Macbeth Big Ideas

As we were embarking on our study of Shakespeare and Macbeth we talked about a lot of big ideas, specifically: what we want and what we are willing to do in order to get it. As we first started reading Macbeth things got heated quite swiftly. We started learning about the prophesies and then we got a good look at who Macbeth and Lady Macbeth truly are and what they are capable of. We quickly learned that Lady Macbeth and Macbeth were willing to do anything in order to become King Queen.


As the story progressed we saw Macbeth's desire for power grow and grow. He ended up killing his best friend in order to achieve his greatest desires. I feel that this relates to our whole year topic of "What Makes us Who We Are" because the decisions that Macbeth made in order to get what he wanted ultimately ended his life and builded up him character is the worst way possible.


Reading:
Read 1 hour 1/2 -Stolen
Started making flashcards for Exam-30 minutes

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SPRING BREAK!

Over spring break I went to New York. On the plane ride there I had to read my book for history which was a bummer because I wanted to watch a movie and listen to music but you gotta do what you gotta do.  When we finally landed it was 45 minute drive to the hotel and my brother got sick, not so fun. When we FINALLY got to the hotel all was well and he was better. We went to eat at the oyster bar in Grand Central Station, I had forgotten how good it was.

The next day we were there we went shopping and walked around in Grand Central Park. Afterwards we ate at an Italian restaurant called Lupa. It was so delicious, even though the meal took us 2 hours… It was worth it. The next day we went to a museum… not my idea. But after a long day we ate at this amazing sushi place! It was safe to say it was the best sushi place i've ever had! it was sad to go but i'm also glad to be home.

Reading and Working

Read The Scarlet Pimpernel for history:
235 pages- 2.1/2 hours on the way to New York :)
165 pages 1.5 hours on the way home :(

Response to Quotes

"Ambition is a positive, desirable trait in a person."


I agree with the statement above, to an extent. In Macbeth, Macbeth, wants to be king so badly that he is willing to kill the current king in order to achieve his goal. I think that ambition, if not taken to far, is a good thing and is what makes up human desire. If people had no ambition then we would not have things like: Apple computers, I-pods, Canes, etc. Ambition is what drives us towards things, it is what makes us want to do better; without it we would have nothing. 

"Everyone is capable of lying, betrayal, and violence, which are basic parts of human nature."

Everyone is capable of lying, betrayal and violence, it is up to the person to decide weather or not to act upon the desire to do so. All of those things are available to each and every person and can be grasped at any time however, depending on the moral standard that one has set for him or herself they may choose to ignore the urge to lie, betray or act in a violent manner. So, I do believe that lying, betrayal and violence are basic parts of human nature but I don't think that everyone acts in such a way. 

Reading Times (4/14/14)

Working on Entree: 45 minutes
Working on dessert: 45 minutes
Reading The Scarlet Pimpernel: 1 hours

Total: 150 minutes

Reading and Working Times

Working-
Studying for poetry test:
-Making flash cards- 30 minutes
-review sheet- 30 minutes
-analyzing and making claims on 4 poems- 1 hour
Reviewing everything- 30 minutes

POEM

Cooking in the Kitchen

The smell
The sight
The feeling of making someone's day just a little bit better
with food

She hums and sings no matter what the day brings
It always brings her joy to sip a little wine while we dine
and enjoy the lavish dinner that is served

From the oven, I smell the bread
As my mouth waters for the taste of garlic and butter

I light the candles and set the table, awaiting the dinner

The day spent slaving over chopping, bubbling, and brewing
She puts a smile on our faces when we come home
and see her working away just to fill us up after a long day away

After our bellies are stuffed its time to clean up
As I wash the dishes he wipes the counters
The long day cooking just one meal for only thirty minutes of praise
and clean up


Enjambment- (The feeling of making someone's day just a little bit better with food, It always brings her joey to sip a little wine while we dine, She puts a smile on our faces when we come home
and see her working away, The long day cooking just one meal for only thirty minutes of praise
and clean up)
Internal Rhyme- (sings and brings, Wine and Dine, day and away)
Onomonatpoeia- (hums, bubbling)

Reading and Working:
30 minutes working on comments for ATDPTI
Reading "why we broke up" for about 30 minutes
Reading the Tale Of Despereaux to my  brother for 45 minutes
Working on My final draft for 20 minutes

Song Analysis (umbrella)

Umbrella by Jay-Z and Rihanna is a love song… I think. Throughout the song I found many techniques that Jay-Z and Rihanna used. I had to read it multiple times in order to find them though. When I first heard this song, which was a long time ago, I didn't even notice all of the great poetry techniques used; now I have a new appreciation for this great song.

Throughout the song there is plenty of slant rhyme. Also there is a strong use of assonance with the a sound and the s and sh sounds. It took me a while to realize that any of these techniques even existed throughout the song. I also notice the use of euphony and cacophony in it, I don't think I've seen a poem/song with the use of both of these wonderful techniques or maybe I have and just didn't realize but they work well together.

Reading Log: 2/8

Monday: Rough Draft 1 hour (#yikes)
Tuesday: Reading TTOD 30 minutes
Wednesday: ATD Blogs 15 min
Thursday: ATD Blogs 30 minutes
Total Time of 2 hours and 15 minutes!(#sofun)

Research paper… Concerns? YES

For the most part I'm confident in my thesis. I think that it is great, if i do say so myself… However, I having major problems with talking all of my work and turning it into paragraph form. I emailed Dr.d about it ALL day. I was super difficult. I also had trouble finding new sources, I had to find three new ones.

I really need help writing my conclusion, I feel as if it doesn't have the same tone as the rest of paper and I think it feels rushed. I also need some help on seeing weather or not my paper flows. When copying and pasting things from my detailed outline it was hard to make it sound as if it went together.

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Over the snow days I didn't spend that much time relaxing. It was pretty great, I love being grounded because then I get to do all types chores for my parents. I love doing manual labor because it "teaches me lessons about life and when I go off to college I will be able to be independent" (my dad). (by the way this was all sarcasm…)

 I don't like the virtual school days because I don't think i'm disciplined enough to do what I need to do. I put off a lot of the work for the virtual school days until thursday… probably not the best decision i've made in my life.

Reading Log

Over the snow days I spent a lot of time working on my rough draft and finding more sources for my paper. I spent about an hour looking for new sources and making new notecards and then I spent another hour working on the actual draft. I also spent two hours re-reading my favorite book "The Tale of Despereaux"

Reading Log

Working Time:
I spent about 1 hour on my detailed outline and I read this really informative book about how to pass english for about an hour. I also spent time reading people magazine for around 30 minutes.

Research

Hey cole what's your NHD topic on?

Oh, well my topic is on Child labor in the British Industrial Revolution. In my topic identification thing that we had to do for history I talked about how the children were treated and taken advantage of. It was pretty awful. I mean can you imagine having to work for like 12 hour days all the time with barely any payment?! (informal)


My topic for the National History Day topic is on Child labor in the British Industrial Revolution. I focus a lot on the treatment and ages of the children who were working in factories at the time. As changes started to occur the age of the children working went from a low age of eight to a higher age of around 15. This dramatic change has stuck around even today. Most people around the ages of 15/16 are having to get jobs in order to buy things that they desire or to pay for gas for their transportation on a daily basis. (formal)

Reading Log

Reading- 2 hours (the absolutely true diary of a part time indian and The fault in our stars)

Work- 45 min

NHD Project

My NHD project is on The British industrial revolution and its brutal exploitation of children led to the English Reform Movement, which ultimately led to the understanding of what a childhood meant.I found this topic particularly interesting because i think that it's fascinating to learn about the hardships that children went through; it makes me look at my personal life and I realize how lucky I am.

This week I am revising my annotated Bibliography and I am going to try and get a good chunk of my notecards completed.
Reading Log:
The fault in our stars- 1 1/2 hours
APTI- 30 min

How is Ninth Grade English different from Eighth Grade English?

I'd have to say that ninth grade English is a lot harder than Eighth Grade English. A lot of it has to do with annotating. In Eighth grade we didn't have to annotate as thoroughly as we do in Ninth Grade. Also, We did a lot less writing in Eighth Grade. Last year I didn't Really have to do much of anything in order to prepare for an English test or Exam, and this I have realized that I have to if I want to pass the class.