Q3 Week 6 Comments

Sydney S: Sickness

Savannah Y: Tick Tock

The Mansion that held me for Ransom

I stepped into the house,
I was a quiet as a mouse.
This was a hunted place,
and I carried my mace.
I walked through the mansion,
that held my life for ransom.

The house was cold,
then the house was hot.
It is like the respiratory system of an asthmatic runner.
I wanted to flee for freedom and never return,
but my days were numbered,
so I decided to slumber
in the mansion, that held my life for ransom.




Poetry Terms used
End Rhyme- throughout the poem
Alliteration- line 10
Metaphor- line 9

My Baseball Game

I love baseball and I love to play baseball games. I recently played a game and I know I could do better. I was playing first base and the ball came at me. It was a bunt and I ran to get it, but then I  though. I ran back the first base to let someone else get the ball. I could of made the play, but I did not. The sad part is it was the losing run that scored.

I patronized myself after if happened. My coach talked to me about what I should have done, but Coach was ok with it. He just wanted the team to learn. I determined that I had a lapse in my concentration because as soon as Coach told me what I did, I automatically knew it was right. I did not attempt to refute my coach, but I questioned myself for the rest of the night.





Vocabulary.com words:
Patronize
Lapse
Refute

Q3 Week 4 Comments

Ellen R: Research

Sydney S: ATDPTI- Response 2

The Learning Curve of Research

This research paper has been very challenging for me as an English and Social Studies student. I have learned a lot, but would also like to learn more about somethings too. I have learned about how to embed quotations into a sentence. I previously had a lot of trouble with this. A lot of my quotations did not flow right with the paper and were very clunky. I have since fixed a lot of this problems with practice for English class and Dr. D's help on the subject. The second thing I learned is how to find credible research. This is a very important thing because my paper needs to be as strong as it can be and credible research can help me with that. I learned that i should look up the author and look at his or her's credentials. This can be a very helpful thing to look at when determining the credibility of the article.

There are a lot of things that I have questions about in this process. There is one that stands out to me the more and more I think about this project. I am having trouble breaking some of my paragraphs into more concise and concentrated paragraphs. I have 2 paragraphs in my paper that are about 1 page long. That is not what I would have wanted! I keep thinking about how I could fix this problem. I just don't have an answer.

ATDPTI Response Week 2

I have now read through the required amount of pages and I am really liking it. I like the humor of the book. It bring this book to a whole other level. I now like the book because of the story and the humor. I also like the way the story is turning out. I think it will get even better as I progress through the book. It seems like Junior is finally making friends and I am really pleased with that.

I think this book could also take a turn for the worse. Junior might die or something bad will happen at school. I hope it doesn't happen, but it is a real possibility. I think the book might be just about over and then something goes terribly wrong. I am very curious to see if my prediction is correct. Some stuff is already deviating from the usual Indian path of life. Junior's sister just got married unexpectedly. That just shows how unpredictable this book can be.

Q3 Week 3 Comments

Mary Francis S: Reading Response

Maia A: 15 going on 16