Comments Week 19

DJ - Poem

Hudson - Vocabulary

Christmas

Quickly my sharp eyes snap open

I hear the ticking of my clock

As my sleepy mind slowly processes what day it is

I am hit with a surge of happiness and excitement

It's Christmas. Finally. 

I jump out of bed and land on the floor with a soft thud

I see my bedroom door slowly swinging open

The floorboard creaks as I quietly step down the stairs

In the living room my goal lies

Both my parents are soundly sleeping under their bed sheet

I hear the crackling of the living room fire

As I tiptoe towards the Christmas tree

I see them: the gifts that occupy my mind so much

that I do not realize the footsteps coming down the stairs. 

Poetry Terms Used:

Cacophany

Euphony

Sibilance

Alliteration

Onomatopoeia

 

The Flood

        This summer, Louisiana experienced a devastating flood. It lasted for many days, and many people lost things that had both monetary and sentimental value to them. People gave up on their homes and moved elsewhere, and some of those who remained did not receive any government subsidize. There are even people who lost their lives in the flood. Luckily I was not a victim of the flood, but even now I continue to hear about those who lost their homes and family in the flood.
        The flood was a catastrophe that quashed people's happiness and hopes. As I watched the news and listened to others, I personally thought that it would take much longer for Louisiana to recover. However, I was surprised at the amount of people who were willing to help others out, even in their own times of need. After also working as a volunteer to help clean up the aftermath of the flood, I realized how much people can grow from an incident like this.

Comments Week 18

Jack - Research

Ian - reading response

Research

      For the past few weeks, we have been working on a World History/ English collaboration research paper. Now that we have finished the rough draft, we need to wait until we get our papers back. Once that happens, we can start working on the final draft. However, we can still learn a lot before working on our final draft. Working on a research paper has taught me many things I did not know.
      One thing that this research paper assignment has taught me is that we need to be very careful about citing our sources. I always knew that we need to credit sources to their original writer, but I also learned about in-text citations and the proper methods of citing a source. Annotations were another skill that helped me during my paper outline. They allowed me to find the important information among the 11 sources that I had, and saved me time on finding actually useful information.
     

Reading Response

      So far in Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Arnold (Junior?) Spirit decides to leave the reservation and attend Reardan High School. At first, he finds himself treated differently due to his skin color and financial difficulties by students and teachers alike. However, he eventually finds out a way to overcome his differences and fit in.
      This story can be applied to anyone who transfers to a new school. People who transfer to a new school can often feel alone and disconnected by themselves. However, if we try our best to approach others, it is very easy to make friends. Junior managed to make friends at Reardan, such as Roger and Gordy. All we have to do make friends is to be ourselves, like Junior did.

Comments Week 17

Jack - Winter weather

Gautam - Social Media