My focus in Lord of the Flies in religion. I'm pretty sure I picked the hardest topic of all. I haven't found a single reference so far outside of what Dr.D has already said in class. Every chapter I read, I look for things but I just can't find them. The one that Dr.D told me about was in the beginning of the book AND the bible so I'm thinking Old Testament as I read.
That one reference so far has actually changed how the book has gone. With my religious reference, the kids have a little Garden of Eden. This random, uninhabited island has everything they could possibly want to live. It has given them food, water, shelter, and many other things. If this island didn't have any of those three things, then the kids would already be dead in my opinion. I think that religion will become a larger part in the book as we continue.
Monday, November 26, 2012
Major Units
Reading Times: LOTF 154 min. chapters 1-5
Over the course of semester, there were some things that I learned easily, but others that took me a while to get the hang of. Things like the writing process and literary elements were no challenge for me. I was able to memorize the literary elements and the writing process in a day. LOTF is also pretty easy for me too. I'm understanding what's going on and am getting pretty good guesses for what everything means. Those are probably the three easiest topics to me that we've had all year.
Those three topics were easy, but the rest presented their own challenge. It's kind of hard for me to clearly remember summer reading and literacy narrative since that was in the first month of school. After I review my notes though, I'll probably remember it. The hardest thing for me so far this year though has been literary analysis. It's been kinda hard for me to get the hang of. Hopefully I take advantage of the upcoming work days.
Over the course of semester, there were some things that I learned easily, but others that took me a while to get the hang of. Things like the writing process and literary elements were no challenge for me. I was able to memorize the literary elements and the writing process in a day. LOTF is also pretty easy for me too. I'm understanding what's going on and am getting pretty good guesses for what everything means. Those are probably the three easiest topics to me that we've had all year.
Those three topics were easy, but the rest presented their own challenge. It's kind of hard for me to clearly remember summer reading and literacy narrative since that was in the first month of school. After I review my notes though, I'll probably remember it. The hardest thing for me so far this year though has been literary analysis. It's been kinda hard for me to get the hang of. Hopefully I take advantage of the upcoming work days.
Monday, November 12, 2012
Plane Crash Activity
Reading Times: LOTF 11/11- 40 min. pp 8-32 My Life and The Beautiful Game By Pele 11/5- 25 min 11/6- 30 min 11/7- 25 min 11/8 30 min pp 171-210
I had many observations about our class. I noticed that he didn't have any control over everyone else. Everyone who even talked wanted to be the person in charge. That meant chaos. Everyone was talking at the same time and was trying to voice their opinions, but didn't get their word in because somebody else would speak louder than them, and someone would be louder than that person, and the chain would grow until everyone was screaming.
Another thing I noticed is that we didn't get anything done. Had we actually crashed and landed on an island, we would've died as soon as we starved. We had no organization of who would get food, water, shelter, or anything. We didn't even choose how we were to lead ourselves. WE were just a bunch of people on a stranded island screaming at each other but not doing anything.
I had many observations about our class. I noticed that he didn't have any control over everyone else. Everyone who even talked wanted to be the person in charge. That meant chaos. Everyone was talking at the same time and was trying to voice their opinions, but didn't get their word in because somebody else would speak louder than them, and someone would be louder than that person, and the chain would grow until everyone was screaming.
Another thing I noticed is that we didn't get anything done. Had we actually crashed and landed on an island, we would've died as soon as we starved. We had no organization of who would get food, water, shelter, or anything. We didn't even choose how we were to lead ourselves. WE were just a bunch of people on a stranded island screaming at each other but not doing anything.
Monday, November 5, 2012
A Busy Weekend
I had one of the busiest weekends of my life. I woke up on Saturday with a positive feeling. It was going to be a good day capped off with an LSU victory. By noon, I'm in my happy place. I'm at a tailgate eating a surprisingly good hamburger and watching football. That's all I want on a Saturday, just peace and football. By the time I get into Tiger Stadium, I'm ten times more excited about winning thanks to the help of 2 cokes and a Dr. Pepper. Due to the rest of the nights events, my paragraph about Saturday ends here.
I opened my eyes on Sunday realizing what had happened last night wasn't a dream. It really happened. I looked at the clock and realized it was noon. I walk out to see my parents reading the paper. They had let me sleep in through church. It was a change from the norm but I decided to accept it and move on. 3 hours later, I had a soccer game. I played the full 80 minutes without getting subbed out, so I was exhausted. Even though I felt like I had lost all my energy, I had a scavenger hunt across Baton Rouge in an hour with my youth group. That was going to take more running than my soccer game. When I get the questions for the hunt, I realize they're all on LSU's campus. Nothing like a scavenger hunt across LSU to remind you of last night. To find all of the clues, I ran like I had super speed. Some of the many highlights included: Running around the Parade Ground, PMAC, Quad, Union, and one of the LSU lakes, Taking too many pictures with people I didn't even know, and driving (not me but a friend's mom) 60 mph. on a 35 mph speed limit. Overall it was the best fun of my weekend. It was a great experience and one to remember.
I opened my eyes on Sunday realizing what had happened last night wasn't a dream. It really happened. I looked at the clock and realized it was noon. I walk out to see my parents reading the paper. They had let me sleep in through church. It was a change from the norm but I decided to accept it and move on. 3 hours later, I had a soccer game. I played the full 80 minutes without getting subbed out, so I was exhausted. Even though I felt like I had lost all my energy, I had a scavenger hunt across Baton Rouge in an hour with my youth group. That was going to take more running than my soccer game. When I get the questions for the hunt, I realize they're all on LSU's campus. Nothing like a scavenger hunt across LSU to remind you of last night. To find all of the clues, I ran like I had super speed. Some of the many highlights included: Running around the Parade Ground, PMAC, Quad, Union, and one of the LSU lakes, Taking too many pictures with people I didn't even know, and driving (not me but a friend's mom) 60 mph. on a 35 mph speed limit. Overall it was the best fun of my weekend. It was a great experience and one to remember.
Reading Response
Reading Times: The Autobiography of Pele 10/28- 25 min. 10/29- 30 min. 10/30- 40 min 10/31- 10 min 11/1- 20 min 11/2- 10 min 11/4- 10 min pp. 120-170
This autobiography has its moments. Sometimes, its a static plot. He always talks about how nervous he was about playing at a big stage so early in his life. If I were in his position I would completely understand but to talk about it for 10-15 pages just bores your readers. Also, Pele' spends forever talking about one specific event too often. He'll have something going and then when he has already covered it with great detail, he adds in an extra 5 pages to make the book as a whole longer.
Although its a somewhat static plot, he describes his early life really well. He talks about living in poverty in Brazil and how his family had to move often to find a job. He even gets into so much detail that he talks about how he would make a "ball" out of borrowed clothes from clotheslines. His description of his life in poverty really shows just how poor they were. Now that I'm getting into the book a little bit, he's starting to talk about how he's selected for the National squad. To be selected at 16 is almost unheard of. The fact that he did just shows how great he was in his day. I would argue that Pele' is the best to ever play soccer.
This autobiography has its moments. Sometimes, its a static plot. He always talks about how nervous he was about playing at a big stage so early in his life. If I were in his position I would completely understand but to talk about it for 10-15 pages just bores your readers. Also, Pele' spends forever talking about one specific event too often. He'll have something going and then when he has already covered it with great detail, he adds in an extra 5 pages to make the book as a whole longer.
Although its a somewhat static plot, he describes his early life really well. He talks about living in poverty in Brazil and how his family had to move often to find a job. He even gets into so much detail that he talks about how he would make a "ball" out of borrowed clothes from clotheslines. His description of his life in poverty really shows just how poor they were. Now that I'm getting into the book a little bit, he's starting to talk about how he's selected for the National squad. To be selected at 16 is almost unheard of. The fact that he did just shows how great he was in his day. I would argue that Pele' is the best to ever play soccer.
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