Elijah’s English Blog

Love Struck  The most beautiful woman I ever saw She like a queen I just be thankful to lay eyes on her She bout ten thousand times more prettier then me She more pretty then my mama Everyday it something else to make miration over I see her there in furs She be dress to kill She pretty  The most beautiful woman I ever saw

 Today we were given the task to write a found poem. This pretty much means that we find quotes from the text, The Color Purple, and use the quotes to create a cohesive poem. Mr. Rease also gave us a quick run down about what the rest of the semester will look like.

 Today was a reading day. We read letters 20-22 of the Color Purple. We also started an assignment on Illuminate. We basically worked on our skill to develop themes based on each letter.

 Today was yet another stressful and boring day. We completed the essay and short response section of our monthly benchmark.

 Today was pretty much a boring day. We had to do the first section of our monthly benchmark.

 Today was mind boggling. Most of my friends got pulled out of class and I didn't know if it was a good thing or a bad thing. I spent most of today assuming that I didn't meet a certain criteria and it caused me to miss out on something good. I was wrong. It was just a notice to people that were taking a lot of AP classes. I didn't have that problem because I dropped an AP class to ensure that I get art class for next semester. I know that my counselors despised this decision, but I knew that it would help me get into the college of  my choice. Besides that, more groups presented their projects.