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.

FEELiNGS EVOKED WiTHiN LANGUAGE !! [BRiTNEY SPEARS]

DURING 2007 -2008 BRITNEY SPEARS’ BEHAVIORS RECEIVED MEDIA ATTENTION. THE LANGUAGE THAT THE AUTHOR USED THAT WHEN I FOUND THAT OUT I FELT VERY SURPRISED. AFTERWARDS I KEPT READING ON AND DOING MORE RESEARCH AND UNDERSTOOD WHY SHE WAS ACTING LIKE THAT. I FELT SURPRISED BECAUSE PEOPLE ALWAYS ASKED THEM SELVES WHY WAS SHE ACTING LIKE THAT AND AFTER READING I FOUND THAT SHE WAS ACTING LIKE THAT BECAUSE OF ALL THE STRESS. BRITNEY SPEARS' AUNT SANDRA BRIDGES COVINGTON, WHO BRITNEY HAD BEEN VERY CLOSE WITH, DIED OF OVARIAN CANCER ON JANUARY 21, 2007. NOT EVEN 24 HOURS AFTER SHE FOUND THAT OUT SHE SHAVE HER HEAD BALD WITH ELECTRIC CLIPPERS IN TARZANA, CALIFORNIA.

CERTAIN WORDS AND PHRASES THE AUTHOR USES EVOKED SOME FEELINGS WITHIN ME. FOR EXAMPLE WHEN I READ THAT BRITNEY ATTACKED THAT PAPARAZZI WITH A VEHICLE WITH AN UMBRELLA, THAT MADE ME WANT TO READ INTO THE ARTICLE EVEN MORE.

COMPARiNG AND CONTRASTiNG

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN INTERNET ARTICLE AND A NEWSPAPER IS THAT IN A NEWSPAPER YOU CAN ONLY SEE THE NEWS FROM THAT DAY BUT THEN IN THE INTERNET IF YOU GO TO NYTIMES.COM YOU WILL BE ABLE SEARCH FOR EXACTLY WHAT YOU ARE LOOKING FOR AND WILL ALSO BE ABLE TO SEE ANY ARTICLES FROM THE DAYS BEFORE. SOMETHING THAT INTERNET ARTICLES AND NEWSPAPERS HAVE IN COMMON IS THAT THEY ALWAYS HAVE THE SAME INFORMATION, THEY DON'T GET SWITCHED UP.

MY iNFERENCE TOPiC !!

JAMIE’S SURPRISE PREGNANCY RAISED THE SHOW "ZOEY 101'S" PROFILE AND RATINGS BY A LOT!! JAMIE LYNN SPEARS’ PREGNANCY LIFE EVEN MADE ZOEY 101 MORE POPULAR THAN IT WAS WHEN IT FIRST WAS SHOWN ON TELEVISION. I THINK SINCE THE RATINGS OF THE SHOW HAVE GONE UP THEY MIGHT NOT EVEN CANCEL THE SHOW BECAUSE THEN THEY’LL STOP MAKING MONEY. JAMIE LYNN SPEARS GOT PREGNANT AT THE AGE OF 16. SHE IS ALSO PLANNING TO KEEP HER BABY AND RAISE HIM OR HER IN LOUISIANA SO IT CAN HAVE A “NORMAL LIFE” (WHAT EVER THAT IS IN THE SPEARS FAMILY). IN MY OPINION I THINK THAT THE BABY WILL PROBABLY INTERFERE WITH JAMIE LYNN’S EDUCATION AND CAREER. THEY MIGHT EVEN CHARGE CASEY ALDRIDGE (THE UNBORN BABY'S FATHER) WITH STATUTORY RAPE. AFTER DOING RESEARCH IT HAS BEEN CONFIRMED THAT CASEY ALDRIDGE WAS BORN ON APRIL 29, 1989, MAKING HIM LESS THAN TWO YEARS OLDER THAN JAMIE LYNN. I THINK THAT CASEY ALDRIDGE MIGHT NOT GO TO JAIL BECAUSE OF THE RESEARCH THAT WAS DONE WHICH PROVES THAT HE IS 18 NOT 19.

PREDiCTiVE QUESTiONS !!

PREDiCTiVE QUESTiONS:

- HOW LONG HAS JAMiE LYNN SPEARS BEEN PREGNANT?

- IS JAMiE LYNN SPEARS GOiNG TO KEEP HER BABY, AND iF SO HOW iS SHE GOiNG TO RAiSE THE CHiLD?

- WHO iS JAMiE LYNN SPEARS PREGNANT BY?

[ANSWERS TO THE PREDiCTiVE QUESTiONS:]

- AS i RESEARCHED ABOUT JAMiE LYNN SPEARS' PERSONAL LiFE i FOUND THAT ON DECEMBER 18TH, 2008 iT WAS ANNOUNCED THAT 16- YEAR OLD JAMiE LYNN SPEARS, WAS 12 WEEKS PREGNANT.

- YES iT HAS BEEN CONFiRMED THAT JAMiE LYNN SPEARS iS PLANNiNG ON KEEPiNG HER BABY AND iT WiLL BE RAiSED iN ORDER FOR THE BABY TO HAVE A "NORMAL LiFE" WHAT EVER THAT MEANS iN THE SPEARS' FAMiLY.

- JAMiE LYNN SPEARS BELiEVES THAT THE FATHER OF HER UNBORN CHiLD iS 19 YEAR OLD PiPE PLAYER, CASEY ALDRiDGE WHO HAS ALSO BEEN HER "LONGTiME BOYFRiEND. SiNCE JAMiE iS UNDER AGE THEY COULD EVEN CHARGE CASEY WITH STATUTORY RAPE !!

MR. WAGNER'S BLOG !!

I LOOKED Mr. Wagner's blog AND I LEARNED THAT THERE ARE MANY COOL AND INTERESTING THINGS THAT YOU CAN DO IN YOUR PAGE ON blogger.com. IT'S KIND OF LIKE MYSPACE TOO !!

CELEBRITY GOSSIP & ENTERTAINMENT

I CHOSE CELEBRITY GOSSIP & ENTERTAINMENT BECAUSE IT INTERESTS ME THE MOST FROM MY TOP THREE CHOICES. ANOTHER REASON WHY I CHOSE CELEBRITY GOSSIP & ENTERTAINMENT BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY CELEBRITIES THAT YOU CAN TALK ABOUT AND FIND OUT MANY NEW THINGS THAT ARE GOING ON IN THEIR LIVES AND THEIR CAREERS.

FiRST BLOG POST !!

HEY, WELCOME TO MY BLOG. MY NAME iS GiSSELLE AND iM iN THE 8TH GRADE. i LOVE ANiMALS !! iM A PROUD DOMiNiCAN BUT i WAS BORN HERE, iN THE BR0NX. i HAVE A BOYFRiEND AND HiS NAME iS CHRiS AND HE iS THE BEST ! i HAVE MANY BESTFRiENDS AND MANY CLOSE FRiENDS. MY BESTFRiENDS NAMES ARE CHRIS, ANDRES, JOHN AND LAST BUT NOT LEAST TERRENCE. THEY ARE ALWAYS THERE FOR ME AND iM A VERY LUCKY PERSON TO HAVE THEM iN MY LiFE. MY CLOSE FRiENDS ARE PAOLA, NATALiE AND PAOLA. MY THEY ARE VERY COOL PEOPLE. BUT THE GOOFiEST ONE iS i LOVE SCHOOL AND MY FAVORiTE SUBJECT iS MATH BUT WHEN i GROW UP i EiTHER WANT TO BE A MATH TEACHER OR A FLiGHT ATTENDANT. AND THERE ARE MANY MORE THINGS THAT YOU CAN LEARN ABOUT ME.