Spring Vocabulary

1) Probaskis-Nose

2) Pantomime-Using gestures, not speech.

3) Proclivities-Tendency to choose or do something regularly.

4) Centrofuge-Compartment around an axis to separate contained materials of different density.

5) Odious-Extremely unpleasant.

6) Jargon-Nonsensical or incoherent talk.

7) Ravanous-Extremely hungry.

8) Parlor-A room set apart for the entertainment of visitors.

9) Stagnant-Showing no activity/Not moving.

10) Cacophony-A harsh sound.

11) Tampt-Top pack down tightly.

12) Flourish-Grow or thrive.

13) Plateau-An area of elevated flat ground.

14) Rollick-To romp/Frolic

15) Asylum-Shelter to protect from danger.

The Peeved Pedestrian

         I think that  Ray Bradbury wrote the novel I am reading to inform society, how sometimes we can get so sucked up in our own world that we forget how to live and open up our eyes. Bradbury uses a lot of indirect characterization, for example when he talks about Beatty entering a room and taking complete control of everyone. By this alone, you can tell that Beatty is well respected and somewhat feared to other people.

January Literature Analysis

Twilight: The first book
GENERAL
1. Isabella Swan moved to the gloomy town of Forks and meets the mysterious Edward Cullen. There is something unique about this Edward Cullen and Bella is determined to uncover his dark secret. What Bella doesn't realize is that the closer she gets to him, the more she is putting herself at risk. It might be too late to turn back.

Vocab Words

1. Minstrel
2. Burnt-corked
3. Waft
4. Strode
5. Lubricated flue
6. Compresses
7. Conscience
8. Fervor
9. Hearth
10. Salamander

I'm a Poet and I know It

 

When I write a peom

 

My mind goes blank

 

I hear the people around me

 

Making noise like a tank

 

 

Fahrenheit 451

The five things I found on the Wikipedia page that are important include:
1) Guy Montag is the protagonist of the story

2) Firefighters burn down houses who have books in them.

3) Clarisse makes more observations than other people.

4) The story is about how T.V. effects people and reading.

5) Guy Montag hides books so he doesn't get caught.

Theme For English 3

 I am usually always the person my teachers think I am. I am very easily able to find my real self as I pursue knowledge and find my place in the world. I just have to make sure I am who I want to be and then I take it from there. I like to make my talents known to my family and keep school separate. If school was supposed to be a place where everyone would have their own private talents known to everyone, I think we would all be home-schooled. Anyone is able to take ownership of their learnig process and demonstrate what they know.

Spring Semester Plan

My plan for the future is to go to college and be succesful. Dr. Preston says that we should make a goal to achieve and follow our plan, but there are so many things to choose from. Therefore, my goal is to make a goal and make it happen. I also want to like the goal I make and not want to change it after I make it.

Spring Post: Music As Literature

In my opinion, we can absolutely consider music to be literature. We define literature by books and written peices of work that have a story line and plot, but there is much more to it. Literature is a form of art and can be expressed in many different ways than we give it credit for. Is there a difference between a novel, a poem, a rap, a song, and opera, and a symphony? When you look at the overall idea of these things, you will see that they all have passion and a reason. Everything seems to have a connection to something else, so in a sense it is a small world after all.