Look back over the ten blog entries that you have written so far, and think about your first month as an 11th grader at HTHMA—and a humanities student.
What stands out to you most in your eleventh grade experience at our school?
The school work is more important and the content is a little more serious.
What stands out to you most about your Humanities class?
I'm learning a lot more writing tips that I haven't heard before and some that go against or support some things I've learned about writing before.
What have you read that made you think this year (in or out of school)?
This seems like a trick question because writing is thinking and so is reading
What have you noticed about your growth as a writer?
I've been able to recognize writing tips in my writing and other peoples writing such as The Loop Concerts not Pancakes and Make Meaning Early
What goals do you have for your next month? What is your plan to reach towards these goals?
My goal is to keep up with when the blog posts are due and get them posted on time. I plan to due that by checking Randy's blog everyday.
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
blog 9
After reading the first two acts of Hamlet...
What aspects of the play stand out to you?
So far what stands out to me is that even though Hamlet is acting crazy he seems to be the only sane person. The King and Queen are acting like Hamlet's father never died, and every seems to not realize that Hamlet is sad and angry because of his fathers murder and his mothers marriage to his uncle and that his uncle killed his father.
Act 1 scene 1 and Act 1 scene 5
Horatio and Friends meet a ghost who looks like Hamlet's father and tell hamlet. Then Hamlet goes to see the ghost and the ghost tells Hamlet that his uncle killed him.
Act 1 scene 3
Laertes and Polonius tell Ophelia not to fall in love with Hamlet.
Act 2 scene 1 and 2
Polonius tells the king that Hamlet is mad for Ophelia and asks the king to let him spy on him.
Act 2 scene 2
The King has players perform for hamlet and he decides to have them put on a play like his fathers murder to see if Claduis acts guilty.
What aspects of the play stand out to you?
So far what stands out to me is that even though Hamlet is acting crazy he seems to be the only sane person. The King and Queen are acting like Hamlet's father never died, and every seems to not realize that Hamlet is sad and angry because of his fathers murder and his mothers marriage to his uncle and that his uncle killed his father.
Act 1 scene 1 and Act 1 scene 5
Horatio and Friends meet a ghost who looks like Hamlet's father and tell hamlet. Then Hamlet goes to see the ghost and the ghost tells Hamlet that his uncle killed him.
Act 1 scene 3
Laertes and Polonius tell Ophelia not to fall in love with Hamlet.
Act 2 scene 1 and 2
Polonius tells the king that Hamlet is mad for Ophelia and asks the king to let him spy on him.
Act 2 scene 2
The King has players perform for hamlet and he decides to have them put on a play like his fathers murder to see if Claduis acts guilty.
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Blog 8
What stands out most to you about the overall Icons project? Why?
To me what stands out most is that we wrote an artist statement before we had a picture to write about so it was interesting having to make our picture match our writing.
How do you feel about the experience and your work now that the project is nearly complete?
I think this was a good first writing project because we got to write about something we know other than something we are learning. I think I worked well on this project because I spent some time reading and revising my artist statement and even more time taking the picture.
What are your thoughts as we get closer to publishing our first book?
I think it'll be cool to have my work in a book so people who i don't know can read my work.
To me what stands out most is that we wrote an artist statement before we had a picture to write about so it was interesting having to make our picture match our writing.
How do you feel about the experience and your work now that the project is nearly complete?
I think this was a good first writing project because we got to write about something we know other than something we are learning. I think I worked well on this project because I spent some time reading and revising my artist statement and even more time taking the picture.
What are your thoughts as we get closer to publishing our first book?
I think it'll be cool to have my work in a book so people who i don't know can read my work.
Blog 7
What were the best elements of the Icons work that you have seen exhibited in the Commons and on the blogs?
I like how in most of the artist statements I read they used the loop method and their endings really connected with the intro.
What stood out to you and why?
I saw a lot of make meaning early and the loop method. Also I liked how some people used quotes from their person to help show how they are inspried by them.
I like how in most of the artist statements I read they used the loop method and their endings really connected with the intro.
What stood out to you and why?
I saw a lot of make meaning early and the loop method. Also I liked how some people used quotes from their person to help show how they are inspried by them.
Friday, September 16, 2011
Blog #6
Come Together
Jack Marschke
Imagine a time when there were no ipods, cd players, or even cassette tapes, and the only way to hear music was watching a band live, listening to it on the radio or buying a record. From out of this time sprang some of the greatest musicians of all time. Muddy Waters, Elvis Presley, Chuck Berry, Carl Perkins, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, and many more.
It started out with the blues; artists like Muddy Waters and B.B. King started out playing blues songs that they had heard then wrote their own songs and developed their own unique style of blues. From there, artists such as Elvis Presley and Chuck Berry started to play blues music too, but they would add a faster beat that you could get up and dance to. This was the start of rock and roll. For kids like John Lennon and Paul McCartney, who had grown up listening to bubble gum pop music, this was a new and exciting form of expression. They were inspired to learn to play guitar and then start a band. You can see, in some of their songs, some styles of their musical influences. For example in songs like “Twist and Shout”, they used a singing style like Little Richard. In songs like “Get Back” “Kansas City”, “I’m Down”, and “Dizzy Miss Lizzy” they use a classic 12 bar blues for the guitar. One specific artist that inspired them was Chuck Berry because of his blues-ish rock and roll sound. Chuck Berry was inspired to play music by the blues artist T-Bone Walker just as he inspired The Beatles.
My friend Travis Buck first introduced me to The Beatles in 5th grade when he brought in a Beatles cd for an assignment in music class. He was a great guitar player and seemed like he had really good taste in music so I trusted his opinion. I didn’t listen to a lot of music back then, but this changed my mind and I started listening to The Bealtes all the time which lead me to start listening to other bands like Led Zepplin, Cream, The Doors, The Rolling Stones, and a few other rock bands. Then I began to learn to play guitar and lucky for me my guitar teacher’s favorite band was The Beatles which meant that he knew a lot about them and he began to teach me how to play Beatles songs and he showed me where The Beatles got some of their guitar ideas from. He taught me about the blues, and how it is pretty much the roots of rock and roll. He also showed me how George Harrison used soloing similar to Chuck Berry. Now I write my own songs taking elements from songs by The Beatles, blues music and many other styles as to keep rock music going. I even use the soloing style that Chuck Berry used. I’m not really a fan of the direction most popular music is going nowadays so I do my best to play Beatles music as to inspire other people to continue the tradition of rock and roll music.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Blog 5 questions about writing
What writing tips seem most useful to you so far?
The writing tip that seems most useful to me so far is the loop
What would you like our editors to focus on when they look at you work?
How sentences could be changed
What are you hoping to improve in your writing?
I would like to improve my endings
The writing tip that seems most useful to me so far is the loop
What would you like our editors to focus on when they look at you work?
How sentences could be changed
What are you hoping to improve in your writing?
I would like to improve my endings
Friday, September 9, 2011
Blog 4
The Beatles
2."And in the end the love you make is equal to the love... you make."
"Got a good reason for taking the easy way out Got a good reason for taking the easy way out now She was a day tripper One way ticket, yeah It took me so long to find out and I found out", "Boy, you're gonna carry that weightCarry that weight a long time Boy, you're gonna carry that weight Carry that weight a long time".
3. I could talk about what specificaly inspired The Beatles to make the music that they did.
4. Beatles Anthology, The Beatlese Unseen Archives,
Chuck Berry
2. "Deep down Louisiana close to New Orleans Way back up in the woods among the evergreens There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. GoodeWho never ever learned to read or write so wellBut he could play the guitar just like a ringing a bell", "You know, my temperature's risin' The jukebox's blowin' a fuse My heart's beatin' rhythm And my soul keeps a-singin' the blues. Roll Over Beethoven and tell Tschaikowsky the news.", "Soon as three o'clock rolls around You finally lay your burden down Close up your books, get out of your seat Down the halls and into the street Up to the corner and 'round the bend Right to the juke joint, you go in".
3. I could write about which blues musicians inspired him and how he inspired The Beatles
4. www.chuckberry.com/, Chuck berry songs, and wikipedia.
2."And in the end the love you make is equal to the love... you make."
"Got a good reason for taking the easy way out Got a good reason for taking the easy way out now She was a day tripper One way ticket, yeah It took me so long to find out and I found out", "Boy, you're gonna carry that weightCarry that weight a long time Boy, you're gonna carry that weight Carry that weight a long time".
3. I could talk about what specificaly inspired The Beatles to make the music that they did.
4. Beatles Anthology, The Beatlese Unseen Archives,
Chuck Berry
2. "Deep down Louisiana close to New Orleans Way back up in the woods among the evergreens There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. GoodeWho never ever learned to read or write so wellBut he could play the guitar just like a ringing a bell", "You know, my temperature's risin' The jukebox's blowin' a fuse My heart's beatin' rhythm And my soul keeps a-singin' the blues. Roll Over Beethoven and tell Tschaikowsky the news.", "Soon as three o'clock rolls around You finally lay your burden down Close up your books, get out of your seat Down the halls and into the street Up to the corner and 'round the bend Right to the juke joint, you go in".
3. I could write about which blues musicians inspired him and how he inspired The Beatles
4. www.chuckberry.com/, Chuck berry songs, and wikipedia.
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Icons, Info, and Resources
The Beatles
2."And in the end the love you make is equal to the love... you make."
"Got a good reason for taking the easy way out Got a good reason for taking the easy way out now She was a day tripper One way ticket, yeah It took me so long to find out and I found out", "Boy, you're gonna carry that weightCarry that weight a long time Boy, you're gonna carry that weight Carry that weight a long time".
3. I could talk more about how the Beatles were influenced to make music and who they influenced besides me.
4. Beatles Anthology, The Beatlese Unseen Archives,
Chuck Berry
2. "Deep down Louisiana close to New Orleans Way back up in the woods among the evergreens There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. GoodeWho never ever learned to read or write so wellBut he could play the guitar just like a ringing a bell", "You know, my temperature's risin' The jukebox's blowin' a fuse My heart's beatin' rhythm And my soul keeps a-singin' the blues. Roll Over Beethoven and tell Tschaikowsky the news.", "Soon as three o'clock rolls around You finally lay your burden down Close up your books, get out of your seat Down the halls and into the street Up to the corner and 'round the bend Right to the juke joint, you go in".
3. I could give more examples of how he influenced The Beatles.
4. www.chuckberry.com/, Chuck berry songs, and wikipedia.
2."And in the end the love you make is equal to the love... you make."
"Got a good reason for taking the easy way out Got a good reason for taking the easy way out now She was a day tripper One way ticket, yeah It took me so long to find out and I found out", "Boy, you're gonna carry that weightCarry that weight a long time Boy, you're gonna carry that weight Carry that weight a long time".
3. I could talk more about how the Beatles were influenced to make music and who they influenced besides me.
4. Beatles Anthology, The Beatlese Unseen Archives,
Chuck Berry
2. "Deep down Louisiana close to New Orleans Way back up in the woods among the evergreens There stood a log cabin made of earth and wood Where lived a country boy named Johnny B. GoodeWho never ever learned to read or write so wellBut he could play the guitar just like a ringing a bell", "You know, my temperature's risin' The jukebox's blowin' a fuse My heart's beatin' rhythm And my soul keeps a-singin' the blues. Roll Over Beethoven and tell Tschaikowsky the news.", "Soon as three o'clock rolls around You finally lay your burden down Close up your books, get out of your seat Down the halls and into the street Up to the corner and 'round the bend Right to the juke joint, you go in".
3. I could give more examples of how he influenced The Beatles.
4. www.chuckberry.com/, Chuck berry songs, and wikipedia.
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