The Book Thief: 1 hour and a half
Working on fixing research paper: 30 mins
Total: 2 hours
Monday, February 17, 2014
Sweet Disposition
The song
I am analyzing is Sweet Disposition by The Temper Trap. This song is very
repetitive in many different ways. There is anaphora in two different sections
of the song, the first being when the song says
"A moment of love
A dream
A laugh
A kiss
A cry
Our
rights
Our
wrongs"
A is
repeated at the beginning of each of these lines creating anaphora of the
word/letter A. Anaphora is also used in the many sections of the song when it
says "won't stop till its over/we surrender (x4)." The anaphora in
this song creates emphasis on certain parts of the song. There is also
assonance of ō in the song. For example, "Sweet disposition
Never too
soon
Oh, reckless abandon
Like no one's
watching you."
The repetitions of these vowel
sounds creates a more low sound in the song and helps the song flow better
together.
Lyrics here: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/tempertrap/sweetdisposition.html
Friday, February 7, 2014
Reading Times
Monday: 10 mins the book thief in class and 30 mins draft at home
Tuesday: 20 mins the book thief at home and 10 in study hall
Wednesday: 10 mins the book thief in class
Thursday: 10 mins the book thief in class and 30 mins the book thief at home
Total time: 2 hours
Tuesday: 20 mins the book thief at home and 10 in study hall
Wednesday: 10 mins the book thief in class
Thursday: 10 mins the book thief in class and 30 mins the book thief at home
Total time: 2 hours
Sunday, February 2, 2014
Research Paper Draft
I have been working really hard for the last week on my research paper draft. Putting everything together wasn't as hard as I thought it would be, but the introduction and conclusion are causing me problems. I've never been really good at introductions or conclusions and with this paper it's especially hard. I think I have a solid intro, but my conclusion is ROUGH. I am hoping I will meraculously come up with a killer conclusion but I'm pretty sure that won't happen. I'm also not super confident in my transitions, but Ive worked on them and they are getting better.
As for the body of my paper, I am having some trouble with analyzing my quotes because some seem unanalyzable, even though I know they aren't. I am really glad, though, that my paper even without a conclusion meets the length requirement which was something I was initially worried about! Overall, my paper is better than I had imagined. It could still use some work, but thats what rough drafts are for!
As for the body of my paper, I am having some trouble with analyzing my quotes because some seem unanalyzable, even though I know they aren't. I am really glad, though, that my paper even without a conclusion meets the length requirement which was something I was initially worried about! Overall, my paper is better than I had imagined. It could still use some work, but thats what rough drafts are for!
Snow day free post
This week was great. We only had school for 2 days total which was great and it snowed! I really love snow. I totally prefer cold weather to hot. It didn't snow a ton at my house, it mainly sleeted, but it was so pretty! I stayed inside most of the time because it was freezing, but I went out a few times to take pictures or play with my brothers. I also had a ton of school work to do which was horrible, but I got over it. I had a really good week overall, and it was really nice to not have school, and not be sick!
Friday, January 31, 2014
Snow Week Reading and Working Times
Reading: Absolutely True Diary- 20 minutes
The Book Thief- 45 mins
I read this in my room on my bed on Monday night after school.
I read the book thief at different times when I was bored, sometimes in my room, sometimes in the car.
Working times:
On Tuesday I worked on my research paper for an hour. I worked on my couch in the den at my house. I started by watching the videos on the website to explain the drafting process. After I finished those videos I did a little more research and I ended up finding one more source. Once I had finished the bibliography and notecard for that I began my draft. That day I finished about half a page of my paper.
On Wednesday I also worked for an hour. This time I worked in my room. I just worked on my draft this entire time. This time it took a little longer to get started up because I was having trouble thinking of transitions. I got about a half page done on Wednesday.
On Thursday I worked for an hour and 45 minutes. I worked in my room on my bed. I worked more on the body of my draft. I got about 2 pages done this time, and I'm now done with my body!
Total time: 4 hours and 50 minutes.
The Book Thief- 45 mins
I read this in my room on my bed on Monday night after school.
I read the book thief at different times when I was bored, sometimes in my room, sometimes in the car.
Working times:
On Tuesday I worked on my research paper for an hour. I worked on my couch in the den at my house. I started by watching the videos on the website to explain the drafting process. After I finished those videos I did a little more research and I ended up finding one more source. Once I had finished the bibliography and notecard for that I began my draft. That day I finished about half a page of my paper.
On Wednesday I also worked for an hour. This time I worked in my room. I just worked on my draft this entire time. This time it took a little longer to get started up because I was having trouble thinking of transitions. I got about a half page done on Wednesday.
On Thursday I worked for an hour and 45 minutes. I worked in my room on my bed. I worked more on the body of my draft. I got about 2 pages done this time, and I'm now done with my body!
Total time: 4 hours and 50 minutes.
Monday, January 27, 2014
Research
I chose Human Trafficking for my topic for National History Day. I chose this because it was something I've been a part of for a while. Ive done a bit of service work for trafficking for a while so I decided to choose it for my project. My thesis is Human Trafficking is a serious problem that violates many rights,
and a specific woman named Shamere McKenzie, who was once a victim of Human
Trafficking, uses her experiences to educate others of the dangers and signs of
trafficking.
For my National History Day Project I have chosen to research Human Trafficking. I have chosen to research this because of passion and past experience with this topic. My thesis for this project is Human Trafficking is a serious problem that violates many rights, and a specific woman named Shamere McKenzie, who was once a victim of Human Trafficking, uses her experiences to educate others of the dangers and signs of trafficking. To support that thesis, I have researched all the different parts of my thesis. I started with rights. I have research rights that are broken and what rights the people have after they are rescued. I have also researched Shamere Mckenzie's background/story and what she is doing now.
Reading times:
Absolutely True Diary: 45 mins
Working on outline: 1 hour 30 mins
For my National History Day Project I have chosen to research Human Trafficking. I have chosen to research this because of passion and past experience with this topic. My thesis for this project is Human Trafficking is a serious problem that violates many rights, and a specific woman named Shamere McKenzie, who was once a victim of Human Trafficking, uses her experiences to educate others of the dangers and signs of trafficking. To support that thesis, I have researched all the different parts of my thesis. I started with rights. I have research rights that are broken and what rights the people have after they are rescued. I have also researched Shamere Mckenzie's background/story and what she is doing now.
Reading times:
Absolutely True Diary: 45 mins
Working on outline: 1 hour 30 mins
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