Reading/Working Times

Gentlemen
30 minutes - 18 pages
30 minutes reading poetry throughout the week
60 minutes working on research paper.

My Poem

Going to Kindergarten by David Tatman

I was small student strolling to class

Eager to learn with no knowledge

Excited in the new uniform

I smell the scent of the school

Missing the scent of my dwelling

I want to go home, but it is to late now

Warm greeting from teachers

Faces I’ve never seen before

Numbers and letters

Watching the colossal kids stomp

Imagining myself above five feet

Being the boss of the school

It is the first day; I expect fun and games

I don’t know what I’m getting into

Excited for nothing

Berlin Boxing Club

Pages 1-17

17 pages - 30 minutes

Pages 18-35

18 pages - 30 minutes 

Gentlemen

Pages 67-84

17 pages - 30 minutes

Pages 85-100

17 pages - 30 minutes

Analyze a Song

The song “Umbrella” by Rihanna featuring Jay-Z, Rihanna is saying that she is close to an important person in her life; however, he doesn’t feel emotionally attached like she does. She shows this through her words and tone. On the second paragraph, she states, “When the clouds come we gone, we Rocafella,” which is a symbol because she means that they will run off together when the person changes his mind about her. She uses stronger words in the song to get the audiences attention such as “you’re part of my entity, here for infinity.” Enjambment was used to create a dramatic effect; “precipitation. Stack chips…” in the second paragraph.

Things I noticed in this song were some sound patterns and rhymes. I first noticed assonance at the end of each line on the third paragraph; heart, apart, star, dark, cars. The “a” sound was repeated over and over which came to my attention. Also, I saw sibilance in the chorus; “When the sun shines, we’ll shine.” I noticed that the chorus also has euphony because of its use of smoothness. Also, on the last paragraph, there may be a use of an anaphora; “It’s raining, raining,” which is repeated about four times.

"Umbrella" by Rihanna feat. Jay-Z

http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/rihanna/umbrella.html

Reading Times

Gentlemen by Michael Northrop 
17 Pages - 30 minutes
18 Pages - 30 minutes
17 Pages - 30 minutes
17 Pages - 30 minutes

Rough Draft

In my research paper rough draft, I feel pretty confident about my introduction. I feel like that is the strongest part of my paper and I trust that it will get the reader hooked on my topic, which is The Haitian Revolution. However, I am unsure about some of my arguments. I feel like I have made a good argument but they may not make sense, making them bad. For instance, I have transitions that might be taken the wrong way, or I might have repeated myself in the same paragraph.
To make my paper better, I have to change some of the transition to make them less "awkward," and edit a few of my arguments to make them very advanced. Also, I need to make sure I properly cited all of my sources. I need to focus my feedback on transitions when I read. I know how to do transitions, but not enough to get an A in that category. So, I am feeling well about how my paper will turn out, and cannot wait to be finished with it.

Free Post

This past week, school was canceled Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday. So instead of making up those days in the summer, we had three virtual school days. These virtual school days are something that I would like to do on emergency closing. I get to wake up whenever I want, and do a little bit of work in each class. Some people didn't like it, but I thought it was a genius idea, mainly because I didn't  have as much work as usual.
On the other hand, the snow days were cool. It didm;t really snow except for the 2 hours on Tuesday night, but it was sleet and melted the next morning. It wasn't a lot of snow/ice but it was really interesting and a cool experience considering we do not have days like this; maybe once every three to four years.

Research Paper
Monday, three virtual school days, and Friday
Worked on Rough Draft - 157 minutes

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
20 Pages - 30 minutes
19 Pages - 30 minutes
16 Pages - 23 minutes