December 5

- we read some more poems like usual.
- we did a work sheet thing on a poem and discussed it in class.
- I expressed my thoughts on said poem.
- I like how we continue to wo0rk in groups. It makes learning poetry easier and less boring.

November 28

- We read a bunch of poems again
- We got in groups and discussed how we felt about said poems as a group
- I expressed my feelings on how I felt about my favorite lines of one of the poems
- I really like working in groups. I think that should keep happening.

November 14

- Last week we did some reading in class
- I liked the group work
- I think we should continue to colaborate together
- I liked the cat poems

November 7

- this week we took notes on the Robert Frost poems
- we also dicussed the poems in class
- I like it when we get the opportunity to stand up and stretch
- I didn't contibute much last week, but I was attentive for the most part

October 31

- Lat week we worked in groups on making up our own multiple choice questions for all of the short stories we have read.
- I made the questions for the story about the parrot in my group.
- We learned how multiple choice questions are configured.
- I liked having the opportunity to work in groups again. It keeps the class interesting.

October 24

- we worked on our raisn in the sun project all week
- our group put all of our work together into one wikispace thing
- I did the historical context part and added a picture
- I like the group collaboration. It makes the projects better

October 17

- We were assigned groups for our project on A Raisin in the Sun
- We started working in our groups and determined who was going to do what.
- I am doing the historical context of the play for my group.
- I liked working in groups again. I like the collaboration.

October 10

- This week we had some time to read the play. We also worked on our character journals for the paly.
- The class had some discussion on the play and we worked together with a partner to take on the character of one of the characters and explain another character from the play.
- I helped come up with the information to present in my group. I said that walter seemed like a pretty grumpy guy and all he really cared about was his liquor store.
- I like the idea of working in groups. It helps me learn things better.

Chicago

Living in a neighborhood of Chicago in the 1950s probably wouldn't be as fun as it is to live where I'm living now. My dad would be working real hard to make all the money he could, if he could even get a job that is, and he would probably be gone most of the day working. Mom would be in the kitchen. Where she belongs. I doubt she would be doing any work besides making sandwhiches for the family. We definately wouldn't let her drive. Just make food. We would be poor and days would be long and there wouldn't be a hole lot to look forward to everyday. There would most likely be a lot of segregation as well. I'm sure I would find some friends to hang out with in a run down house though. It would be a good time.

September 26

- We had some discussions about the story with the parrot
- We worked in groups to complete things
- I said that the parrot seemed like a jealous fellow
- I like working in groups. It is productive

For analysis and on style questions

For Analysis
4. I don't think he was as inarticulate as a husband. I mean obviously he could at least talk in human form. He may have been a little paranoid yes but he had good reasons to be. With his wife bringing up the names of other men constantly and giving other men googly eyes and such I might be a little paranoid too.
5. I don't think the parrot's vocabulary is enough to express how he really feels. Besides the cracker. That one works pretty well. But other than that he has no real way of communicating how he feels.
On Style
1. One word would be love because he would be able to at least tell his wife he loved her. Another word would be stop. That way he could squak it as loud as he needs t when his wife is about to do the nasty nasty. And the last word would be go away. That way he could get the kind gentlemen that always showed up to his house to go away.
2. This line described the feelings the parrot was having. It kind of gave you the feeling that the parrot did not like what he was seeing. It happens.

September 19

- We read a story about a man who got reincarnated into a bird and ended up getting purchased by his wife.
- We talked about ideas that related to the story of young goodman brown
- I talked about the puritans in our small group discussion
- I like working in groups. It makes class more fun and it is very productive

Biblical Allusion

1. I got this cartoon from http://www.inkcinct.com.au/web-pages/global/global-economic/2009--global-economic.htm.

2. This cartoon is referring to David and Goliath. David being your every day American and Goliath being their debt.

3. This is from 1st Samuel in the Bible.

4. David had to face Golaith even though he was much smaller and weeker than him. He was still able to take his enemy down though. This cartoon implies that our debt is our enemy that is bigger than us but we can still take it overcome it if we trust God.

September 7

- We read a short story called Araby
- We had a class discussion over what we thought the story was about
- I said that I thought the boy was around 12 or 13 years old
- I like the classroom dicussions. It provides new ideas that I didn't think about before.

August 29

- We read a short story about parents fighting over a baby
- I started to look for a cartoon to use that resembles some of the biblical things
-I took some notes on the short story
-I enjoyed looking at all the cartoons

August 22

- We learned about different elements of short stories
- I took notes on presentations
- I helped with a lot of the slides in our power point
- I liked watching other students give presentations

August 15

- We learned got some tips on how to write our ap essays
- My strengths and weeknesses of my essay
- I gave jacob korb a compliment for explaining his points very well in his essay
- I liked how we did a lot of work with partners and it wasn't all individual work

Week of August 8

- We took some notes over HTRLP
- The main points of HTRLP
-I said that the real reason for a quest is always self knowledge
- What will we be reading next?