Literary Analysis

Of Mice and Men

Thinking outside the box/Text Questions

Interesting concept of people being our Hell.

Literary Analysis

Tale of Two Cities

Post For Blog Comments

Allegory of the Cave

 Like I said I'm no poet but...

Plato's Allegory of the Cave

I noticed a lot of connections to Christianity in this allegory.

About My Sonnet

If you're interested in this writer don't just look at this post but I can hopefully start a spark of interest for you.

Of Mice and Men

This is just a quick link for me to use because I don't have a book to bring tomorrow for class.

http://www.readanybook.com/online/242_0

Literature Analysis #3

Animal Farm 

Big Questions

There's a lot of little ones but big ones are harder to think of.

Vocab #11

Here's a Prezi for this week's vocab.

http://prezi.com/zmnifbvpy2x_/vocab-11/

Sonnet

I'm no poet but I do like stories.

AP Hamlet PLN

I'll first list the 10 that didn't make the cut.

Vocab #10

Here's a Prezi. Enjoy!

http://prezi.com/k6ul9u1ruug7/vocab-10/

Literature Analysis #2 Brave New World by Aldous Huxley

1.       Plot Summery

Efficiency, progress, happiness, and control.

Vocab #9 Remix

I made a Prezi to help study for quiz. Hope it helps you too.

http://prezi.com/n5chohg0ljgt/vocab-9/

Tools That Change the Way We Think

Am I spending my time wisely?

Notes on Hamlet

I'm actually interested in the play. Isn't that weird?

Who was Shakspear

Imagine how the different the world would be if we could truly know our history.

To Facebook or Not to Facebook

Let me start out by saying I'm not a very active Facebook-er and its not for any specific reason.

Remix

I made a prezi for this assignment. I hope its helpful.

http://prezi.com/8yqn05v-n85n/hamlet-act-3-remix/

Midterm autopsy

Result was expected but its still disappointing.

Vocab # 8

1.      Abeyance:temporary suspension, as of an activity or function

2.      Ambivalent:simultaneous conflicting feelings toward a person or thing, as love and hate

3.      Beleaguer:to besiege by encircling, as with an army

Mid-Term Reflection

I know I could have done better and I plan on proving that next midterm.

Dear Ophelia

Hello Ophelia,

Study Strategies

Studying with a group of people is probably the best way to study, as long as you don't get distracted.

Hamlet Open Source

I worked with Josh for this assignment.

Pre-Will

a. I would research the person in question but

Vocab #7

1.      Aberration: mental derangement or lapse

Literary Analysis

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

Vocab #6

1. Beatitude: (noun) supreme blessedness or happiness 

Revised Notes

Gilgamesh

Vocab # 5

 1.       Acumen: The ability to make good judgments and quick decisions

Favorite Hero

Sam

#4 Vocab

 

1.      Apostate: a person who renounces a religion belief

Literary Analysis

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

All of Beowulf Questions

Beowulf Questions

[Prologue: The Rise of the Danish Nation] (lines 1-85, pp. 33-34)

1. The way Shield became ruler of the Danes was unusual because he was an orphan that was adopted by the king of the Danes. Shield’s funeral

Peer Feedback #1

I'm not that good at writing so please give me harsh feedback so I can get better. Thanks.

Beowulf Questions

Well I spent a good amount of time at first looking through my textbook to find answerers. After realizing

Socratic Seminar # 1

I think one of the main problems today was that we were pretty much all agreed that we don't have a right to our own opinion (or those who didn't didn't say anything). The only reason we even really had a discussion at all was because of Conner disagreeing.
I think its a little sad that no one wanted to really participate.To me it can only be for a few reasons. They aren't really interested at all, they didn't read the article, or their just scared to share their opinion. Probably a mix.
I think the next one will be more successful and more ideas will be shared as long as few people start talking and we bring up points that not everyone agrees with.

Reflections on Week 1

1. I don't think I will have much trouble as far as technological limitations are concerned. The only real problem I've had so far was loading something from my phone to my blog but I don't think that will be a big problem.
2. I can't really think of a specific experiance described. But I have recently realized how amazing You Tube is. I've been watching videos for a while now but I never thought of being able to look up so many skills on the internet, from how to code to how to play the drums. I mean it really is amazing and Its so easy to use if you have an I-Touch.
3. Im really excited about the ideas that are going to come out of Project Infiniy and any ideas that Im able to come up with. I really want to learn more about computers, blogging, and the internet in general. Knowledge is power and there is tons of it out there rigth at our finger tips and if I can learn how to find it better I think my life will be much more enrinched and exciting.

Essays

Disruptid Essay

If I had more time on the essay to write I would have added more examples from the works.  This would have strengthened my points more. I would have added examples about my life to back up my points about the quote given.
I didn't have any specific concerns after this essay except for the usual ones. I wasn't sure if my point made sense to other people, if it was a strong argument or not, and if it would pass on the AP exam.
I finished the essay in time so i wasn't to concerned about not answering all the questions.
I got pretty lucky because I had just finished my introduction and a few words of my first paragraph so I didn't get interrupted in the middle of a paragraph. I still had to leave my sentence half done but I soon remembered what I was writing after I started reading it.

Orientation Video

First Assignment

Hi everyone,
Like most students I took this class for the boost it would give my GPA (if I get an A) and the potential to save money on college classes. I want to get a good education and I need as many college options as I can get. I also have taken Honors English with Dr. Preston and know he actually wants to teach and enjoys it and I know I will learn more in his class than most teachers.  

I know this class is going to be difficult and if I want to be successful I'm going to have to keep to a schedule. I'm nervous for the challenge but excited for the reward. I know at the end of the year I'll be happy to look back at all the work I did in the class.  I want to prepare my self for college life so my goal is to make a schedule and keep to it. No procrastination and no wasted time.

I hope I learn more about the Internet (how to research). I always get frustrated when I can't find the information I'm looking for, even when it seemed like simple information to look up. I also think my writing skill will be improved and I will read more books in my free time.