What is the easiest part for you? Developing a thesis? Creating a description? Organizing?
The easiest part for me is developing a thesis because I can think of ideas in an instant and come up with ideas to fix problems.
What is the most difficult? Spelling? Punctuation? Finding Support?
The4 most difficult for me is finding support because finding the details is the hardest part for me.
As you look over your writing, select one particular essay with which you are satisfied. Below, discuss the specific effective traits of your piece. In other words, what did you do well? what does this particular essay have that the others don't? BE SPECIFIC! Support your answers with exerpts from your essay.
I am satisfied with the Meaningful song because I used a lot of words that I dont use unless I am trying and I put a lot of effort into it because it was about something I was accually interested in.
Over the past year, in what ways have you changed as a writer? What sorts of things do you do now more effectively? What specific skills have you learned? Do you have the "hang" of the five-paragraph essay? Will you be prepared for the OGT?
I think that over the year I have changed because now I am able to write more ad as much as I dont like to, I am better at it now. I will be ready for the OGT because I will be sure to finish both of the essays and do well on them.
Set a goal for next year. What do you still need to work on? What areas of your writing would you like to strengthen?
I want to keep my grade above a 3.0. If I can do that I will be happy. I would like to strengthen my writing essays and writing research papers.
Monday, June 2, 2008
The Civil War Poem
“The Civil War”
A poem by Anne Sexton
Hayden Lockett
The poem “The Civil War” is about Anne Sexton not knowing which side to take within herself. There is a line that says “I am torn in two but I will conquer myself.” I think that this is a powerful statement because it really expresses the internal conflict and the struggle that she is forced to overcome. The Civil War is just a metaphor for the battle she is having within herself.
Anne Sexton is very good at painting a picture with here writing with her plan for victory of one side. There is another line that states “I will take a crowbar and pry out the broken pieces of God in me.” I think she is thinking that this can all go away if she gets rid of it all. She n describes God as a naked child, soft as an avocado when you peel it. This makes God innocent and not really intimidating.
By the end of the poem she has put back together the pieces and she says “I will build a whole new nation of God in me. But unite, build a new soul, dress it with skin and then put on my shirt and sing them an anthem, a song of myself.” This statement is very powerful because it shows she overcame it all. I would recommend this to anyone who likes poems about conquest and self-esteem.
A poem by Anne Sexton
Hayden Lockett
The poem “The Civil War” is about Anne Sexton not knowing which side to take within herself. There is a line that says “I am torn in two but I will conquer myself.” I think that this is a powerful statement because it really expresses the internal conflict and the struggle that she is forced to overcome. The Civil War is just a metaphor for the battle she is having within herself.
Anne Sexton is very good at painting a picture with here writing with her plan for victory of one side. There is another line that states “I will take a crowbar and pry out the broken pieces of God in me.” I think she is thinking that this can all go away if she gets rid of it all. She n describes God as a naked child, soft as an avocado when you peel it. This makes God innocent and not really intimidating.
By the end of the poem she has put back together the pieces and she says “I will build a whole new nation of God in me. But unite, build a new soul, dress it with skin and then put on my shirt and sing them an anthem, a song of myself.” This statement is very powerful because it shows she overcame it all. I would recommend this to anyone who likes poems about conquest and self-esteem.
Meaningful Song
Meaningful Song
BY: HAYDEN LOCKETT
Metallicas “Frantic” explains how so many people waste away their days. The lead singer’s low angry tone shows how he is angry at himself for not living his life to the fullest. Fast and hard beats convey the mood of the song. The lyrical content of “Frantic” explains how he knows how he will die. The chorus depicts the sound of a clock ticking away the time. Constantly reminding us of how he’s tired of being afraid. The lead singer’s motions are angry and “Frantic.” His motions convey a sense of fear.
BY: HAYDEN LOCKETT
Metallicas “Frantic” explains how so many people waste away their days. The lead singer’s low angry tone shows how he is angry at himself for not living his life to the fullest. Fast and hard beats convey the mood of the song. The lyrical content of “Frantic” explains how he knows how he will die. The chorus depicts the sound of a clock ticking away the time. Constantly reminding us of how he’s tired of being afraid. The lead singer’s motions are angry and “Frantic.” His motions convey a sense of fear.
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