Q1. do you involve readers in the story?
A1. No, not so much.
Q2. do you relates events in sequence?
A2. Yes, everything in my story are in a sequence.
Q3. do you includes detailed observations of people, places, and events?
A3. Yeah, a few. There's not really any details on people, but i have Maxx Motorcycle detailed a little bit and a lot of detail telling about the events going on when I was riding my motorcycle.
Q4. do you present important changes, contrasts, or conflicts and creates tension?
A4. Every now and again in a few select spots I added a bit of tension, I think. Throughout my story there really aren't any instances where there was any conflicts.
Q5. is it told from a point of view--usually the author's point of view?
A5. Maybe? from time to time at least. I'm not good at figuring out, or sticking to, a style of writing. It'll change form day to day.
Q6. do you focus on a connection between past events, people, or places and the present?
A6. Not really. I mean it's about me learning to ride a motorcycle.. so there isn't much life-changing morals or lessons to be learned here.
Q7. do you make a point, communicate a main idea or dominant impression?
A7. I might, I guess. It should put across the idea that i love my motorcycle but besides that there isn't anything too drastic going on.
Thursday, January 26, 2012
Wednesday, January 25, 2012
Survey Q&A
Q1. Do you enjoy english classes, why or why not?
A1. Depends, I don't like reading that much. I like one book really, Lone Survivor, but thats about it. But I like writing for the most part.
Q2. What type of writing do you enjoy? Write all that apply:
A2. Short stories, songs, notes to friends.
Q3. What type of things do you like to read? Write all the apply:
A3. Songs, notes from friends, non fiction, magazines.
A1. Depends, I don't like reading that much. I like one book really, Lone Survivor, but thats about it. But I like writing for the most part.
Q2. What type of writing do you enjoy? Write all that apply:
A2. Short stories, songs, notes to friends.
Q3. What type of things do you like to read? Write all the apply:
A3. Songs, notes from friends, non fiction, magazines.
Q5. Which of these remarks comes closest to the way you feel about reading?
A5. "Reading is something you do if someone makes you, but I don’t enjoy it.”
Q6. Do you enjoy classroom discussions? What about them do you enjoy/not enjoy?
A6. Eh, it depends if we're discussing something interesting or not. But overall I'd say I like them because it's cool to hear different sides to different topics and such.
Q7. When there is a class discussion, do you usually lead the discussion, contribute, silently listen, wish you didn’t have to sit through it, or something else?
A7. I usually am a silent listener unless I feel I have a good point to make or it's about a subject I'm well educated on.
Q8. What do you do outside of the school day? Do you have a job? Extracurricular? Taking care of siblings?
A8. Outside of school I tend to hang out with friends and do stupid things like get Kaisers' jeep stuck in a ditch, or just hang around. I have a job but i dont get very many hours. I work at Midwest Lacrosse. It's probably tht best job ever.
Q9. Please tell me what you did over the weekend. Where did you go? Was it fun? Did you fight with someone? Did you meet someone new? Did you try something different? Please be descriptive.
A9. This weekend I went to my girlfriends volleyball tournament which took just about all day. They lost their first three games horribly but they won the last two games. So they ended up winning first place in the silver bracket! After that I went with her and her family to their friends farm just to hang out and have dinner. We wacth the OSU basketball game against Nebraska, I think. It was a good time. I met some new people there too, I can't remember who but they were all really nice.
Q10. Is there anything I need to know about you in order to better teach you or consider you when making assignments/discussions? Anything you say here will be confidential.
A10. No nothing really.
Q11. Please feel free to ask any questions you have about me or the class. I will answer all questions tomorrow.
A11. n/a
Sunday, January 22, 2012
Where I come From
I come from close bonds between neightbors,
down a road where everyone knows everyone.
I come from hanging around in the front yard playing under the trees,
going from house to house gathering together a group of friends.
I come from blocked off roads for block parties on the weekends,
where everyones grilling or chillin' on the curb. The kids on bouncy castles or roller blading carelessly.
I come from cool nights with friends catching lightning bugs across the lawn.
I come from hide-and-seek behind detachted garages and a backyard fort.
I come from picking 'poisonous' berries like we were on a dangerous Safari adventure,
or painting our tree purple with smoke grenades.
I come from dancing to old music in the sun.
I come from good friends.
I come from a freat family.
down a road where everyone knows everyone.
I come from hanging around in the front yard playing under the trees,
going from house to house gathering together a group of friends.
I come from blocked off roads for block parties on the weekends,
where everyones grilling or chillin' on the curb. The kids on bouncy castles or roller blading carelessly.
I come from cool nights with friends catching lightning bugs across the lawn.
I come from hide-and-seek behind detachted garages and a backyard fort.
I come from picking 'poisonous' berries like we were on a dangerous Safari adventure,
or painting our tree purple with smoke grenades.
I come from dancing to old music in the sun.
I come from good friends.
I come from a freat family.
Friday, January 20, 2012
Q&A Helen Keller: The Story of my Life Chapter IV
Q1. What did you think of this narrative?
A1. Reading the narrative made me think of Helen as more of an intelligent human being rather than the blind/deaf girl everyone makes jokes about.Q2. What was most interesting or engaging about it?
A2. What I found most engaging abot this was thinking of how that moment with feeling the water at the well must have felt, learning that everything has a name and then wanting to know what that must have been like for her.Q3. What surprised you?
A3. The narrative wasn't surprising as much at it was interesting. Just about everyone has heard the story of Helen Keller, the blind and deaf girl, but to actually read about her life is very interesting. Without having any experience being blind or deaf, much less both of them together, you could say that eveything about this surprised me.Q4. Did this change your outlook on Helen Keller at all? Why or why not?
A4. This definitely changed my outlook on Helen Keller. It shows her as an actual person, not a crazy story of a disabled girl.Q5. Copy and paste three examples of vivid detail and imagery that helped enhance the story
A5. We walked down the path to the well-house, attracted by the fragrance of the honeysuckle with which it was covered.
Have you ever been at sea in a dense fog, when it seemed as if a tangible white darkness shut you in, and the great ship, tense and anxious, groped her way toward the shore with plummet and sounding-line, and you waited with beating heart for something to happen?
The afternoon sun penetrated the mass of honeysuckle that covered the porch, and fell on my upturned face.
Q6. How can a narrative be more engaging than something like a biography? Why is it important to get someone's personal perspective?
A6. A narrative is more engaging than a biography because with a narrative you get how that person felt at every moment of the event happening, their emotion. With a biography you only see the event itself but are left guessing at how this directly effected the person.Q7. Make a bulltted lists of some things you could write a narrative about
-First time riding my motorcycle
-The 3 times i took my drivers test
-First time meeting my girlfriend
-Moving from Toledo to Worthington
-Skiing at Holiday Valley
A1. Reading the narrative made me think of Helen as more of an intelligent human being rather than the blind/deaf girl everyone makes jokes about.Q2. What was most interesting or engaging about it?
A2. What I found most engaging abot this was thinking of how that moment with feeling the water at the well must have felt, learning that everything has a name and then wanting to know what that must have been like for her.Q3. What surprised you?
A3. The narrative wasn't surprising as much at it was interesting. Just about everyone has heard the story of Helen Keller, the blind and deaf girl, but to actually read about her life is very interesting. Without having any experience being blind or deaf, much less both of them together, you could say that eveything about this surprised me.Q4. Did this change your outlook on Helen Keller at all? Why or why not?
A4. This definitely changed my outlook on Helen Keller. It shows her as an actual person, not a crazy story of a disabled girl.Q5. Copy and paste three examples of vivid detail and imagery that helped enhance the story
A5. We walked down the path to the well-house, attracted by the fragrance of the honeysuckle with which it was covered.
Have you ever been at sea in a dense fog, when it seemed as if a tangible white darkness shut you in, and the great ship, tense and anxious, groped her way toward the shore with plummet and sounding-line, and you waited with beating heart for something to happen?
The afternoon sun penetrated the mass of honeysuckle that covered the porch, and fell on my upturned face.
Q6. How can a narrative be more engaging than something like a biography? Why is it important to get someone's personal perspective?
A6. A narrative is more engaging than a biography because with a narrative you get how that person felt at every moment of the event happening, their emotion. With a biography you only see the event itself but are left guessing at how this directly effected the person.Q7. Make a bulltted lists of some things you could write a narrative about
-First time riding my motorcycle
-The 3 times i took my drivers test
-First time meeting my girlfriend
-Moving from Toledo to Worthington
-Skiing at Holiday Valley
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