co-founder Olinka Vistica, a filmmaker, split up, they got stuck when it came to dividing their sentimental memorabilia. They didn't want to just get rid of it, so they created a museum." I think the museum is a great coping method for people to use when they are experiencing a rough time in their break up and it's a good way to bring a laugh or smile out in them. "They can move on," he said. "They also show there's something universal: We all have been brokenhearted at least once."
Sunday, February 12, 2012
Valentines Day
Write a letter to your Mom or Dad telling them why you love them.
Dear Mom,
I couldn't tell you how much I really love you because well there isn't enough words on the page for it. I want to thank you now for all the times that you had put up with my gross attitude and when ever I have not been your favorite person to be around. You are always there for me when ever I possibly need you and you have given me so many things to be thankful for in a mom. People always say that they have the best mom in the world but I really think that I have the best, no one could really compare to you and what you do for me. You are always so supportive of me in my school work and gymnastics and always tell how much you are proud of me and it really makes my day. I really look up to you for everything that you do and you being a nurse inspires me so much to go to collage and become one right along with you. You help save lives everyday and for that you are such a special person. You are a really important person in my life and you put a huge impact on everything I do and always are looking out for me to make the best decisions. Thank you so much for being the greatest mom in the world and loving me so much. Happy Valentines day!
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
My blog prompt
In some point of time in life we all will come to a point where we made a poor judgement call or a really bad choice. We are human we all make mistakes, and soon to come to learn afterward how the bad choice came to affect us in the long run. Describe a time in your life where you made a bad choice or got in trouble for doing something you didn't think through.
A time last year I went through a phase where I thought it would be totally okay if I didn't study anymore for my tests and I would pass if I didn't do my homework because I saw other people around me do it. Not knowing that high school is where my career starts and where things actually get serious here. Tests came along in my classes and I decided to wing them and ended up doing poorly on them and homework just didn;t get done. Instead I went home and hung out with my friends for awhile and then went on the computer. My grades dropped tramendesly within a short period of time and I saw my report card and couldn't believe the results. I got punished for my poor grades and my mom explained to me what would happen in my life if I didn't put my effort into my work, I would end up not going to collage and getting a proper education to actually go somewhere in life. The new quarter in school started and I really thought it was about time to turn my act around adn stop hanging out with the people that I was that influenced me to do poorly in school. The next interm report came along and my grades were back up to a good average and I felt so good that I could see the improvment in myself.
A time last year I went through a phase where I thought it would be totally okay if I didn't study anymore for my tests and I would pass if I didn't do my homework because I saw other people around me do it. Not knowing that high school is where my career starts and where things actually get serious here. Tests came along in my classes and I decided to wing them and ended up doing poorly on them and homework just didn;t get done. Instead I went home and hung out with my friends for awhile and then went on the computer. My grades dropped tramendesly within a short period of time and I saw my report card and couldn't believe the results. I got punished for my poor grades and my mom explained to me what would happen in my life if I didn't put my effort into my work, I would end up not going to collage and getting a proper education to actually go somewhere in life. The new quarter in school started and I really thought it was about time to turn my act around adn stop hanging out with the people that I was that influenced me to do poorly in school. The next interm report came along and my grades were back up to a good average and I felt so good that I could see the improvment in myself.
Monday, February 6, 2012
SCRUPLE
You find a wallet containing $300. By the address, you can tell that the owner is wealthy. Do you keep the money?
If I ever came across a wallet that had three hundred dollars I believe I would take the money in the wallet. I say this for a couple of reasons one, the owner of the wallet was the irresponsible one and dropped it on the ground containing the three hundred dollars and it just so happens I was the lucky one who had came across it. I feel honestly if anyone found three hundred dollars somewhere in their mind they would want to take possession of that money. But on the other hand my answer for this question is no too because if I ad dropped the wallet myself and I had left three hundred dollars I would gladly appriciate it if someone called me up to return it to me and I would probably honestly give them the three hundred dollars for their honesty and respect toward me. I would also be afraid of the consequence of getting arrested for stealing if someone ever saw me picking up ther wallet and they found out it actually wasn't mine you would just look really pathetic and I would start to feel guilty at the end of the day knowing someone is most definately looking for it.
If I ever came across a wallet that had three hundred dollars I believe I would take the money in the wallet. I say this for a couple of reasons one, the owner of the wallet was the irresponsible one and dropped it on the ground containing the three hundred dollars and it just so happens I was the lucky one who had came across it. I feel honestly if anyone found three hundred dollars somewhere in their mind they would want to take possession of that money. But on the other hand my answer for this question is no too because if I ad dropped the wallet myself and I had left three hundred dollars I would gladly appriciate it if someone called me up to return it to me and I would probably honestly give them the three hundred dollars for their honesty and respect toward me. I would also be afraid of the consequence of getting arrested for stealing if someone ever saw me picking up ther wallet and they found out it actually wasn't mine you would just look really pathetic and I would start to feel guilty at the end of the day knowing someone is most definately looking for it.
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Are you more like a red panda or like a rattle snake?
- Rachel: "I'm more like a red panda because I don't like going around eating little animals and scaring people because a lot of people are freaked out by snakes"
- Tyler: " Probably more like a raddle snake because they are a more dominant animal and they have more control and I feel like I am a more controlling dominant person"
- Emily: " I'm more of a rattle snake because red panda's are really calm and seem to have a quiet personality and my personality seems to match up to a rattle sanke where it's more of an crazier animal to be"
- Michaela: " I guess more of a panda because they are a more laid back animal and not viciously eating animals all the time as thier prey and I am more on the quietter side"
- Chloe: " Deffinately a panda because they are absolutely adorable and they seem so innocent and never would harm a fly and rattle snakes are like dangerous and totally freak me out in every way possible"
- Ricky: " Rattle snake because it's more of a guy type animal and it has a trait like boys. They are more of an out going type animal and very sneaky tiny animals but have so much power to them at the same time"
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