The Conclusion

I feel like most of my blogs were written about what I know. Most of that very vague. I never really went into detail about anything. A couple of blogs made me think. Especially the blog about Romeo and dreams. That was probably the most fun I had had writing a blog all year long. I don't enjoy blogging because I don't like giving people the chance to critique my bad writing. I know if I really applied myself to writing I could do awesome, but it just seems like too much effort. A lot of people I know call me an over acheiver, but I will never see myself as one. I usually try to do the minimum amount of work to get myself at least a B. Next year I plan on applying myself more to my writing. I don't want to be embarrassed of my writing anymore. While looking back at my blogs I noticed that many of them are about how bad my writing is and how I wish I could fix it. (Blah, blah,blah) I think so many things over ride my need for school. In the blogs where I write about how bad a writer I am, I seem so clueless and I didn't find that it truely helped me at all like it was supposed to. Sometimes I think it's harder for me to write because the topics are always to dull and I never really want to think about the subject. It's so much easier to write about things I know and fully understand. For instance, writing about our summer reading list was a blast. I love to read and knew exactly what to say. Just thinking about that blog makes me excited to get every single one of those books and read them. If I was asked to write an essay on one of those books I could write a lot because they really interest me. I think the commentary for an essay like that would be a lot easier because, trust me, I have much to say about the books I read. I always drive my sister crazy telling her about the books I read...I also love talking to her about the books when we have both read them. One day I hope I can be a great writer and I can really look back and be thankful I took this class even though I never really wanted to... It was my most dreaded class and still is. The challenge of this class drives me crazy, but it also makes me want to suceed and be like "WOW! I can do anything!" Next year I will get an A in honors english. That would be a great confidence booster. I'm glad I took the challege with this class and as of now when I think of this class it's going to make me think of how I really could have done better on things I didn't do so great on, but it only motivates me to do better next year. "Men's best successess come after their dissapointments." Henry Ward Beecher. I may have dissapointed myself this year, but I will not let that happen again.

Essay Writing

Even though we have been writing essays all year long I am still not confindent in my writing. I am much better at writing a good thesis, but thinking of good commentary is hard for me. I always want to use concrete detail; probably because it is so much easier. Annalyzing is also easier, but putting it into an essay is tough. I think I might take a writing class over the summer to help me next year with honors english 10.

When writing my essay I hardly ever have very good transitioning sentences, which breaks the flow of reading it. Like I said, I also have a hard time writing commentary. I could also improve on my hooks. I am sure there are other things I could improve on that would take my "B" essay to and "A" essay, but I dont know what all the other problems are.

Summer Reading List

The two books that are at the top of my summer reading list are Burned by P.C cast and kristen cast and Mockingjay by Suzanne collins. The first book listed as been out for a while and I have been meaning to buy it. I think it is the 5th book in Marked series. The series in about vampyres(That's how it is spelled in the book.)When I bought the first book it was meant as a present for Ahlora, but after she finished it, it was just collecting dust on her shelf, so I decided to borrow it from her. After the first book I was hooked, but not as much as I am hooked to the Hunger Game series. After I read the first book I had a deep desire to read the next. It was like torture waiting for the next novel to be released. I am really looking forward to Mockingjay to be released.(It comes out in August!!! YAY!!) I would try to explain the story line myself, but it is way to confusing. I wouldn't know where to start. I also plan on reading many other books because reading is my favorite hobby.

Theme and Motif: dreams

The dreams that I usually have that could actually have an affect on my reality is my mom getting mad at me for not telling her something. Just this week I dreamt that I hadn't told my mom that there was a half day and a meet on Saturday, so of course she starts yelling at me and telling me how I never tell her anything in advance. Dreams like these feel so real to me that when I actually thought about telling my mom the next day I thought I had, but later on remember that, no I had not informed her. To avoid the confrentation in my dream I told my mom in advance things that were going on in my life that week. Sometimes I have other dreams about boys or just weird things that make no sense, but I still think they all have some sort of impact on my life.

Romeo and I are alike in this way. No matter what kind of dream I have I think it has something to do with my actual life. One time I had a dream about this guy, so I thought well maybe I subcounsiouly like him and I don't know it or maybe he likes me and I should be avoiding it. Kind of how my dreams are my fate, in a way. Like Romeo thinks his dream about the party will eventually cause his death.

culture shock

This movie takes a more modern twist on Rome and Juliet by refering back to the play. Juliet is now sought for advice, through a wall. I think that this modern twist makes the story of Romeo and Juliet's love more interesting and romantic. If their really is a wall in Italy where people write letters to Juilet that would also show the timelessness of Romeo and Juliet's love.

English

English, what used to be one of my favorite classes has turned into a challenge for me. I knew it was going to be tough, but not my hardest class, besides science that is. I've almost never heard any of the terms like annotating and motif before I was in this class. And DGP is a whole other story. The writing part of it can be fun if it is on my own terms, I wish we did more creative writing instead of writing about how we feel about so and so novel/play. I am not the greatest writer. I still haven't fully grasped the concept of commentary. Maybe it's because I can be lazy at times and it's just easier to right a summary. I worked really hard on my last essay though. It was probably the hardest to right because I felt like the reading was held out to long making it hard for me to remember all of the symbols, motifs, and themes. I can still enjoy the class because the people are very interesting and a good group overall. I know this class will help me in the long run and thats why I am taking it. My future is important to me and any time I hear the word honors or AP in front of a class it just makes me think: FUTURE LIFE.

skit prep

Three parts of the book that stick out to me the most is the first time Pip meets Miss Havisham, when Biddy and Pip walk through the garden, and when Miss Havisham takes the blame for the way Estella is.
The first scene is Pip walking into a room with a creepy old lady all dressed in white, for a wedding, with candles all around. The clocks are stopped and there is no natural light. This would be an interesting skit because it would be entertaining seeing the emotion that Pip has towards Miss Havisham. It is also an important part of the book. It goes with the theme of "first times." The theme is present through out the whole book, making this an important scene.
Another scene I would want to see is Pip and Biddy walking through the garden and Biddy totally seeing through Pip. Biddy reads Pip like a book. She knows him that well. I think it would be a good scene because Biddy portrays another side of herself by being rude to Pip, even if it is just telling him the truth.
The last scene would scene shoes another side of Miss Havisham because she gets on her knees crying out to Pip about how she knows what she has done. I think she feels shame in what she has done and feels bad for Pip.
There are also other interesting scenes, but those are the few I could remember off the top of my head.