Over break I plan on working, snowboarding and hanging out with friends and family. I don't have any set in stone plans but I will try hard to make a snowboard trip with my friends and stay the night at my buddies cabin close to White Pass. I plan on spending christmas with my family but none of my relatives are coming to visit.
My goal for this break is to make a muliple day trip to a different mountain than i usualy go to, to snowboard at.
I don't have any high expectations for this winter break. I thinking, and hoping, it's going to be nice and relaxed. It'll be pretty hard though to get school work done though, procrastination is pretty easy with two weeks off.
Friday, December 17, 2010
Thursday, December 16, 2010
Poetry Out Loud
THIS WAS LATE DUE TO MY INTERNET BEING DOWN
I chose my poem with no knowledge of what it was about. I saw the length and that it was written by Emerson so I gained interest in it. Im pretty nervous when it comes to public speaking so I really have no plan on how I'm going to present myself. Last time I participated in Poetry Out Loud I planned my presentation and then when my name got called anxiety kicked in and my mind went blank.
This time I picked Experience by Ralph Waldo Emerson. This time around I will not be preforming in front of an audience I don't know so maybe it will be easier to keep my composure. This poem means a lot more to me than the one I presented last year so I think that will also be a strength. I like the transcendentalist theme so it will be easier to make connections through out the poem.
I chose my poem with no knowledge of what it was about. I saw the length and that it was written by Emerson so I gained interest in it. Im pretty nervous when it comes to public speaking so I really have no plan on how I'm going to present myself. Last time I participated in Poetry Out Loud I planned my presentation and then when my name got called anxiety kicked in and my mind went blank.
This time I picked Experience by Ralph Waldo Emerson. This time around I will not be preforming in front of an audience I don't know so maybe it will be easier to keep my composure. This poem means a lot more to me than the one I presented last year so I think that will also be a strength. I like the transcendentalist theme so it will be easier to make connections through out the poem.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Poetry Out Loud
Part 1
1. "Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind"
2. "Carmel Point"
3. "Good People"-Suggested by Taylor
4. "Ice"
5. "Medusa"
Part 2
1. I liked "blow, blow, thou winter wind" and "Ice" because they had good flow and I liked the themes. I enjoyed the warm feeling of "Ice" and the rhyme scheme of "Blow, blow, thou winter wind."
2. I didn't like "Medusa" cause it didn't have a catchy rhyme scheme and it was pretty boring.
3. I would choose "blow, blow, thou winter wind"
4. I personally connected with the poem above because winter is my favorite season.
Part 3
1. It will be easiest for me not to rhyme lines in "a sing song manner." It will also be easy for me to pronounce every word in my poem I choose to recite.
2. It will be hard for me to remain comfortable in front of an audience and keep at a solid, consistent pace.
3. "The dramatization subtly underscores the meaning of the poem without becoming the focal point of the
recitation. The style of delivery is more about oral interpretation than dramatic enactment. A low score in this
category will result from recitations that have affected character voices and accents, inappropriate tone and
inflection, singing, distracting and excessive gestures, or unnecessary emoting."
1. "Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind"
2. "Carmel Point"
3. "Good People"-Suggested by Taylor
4. "Ice"
5. "Medusa"
Part 2
1. I liked "blow, blow, thou winter wind" and "Ice" because they had good flow and I liked the themes. I enjoyed the warm feeling of "Ice" and the rhyme scheme of "Blow, blow, thou winter wind."
2. I didn't like "Medusa" cause it didn't have a catchy rhyme scheme and it was pretty boring.
3. I would choose "blow, blow, thou winter wind"
4. I personally connected with the poem above because winter is my favorite season.
Part 3
1. It will be easiest for me not to rhyme lines in "a sing song manner." It will also be easy for me to pronounce every word in my poem I choose to recite.
2. It will be hard for me to remain comfortable in front of an audience and keep at a solid, consistent pace.
3. "The dramatization subtly underscores the meaning of the poem without becoming the focal point of the
recitation. The style of delivery is more about oral interpretation than dramatic enactment. A low score in this
category will result from recitations that have affected character voices and accents, inappropriate tone and
inflection, singing, distracting and excessive gestures, or unnecessary emoting."
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