Reading type
I dont read often. Between sports, music, and school, casual reading is something I have little time for. This disappoints me, because there are so many great books and articles that I know I would...
View ArticleI Am Noticing
I am reading Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card, a book that follows the life of a boy prodigy named Andrew "Ender" Wiggin. I am noticing that among many things, the author chose to use imagery in his...
View ArticleWho Does it Better?
Recently in class, we have been reading and analyzing short stories. Among a couple, one of them was Checkouts by Cynthia Rylant. Rylant did a wonderful job of using dramatic irony to explain to us the...
View ArticleEnder's Game Coming of Age
I just finished reading Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card, and it would be wrong to not mention that this was a fantastic book before moving on. This novel fits the definition of "coming of age" because...
View ArticleProve Something
When you finish reading a piece of literature, you know the whole story. You understand the story. Or do you? This is where proving something about that piece of literature becomes important. To prove...
View ArticleTo Kill a Mockingbird: Part One
To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is indeed, more than worthy of the title of being a classic. Altogether, it's an amazing book that I enjoy thoroughly. But my favorite part is when Atticus explains...
View ArticleThe Trial:Dramatic Reading
This week in honors english, we did a dramatic reading of To Kill a Mockingbird. I played atticus, and found one particular line to be more memorable than the others. When Atticus asked Tom "what...
View ArticleArticle 12
To say To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is a classic would be an understatement. It is an extremely well written book, and does a great job of representing how a child matures over time. I really...
View ArticleExploring Poetry Out Loud
There are a few different ways we are graded on for the poetry out loud competition. The first one is physical presence. This deals with how you present yourself, the quality of eye contact, and how...
View ArticlePoetry Out Loud: My Poem
For the Poetry Out Loud competition, my poem is "A Certain Kind of Eden" by Kay Ryan. At a first glance, with no deeper thought, one would think the poem was entirely about gardening (with the...
View ArticlePutting research to work
In my English class we've recently been reading the play, The Importance of Being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde. At one point in the play, Algernon says "divorces are only made in heaven". Along with being...
View ArticleDiscussing The Importance of Being Earnest
Recently in my honors English class, we have been reading the play The Importance of Being Earnest. Along with reading the play, we have been discussing it in our reading groups. This has helped me...
View ArticleGreat Expectations: Dicken's Craft
I'm not going to lie, when I was told we were reading Great Expectations by Charles Dickens in honors english, I was not stoked. But as I started to read it, I really took a liking to his complex...
View ArticleWhat I like about Great Expectations
In my honors english class we are currently reading Great Expectations by Charles Dickens. The reading has been going pretty well overall. Up to this point (to my surprise) I have liked it a lot. One...
View ArticleClose Reading in Stage Two
Recently we've been reading the second stage in Great Expectations by Charles Dickens in my Honors English class. Although the second stage is very slow, I found close reading really helped my...
View ArticleThoughts on reading great expectations
We recently just finished reading Great Expectations by Charles Dickens in my honors English class. Although I was told reading it would be the worst experience of my life, I actually found the book to...
View ArticleRomeo and Juliet: FIrst Thoughts
Recently in my Honors English class we've been reading "Romeo and Juliet" by William Shakespeare, and although I'm not super stoked on reading it, I find I'm enjoying and understanding it more than I...
View ArticleComparing R+J to Film Versions
Recently in my Honors English class we've been reading Romeo and Juliet while watching its two film versions. One thing I noticed about Act 2, scene 2 and its 1990's movie counterpart is that the movie...
View ArticleMy Freshman year
Throughout freshman year, I have faced many a challenge. However, they have shaped me and I am stronger because of them. My first challenge was being on the Olympia High School Cross Country team. Most...
View ArticleBlog Conclusion
So this is my last blog for my 9th grade Honors English class. I´ve learned quite a bit, from embedding quotes and analyzing text, to a few more basic grammar skills. I´ve written both some high...
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