Reading Times

Feb 18- 30 min. Insurgent
Feb. 19- 15 min Insurgent
Feb. 22- 35 min. Working on Revised Rough Draft
Feb. 23- 60 min. Studying for Poetry Test

140 min.

Reading Times

Feb 15- 10 min- In-Class Reading
Feb.16- 35 min-Revising Rough Draft
Feb. 17- 35 min- Revising Rough Draft
Feb. 18- 45 min- Insurgent

Poem- Thanksgiving

I am thankful for the trees
that provide shelter for those big and small.
I am thankful for the seas
that provide food for us all.

I am thankful for the air
that sustains life.
I am thankful for prayer
in times of strife.

I am thankful for loved ones
with roots so deep.
I am thankful for friends
that I work hard to keep.

In this world today
so filled with confusion.
One must constantly search
for the perfect solution.

1.Anaphora
2.End Rhyme
3. Enjambent

Umbrella

This is a song sang by Rihanna and Jay-Z. This song uses many different poetic devises that help to enhance the song as a whole . The first devise is repetition. In the refrain she repeated the words " Ella" and "Umbrella". The second devise is sibilance. She uses the -s sounds in  the line, "Because when t
he sun shines, we'll shine." The third devise is personification. She uses personification in the line," when the world has deal its cards."
In this song I think that she was trying to express the lesson that you should always be there for someone who needs you. She is saying that if it is raining outside you can stand under my umbrella, ella , ella, ay, ay. She is trying to express this lesson through this song and lyrics.

http://www.metrolyrics.com/umbrella-lyrics-rihanna.html

Reading Times

2/5- 45 min Finishing Final Draft
2/6- 45 min Blackboard (The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian)
2/10- 60 min Comments on Blackboard

150 min.

Research Paper

As I am writing my rough draft I have had some struggles and parts that I am very confident in. The thing that I feel confident with are my sources that relate perfectly to my thesis. The thing that I am concerned about is my conclusion and restating my thesis in different words.
My rough draft is going fine but there is one thing that I would like help with. That would be to help with my conclusion and restating my thesis. If someone would give me feedback on my rough draft when they read I would want them to express to me if I had enough supporting evidence for each of my topics relating to my thesis.

Snow Day

My snow day in my neighborhood was not really a snow day. It was more of an ICE DAY. My day  was full of a lot of homework, hanging out with friends in my neighborhood, and watching movies. I did a LOT of homework during the snow days. But it helped me to get caught up more in some of the classes that I was kind of behind on.
Now the fun part. A friend of mine and I went into some woods behind my house and we shot our pellet guns. After, we went into the woods we came back and watched two movies. The movies were called Captain Phillips and White House Down. They are both very action packed movies with great plots. Even though it really wasn't a snow day, I still found a way to have fun in my neighborhood.

Reading Times

1/28- 60 min- Research Paper (Notecards)
1/29- 60 min- Research Paper ( Revisions to Adams Outline and Mine)
1/30- 85 min- Research Paper
1/ 31- 45 min- The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
1/32 - 55 min- The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian & Research Paper

305 min