REPETITION IN POETRY

TODAY FOR LITERACY, WE HAD A CHART WHICH WE HAD TO FILL IN WITH DIFFERENT POEMS' WORDS THAT WERE REPEATED. I HAD NO PROBLEM DOING THIS ASSIGNMENT BUT EVEN THOUGH THE AUTHOR WE HAD TO WRITE ABOUT WAS LANGSTON HUGHES, I CHOSE OTHER AUTHORS TOO SINCE THEIR POEMS WERE VERY INTERESTING AND ALSO USED REPETITION. THOSE OTHER POETS' POEMS THAT I READ WERE FROM KIDS ABOUT 14-16 YEARS OLD. AND THEY WERE GREAT FOR EXAMPLE, WHILE I WAS SEARCHING FOR POEMS WITH REPETITION I FOUND A PAGE WITH MANY POEMS. ONE POEM THAT REALLY CAUGHT MY EYE WAS A POEM CALLED, " I NEVER TOLD THIS TO ANYONE." THAT POEM REALLY CAUGHT MY EYE BECAUSE IT USED REPETITION WHEN HE WAS SAYING "BURNING HOUSE" AND FROM THE TITLE YOU COULD EASILY TELL THAT WHAT HAPPENED WHEN THE HOUSE WAS BURNING DOWN HE NEVER TOLD ANYONE ELSE.

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT !!

TODAY I DEVELOPED THREE CHARACTERS FOR MY SHORT STORIES. MY MAIN CHARACTER'S NAME IS CLARISSA. SHE HAS A BOYFRIEND WHO SHE IS FALLING IN LOVE WITH BUT IS VERY NAIVE BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T REALIZE WHAT HE IS DOING TO HER BEHIND HER BACK. HER BEST FRIEND, MARITZA, KNOWS THAT CLARISSA'S BOYFRIEND IS UP TO NO GOOD! SHE CAN'T EXACTLY PUT HER FINGER ON WHAT HE'S DOING BUT SHE KNOWS THAT HE IS UP TO NO GOOD. SHE IS VERY SUSPICIOUS SINCE SHE KNOWS ABOUT HIS PASS RELATIONSHIPS. CLARISSA'S BOYFRIEND, TOD, CAN'T WAIT UNTIL THE MOMENT TO GET IN HER PANTS. HE IS UP TO NO GOOD AND HAS VERY BAD INTENTIONS WITH HER. HE'S TRYING TO MAKE IT NOT NOTICEABLE BUT HE CAN'T STOP PRESSURING CLARISSA INTO HAVING SEX WITH HIM. WHAT WILL CLARISSA DO? WILL SHE BE SO NAIVE AND HAVE SEX WITH TOD EVEN THOUGH SHE'S NOT READY? OR WILL SHE STOP BEING SO NAIVE AND LISTEN TO HER BEST FRIEND? YOU'LL HAVE TO FIND THAT OUT WHEN THE STORY IS WRITTEN.

I CHOSE TO WRITE ABOUT THIS TYPE OF SHORT STORY BECAUSE THIS ISSUE IS HAPPENING A LOT WITH TEENAGERS NOW IN DAYS. MANY TEENAGERS ARE HAVING SEX WITH OUT EVEN BEING PREPARED JUST BECAUSE THEY ARE BEING PRESSURED TO DO IT. WITH WRITING THIS SHORT STORY I WILL TRY TO SEND A MESSAGE TO THE TEENAGE READERS. IT WILL BE UP TO THEM TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IT IS THOUGH. I HOPE THAT THIS STORY TURNS OUT TO BE S GREAT AS I HAVE ALREADY PLANNED IT IN MY HEAD. NOT ONLY WILL IT BE INTERESTING BUT A MEANINGFUL LESSON WILL BE DEVELOPED WITHIN THE STORY. =]

RELATiNG TO THEMES !!

MIDAS AND THE GOLDEN TOUCH:

THE THEME OF THIS STORY IS THAT YOU SHOULDN’T WANT EVERYTHING FOR YOURSELF BECAUSE NOT EVERYTHING WILL GO YOUR WAY. FOR EXAMPLE IN THE STORY, MIDAS WAS SO GREEDY AND HE MADE A WISH THAT EVERYTHING HE TOUCHED WOULD TURN INTO GOLD. HE DIDN’T THINK ABOUT THE OTHERS LIKE HIS DAUGHTER. THEN HE COULDN’T EAT OR DRINK ANYTHING OR EVEN HOLD OR TOUCH HIS DAUGHTER BECAUSE AS HE WISHED … EVERYTHING HE TOUCHED TURNED INTO GOLD. THEN WHEN HE TURNED HIS DAUGHTER INTO GOLD THAT’S WHEN HE ACTUALLY THOUGHT ABOUT NOT ONLY HIS SELF BUT OTHERS TOO.

IN MY OPINION, YES THE THEME IS MEANINGFUL TO THOSE WHO ARE VERY GREEDY AND ONLY THINK ABOUT THEMSELVES AND NOT ABOUT OTHERS. AND THOSE WHO ALSO NEVER THINK ABOUT THE CONSEQUENCES BEFORE THEY DO OR ASK FOR THINGS. WHO EVER IS LIKE MIDAS IN THE STORY SHOULD THINK ABOUT THE THEME IN THIS STORY AND APPLY IT TO THEMSELVES BECAUSE LIKE THAT THEY'LL THINK ABOUT NOT ONLY THEMSELVES BUT OTHERS IN LIFE TOO.

SETTiNG GOALS FOR MY BOOK CLUB !!

FOR THE BOOK CLUB I WILL BE SETTING MANY GOALS FOR MYSELF. FOR EXAMPLE, TO GET A CONVERSATION GOING I WILL START TALKING ABOUT WHATS HAS BEEN GOING ON IN THE BOOK. ALSO, TO SHOW RESPECT FOR OTHERS IN MY GROUP, I WILL NOT DISRESPECT THEM IN ANY WAY POSSIBLE , I WILL ALSO MAKE SURE THAT I DON'T INTERRUPT THEM WHILE TALKING. TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO JOIN A DISCUSSION , I WILL TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY HAVE READ AND ABOUT HOW THEY FEEL ABOUT THE BOOK. SINCE I AM HOPING NOT TO HAVE PROBLEMS DURING THE BOOK CLUB MEETING, TO AVOID THAT I WILL NOT READ AHEAD. IF I DO SO THEN I WILL NOT TELL THE STORY TO THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE NOT READ IT BECAUSE I WOULDN'T LIKE TO GIVE IT AWAY.

BESIDES THE GOALS ABOVE, I HAVE OTHER GOALS IN MIND ALSO. FIRST, I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO HAVE A LOT OF FUN IN THE BOOK CLUB. ANOTHER GOAL I HAVE IS TO ALWAYS DISCUSS THE STORY AND MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE ENJOYING READING IT SO WE DON'T GET BORED TO DEATH. NEXT, I WOULD LIKE TO FINISH THE BOOK AND AFTERWARDS DO A LITTLE PROJECT TO SUMMARIZE THE ENTIRE STORY AND INCLUDE THE MOST IMPORTANT EVENTS. FINALLY, MY LAST GOAL IS TO HAVE FUN WITH THE ENTIRE UNIT.

REFLECTiON [BRiTNEY SPEARS ... AGAiN]

BRITNEY SPEARS CHANGED A LOT FROM WHEN SHE WAS A YOUNG POP STAR TO HOW SHE IS NOW. SHE DIDN'T CHANGE IN A GOOD WAY THOUGH, SHE WENT FROM AN ANGEL TO SOMEONE PEOPLE BARELY WANT TO BE AROUND. WHEN BRITNEY SPEARS WAS A TEENAGER, SHE WAS ALMOST EVERY GIRLS IDOL. EVERY ONE WANED TO BE LIKE HER. WHILE SHE WAS GOING OUT WITH JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE WE BARELY HEARD ANY BAD NEWS ABOUT HER.THEN AS YEARS WENT PASSING BY THATS WHEN SHE MET KEVIN FEDERLINE. THATS WHEN LITTLE BY LITTLE SHE STARTED GOING OUT OF CONTROL!!! SHE STARTED PARTYING LIKE CRAZY, SHE DID DRUGS MORE OFTEN, SHE EVEN STARTED HANGING OUT WITH THE PARTY GIRLS, LINDSAY LOHAN AND PARIS HILTON, SHE WAS INCONTROLLABLE. WHICH LEADS TO NOW SHE HAS MANY PROBLEMS WITH HER CAREER BUT IS TRYING TO CHANGE BACK. SHE NOT ONLY HAS PROBLEMS IN HER CAREER BUT MANY WITH HER PERSONAL LIFE. SHE FINALLY GOT VISITATION RIGHTS, SO SHE MUST BE DOING WAY BETTER IN HER LIFE. EVEN THOUGH SHE IS TRYING TO CHANGE, SHE ISN'T MANY PEOPLE'S IDOL ANYMORE. ALL PEOPLE TALK ABOUT WHEN THEY DO TALK ABOUT HER IS SOMETHING WRONG THAT SHE'S DOING OR SOMETHING WRONG THAT SHE DID.

PERSUASiVE ARTiCLE !!

FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT I WENT TO THE WEBSITE NYTIMES AND I WAS LOOKING FOR A PERSUASIVE ARTICLE ABOUT CELEBRITIES. WHILE I WAS LOOKING A FOUND AN ARTICLE THAT REALLY CAUGHT MY ATTENTION. THE TITLE OF THAT ARTICLE WAS, "DRAMA OF BRITNEY SPEARS, A SHOW BUSINESS FORTUNE AT RISK" WHILE I WAS READING THE ARTICLE IT GAVE CLEAR INFORMATION TO MAKE ME BELIEVE THAT BRITNEY SPEARS WAS GETTING EVEN CRAZIER.THE PERSUASION TECHNIQUE THAT REALLY CAUGHT MY ATTENTION WAS WHEN I SAW THE PICTURE WITH BRITNEY SPEARS SCREAMING AT SOMEONE. NOT ONLY THAT BUT THERE WERE A LOT OF POLICE OFFICERS AROUND HER TRYING TO HOLD HER BACK. THEY USED FACTS, PICTURES AND MANY OTHER THINGS IN THROUGH OUT THE ARTICLE TO PROVE THEIR POINT.

UNiT CELEBRATiON !!

THE JOB THAT I WOULD LIKE TO APPLY FOR IS THE SCENERY JOB. THAT JOB INCLUDES DECORATING, MAKING POSTERS AND CHARTS. NOT ONLY THAT BUT WHILE THE PRESENTATIONS ARE GOING ON, IF I GET CHOSEN FOR THE JOB, I WILL ALSO BE HELPING MRS.DIXON-HALL WITH THE SMART BOARD AND ANYTHING ELSE THAT SHE NEEDS HELP WITH. I THINK I WILL BE A PERFECT PERSON FOR THIS JOB BECAUSE I LOVE HELPING OUT TEACHERS WITH ANYTHING THAT I CAN, NOT ONLY THAT BUT I'M GOOD MAKING NICE AND ORGANIZED CHARTS AND POSTERS. I REALLY HOPE THAT I GET CHOSEN FOR THIS JOB BECAUSE I'M GOOD AT DOING ALL THE JOBS THAT THE SCENERY PERSON IS REQUIRED TO DO.