yoo ap clase!

just wanted to see how everyones summer is going!

YO MRS JONES

even if i didnt pass the test hit me up on my celly cell.
presh

VOCAB

hey mrs jones may i come in at lunch tomorrow to take my vocab quiz because i wasent going to come to school till 12 25 for my pre calc review but i will come in earlier to take my quiz at lunch if thats ok?

Val-I got some work done today. T-shirts are ordered. They will be 9.34 each. Bring money to me because I have to write each kid a receipt.

Dresses are ordered. They will be roughly 60 dollars, but I will have an exact number on Tuesday.

Any help I can get in rounding people up and getting them to get their money to me is great. Having it on Wednesday for the meeting would be WONDERFUL.

Meeting: We need to have a dress rehearsal the first week in June. This means shoes, undies, ties, everything.

Be thinking about graduation roles. We have to solidify this on Tuesday.

heyy

me and chelsea borrowed your flash drive on your desk so i hope you dont mind :/..
I will bring it to you before your flex class starts just in case

Hope its alright

prom!

here you go mrs jones! hope you had fun last night!

life in my world

I'm so very proud of you all. I think that as you prepare your writing portfolio and review how far you have come in your writing ability, you will be proud of yourselves too.

Testing Location Change:

You are now testing at Northside Baptist Church in the New Life Center. You do not need a pass to park, but you should park between the softball field and the new building. I am not familiar with this church so I can't really provide any further details. Ask your peers. Good luck!

multiple choice

what were the pages we need to do for homework?

AP EXAMINATION

just thought i would let everyone know we have 3 school days till our examination. GET READY!!!!!!!

rachel carsen essay

mrs jones i do not have this essay because i turned it into you the day i was sick. and i forgot that you still had it till i was about to do it. what should i do?

Here's the Dam Letter

STATE OF MICHIGAN

Reply to: GRAND RAPIDS DISTRICT OFFICE STATE OFFICE BUILDING 6TH FLOOR 350 OTTAWA NW
GRAND RAPIDS MI 49503-2341

JOHN ENGLER, Governor DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
HOLLISTER BUILDING, PO BOX 30473, LANSING MI 48909-7973

INTERNET: http://www.deq.state.mi us RUSSELL J. HARDING, Director

December 17, 1997

CERTIFIED

Mr. Ryan DeVries
2088 Dagget Pierson, MI 49339

Dear Mr. DeVries:

SUBJECT: DEQ File No. 97-59-0023-1 T11N, R10W, Sec. 20, Montcalm Count-,),

It has come to the attention of the Department of Environmental Quality that there has been recent unauthorized activity on the above referenced parcel of property. You have been certified as the legal landowner and/or contractor who did the following unauthorized activity: Construction and maintenance of two wood debris dams across the outlet stream of Spring Pond.
A permit must be issued prior to the start of this type of activity. A review of the Department's files show that no permits have been issued. Therefore, the Department has determined that this activity is in violation of Part 301,. Inland Lakes and Streams, of the Natural Resource and Environmental Protection Act, Act 451 of the Public Acts of 1994, being sections 324.30101 to 324.30113 of the Michigan Compiled Laws annotated.

The Department has been informed that one or both of the dams partially, failed during a recent rain event, causing debris dams and flooding at downstream locations. We find that dams of this nature are inherently hazardous and cannot be permitted. The Department therefore orders you to cease and desist all unauthorized activities at this location, and to restore the stream to a free-flow condition by removing all wood and brush forming the dams from the strewn channel. All restoration work shall be completed no later than January 31, 1998. Please notify this office when the restoration has been completed so that a follow-up site inspection may be scheduled by our staff.

Failure to comply with this request, or any further unauthorized activity on the site, may result in this case being referred for elevated enforcement action.
We anticipate and would appreciate your full cooperation in this matter. Please feel free to contact me at this office if you have any questions.

Sincerely,

David L. Price
District Representative Land and Water Management Division
616-356-0269dlp:bjc cc:
LWMD, Lansing
MontcaImCEA Pierson Township
Lieutenant Mary C. Sherzer, DNR LED

Reply:
Stephen and Rosalind Tvedten
2530 Hayes Street
Marne, MI 49435-9751
616-677-1261
616-677-1262 Fax
steve@getipm.com1/6/98
David L. Price District Representative Land and Water Management Division Grand Rapids District Office State Office Bldg., 6th Floor 350 Ottawa, N.W. Grand Rapids, MI 49503-2341

Dear Mr. Price:
Re: DEQ File No. 97-59-0023; T11N, R10W, Sec 20; Montcalm County
Your certified letter dated 12/17/97 has been handed to me to respond to. You sent out a great deal of carbon copies to a lot of people, but you neglected to include their addresses. You will, therefore, have to send them a copy of my response.

First of all, Mr. Ryan DeVries is not the legal landowner and/or contractor at 2088 Dagget, Pierson, Michigan - I am the legal owner and a couple of beavers are in the (State unauthorized) process of constructing and maintaining two wood "debris" dams across the outlet stream of my Spring Pond. While I did not pay for, nor authorize their dam project, I think they would be highly offended you call their skillful use of natural building materials "debris". I would like to challenge you to attempt to emulate their dam project any dam time and/or any dam place you choose. I believe I can safely state there is no dam way you could ever match their dam skills, their dam resourcefulness, their dam ingenuity, their dam persistence, their dam determination and/or their dam work ethic.

As to your dam request the beavers first must fill out a dam permit prior to the start of this type of dam activity, my first dam question to you is: are you trying to discriminate against my Spring Pond Beavers or do you require all dam beavers throughout this State to conform to said dam request? If you are not discriminating against these particular beavers, please send me completed copies of all those other applicable beaver dam permits. Perhaps we will see if there really is a dam violation of Part 301, Inland Lakes and Streams, of the Natural Resource and Environmental Protection Act, Act 451 of the Public Acts of 1994, being sections 324.30101 to 324.30113 of the Michigan Compiled Laws annotated. My first concern is - aren't the dam beavers entitled to dam legal representation? The Spring Pond Beavers are financially destitute and are unable to pay for said dam representation - so the State will have to provide them with a dam lawyer.

The Department's dam concern that either one or both of the dams failed during a recent rain event causing dam flooding is proof we should leave the dam Spring Pond Beavers alone rather than harassing them and calling their dam names. If you want the dam stream "restored" to a dam free-flow condition - contact the dam beavers - but if you are going to arrest them (they obviously did not pay any dam attention to your dam letter -- being unable to read English) - be sure you read them their dam Miranda first. As for me, I am not going to cause more dam flooding or dam debris jams by interfering with these dam builders. If you want to hurt these dam beavers - be aware I am sending a copy of your dam letter and this response to PETA. If your dam Department seriously finds all dams of this nature inherently hazardous and truly will not permit their existence in this dam State - I seriously hope you are not selectively enforcing this dam policy - or once again both I and the Spring Pond Beavers will scream prejudice!
In my humble opinion, the Spring Pond Beavers have a right to build their dam unauthorized dams as long as the sky is blue, the grass is green and water flows downstream. They have more dam right than I to live and enjoy Spring Pond. So, as far as I and the beavers are concerned, this dam case can be referred for more dam elevated enforcement action now. Why wait until 1/31/98? The Spring Pond Beavers may be under the dam ice then, and there will be no dam way for you or your dam staff to contact/harass them then.
In conclusion, I would like to bring to your attention a real environmental quality (health) problem; bears are actually defecating in our woods. I definitely believe you should be persecuting the defecating bears and leave the dam beavers alone. If you are going to investigate the beaver dam, watch your step! (The bears are not careful where they dump!)
Being unable to comply with your dam request, and being unable to contact you on your dam answering machine, I am sending this response to your dam office.

Sincerely,

Stephen L.Tvedten

xc: PETA

I was impressed with the Vietnam discussion today. We had some good participation from many of the class members. Andrew, Julian, Raleigh, Ally, Sarah, Kathryn, Brandon, and Valerie all contributed something, some of you more than others. I expect this level of discussion from you guys. Kudos.

hola clase

can someone poast the words for voacb 12 on the blog. for some reason my computer wont let me connect to laneys website to get to mrs jones home page and i dont remember that other site you can go to.. to get to the teachers website thanks bunchesssss!!

So Val,

We need to:

Get a group of about 7-8 marshals to stuff envelopes on Thursday afternoon for the academic booster's awards ceremony on the 14th. We need to remind people who signed up to marshal that event that they signed up. We need to settle who has a dress already, who wants to buy a new dress (or needs to if they can't get a used one) and who wants the 5 or so dresses I have. There are more out there but the girls don't seem very motivated to bring them in so we really can't wait much longer. We need to discuss Teacher Appreciation week and remind people of who they picked and what they are supposed to do. The men (boys) need to decide exactly what they want to wear. I need to remind students that SM are looked upon as role models and inappropriate prom behavior can be cause for removal so everyone needs to behave themselves. The girls need to discuss shoes. We need to remind people about Graduation Project nights and who signed up when and what they need to wear (nice clothes). I need two marshals for the senior dinner out at Bluewater. I can't think of anything else right now. Tell me if I have forgotten something you can think of.

sick

Hey Ms. Jones,
i have been battling some sort of sickness, most likely just a sinus infection or something ( although my mom jokes about the swine flu---- yeah right), since last Thursday and am still not feeling better. Although i am becoming very friendly with Tylenol Cold medicine, my body is still having trouble "stabilizing." I know that i missed your class today, and i wanted to see if you could either e-mail.. if possible..... or post what i missed in class. i would like to say that i will be in class tomorrow, however the likely hood is looking slim. I am going to try and stop by tomorrow to get any assignments, as well as to turn in my synthesis essay and my question in regards to Fallen Angel. Just thought that i would let you know ahead of time so that you do not think that i have gone "fishing." Thanks so much!
Kat

SM

OK miss jones before i forget i want to just get it on here so then if i forget to ask you in class (for the 3rd day in a row) that it will be on here.

The beach clean up is saturday from 10-12. What do we need to do about gloves and trash bags and are you attending?

So. I was thinking. How would you guys feel if I typed up some of your essays and then as a class if we looked at them and gave feedback. This would be done anonymously (not the feedback but no one would know whose essay it was unless you volunteered that information). Would you be down to try it? I realize that this takes some bravery because if someone says something about your essay, you might take it personally, but you also will get sincere feedback and I think if the class knew the essay belonged to someone sitting in the room, they might be more constructive with their criticism. I just want you to see what your peers are accomplishing (as well as struggling with). Tell me what you think.

I will have your essays (synthesis) to return to you tomorrow. I only have four left to grade and I can handle that before tomorrow's class.

We have 22 days until the AP Exam. It really is pretty close.

oh my god

that timed write was so difficult. i didnt think that the accutal topic was that hard it was just the way i had to do it. having to tell my mom my thought to write down for me was so challenging. i never realized how much your brain connects with your hands my thoughts were going like 80 miles per hour and my moms hand was going 40! hahaha i did the best i could mrs jones im deffinatly not confident its up to the standards i should be but whats done is done and im probley going to have to have a one on one with you about this essay!

well one thing done about a blillion more assignments to do tonight!

the planning essay

hey guys im trying to plan that essay but obviously its confusing im thinking it means that we as humans would perfer to be knowledgable rather than ignorant of the feelings we are capable of possesing. im going to start planning it that way because i have my dance competition tomorrow and want to get my homework done today so please blog back if im totally in the wrong ball park.

Also i would like to know how long you got for your timed write so dont go over. thanks for your help.

HW Study for vocabulary quiz and make sure your vietnam projects are ready to go.

HW: Continue working on your Vietnam projects. Make these interesting. What do you peers want to know and how would they like you to present it?

HW: FALLEN ANGELS

To preface your reading of Walter Dean Meyers’ Fallen Angels, you will be completing mini-research projects on topics related to Vietnam and this novel.
Ø Walter Dean Meyers (Allison and Valerie)
Ø Map of Vietnam (include Chu Lai, Tam Ky, Tan Son Nhut, Song Nha Ngu River (Casey and Brandon)
Ø Causes and Effects of Vietnam War (make this clear and concise) (Ally and Julian)
Ø US Protests of Vietnam War (cover soldiers’ views as well) (Andrew and Kathryn)
Ø Race issues affecting US Soldiers in Vietnam (changes in the drafting process) (Chelsea and Landen)
Ø Health problems facing American soldiers in Vietnam (include Agent Orange and napalm, physical and mental health issues (PTSD), homelessness) (Sarah and Raleigh)

Each of your presentations needs to be interesting and informative as well as visually appealing. You will have one FULL BLOCK (Wednesday) to work on this and then you will present them Thursday after your synthesis timed write. You will present in the order the topics appear on this list.

Tonight's assignment: Find at least ONE source and PRINT IT OUT about your assigned topic. You only have one block to do this project, so if you have a light load tonight, I would do some internet surfing. Cowabunga dude.

pink eye

i would just like everyone to know. pink eye sucks.

HW: Have your vocab ready to review tomorrow and write an explanation of one example from the synthesis essay packet.

We are about to start reading Fallen Angels; just an FYI. We will do a little mini-research about Vietnam related issues and then we will start reading.

Timed Write this week: Probably Thursday and it will be a synthesis essay. Next week's will probably be a persuasive and a synthesis. Then I will add back in the rhetorical analysis.

MRS. JONESSS!

i hope you wrote your satire you were challenged by brandon to write im really interested in what you would write about hahaha its 16 hours before our class tomorrow so if you havent started i suggest and all nighter! hahaha

daddy would you like some sausage?

Peer Editing

take a minute and gimme thoughts on this please.

Dear Mister Smarmy,

I am so very deeply apologetic that you feel a sense of rage and frustration with Thomas Swift’s A Modest Proposal. I can obviously see why you might feel this way towards a piece with such potentially offending language such like this text exemplifies, yet I believe the reason that you’re distraught is the fact that you have slightly misinterpreted the original message that Swift was intending to convey. The literary form the Swift used is called a satire, which by definition of the Merriam Webster’s Dictionary is: “A literary composition, in verse or prose, in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn, derision, or ridicule”. This is also exactly what he did; Thomas Swift examined the indecencies that are displayed from Englishmen, and landlords unto the Irish settlers. We learn this through his use of specific sarcasm just exactly how the Irish were being treated. Many Irishmen worked farms owned by Englishmen who charged high rents—so high that the Irish were frequently unable to pay them. Consequently, many Irish farming families continually lived on the edge of starvation, and through this problem sparked what we see as Swift’s “solution” to the troubles. He states that the (English) landlords “have already devoured most of the parents, [so they] seem to have the best title to the children” (para.12). Thomas Swift is not actually proposing a new generation of cannibalism, he is simply using outrageous irony and sarcasm in order to shed light on the harsh conditions that his Irish (Catholic) people have to endure on a daily basis, and hoping through use of these exorbitant words that the reader can see these unfavorable conditions, and if not help with the problem, at least understand and sympathize with these peoples struggles. So once again, I am terribly sorry that you have failed to see the true meaning of this essay, and do hope that with this added insight that you might be able to change your opinion from one of hate, to complacency, or even admiration for his writing style. I hope this letter will bring you some closure on the subject, and if you have further questions regarding this material or any future problems please feel free to contact me personally or any other member of the Jebidiah School Board.

Best Wishes,

Fredrick F. Farquarie

yooo ap class

i need help withhh dis assignment

and..

have you found the Social Marshalls stuff yet?

.....

HAPPY EASTER!!!!

This is to Miss. Jones

[but everyone else feel free to read]

i found this difficult, i appreciate it. [sarcasm]

and i unsure of whether or not you fixed the time zone thing on this but it is 2:08 in the morning and i started around 10ish and i figured it'd rather just finish it because i was on a role, i hope you enjoy it.

modest proposal

i am having trouble with the modest proposal i do not understand the whole eating the children thing. i know he is meaning not to really eat the children but what is he implying?

word.

testing.

How long should our letter be? Should it be as long as the example you gave us?

How's Spring Break going? I am LOVING the time off.

I have:

Given myself a pedicure with a cute new lilac/lavender polish.
Taken my dog to the dog park, for a walk around the neighborhood, to Ogden Park, and to Poplar Grove on the nature trails (where I saw a black sheep).
Cleaned my house. Like severely. It needed it.
Gone to lunch with teacher friends.
Visited non-teacher friends.
Read a few hundred pages in my book (The Given Day-Dennis Lehane-he wrote Mystic River and Gone baby Gone)
Watched Twilight and the first season of Weeds. My sister recommended it and it is actually pretty good.
Caught up on all the stuff I had DVRed (soap operas, Operation Repo, The Real World, 30 Days, and other crap).
Slept. A lot.
Went on the Azalea Festival Garden Tour with my mommy. Pretty flowers.
Planted an herb garden (sage, basil, lemon balm, parsley)
Planted a flower pot (snapdragons)
Shopped for spring clothes/makeup (wasn't entirely successful but I found a few things)

STill to do:

Manicure (with same polish)
Go to school and see what kind of state (disaster) my room is in since the whole spring cleaning team (do you read the newspaper?) came in.
Sleep some more.
Clean some more.
Spend some more time with my dog and friends and mom and sister.
Grade your persuasive timed writes.
Make an easter basket for my best friend. It's a tradition.
Read some more.
R E L A X

How 'bout you?

Social Marshalls

Can you give me the list of names and numbers for Social Marshalls so I can let people know about our meeting on April 13th. If you need to email it to me its Carolinagirl346@aol.com

Terms for the Exam

Telescopes- To make more compact or concise; condense

municipal- of or pertaining to a town or city or its local government or (as a noun) a municipal bond.

bureaucracies- government by many bureaus, administrators, and petty officials

alimony- an allowance paid to a person by that person's spouse or former spouse for maintenance, granted by a court upon a legal separation or a divorce or while action is pending

metropolis- any large, busy city

caricature- a picture, description, etc., ludicrously exaggerating the peculiarities or defects of persons or things

masque- a dramatic composition for such entertainment

fiscal- of or pertaining to financial matters in general

dubious- doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt

interminable- incapable of being terminated; unending

effete- lacking in wholesome vigor; degenerate; decadent; unable to produce: sterile

spectre- a ghostly appearing figure

burgeoning- To grow or develop rapidly

cordially- courteous and gracious

National honors society

I was denied into NHS because of my character or something like that. Mrs Jones would you say i have a character not suited of NHS? I was really disappointed by not getting in. My mom said i could appeal it or something and have them take a look at me again but i don't see how that will help if my teaches told them i wasn't good for it. i just never thought i was rude or insubordinate in my classes.

National Honors Society

Do you know who is on the council Ms.Jones?

essays

what were the three types of essays for the AP exam?

blog time

so the western part of the state is three hours after us so im posting this at 5:40 and the blog will say its like 2:40 something.

yeah i wonder if anyone really did write him outraged?! hahaha that would be funny.

By the way...I don't know if I have mentioned this....but...I HATE NATIONAL BOARDS. I really would rather do ANYTHING ANYTHING than this. Clean toilets, grade essays, wash my dog, garden, even exercise. Sigh.

When the heck did you all post this stuff? I checked it while I was working on my national boards stuff which was like 9pm!!!! I feel bad that I couldn't offer more help but I just honestly didn't even see it.

Have any of you read the essay about putting grandma in the ovens yet? What do you think?

double spaced?

Would you like us to double space our Visual rhetoric assignment?

ethos???

are funds and charitys ethoes? like mac aids fund or abovetheinfluence etc...

anddd

Pathos:
The emotions triggered in this picture are emotions of endurance, and strength. The picture of Lance Armstrong and the picture of the Subaru Outback are supposed to go hand in hand with each other. In hopes of the advertiser the reader should acknowledge that just like Lance Armstrong is tough in all sorts of ways so is the Outback. Lance Armstrong has gone through many “races” in his life, one in being fighting testicular cancer. Armstrong truly represents the word strength and if the Outback is just like Lance Armstrong then the reader starts to feel convinced that the Outback is the right car for them.

Ethos:
This advertisement uses a famous professional biker, Lance Armstrong as a way to convince it’s readers that the Subaru Outback is a tough car. The advertisers are saying that the SUV is just as tough as Lance Armstrong.

Logos:
At the bottom of this advertisement there are many facts about the Subaru Outback that could potentially convince the reader to look into buying the Outback such as the “toughest SUV”. If the advertiser is saying it is the toughest SUV as a fact then the logical appeal of the car would catch the reader’s eye as being top of the line.




Does everything work alright for this ad.

Project

ms jones i dont remember if we said that my viagra add had logos in it or not because i only had pathos and ethos before i came to you...do you remember?

projectoooo

if my ad has live abovetheinfluence.com on it would that be ethos?

I felt that today's discussion about our timed write was one of the most successful yet. I feel like you guys are learning how to talk about writing, literature, and your thoughts very well. I feel like I can be critical (not negative-critical) of your strengths and weaknesses and most of you are accepting of it and willing to work on it instead of dwelling on it. Today was a good day.

How did it go? Is offering incentives for charity ethical?

Good luck on your timed write tomorrow! Let me know what you thought.

i was lost after the first sentence

its hard to take a stance on a claim when i dont even know what this passage is saying... i think maybe hes saying that people shouldnt read so much and think more but im not 100 percent sure.

So as I was leaving to go feed my neighbor's cat this morning my dog decided to make a run for it. After leading me on a high speed chase around the four adjacent yards next to mine, she finally ran back in the house (I left the doors open in hopes she would return). Now she is banished to her crate while I work on national boards. She is trying her hardest to look pitiful. Whimpers and all. It's working. She looks like a candidate for that ASPCA commercial. All she needs is that Sarah McLauchlin (sp) song. Stupid Dog.

Check out the use of diction: cold, wet, alone. Who would want their kid to feel that way? He looks so sad!

ON A BOAT!

UN-EDITED (EXPLICIT LANGUAGE)



EDITED VERSION (CLEAN LANGUAGE)

AHHH

Do we have homework tonight?! I cant figure out what it is if we have it! help please!!!

I hate schoolwork. I hated it when I was in college, I hated it in grad school and I hate it for National Boards. That's not entirely true: I like school work when I like the topic or I don't feel stressed about a looming deadline. Those two characteristics do not hold true for my current writings. So, instead of writing about what I am SUPPOSED to be writing about, I am blogging to my class (who rarely posts) just to avoid it and prolong the pain. Sigh. Back to the dungeon. I WILL GET TWO PAGES WRITTEN THIS HOUR> I WILL I WILL I WILL I WILL.

I started your narratives today. I read all of your reflections (at least all of you who did a reflection (arg) ). I have only read three of them, but so far I can see that they are good content wise, but they still need a little revision to be what I would consider a "final draft". I think I will probably edit and score them, and then return them for more revisions to be made. This may sound like I think they are bad and that isn't the truth. I think they are very good. I have laughed and winced. I just think they could be better and I want you to see your writing in its most laudable form. I really don't even know what everyone is writing about, but I have read about pancakes, bloody ears and wet shoes, team obligations vs. personal desires, retarded Greek statues, how not to drive and how to become a snowball.

I will say this as a forewarning: My national boards stuff is due at the end of this month. I am up to my eyeballs in working on it and trying to balance teaching and grading too. So far I have kept my head above water, but it is possible that as the deadline nears your timed writes or narratives or whatever is still in need of grading may get pushed (temporarily) to the back burner. Please be patient. After Spring Break is when we hit it the hardest anyway (seeing as that's the last month before the exam) and then I will be all yours to grade grade grade as much as I can.

ALLLYYY!!

Thankk yoouu Alllyy!!!

Due when??

Is our narrative due tomorrow

definitions 1-5

abject-hopeless or miserable
adamancy-too hard to cut, break, or pierce
affability-pleasantly easy to approach and to talk to; friendly; cordial; warmly polite
antiquity-the quality of being ancient; ancientness
ardor-great warmth of feeling; fervor; passion

Thanks!

I got on here to give everyone my deff. but ally already did them so thanks ally!

ALL MC DEFINED :-)

i went ahead and defined all of the words in case anyone forgot at the last minute......

Abject – utterly hopeless
Adamancy – inflexible, rigid, uncompromising
Affability – friendliness
Antiquity – olden days
Ardor – passion or enthusiasm
Armory – arsenal
Atavistic – the return of a trait or recurrence of previous behavior after a period of absence
Benevolence – kindness or compassion
Buttressed – to sustain, prop, or bolster
Centrifugal tendency – the tendency to move towards the center (?)
Colloquialism – communication or conversation
Countenance – tolerate, put up with
Deference – respect, regard, reverence
Despondent – hopeless, downhearted
Didactic – educational, informative
Disconsolation – hopelessly unhappy, gloomy
Discourse – speech, discussion, conversation
Donning – to put or dress in
Edification – enlightenment, moral improvement
Empathy – understanding, sympathy
Enumeration – details, account
Garrulous – talkative, chatty
Hyperbole – exaggeration, overstatement
Impregnable – indestructible, secure
Inanities – lack of sense, significance, or ideas; silliness
Incognito – disguise
Inevitably- inescapably
Infinitive clauses
Ingratiate – suck up to
Libertine – a person who is morally or sexually unrestrained (licentious)
Lieu – in place of; instead of
Locales – a scene or setting
Oxymoron – conjoining contradictory terms
Paean – any song of praise
Parish - community
Pejoratively – negatively, as in criticism
Persona – personality or character
Platitudes – a flat, dull, or trite remark
Plight – dilemma, predicament
Pomposity – characterized by excessive self-esteem, arrogance
Pragmatism – character or conduct that emphasizes practicality
Regression – the act of going back to a previous state; return or reversion, decay
Relish – liking or enjoyment of anything
Remonstrance – a protest, objection
Salient – prominent or relevant
Seclusion – privacy or isolation
Subservient – submissive or docile
Synecdoche – a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special
Trepidation – tremendous fear or agitation; anxiety or nervousness
Uninhibited – open and unrestrained
Wanderlust – strong desire to travel

26-30

incognito- having one's identity concealed
inevitable-unable to be avoided, evaded, or escaped
infinitive clauses-the verb is in the clause and the subject may or may not be present
ingratiate-to establish (oneself) in the favor or good graces of others
libertine- person who is morally or sexually unrestrained

multiple choice #16-20 + #40-53

Disconsolation – hopelessly unhappy, gloomy
Discourse – speech, discussion, conversation
Donning – to put or dress in
Edification – enlightenment, moral improvement
Empathy – understanding, sympathy

Pragmatism – character or conduct that emphasizes practicality
Regression – the act of going back to a previous state; return or reversion, decay
Relish – liking or enjoyment of anything
Remonstrance – a protest, objection
Salient – prominent or relevant
Seclusion – privacy or isolation
Subservient – submissive or docile
Synecdoche – a figure of speech in which a part is used for the whole or the whole for a part, the special for the general or the general for the special
Trepidation – tremendous fear or agitation; anxiety or nervousness
Uninhibited – open and unrestrained
Wanderlust – strong desire to travel

BE MEAN AND TELL ME WHATS WRONG

i wanted to end it with my friend giving her apple slices and him and her liking each other, which would be a slap in the face. but i didnt know how to go about doing it so i just quickly ended it. if you have any scenerios, holla

(my personal narrative)

I’m going to marry that girl. I was only in third grade but I knew that she was the one. I heard my dad talking to some woman that was staying with us at the time about her being the one. I saw the way they looked at each other. He called it love. That didn’t even come close to what I felt now-sitting behind my big flip top elementary school desk focused intently on the back of her head as she listened to Mrs. Kanthro explain times tables. Now that was one thing that I just couldn’t understand, with all them numbers, I knew when you had 3+3 that they equaled 6. So why was she keep saying 3 and 3 equaled 9? The teacher was probably just didn’t get to bed early enough. Shucks, I should teach the class. At least I wouldn’t give the students all the wrong answers. I guess I will never understand this “multiplication” as she called it, but what I did understand was that I loved Paige Michaela Evans. I could picture it now- her long brown hair blowing swiftly behind her white veil as she walked down the aisle into my arms, “I do.” She would say, “I do to…” I would respond. “You do too what Julian?” Kyle asked me. He was my best friend, we have know each other ever since I moved to New York when I was a baby, and for some reason, we had the same class every year, but I wasn’t complaining. He even sat next to me right now. “Nothing”, I responded slightly embarrassed I had let my little fantasy sequence bubble over into reality (as it hopefully soon would). “Well pay attention, before she calls on you.”, “Thanks.” I said in return. That was good ole’ Kyle always looking out for me, just like I always looked out for him. We were blood brothers-we’ve taken the oath and everything. We even lived a block away from each other. Nevertheless, I was going to die before I told him that I had a crush on a girl (cause that was gross) let alone Paige Evans, the prettiest, way-out-of-my-league-girl ever, with teasing sure to ignite (not like she would like him either, with his short blond hair and geeky Harry Potter glasses). I tried to listen a little longer to Mrs. Kathro’s lesson, but every time I almost got it, Paige would drop her pencil or swoosh her hair, or even simply moving was enough for me to have a mental thought collision. I wonder how long God is allowing his angel to be on earth before he calls for her to return. RINGRING ringring. Whoops, time for lunch. Oh yea, I was wondering what was growling. Kyle and I sprinted top speed with the rest of the kids out of the classroom towards the lunchroom. It was first come first serve ‘round here. As got to the cafeteria, it seemed like no matter what we did that we were destined to be back of the line, despite our rush. But that was ok. We waited along the long wall and talked about Kyle’s new Lego set, it was some build it yourself medieval castle. He loved them things. He also told me that his mom got him the new NOW 3 CD. Lucky. Today the line seemed to move faster than usual. We reached the lunch ladies in no time. What’s on the menu I wonder? Yesterday’s meatloaf is today’s sloppy Joes, YUM. Except their was something else as well. Apple Slices Day! For ten cents extra you could get a little pack of apple slices with caramel. And I just so happen to ask my poppa for a dime this morning. Except this was a special apple slices day. This wasn’t for me-don’t get me wrong I love apple slices just as good as the next 8 year old kid- but today I was on a mission. A mission of the highest priority and danger: to infiltrate the girls table, and win the love of my life over with a gift from the heart. “A dollar and ten please.” I paid happily, leading my friend to our normal table out of reflex. We all sat down, and started joking and mixing food, cause we were cool. I tried to stay in the background, psyching myself up for the task at hand. I was doing it- it was now or never. I stood up. My friends were talking to me…asking me something, all I heard were distant mumbles. I felt a little uneasy, like my legs were still being broken in, and begin to understand how the racing horses felt with those blinders on the sides of their eyes. I couldn’t see anything else-but her. Eventually I forced one foot in front of the other and in what felt like a few days walk, made it over their. By this time, everyone in the whole cafeteria had theirs eyes in my direction. The girls table all turned around to see what this tall, pale, goofy, red-headed kid was doing hovering behind them like Casper the creepy ghost. She was the last to look. I think she knew I had come for her. As she turned, my muscles began to tense up and I froze. They all had that girlish half-smirk on their face where you can’t tell if there are laughing at you or not. I still couldn’t speak. I almost forgot why I was there. Then I slowly began to lift my hands up in the form of a bowl, with the apples slices placed in the middle, much like giving an offering to a holy shrine. I looked her in the eyes and waited for her to take it. I was throwing myself into the wind and hoping that Paige would grab me and not let go. She didn’t. I was hoping that my actions were efficient enough, because I was pretty sure that I had gone mute. I stood there. Nothing happened. As the seconds ticked pass, I realized that she hated me, or so it seemed. She wasn’t accepting my offering. She began to slowly giggle, and that laugh only elevated as her friends joined in. So here I was in the middle of the cafeteria frozen like a retarded Greek statue, and being laughed at under these school fluorescent lights, which seemed to burn brighter and brighter with each additional laugh. I couldn’t take this anymore, I had to leave this place of torment. Like a rubber band being stretched out farther and farther, I had to be let go eventually-now was my time. I dropped the delicious fruit treats and watched them fall to the ground in slow motion and hit the floor like porcelain. Then I didn’t know what else to do, I couldn’t stand there, god knows I couldn’t talk her, so I did the only thing I knew how to do- I ran. I bolted out of the cafeteria as fast as my elementary school, Rugrat watching, child legs would take me. At first I didn’t even know where I was going, but when I came to I was outside on the recess playground, I took a moment to compose myself and gather my thoughts before I went off back to class. Mission: Success. As I walked back to the class all I could think was that she totally liked me; I was a total pimp.

Monday-

Discussion on the rest of Their Eyes Were Watching God

New Vocabulary

Narrative Drafts

Tuesday

Quiz on TEWWG to the end

PS-KP-I did not hand out the list of terms to everyone in class so don't worry about defining them. We will get to it eventually.

http://videogum.com/archives/kevin-on-the-office-is-retarde_009844.html


There's the link the Kevin is "special" episode. Check it out if you have a second.

So don't forget to watch The Office tonight.

I am halfway through with your essays. So far no one has scored under a six and that is GREAT. (say it like Tony the Tiger and it's more fun..Grrrrrrrrrrreat!!!) This one had a little twist to it and you all (so far) have handled it well. Kudos. I will get them back to you ASAP.

Please don't forget to get your permission forms signed. I would really like you to be one of my videos. I chose your class for the whole class discussion because I think you will be wonderful at it. I think many of you understand this book and we are finally together again as a class to be able to discuss something. I was so disappointed I didn't get to discuss OMAM or The Great Gatsby with you because I LOVE LOVE LOVE those books. I hope you can make it on Friday. BTW-If we are filming on Friday I would have to push the vocab test back to Monday. We wouldn't have time for both. If too many of you are going to be absent, I will have to cancel the filming-we are already so small I am not sure my graders would believe my "whole class discussion" was really only six people. Or.........do I save the discussion for Monday and do the test on Friday as planned. Now that's a possibility. We could just set the chapter that everyone should be in by Monday..............hm........I think THAT'S what I'll do. Okay:

Vocab Test on Friday
Discussion for TEWWG on Monday. I know it's 2 days after the quiz, but you'll deal. It gives you time to think about what you want to talk about. We should still have time to edit narratives.

im dissapointed in you guys

tsk tsk tsk.
i heard some of you peoples.... decided to cheat of my paper.
except you erased my right answers and put the wrong ones, and then spread
those false testimonies to the rest of the class....
shame.... thought i raised you slackers better.

Soooo...I asked about Huskins classes, UNCG-ischool, and NCVPS (NC Virtual Public Schools). This year, most of the huskins courses will be at least partially online, so that's something to consider. Mrs. Brandenburg will offer an information session on UNCG and NCVPS on April 10 in Room 110 at lunch.

Let me know if you have questions about these programs and I will do my best to answer or find answers to your questions.

BTW-This year ECU is reporting a 3.45 GPA (average) for its freshman class.

ahh

i cant finish the matching vocab either your deffinitions are moreconfusing or mine arent exactly right! i dont know!

paper

i need help with my narrative all i can think of is an internal conflict with myself with my brother moving back into the house but i dont know if it is strong enough for a 3 page paper

This one is Janie and Tea Cake (not Teapot, Tea Bag, or Tea Leaf as I saw on your quizzes today, which by the way were VERY good!)

This is Jody Starks.

And this one is obviously Janie. All of these were taken from the only film production of Hurston's masterpiece. It's actually pretty good (although I feel some parts are miscasted) and I intend to show you some of it.

Any idea why I would post this today?

nararative

the only conflict i cant think of is a conflict with my parents and i dont know if that is strong enough for a story.

nararative

the only conflict i cant think of is a conflict with my parents and i dont know if that is strong enough for a story.

Narrative

I'm having trouble just starting the narrative. I don't know what kinds of things worth sharing in my life...

Vocabulary Quiz-7 sentence completions, three provided definitions, five questions about Shooting an Elephant. See you tomorrow! I really do hope you like TEWWG. It's actually a pretty good book if you just stop concentrating on the fact that it's "required reading" and just let Hurston tell a story. There is a wonderful film adaptation starring Halle Berry as Janie if we end up liking the book enough to warrant it, we can probably watch some of the film.

APOSTROPHE

apostrophe- The direct address of an absent or imaginary person or of a personified abstraction, especially as a digression in the course of a speech or composition

is that a better definition mrs jones?

ALL AP TERMS DEFINED

Allusion-in literature, an implied or indirect reference to a person, event, or thing or to a part of another text.

Antithesis- An opposition or contrast of words or sentiments occurring in the same sentence; as, "The prodigal robs his heir; the miser robs himself." Opposition; contrast.

Aphorism- a terse saying embodying a general truth, or astute observation, as “Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely” (Lord Acton).

Connotation- the associated or secondary meaning of a word or expression in addition to its explicit or primary meaning: A possible connotation of “home” is “a place of warmth, comfort, and affection.”

Diction- style of speaking or writing as dependent upon choice of words

Euphemism- the expression so substituted: “To pass away” is a euphemism for “to die.”

Flashback- narrative technique of interrupting the chronological sequence of events to interject events of earlier occurrence. The earlier events often take the form of reminiscence.

Imagery- The use of vivid or figurative language to represent objects, actions, or ideas

Oxymoron- a figure of speech by which a locution produces an incongruous, seemingly self-contradictory effect, as in “cruel kindness” or “to make haste slowly.”

Rhetoric- A style of speaking or writing, especially the language of a particular subject: fiery political rhetoric. (double-check)

Alliteration- The repetition of the same sounds or of the same kinds of sounds at the beginning of words or in stressed syllables, as in "on scrolls of silver snowy sentences"

Allegory- a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms; figurative treatment of one subject under the guise of another.

Assonance- Also called vowel rhyme. Prosody. rhyme in which the same vowel sounds are used with different consonants in the stressed syllables of the rhyming words, as in penitent and reticence.

Claim- to demand by or as by virtue of a right; demand as a right or as due: to claim an estate by inheritance.

Colloquial- involving or using conversation.

Consonance- the correspondence of consonants, esp. those at the end of a word, in a passage of prose or verse.

Jargon- Speech or writing having unusual or pretentious vocabulary, convoluted phrasing, and vague meaning. ;; unintelligible or meaningless talk or writing; gibberish.

Litotes- understatement for rhetorical effect (especially when expressing an affirmative by negating its contrary); "saying 'I was not a little upset' when you mean 'I was very upset' is an example of litotes"

Onomatopoeia- the formation of a word, as cuckoo or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent.

Prose- the ordinary form of spoken or written language, without metrical structure, as distinguished from poetry or verse. ;;; matter-of-fact, commonplace, or dull expression, quality, discourse, etc.

Begging the question- assuming the conclusion to prove the conclusion.
Example:
Suppose Paul is not lying when he speaks.
Paul is speaking.
Therefore, Paul is telling the truth.

Canon- the works of an author that have been accepted as authentic: There are 37 plays in the Shakespeare canon.

Convention- A widely used and accepted device or technique, as in drama, literature, or painting: the theatrical convention of the aside.

Deuctive reasoning- The process of reasoning that starts from statements accepted as true and applied to a new situation to reach a conclusion (e.g., if 5+4 = 9, and 6+3 = 9, then 5+4 = 6+3).

Ethos- the moral element in dramatic literature that determines a character's action rather than his or her thought or emotion.

Inductive reasoning- A system of reasoning based on observation and measurement.

Parallel structure- the repeating of phrases and sentences that are syntactically similar (eg, phrases all starting with verbs, same tense)

Paradox- any person, thing, or situation exhibiting an apparently contradictory nature.

Pathos- the quality or power in an actual life experience or in literature, music, speech, or other forms of expression, of evoking a feeling of pity or compassion.

Rebuttal/refutation- Something, such as an argument, that refutes someone or something.

attitude- manner, disposition, feeling, position

apostrophe- to indicate the omission of one or more letters in a word

didactic- teaching or intending to teach a moral lesson

elegy- a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem

eulogy- a speech or writing in praise of a person or thing,

epitaph- a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary

homily- a sermon, usually on a Biblical topic and usually of a nondoctrinal nature.

juxtaposition- an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, esp. for comparison or contrast.

metonymy- A figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated

satire- a literary composition, in verse or prose, in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn, derision, or ridicule.

Anaphora - The deliberate repetition of a word or phrase at the beginning of several successive verses, clauses, or paragraphs; for example, "We shall fight on the beaches, we shall fight on the landing grounds, we shall fight in the fields and in the streets,

Asyndeton- the omission of conjunctions, as in “He has provided the poor with jobs, with opportunity, with self-respect.”

Zuegma- a figure of speech describing the joining of two or more parts of a sentence with a single common verb or noun. A zeugma employs both ellipsis, the omission of words which are easily understood, and parallelism, the balance of several words or phrases. The result is a series of similar phrases joined or yoked together by a common and implied noun or verb.

Conceit- the use of such metaphors as a literary characteristic, esp. in poetry.

Chiasmus- a reversal in the order of words in two otherwise parallel phrases, as in “He went to the country, to the town went she.”

Epistrophe- the repetition of a word or words at the end of two or more successive verses, clauses, or sentences, as in “I should do Brutus wrong, and Cassius wrong. …”

Isolcolon- a figure of speech in which parallelism is reinforced by members that are of the same length. A well-known example of this is Julius Caesar's "Veni, vidi, vici" ("I came; I saw; I conquered),

Loose sentence- a type of sentence in which the main idea (independent clause) comes first, followed by dependent grammatical units such as phrases and clauses. The meaning of a loose sentence can be easily understood in the very beginning of the sentence

Mode of discourse- The way in which information is presented in written or spoken form. T

Periodic sentence- a complex sentence in which the main clause comes last and is preceded by the subordinate clause

top right part of ap termssss

attitude- manner, disposition, feeling, position

apostrophe- to indicate the omission of one or more letters in a word

didactic- teaching or intending to teach a moral lesson

elegy- a mournful, melancholy, or plaintive poem

eulogy- a speech or writing in praise of a person or thing,

epitaph- a commemorative inscription on a tomb or mortuary

homily- a sermon, usually on a Biblical topic and usually of a nondoctrinal nature.

juxtaposition- an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, esp. for comparison or contrast.

metonymy- A figure of speech in which one word or phrase is substituted for another with which it is closely associated

satire- a literary composition, in verse or prose, in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn, derision, or ridicule.

ap terms

which ap terms has everyone done because ill do the rest then post them. let mee know

Is this okay..

In Gary Soto’s autobiographical narrative he take the reader through a mischievous journey of him own and gives the reader an example of his disapproved childhood guilt. Soto makes this narrative effective by his descriptive use of strong literary devices ( This sentence I feel needs help )

Mrs. Moon has agreed to come in and speak with the class on Tuesday. Be thinking about what you would like to have her answer so you can make the best use of her time. I think she is only planning on staying about 15 minutes.

a little help please!

okay so i want to talk about cross-eyed johnny as garys conscience but i dont know what catagory to put that under like imagery or syntax.. its really hindering me from progressing with this essay! and can i use allusions as a topic like when he talkes about adam and eve? this is giving memore trouble than i thought it would when i was in class!

I hope everyone is feeling okay about the Soto passage. There is a lot to talk about so it's really just choosing what you feel like you can support the most convincingly. Maybe I am reading too much into it, but I thought the whole squirrel detail was very reminiscent of Jesus nailed to the cross.

HELP!

so it would be really nice if someone that knew what our passage was about could give me a brief summary. i feel like that would help me with know what to look for with tones and syntax.

well guess no one posted the answers..

suckssssss

i LOVE the rattler!

Grade Distributions for AP Lang Exam
In the 2008 administration 306,479 students took the exam. The mean score was a 2.82

The grade distribution for 2008 was:
Score-Percent

5-8.7%

4-18.2%

3-31.4%

2-30.5%

1-11.3%

So, the scores in my class pretty much reflect the national averages. It looks like most people make 2s and 3s.

The Rattler

Paragraph 1

1. After sunset…I walked out into the desert….
2. Light was thinning; the scrub’s dry savory odors were sweet on the cooler air.
3. In this, the first pleasant moment for a walk after long blazing hours, I thought I was the only thing abroad.
4. Abruptly, I stopped short.

Paragraph 2

1. The other lay rigid, as suddenly arrested, his body undulant; the head was not drawn back to strike, but was merely turned a little to watch what I would do.
2. It was a rattlesnake…and knew it.
3. I mean that where a six-foot blacksnake thick as my wrist, capable of long-range attack and armed with powerful fangs, will flee at sight of a man, the rattler felt no necessity of getting out of anybody’s path.
4. He held his ground in calm watchfulness; he was not even rattling yet, much less was he coiled; he was waiting for me to show my intentions.

Paragraph 3

1. My first instinct was to let him go his way and I would go mine, and with this he would have been well content.
2. I have never killed an animal I was not obliged to kill; the sport in taking life is a satisfaction I can’t feel.
3. But I reflected that there were children, dogs, horses at the ranch, as well as men and women lightly shod; my duty, plainly, was to kill the snake.
4. I went back to the ranch house, got a hoe, and returned.

Paragraph 4

1. The rattler had not moved; he lay there like a live wire.
2. But he saw the hoe.
3. Now indeed his tail twitched, the little tocsin sounded; he drew back his head and I raised my weapon.
4. Quicker than I could strike, he shot into a dense bush and set up his rattling.
5. He shook and shook his fair but furious signal, quite sportingly warning me that I had made an unprovoked attack, attempted to take his life, and that if I persisted he would have no choice but to take mine if he could.
6. I listened for a minute to this little song of death.
7. It was not ugly, though it was ominous.
8. It said that life was dear, and would be dearly sold.
9. And I reached into the paper-bag bush with my hoe and, hacking about, soon dragged him out of it with his back broken.

Paragraph 5

1. He struck passionately once more at the hoe; but a moment later his neck was broken, and he was soon dead.
2. Technically, that is; he was still twitching, and when I picked him up by the tail, some consequent jar, some mechanical reflex made his jaws gape and snap once more—proving that a dead snake may still bite.
3. There was blood in his mouth and poison dripping from his fangs; it was all a nasty sight, pitiful now that it was done.

Paragraph 6

1. I did not cut off the rattles for a trophy; I let him drop into the close green guardianship of the paper-bag bush.
2. Then for a moment I could see him as I might have let him go, sinuous and self-respecting in departure over the twilit sands.

So I just did the homework and honestly I thought the bottom part was difficult. I am doing this from memory, but I think there are only 2 compound complex sentences. I also want you to know that one sentence uses an elliptical clause, which means it the clause has a subject and a verb, but one of those is implied. Another sentence has a subordinate clause that uses an implied "that". For instance: The shoes I wanted were on sale. There is an implied "that" before the word I. Really it's saying the shoes that I wanted were on sale and therefore this is not a simple sentence, but a complex one instead. This stuff is tricky.

social marshal

do i need to turn in my essay tomorrow since i just got it today?

Tuesday's HW Sentences in case you want to print them out to write on them

Classifying Sentences

1. At Shark Valley part of the fifteen-mile bike path was once a road that led to an oil-drilling operation.

2. Three of the people who were invited called to say that they could not come, but everyone else is coming.

3. Under hypnosis Taylor Caldwell remembered eleven past lives, but she still was not convinced that reincarnation occurs.

4. Phrenologists believed that a person’s character could be read from the shapes and bumps in the skull.

5. Hives look like a rash, and they are usually a reaction to some food, drug, pollen, or stress.

6. Cheryl has sent me two postcards from Monkey’s Eyebrow, Kentucky, and Tightwad, Missouri.

7. The image that appears on the retina is upside-down, but the brain corrects the image so that you “see” the object right-side up.

8. Castor oil, which is derived from castor plant beans, is a heavy, oily liquid still used as a laxative.

9. In 1905 an educator named Mary Lyon became the first woman in the Hall of Fame for Great Americans.

10. Clogged pores can lead to acne, boils, and blackheads; sunlight, mild soap, and fresh air can help prevent these conditions.

Second chunk

Example-- While reflecting on the old times the boys had together the narrator "loves the boys' voices bloomed around him..." but while they "floated through the river shouting each other down..." the narrator began to drift back to reality.

Commentary-- The author conveys the narrator as feeling happy and filled with excitement while thinking his relationship with his brothers might be taking a positive turn.

Commentary-- The reader quickly realizes that the bothers relationship is damaged ans will never result in the positive turn the narrator longs for.

Homework

Does this sound alright???? this is just the first chunck

Topic--The authors detail potrays a nostalgic tone by using audio and visual imagery.

Example--"The boys swam in silence" but tried to make the akwardness cice by "telling stories to each other..." of the old times they used to have.

Commentary- The boys felt extremely unpleasnt with one another as it would be if you entered an elevator with a couple of unknown persons and rode it all the way to the tenth floor being able to hear a penny drop.

Commentay(I feel like this is weak)-- The reader feels as though the boys envy the old times they used to have together; laughing and being able to talk about anything without the conversation feeling hollow.

Stephen King On 'Twilight' Author: 'Stephenie Meyer Can't Write Worth A Darn'

LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- Stephen King's opinion may drive a stake through the heart of "Twilight" author, Stephenie Meyer.
In an interview with USA Weekend, the bestselling author compared Meyer with J.K. Rowling , the author of the Harry Potter series.

According to Stephen, "Both Rowling and Meyer, they're speaking directly to young people... The real difference is that Jo Rowling is a terrific writer and Stephenie Meyer can't write worth a darn. She's not very good."
Meeooww!
While Stephen may not be a fan of Stephenie's writing, he understands the appeal of the series.
"People are attracted by the stories, by the pace and in the case of Stephenie Meyer, it's very clear that she's writing to a whole generation of girls and opening up kind of a safe joining of love and sex in those books. It's exciting and it's thrilling and it's not particularly threatening because it's not overtly sexual."
He further explains, "A lot of the physical side of it is conveyed in things like the vampire will touch her forearm or run a hand over skin, and she just flushes all hot and cold. And for girls, that's a shorthand for all the feelings that they're not ready to deal with yet."


What do you think?

urggg.

Thanks for all the comments an stuff Mrs. Jones that was really nice of you.
I feel like doing this commentary stuff once I get an idea in my head(not matter if it works or not) I cant seem to get away from it. Yesterday even after I tried to get away from the holocaust I felt like a always kept going back to it. I don't know what i need to do because its frustrating me.

whatuppp

okay i finally got my thing working again :)
mrs jjones i read that whole thing and ill write back! that took alot of thinking for you to write all that. and im going to be trying alot harder in that class and pushing myself alot more.
thanks for thinking im a good team player!!

I thought someone said they posted about the notecards. I don't see a post!!

Well apparently my long confession didn't really inspire anyone to comment. So....hopefully we are going to start the new semester with a renewed vigor towards our studies. As I have looked over the curriculum in my planning for the first couple of weeks I am slowly remembering all the activities we are about to venture into and I am actually excited and interested to see how everyone will respond. I see some real writing potential in quite a few of you and I hope you can get through the initial confusing parts in able for us all to see some advancement in your writing skills.

For those of you who took the time to honestly answer the student questionnaire and give me feedback, I truly appreciate it. I have taken a little while to evaluate myself based on your responses and I have decided to resolve the following things:

Tone down my sarcasm even when students use it or when I think a student knows I am kidding. I cannot promise to eradicate it from my speech because it is how I communicate, but I can try to take the edge off.

Show students their grades more often, even if I don't let them keep the assignment. Any time a student wants to see grades I can run a progress report or show them their average.

Try to mention my last year's students less. I thought I was doing it to show you guys methods that have worked in the past (using the blog, conferencing, etc.) but I see that instead it has come across as me idolizing them and making you feel you aren't equal in their talents and abilities. You are.

Those are my big three. I heard the complaints about not treating students fairly or me not liking my students and those aren't easily fixable. Treating students equally is not always fair and therefore I feel there will always be some disparity in how students feel I treat the class. I hope to work on that with individual students. As far as me not liking students, it's just blatantly not true. I love that Mandy is such a book-lover and while it sometimes DRIVES ME CRAZY that she's reading while she shouldn't be, I love that she has such a passion for it. I love that Raleigh can almost always be counted on to be forthright and positive. He usually doesn't make excuses for himself and is a strongly opinionated male who isn't afraid to show it. I love that Ally has learned humility at such a young age. I see her catch things very quickly or get frustrated with some off-task behavior, but she catches herself and takes a step back and lets others learn however it works for them. I love that Kathryn always manages to smile and be pleasant, even in the face of an awful reading assignment. I also love that she isn't afraid to think out loud even if that means letting others hear her run through incorrect answers or funny thoughts before she gets to the right answer. I love that Casey is such an active listener (except when she's messing with her phone :) ) and always makes me feel like she is listening and giving me her undivided attention. I also love that while she seems shy and doesn't really volunteer her opinion, when called upon she has something to say. I also love that she likes sushi. I love that Brandon has managed to become the class whipping boy yet somehow he takes it like a champ. I feel the need to protect him sometimes but then he just feel punished :( I love that out of everyone in the class, he isn't afraid to ask a question despite knowing that one of his friends is probably going to berate him before I can answer. That's bravery. I love that Julian has adopted such a quirky style so young and doesn't seem influenced by others. Learning to be yourself is hard and he seems good at it already. I also love that he uses our vocabulary when he talks and he asks really good questions. They are always specific enough to show me he really understands and they guide me right to what he needs to know. Love it. I love that Valerie takes initiative. She likes to be in charge and can usually do a good job in that role. A smart woman who doesn't sit back and let others do things for her all the time is honorable. There is a sense of accomplishment in achieving things for yourself. I see her dedication to things like spirit club and I appreciate her leadership. I love that Landen always seems to be having a good time. I feel like in her head, things are always more entertaining than they are to me and I envy the ability to have fun as much as it seems like she does. I also love the way she picks on Julian when it seems like no one else can. I love that Sarah isn't afraid to stop asking questions until she's sure she understands. Some kids give up if my initial response isn't helpful but she keeps firing until she gets it. That's the way to truly learn. I also love her hair. I love that Andrew is such a daydreamer yet somehow has managed to do really well athletically and academically. I also love his planner. Every time I say a day or assign something, out pops the planner and I admire such organization and memory to think to do that. It works too; he always has his work. I love that Chelsey is such a team player. With so many "chiefs" in our class, it would be a disaster if there weren't a few people willing to go with the flow and she does it pleasantly. She seems to work well with everyone and that's commendable. That leaves me with Allison. Sadly, this little journaling exercise has led me to discover that I know relatively little about Allison. I will make it my mission to learn about her as I continue to learn about the rest of you.

hey so since we don't have school tomorrow do u know how this will affect our exam schedule???

FINAL COPY FOR THE FINAL

PURITANISM
Nathaniel Hawthorne- The Scarlett letter

TRANSCENDENTALISM
Henry David Thoreau- Walden, Civil Disobedience
Ralph Waldo Emerson- Nature, Self-Reliance

ROMANTICISM
Oliver Wendell Holmes- Old Iron sides
Washington Irving- The Devil and Tom Walker

DARK ROMANTICISM
Edgar Allan Poe- The Raven, Black Cat

REALISM
9)Mark Twain- Huck Finn, The Notorious Jumping fro of Calaveras County
10)Bret Harte- The outcasts of poker flat
11)Jack London- to build a fire

Imgaisim (imagists)
Ezra Pound- In a station of the Metro
William Carlos William- The Red Wheelbarrow, The Great Figure
H.D.- Pear tree, heat

MODERN DRAMA
Aurthur Miller- The crucible

OTHER
F.Scott Fitzgerald- Great Gatsby
John Steinbeck- Of mice and men
William Faulkner- A rose for Emily
Robert Frost- Stopping by woods on a snowy evening
Emily Dickinson- I heard a Fly buzz-when i dies
Walt Whitman- I hear American sing
T.S. Elliot- The love song of Alfred Prufrock
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow- Tide Rises, Tide falls, The cross of snow

Double Spaced?

would you prefer our papers double spaced

Authors/Titles

TRANSCENDENALISM(I think)???
1)Henry David Thoreau- Walden, Civil Disobedience
2)Henery Wadsworth Longfellow- The Devil and Tom Walker
3)Oliver Wendell Holmes- Old Ironsides
4)Edgar Allan Poe- The Raven, Black Cat
5)Ralph Waldo Emerson- Nature, Self-Reliance
6)Emily Dickinson- I heard a Fly buzz-when i dies
7)Walt Whitman- I hear American sing
8)Nathaniel Hawthorne- The Scarlett letter

REALISM
9)Mark Twain- Huck Finn, The Notorious Jumping frod of Calaveras County
10)Bret Harte- The outcasts of poker flat
11)Jack Longon- to build a fire

THE MODERN AGE( what is this sopposed to be called??)
12)Ezra Pound- In a station of the Metro
13)William Carlos William- The Red Wheelbarrow, The Great Figure
14)H.D.- Pear tree, heat
15)F.Scott Fitzgerld- Great Gatsby
16)John Stienbeck- Of mice and men
17)William Faulkner- A rose for emily
18)Robert Frost- Stopping by woods on a snowy evening

THE CONMEPORARY PERIOD( dont know the name of this)
19) Aruther Miller- The crucible



Apparently I am missing some...Help??? :(

Disney group

One of the largest contributions to America and one of Walt Disney’s largest accomplishments is the Walt Disney World Resort. Walt Disney World is one of the most visited theme parks in the world. You can find this resort in Orlando , Florida . It consist of four theme parks, two water parks, twenty-three themed hotels, and many dining and shopping areas. The Walt Disney World Resort was opened October 1, 1971. The first park was Magic Kingdom and since then the resort has added Epcot which was opened October 1, 1982, Disney Hollywood Studios which was opened May 1, 1989, and the most recently added theme park is Disney’s Animal Kingdom which was opened April 22, 1998. All the parks have a different themes and different special attractions that make people want to visit the Resort. Walt Disney believed that if you dreamed it you can do it and that is exactly what he did. Walt Disney dreamt on building a resort that not only was appealing for the millions of children that would visit it, but for the adults also. One of Walt Disney’s famous quotes is “you’re dead if you aim only for kids. Adults are only kids grown up, anyway”. That is exactly what he did. At the Walt Disney world resort you can find a ride for every age group. I would have to say that Walt Disney had one of the largest impacts in the United States .

http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/ASAL_WA.HTM

http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/salem/ASA_NURX.HTM

Here are two websites a student from last year found about the Salem Witch Trials. I think one is the arrest warrant for Rebecca Nurse (so see-some of it IS real) and on the main site there is lots of interesting information. Just travel around a bit and you will learn lots!

I would love to see this blog get some action! Is there anything you would like to talk about? I can answer questions about research or the Crucible or the exam or even AP. Let's get some conversation going!

Junior Project

Hey Mrs. Jones....

Me, Andrew, Ral, and Brandon are in a group and we were wondering if it was alright if we did our project on Hitler???