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During the course of this year (2010-2011) I have used this space for the thoughts on poetry, books, or short stories, that we have analyzed or read over in class. Although we had strict topics to write off of, we were able to make this place a piece of ourselves. In my blog, I often used my tittles as an expression of my creativity and remark towards my personality. Not following the guidelines of a "boring" heading but inching to the boundary line, and about to step over. In my writing towards the beginning of the year, there were many references to the writing as a source straight out of the context of the theme or topic suppose to be written about. But towards the end when I felt that the subjects began to become more interesting, I was more flexible and related more daily things to my writing. Although we were not able to create very many of our own original poems in English, the blog that I wrote about my favorite class time, was about the creation of original poems based on Robert Frosts. Even though we were not able to intervene with that creation, the poetry weeks were the funnest for the creative and exciting part. I wished that we could have more lovable books to talk about and/or reflections to recite but the greatest part of the whole blog itself can still be individual creation. I had fun with this weekly assignment although I often had trouble with the theme I was suppose to write about, but eventually figured it out and began writing away. Maybe not always on time, but I always got it done. I love having a place to display my thoughts about specific genres of books we are presenting in class, and or poetry we are analyzing to see the different feedback of other students as well. If only we could have posted original works of art and have them critiqued. But maybe next time! I see many of my mistaken questions that I had used for the inferential and or literal questions and then remember the in class discussion later that week, where all of those silly questions were answered. And how none meaningful they really were, only because they were right there in the text. But also, these unfortunate questions were asked towards the beginning of school and not the end. Mrs. Gilman taught our class the right kind of questions to ask, and how to de-sifer any hidden message of the line or text we are reading. Also I believe that there were more questions about the reads that we were doing back in the beginning of the year. "The secret to creativity is knowing how to hide your sources." -Albert Einstein I beleive that this quote represents a good overall summary of every published writer, poet or singer. And even non public pieces from artists of the literature. The messages some writers can inflict withing the simple words of a sentence, can really be an art in its self. And that I believe is the exception to anyones curiosity to not understanding the hidden theme or extended metaphor of the book or piece of writing. The fact that we did not write it, there for we are not going to think that "..thy quivering thigh.." really is reduced to her ***********; for the sake of not catching the humor or real thought that was in the writers plan or head when writing the stanza, line or sentence to structure to the book, poem or play.
I will miss this place of random spits and sputters coming from a girl that appreciates creativity and writing.

Farewell, and goodnight.
-Rowan Skye

Experience with Poets.

Poetry has effected me by making me realize how fun and creative you can be with your small or big thoughts. I have dealt with poetry since 2nd grade (in school) and ever since I could remember as a small child. Reading Shel Silversteen, Mother Goose rhymes and Dr. Seuss books and then creating my own book of poems. I like the kind of poetry called Haiku's and that is because it has such an easy structure. Short and sweet; 5 7 5. In middle school, we often had to create our own Haiku's or smaller types of poems and then recite them to the class.(Ms. Gilman) you knowing my amount of shyness in front of the class, it was especially hard as a younger child. The amount of poetry work that I have dealt with has made me view writing in an easier way. When I write, sometimes I like to just create a more vast image of the days events. Maybe exaggerate way more in detail than just simple writing.
For this upcoming unit, I am very excited about the time when we will be creating our own poetry based on Robert Frosts poems. Some people do not like poetry atall, but it is mostly writers or really good readers of books that learn to appreciate it over time. Or the people that say " I hate poetry " just dont understand the non-literal/literal meaning of the way the poet is writing. And I agree that it can be hard and frustrating to allow the time to like something.

Apple of my eye.

My favorite assignment this year has probably when, we our own poem; based on Robert Frost's outline. This is a way to create our own word choice with someones different style of words. We can place the words any way we want and also make our own deeper meaning type of writing. There were other assignments that I liked but wasn't graded as I wanted on them. I love writing essays but either I don't understand the grading rubrics or they don't have anything interesting to put in as much detail than whereas my writing is very detailed with more joyful things. Grading scale defiantly makes me think differently about some of the "favorite" things we do in class. But anything having to do with creativity and personality in writing, is absolutely all for me.
This poem assignment that we are writing is very easy for me for the fact of not having any guidelines. The free writing can make any writer go outside boundary lines that they could be used too and become engaged in the satisfying ways of no restrictions. I like to make many different stories, poems and/or journal writings that make a different world inside of our actual world. So far this is the only writing assignment that I have liked cause the lack of structure that it has and we are suppose to make for it.

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Corpse Bride.

Corpse Bride has the same kind of writing style as Romeo and Juliet does. Two girls; one alive, and one dead. and both are falling for one boy. The dead bride had been planned to marry someone else (Juliet and Paris). She falls in love with another guy after her groom killed her but he is already in love with another (Romeo and Rosaline). The character chase is just a little different than the play Romeo and Juliet.

Connect with our sweet Juliet and our daring Romeo.

Starting out the play, we meet Romeo in love with Rosaline and controlled by her good looks and witty status. Seeming to make the outcome of the book different than ever expected, we don't believe he will get over Rosaline and love Juliet for his examples of stubborn behavior. Romeo is a young boy experiencing with the feeling of love, and the complications that come with love, and how lust takes a big part in the beginning of relationships with teenagers. For how much Romeo claims he loves Rosaline, the moment he lays eyes on another gorgeous girl (Juliet) he isn't in love with Rosaline anymore and wants to spend the rest of his time with Juliet Capulet. Many teens can relate to the feeling of lust, although in relationships, they say "I love you" and "I want to be with you forever". But you can never know with relationships that are between kids. Marriages will make more sense with saying those words, but coming from middle school children or immature teens, all you could end up with is a broken heart in the end (by the boy or girl that said those words and then later never actually meant them.) As for Juliet, you meet her and she is so sweet and innocent at first but then later she goes against her parents and takes her life for a boy she has only known for a couple weeks. Many teens can relate to these feelings of sadness as well. Having a broken heart or a downfall in a relationship that you thought was going so fantastic can often lead to death in some kids. For me, I would never take my life for a boy I had only known for a month or a week. Juliet risked the relationship with her parents for the marriage of this boy and she had only known him for so long, explains how some people can be nowadays as well as back then. Quick to make life changing decisions and full of lust. Not love.

Thoughts on the novel.

This book, I feel could have been a better experience if the events were more relate able and less chaotic. The way Dickens writes is very cool whereas he does not just explain people with details of the face but he categorizes them with interesting similes and gives them personification. Apart from the very hard language he uses and terms he explains, the events he chooses for a young kid to go through seems to me that he may have encountered some of these similar events from the amount of detail he uses. Showing the amount of strength that Pip had to face these acts, makes me feel grateful that I do not have an abusive sister, a house I am embarrassed by or the meet of a convict in the marshes that changed my life forever. Seeing that I really do have it good, and nothing to feel bad in my life about.
The characters all turned out to be different than I was expecting them too! That is for sure.
Also this would have been a great book to read if we didnt have to read in between the lines for everything's evidence. But it was kind of cool that some things, you had to think outside the box to understand somethings about it..but just not with everything.