English Happenings...

  The past week in English we took a practice AP Test which was a great way for us (the class) to practice for the real one and gague where we are at individually.  It showed me that I needed to spend more time annotating on the essays and also writing and staying on point.  In the future I can use what I learned from this experience to help me score higher on the AP Test. 

Number 4

  As I am writing this extremely belated blog post... it causes me to reflect on Stephen King.  The first novel of King's that I have read was "A Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon" and I thoroughly enjoyed King's writing style and ability to captivate his readers through his creative imagination.  I am unsuprised that so far "Under the Dome" has moved into my favorite book list.

A Squirrel's Tale

          By the time my hunting party arrived back at our village of Alejandro all of the Native hunters were extremely fatigued. Foraging for acorns is deeply rooted in the valuable traditions of Alejandro since we are the primer foraging village in of all of Squirrelton. Unfortunately, it has been really hard the past few months to even survive because of the acorn shortage that’s fault to an evil witch opening up a secret door to our world. When she came she cursed Squirrelton by hiding all of our acorns deep in the dark haunted cave of our ancestors under a cloak of invisibility.
          After several weeks of silent reflection Beatrice, the Queen of Squirrelton decided that the hunters of Alejandro depart on a deadly mission that required us to enter the caves and recover our world’s food supply. As soon as the village of Alejandro was notified our town leader called an assembly that required mandatory attendance for every squirrel that was licensed to forage. During the meeting the logistics of the quest were discussed for everyone’s protection and the next morning we started our quest.
          When we arrived at the entrance to the haunted cave the leaders of the hunting party (myself included) played a came of dice to decide who would lead the expedition once inside. With my bad luck I chose my fate and proceeded to lead my fellow comrades into the dank depths of the cave. Many hours had passed and we could sense the presence of our valued food source as we drew near. When we entered the final corridor of the cave, we were slowly transformed into stone by Medusa who was sent by the evil witch.

Class Happenings...

     This past week I finally was able to get to Barnes and Nobles and buy my second outside read. I choose "Wise Blood" by Flannery O'Connor and surprisingly I must say that I am very happy with my purchase. In class this week we were in groups answering questions to and discussing the "Poisonwood Bible". My group had tons of fun in class answering the questions which provoked thoughtful insights into the "Poisonwood ". It will be interesting to see what this week in class has to offer!

Thought's on storytelling...

In today's society it is becoming easier and faster to relate stories to family, friends, and even complete strangers. One of the most amazing technological advancements in our time has been the creation of social networking websites such as "twitter" and "facebook".  We can use these outlets for the use of storytelling events and occasions that happen in our everyday life and even "post" the occasional random comment usually executed in our extreme boredom. For instance, my mother has reconnected over facebook with her long lost cousin half way across America who is studying their family genealogy.  They have been trading family stories from the past.  I find it amazing that storytelling (something so simple and creative) has evolved so much over the millennia form a small family unit to global networking.