MOON:

Ok, so pretty much everyone says they want to, so just give us some dates and times and a place that would work for you, and we will figure it out on the ole blog.

Hey erybody

Hope everyone's first semester was gud, not sure if yall ever get on this thing anymore...BUT, we oughta have a little reunion sometime, if yall are down. I was in town for three days for thanksgiving, and now I have 3 weeks to chill for the first time in....6 months. So yea....and julian, be a teacher man, go for it. Thats awesome. Alright. Bye.
P.S. Moon get facebook, set it to private, and friend request US. We will be mature bout it.

think im going to be an english teacher

changed my major already.
you inspired me Mrs. Moon.

Away you go

Are you at school yet? I know that UNCW's classes start soon, so I got to thinking about you all and that you will officially be college students so soon!

So, if I could go back and give my college freshman self some advice from my 30 year old self, here's what I would say:

1. Don't skip class. Ever. College is really expensive. You're paying for education, not sleeping.

2. All nighters (drinking, studying, eating, whatever) are WAY overrated.

3. Get involved in more campus activities. You'll meet a wider variety of people and will have fun experiences.

4. Study abroad. Just for a semester. You will be fine.

5. Ditch the people who are negative influences on you.

6. Call mom and dad more. They worry.

7. Take more classes outside of you major. Anti-social behavior and its consequences sounds pretty interesting!

8. Friends are people who care about you and respect your decisions. Find them. Lose others.

9. Volunteer in your local community.

10. Be yourself but be willing to know that change can be a good thing.


GOOD LUCK!! Come back and visit me when you are on break and you can make fun of my new AP kids reading The Awakening! :)

If you (for some sadistic reason) want to keep up with my AP class for this year, the blog is

http://moon2011english.blogspot.com

The return of the king...

A little lit humor...

So I came across these videos Mrs. Moon, and they made me laugh. I wasn't sure if they were appropriate for the blog, since there's a cuss word, but Julian said you'd think it was funny. So, Sassy Gay Friend: Hamlet is good, and there's also Othello, Romeo and Juliet, and Eve. I hope they make more. But yeah-hope you find them as funny as we did.

I hope you're having a good summer!

I have your scores!!

Woo hoo! I have your AP scores!

The good news: I don't have to get any tattoos! And that the scores are pretty darn good! Many 4's! Way to go!

The bad news: None! (Well, some of you may not be that happy, but no one got a 1).

Hope you are all well! Miss you!

Happy 4th!

Happy 4th of July! Hope everyone is having a fun, safe holiday!

THIS IS IT

I'm leaving for Annapolis in the morning, and Thursday is Induction Day. Everybody: have a great summer, be safe, enjoy yourselves. We should all try to get together on vacations. Imma miss you guys! Yes, and you too Moon.

Well Andrew

look! i'm writing in NAVY blue! ahahaha. you are about to peace out and i just wanted to say good luck! i'll definitely be praying for you and your eventual adventures in taiwan, or kazakhstan. my dad was in the navy for nine years and got to go to nineteen countries. so maybe you'll be as lucky as him. haha. but i'm very proud of you for serving our country. preesh bro. good luck and we hope to hear from you soon. :)

oh, and dont get in too many drunken fights on foreign turf! according to my dad thats all ya do in the navy. hahaha.

bye Andrew!

Three More Days....

I have three more days of civilian life!!!!! It's crazy. Yall have a good summer. Keep the blog open Moon. I'll try and get on every once in a while, so yall better try too...

Friday June 18,2010

Everyone go to cici's pizza today any time of the day and put your receipts in the cdf bucket so my dance studio can get credit and raise money! even if you don't like pizza or cici's tell all your friends! It means a lot

Thanks Guys,

Sarah :)

You guys

Here you all are! I had a great time at lunch! Have a wonderful summer and BE SAFE!! Keep in touch as much as you all can...

Lunch tomorrow

Lunch tomorrow at Sweet and Savory at 1:00.

Right now we have me, Sarah, Mel, Lauren, Taylor, & Andrew. If anyone has Kathryn or Madison's numbers, give them a call and see if they're coming.

Can't wait to see you all!

EVERYBODY...... READ THIS

TO MRS. MOON - read my comments on some of the posts!! :) I'm sooo sorry i haven't been on for you all to read my responses to the wonderful posts yall have provided that better my life.

Ok so i guess yall don't HAVE to read my responses- I'll just tell you.

Taylor (Fantasia??) and Andrew *Confusiuos?- HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA you guys crack me up.

Mrs. Moon- you might just HAVE to read my comment on the post you made about some final words you wanted to say but our class got cut short...but I'm not sure the title of that post.

And finally- I DID respond to the eating out thing for Tuesday/TOMORROW! I said Sweet and Savory but only because I have NEVER EVERRRR been there but I will go ANYWHERE, yes ANYWHERE to be with you guys again :)

k. peace
oh yo! and p.s. I CAN NOT WAAAIT TO TELL YOU MY JOKES YOU GUYS :))))
k. bye

Lunch on Tuesday

OK, so it looks like we are going to try to do lunch on Tuesday (that's the 15th).

Who can go?

I'm thinking 1:00ish...

If you can go, leave a comment that you will be able to go and where you think we should go. Maybe Sweet and Savory? NoFo? I'm up for whatever...

Let's do lunch

So, let's all get together for lunch some time soon! I will see all of you at Graduation practice on Friday, so I'll be hunting you all down to set up a time/location.

I also have all of your phone numbers...don't make me use them! :)

Andrew

Shoot me an email when you read this.

hannah.moon@nhcs.net

:(

awww i miss everyone already! can we have a class out to eat day! haha i just cant go without my favorite nine people!

Grades are done!

Hi everyone! Just wanted to let you know that I have your 9 weeks and final semester grade. If you want them, email me and I'll tell you!

Hope all is well!

Who's in?

Today is National Running Day!

Woo hoo!

So get out there and RUN! (I mean, what else are all you lazy bums doing? Sleeping in?!? Going to the beach?!? Meeting up with friends?!?)

I'll be running around 5:00 (Or maybe a little later depending on rain/heat).

http://www.runningday.org/events/

To everyone...

Since we were cut short on time today (as per usual), I didn't get to say my little closing remarks to everyone, so I'll put them here. (Picture me saying this with all sincerity!)

I am really glad that we had such a small class this year. It's quite rare for a teacher to get to have a class of 9 students, and while at first, it seems a little daunting (no large class discussions! no big group projects!) I am thankful that each and every one of you were in the class! I really feel like I got to get to know each of you, and that you got to know me as well! Sometimes, with big classes, some students get pushed to the side or just slide by. Well, with a class of 9 that just can't happen.

So, now that the year is over and I'm doing a little reflecting (and cringing about having a class of 40 for next year), I realized that you guys are one of my favorite classes I've ever taught and will remember it fondly. I'm lucky to have had a class of 9 bright, funny, hard-working seniors and I'll really miss you all next year!

Some of my favorite memories:

• Julian's random stretching
• Andrew changing my quotes/word of the day
• Brittany's constant texting
• Kathryn's letter to Julian
• Sarah cutting off her hair
• Taylor's crazy blue tu-tu
• Lauren's excitedness (is that even a word?) during our Socratic Seminar
• All of our parties
• All the laughter
• Our off topic discussions (that Andrew and Julian loved)
• Our poetry month ordeal (a suicide pact?!? What?!?)
• How proud of you all I was while you were taking your AP Exam
• And many, many more...

I can't wait to see all of you graduate and walk across the stage! I will feel like a proud mom (except I don't have to pay for your college and get to keep all my shoes).

Keep in touch over the blog. I know that things get crazy, but let me know how school is going once you start in August!

MEAT

I'M BRINGING MY MEAT!

Mrs. Moon

So im back from orientation! It was great and im so excited about the fall. I wanted to check to make sure I had everything for tomorrow. What all is due?? are we going to be ale to work at all during class>?

Pics

Here are the pics from today! What a fun day!

Remember to work on your book report and bring something for our party on Tuesday. Have a wonderful and SAFE Memorial Day!

Hope to see you at the game tonight!

By the way...

Gotta get this off my chest: I am really not the type of person to flaunt my successes and stuff. But, I do it, always jokingly, because yall in particular always joke around about how vain and cocky I am, and that's fine. I think it's funny. I just hope that yall can differentiate between when I'm kidding and when I'm serious, because....I'm never serious. I hate people like that. Had to say it.

George Orwell Quote

Coincidence?: the quote of the day on my Google start page is this:
"On the whole human beings want to be good, but not too good, and not quite all the time."
-George Orwell

study guides

hey mrs. moon, would it be possible to get all the study guides not including the ones from book 2 of 1984? If not, and you wish to make a point about organization, i will understand, but if it is possible, it would be greatly appreciated.
thank you.
Julian.

Oh my CONFUCIOUS!!!

Whatever shall I do with all of these awards? I guess just put them in my "Awards Room"....

Read up

Check this out...

Julian you missed some heavy stuff today!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solipsism

Simpsons tomorrow

Don't forget to get permission from your parents so that you can watch The Simpsons with me tomorrow!

How about a quiz?

Aaarrrgghhh

I can't see any comments on the blog! This is frustrating! Anyone know the deal?

Kat, about your come-on to me in class today

i really do like you a lot, and you're such a nice girl..
but i'm going to have to sadly reject your invitation.

hmm....

Mrs. Moon,
Today in class you said to read through Goldsteins book---- but the calendar says to read only to 152--- which is right before the letters...... Which is correct? Did I hear you wrong?

Let me know
Kat

Old pictures

Here I am during my student teaching days at New Hanover. Do you think I look different?

And check out a young Taylor! So sweet and innocent! (Look at Raleigh! Ha!)

oh my god

holy crap im so hungover i drank like 30 beers and puked m guts out all over the tv. i don't know what happened last night. i dot remember anything about the past 48 hours. i woke up in a field this morning eating the carcass of a deer

Helo Class

So Mrs. Moon, You know how when I left Thursday from school because I was sick.... Well I ended up running a fever that day and had a crazy cough and headache through out the weekend---- clearly not faking...
Any ways, I was wondering what pages we needed to read through for 1984? Are we still on track? And, when is our book report due? has there been a decision made about that yet?

You Swallow Propaganda Like A Birth Control Pill, Selling Your Soul To The Eye On Back Of The Dollar Bill

"Cause the heart that betrays itself willingly,
it's like a nation, that trades freedom for stability.
It's so seductive to be cold and corrupted,
and isolated, trying to be an independent republic.
But liberty, to be loved on the surface is worthless,
the sacrifice of revolution with no purpose.
Take it from a criminal searching for his redemption,
cursing the God, desperately trying to get his attention!"

!viva la revolucion!

Can you spot the typo?

Lovely.

Cmon

Classmates, if we are going to have Blog Wars, you people need to start responding to some of the attacks and insults that are being thrown around! MRS. MOON CALLED US KIDS!!!! WE AREN'T KIDS!!!!!!

YOU have now ENTERED.....

the school of CONFUCIOUS!!!!!

Be nice, kids

Yay for the intellectual debate we are having.

However, we must be kind and respectful to each other's opinions. The great thing about teaching smart kids is the fact that I don't have to worry about pettiness creeping in.

We must be able to hear each other while really listening, process another's opinion, and either agree or respectfully disagree.

No yelling or talking over each other will be tolerated in class. I want to finish our anticipation guide tomorrow, and hopefully we can.

Great class today! I've been bragging to all my teacher friends about how great you all are and how interesting our discussion was today. I'm so lucky!

Let's be able to continue this. Trust me, you all will want to be able to have discussions as we read 1984!

Hmmmm...

It have come to my attention that there are many idealists in this class, and a few realists. To the idealists: I would be one of you, if we live in perfect world. But we do not. Idealism has been exemplified in history many time to be ineffective. Ever hear of prohibition, the Kellog-Briand Pact of the 1920's, isolationism of the 30's, etc? All were unrealistic, but were idealistic, and ended up causing more problems than they solved. So that is reason why I am a realist, because the world is not perfect, and you have to approach problems with realistic solutions and not try to abide by certain principles that (you think) are set in stone. Principles may guide you in your thinking, but there always is a gray area, and principles can not always be counted on. It is this way, and only this way, that progress is ever made. Do you think that if we lived in the 80's idealists would have supported Reagan's expansion of the military? No, and while it was (and still is) controversial from both perspectives, you could not have counted on the USSR to decrease the size of their military if Reagan had followed an idealistic approach such as a decrease in the size of the US military. Reagan's solution was....realistic, and now we have the ability to maintain a classroom discussion over simpler things without worrying about a nuclear holocaust.

The government put me on a list for listening to this

i couldnt pick just one.
and of course i would put some music up here.
and of course i would instigate

For (my boy) Andrew.

Number Twice

AND FOR LAUREN
ShakurSpeare


An INTERVIEW BY THAT ARTIST

Hint, hint

So, for tonight's reading, you may want to make yourself a little chart of what exactly goes in A, B, & C Vocabulary. It's a little difficult to comprehend, so making a chart may help you with your quiz tomorrow...

Read slowly for now. But, don't worry, the rest isn't written in that manner at all.

Don't forget we are in the lab tomorrow at 10:20. Meet in my room.

I heard you guys were talking about me today.

I know and see all.

I AM OPRAH GAIL WINFREY AND I DID NOT PEE MY PANTS.

......sexy......

Quaaaack. ;)

It's true!

I've been to Mars! That's why there's no life on it....

What is going on???

Well, you all are taking your exam now and I am sitting alone in my classroom thinking about you all!

Let me know when you are done how it went!!!

Call me at Laney: 350-2089 ext. 327

GOOD LUCK!!!!

Good luck tomorrow! You can do it!! Have confidence!!

For the multiple choice...

1. Wear a watch.
2. Note the time you begin.
3. Choose the multiple choice section that appeals to you the most.
4. Note 15 minutes on your paper. (Your stop time).
5. Read the whole selection (twice for a shorter piece)
6. Answer the questions using POE. If you can get down to 2, guess!

Try to get to all of your selections. Remember, you are trying to miss only 3-4 per selection! If time is running out, DO NOT just randomly guess. You will be losing points.

For the essays...

1. Note the time you begin.
2. Allow 40 minutes per essay. Note your stop time on your paper.
3. Choose the essay that appeals to you the most.
4. Work the prompt. Understand what is being asked.
5. Annotate the prose or poetry piece. Underline the literary devices you see.
6. Create a literary device/effect chart.
7. Write a thesis.
8. Write a perfect first paragraph with author and title (if applicable) and thesis.
9. Divide into paragraphs.
10. Write an awesome essay!
11. EDIT!

Tonight:
1. Get some sleep!
2. Repeat a positive mantra as you fall asleep.

Tomorrow morning:
1. Eat breakfast!!
2. Leave with plenty of time
3. NO PHONES!

On a sad note...I won't be able to join you all for lunch tomorrow. There is no one in this whole darn school to cover the first bit of my 3rd block. But don't worry--we'll party it up on Wednesday!

Did you see me & other stuff

Did you watch my show on channel 5 tonight? You missed a hum- dinger. Ha ha.

This week is teacher appreciation week. Why don't you write a little note to your favorite teacher (not me). Teachers love little things. (Thanks for my treat today, Madison.) Seriously. Do it.

Don't forget your homework.

ME, chuck norris

I have the ability to slam a rotating door.

By the way

Most ninjas grow up wanting to be like me, but in the end, they wind up getting killed by me.

Tomorrow, tomorrow, I'll Love ya tomorrow...

Yo so Mrs. Moon, i was thinking, can i just come in tomorrow morning at 7? love you :))

DID YOU KNOW???

That I am 1/8 Cherokee Indian???? Not that anyone in my family ever was a Cherokee; I actually ate an entire Cherokee Indian one time.

did you make a difference today?

I did! The hubs and I just got back from attending a public forum on off shore drilling in N.C. Hubs even spoke & I'm trying to upload a picture from my phone but its not working. Hmmm.

See you tomorrow.

I AM CHUCK NORRIS!!!!

I eat steak every night of the week, and sometimes, I even kill the cow.

Where's the blog love?

OK, here is what I was laughing at during your timed write today. I was seriously about to bust a gut trying not to laugh out loud as you all worked so diligently on your essays!

http://http//cakewrecks.blogspot.com/2010/04/let-me-count-ways.html

What if that cake was what showed up at your graduation party?!?

My personal favorites...

http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/2010/04/teacher-tearjerker.html

Line of poetry

How's that writing coming? Can you believe it was once a timed write on an exam? You would have to remember an exact line and really the entire poem as well... Tough!

For Friday the 23rd

Don't forget your cartoon!

We will be reading a lot of DOAS. (No, really!)

Happy Earth Day! Do something good for the planet:

• Don't run the water while brushing your teeth.
• Carpool with a friend
• Open the windows
• Recycle your plastics and paper
• Turn off the lights when you leave the room
• Reuse your plastic bags from the grocery store

Hey Guys!

hey contributors 2 the AP Lit. blog! You guys are all so funny! I've got just the thing funny guys like u would like! come visit my website at candyland.com, and no, it's not the Hasbro games site.....

Everybody here gets a HUMPBACK WHAAAALE!

YOU get a humpback whale!

And YOU get a humpback whale!

We all get humpback WHAAAAAAALES!

Adorable Videos!!!

I found some great, cute adorable animal videos for all you animal lovers in the class!! They are cartoons, but they are still adorable....just click on more if you like this one.

Force

Friday work

hey guys, Mrs. Moon,

Did i miss a lot today?
Also, two things: how far should I read in DOAS and, my brother is in town and said, "Oh Mrs. Moon? What? hah hah. I definitely have to go by and see herrrr..." so could he come at like 11:40ish one day this coming week and talk to you and he kind of might want to talk to the class about the Navy just to tell experiences and stuff. Idk though, it was all just talk coming from him so i wonder if he would actually do it :/ who knows? it's Marcus...

missed you all,
Lauren

Timed Write tomorrow?

So, it is up for discussion. Do you want to keep your timed write for tomorrow or move it to Friday? I don't care either way, so let me know what you want to do. I'll use the comments here as the guide as to what we do.

(It is just a single timed-write. On poetry. 40 minutes)

videos. Videos. VIDEOS!

Oprah special with Dr. Phil......

Crazy Spanish people play some stupid pranks.....

This one is for SaraH: guy gets scared out of his mind....

Alewzsheeeowns.

Mnemonics
ORIGIN: Mnemosyne; goddess of Memory
DEFINITION: a mind/memory/learning aide

Tantalize
ORIGIN: Tantalus was kept hungry and thirsty with food and water just out of his reach
DEFINITION: what chocolate does to me...every....day......

Don't forget...

to bring in your permission slips so you can watch Oprah with the class!

How's that web quest going? Are you learning lots of info about Miller and the 50s?
Can't wait to discuss it tomorrow!

Lauren...

I saw you on TV this morning in the Azalea Parade! You looked nice in your snazzy band uniform. You were holding the sign, right?

Way to go!!

BAMA.. what a state

I DO NOT FREEBASE COCAINE

ANOTHER WINNER

GEORGE DUBYA BUSH ON ZOMBIES

NASA sightings

Hi! Don't forget to study your allusions tonight! The quiz will mostly be on the mythological allusions, but you may have some on the other ones!

Don't forget to complete the AP MC questions! Good luck!

Here is the website to go to if you want to see the space station and shuttle. Click on the "Go to Country" then put in North Carolina then Wilmington!

Neat-O!

http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/

set your alarm

For 5:45 am. The space station will be visible in the sky for a few minutes. I'm totally looking! Keep your fingers crossed that I see it! I think that stuff is so cool!

so i was listening to rap music as usual.

and i started thinking.
this is like poetry.
infact, this is better than a lot of poetry, or on par at least.
metaphors, rhymes, emotions, etc. plus. its rap music, so its cool.
then i started thinking about that maya angelou quote about 'poetry being music', and i thought about how much newfound thinking of certain rap music as poetry was conflicted with this thought.
i shrugged it off, but the whole time i was listening to this one song on repeat like 15 times.
here the cause of this thinking,
ladies and gentlemen,
Atmosphere

DRAMA!

Remind me to tell you tomorrow the DRAMA that our poems caused today!!!!!

(Madison--yours started the whole thing!)

Don't forget to remind me!!

If you want to make more drama, come to class tomorrow with another of your favorite poems!

Our favorite poem

i know you wanted us to print out our poem and bring it in for you tomorrow. but i have no ink in my printer, so if it is alright, i would like to print it from yours in the morning (the color would look nicer anyways). i have my poem picked out and everything.
its not the most jaw dropping epic, read into it forever.
there are a thousand better ones.
but i enjoy it alot.
and if we are posting these all around some high school in an attempt to make a tiny etch in the masses appriciation of the art, we should start with something that they will at least understand, and not some way too old skool ap prompt stuff.
anyways my poem is RIGHT HERE if you want proof.
i hope you dont mind me printing in your class tomorrow morning. ill be there at 820.
thanks mrs. moon and stars.

Regarding the poetry assignment...

Hey Mrs. Moon, can I use some poetry by a guy named Andrew Dice Clay? They aren't exactly original, but he's a famous poet from the Bronx. Maybe you've heard of him....I think we talked about him in class once.

noooooo

Yuck! I hate Duke.

IM NOT SAYING A WORD.

on friday april 16th

WANNA KNOW WHY?

how do you guys feel about this?
does this deserve a whole day of silence?
is this even present?
what up?

For your presentations tomorrow

So, here's what is going on tomorrow:

You will get in front of the class and give a brief summary of your novel. (You may or may not want to tell the ending). You will also share one of your creative assignments (or both if they are short--I'll determine) and do some explaining. For those who did a soundtrack--you will pick 4 songs to play excerpts from and you will explain how the songs fit your novel.

You will be graded tomorrow on your presentation skills. You will get a separate grade for the book report itself.

OK?

all thos illushunz n stuF

post away children.

DO YOU SEE THE TIME?!

yeah.. so im still not finished with this book report- heh heh yeah... and mrs. moon it's only because i re-did my other project to be in MLA format typed up- chyeah im dumb. I just read your comment about cute stuff- no juding please- by anyone...Andrew

mrs. moon i'm super freakin pumped

about my poem.

it reminds me of what we read in class.

not as good.

but just as crazy.

JEOPARDY ?: What is 22 Pages of Poetry?

TOO MUCH POETRY!!!

HAPPY EASTER !

hooray for school tomorrow ! but Mrs. Moon I have a question about the soundtrack. Normally for school you should use censored music, but I was thinking to make mine fully relavent I would you the explicit version? What do you think?

Breakfast of Champions by Kurt Vonnegut

was...different
ive never really read any "metafiction" as you called it
except maybe 'a series of unfortunate events'
it was... good.
if someone asked me if i liked it, i would say 'yes',
and i would recommend it.
but it was strange.
funny and comical at times, and i could defiantly see the satire in it.
thanks for the read. ill have it back to you tomorrow,
unless im running late and forget to put it in my napsack

so when researchin 18th century poets

i came across this man.
Kobayashi Issa.
and i almost picked one of his poems, the first i saw.
called "With My Father"
it reads like this:

With my father
I would watch dawn
over green fields.

then i thought, "wait, thats too short, she will get mad."
so i looked at another one, and another one, and another one.
this man has the same style poems for like 100+ of all his works
like i know some poetry is abstract.
but come on. seriously? this is art. look at this poem by him

"Pissing in the snow"

Pissing in the snow
outside my door--
it makes a very straight hole.

imma write stupid crap like that a hundred times and be famous.
come on.. history

BOOK REPORT???!!!

Do we also have to do a book report?!

And Mrs. Moon, I did my poetry assignment on construction paper but its cute so is this bad?

-crap, Lauren

yo mrs. moon and stars

J.Dizzle Salinger aint got nothing on me.
see hwat i did right.
i took his last chapter of the book.
chapter 26.
and i made it better. way better.
like they should probably put this one in the book.
its more action packed.
he ends up gettin in a fight with his sister, who turns into an agent from the matrix.
so holden freaks out and pulls out his dragon flute,
like the one Tommy, the Green Ranger had

(SEE THAT HERE)

and they fight to the death and destroy new york city

DUKE SUCKSSSS!!!!!!!!!

LET'S GO 'NEERS!!! DUKE IS A BUNCH OF LARGE WHITE INTIMIDATING WOOSIES!!!! EVER SEE THE MOVIE "DELIVERANCE"? THAT'S WHAT MOUNTAIN MEN DO TO LARGE WHITE BOYS!!!! HERE, PIGGY PIGGY!!!!

How Long...

How long do the quote explanations and other explanations ( i.e.- song relating or 10 things in a time castle related?) need to be? Just thorough?
How Long does the summary need to be for the book report? I though I remember you saying like one page.
How long does our reaction to the poems need to be? I thought you said like a paragraph.

You guys I FAIL AT POSTING

my last one magically posted itself!

magic like...Harry Potter? eh?

see I made that reference because the only thing I think about is Harry Potter!

...

....

.....

NOT.

:)

Anyway! I started my book today, you know for my book report. I'm super stoked!

ha ha...just kidding mrs. moon. i finished it a month ago...along with my poetry assignment.

(you guys i just lied, i didn't really finish it a month ago. just don't tell ol' teach.)

WAY TO GO CAROLINA! WOO! A WIN FOR US ALL!

................................................................................................

This picture reminds me of the Tar Heels this season.

K I'm going to go read my book.

I mean, continue taking all these practice tests that I've been working on over spring break Mrs. Moon!

Bye!

You guys

NCSTATE!!!!!!

Visiting State today super stoked! :) hope everyones spring break is going wonderful!

MRsssssssssssssssssssss MOOONnononoonnnn

I totally emailed you about my grade like seven million days ago, and heard nothing back! How sad.

And also.............

can we write on our poems to annotate them or do we have to fit typed notes onto the sides of them?

spring break assignment

soooo...

Mrs. Moon I am having the hardest time with the style portion of the write up because the poems i chose dont fit the forms that we learned and when i try looking them up nothing comes up. I was wondering if it was okay to just state the number of stanzas and lines as wellas rhyme scheme for that section.

SPRING BREAK!!!!!!

have a good spring break.

Go...

West Virigina & Butler & Kentucky! I need some dough to buy some new shoes!

thissss is the wayy I live

Julian still gettin all the money

Mrs moon. one of our assignments after spring break should involve music. possibly writing or performing different pieces. that would be awesome

GRRR!

ahh i feel like some of the timeline events are debatable! i have pretty much re-read the book trying to figure it out!

this better help my grade mrs moon! haha

Funni Video

Alright, if you care about College Basketball, which probably most of you don't because....you all are girls, you will like this new exclusive video about Hitler finding out about KU losing to Northern Iowa. Mrs. Moon, you should show this to hubby.

Nesselroade

I have your pink, flashy bracelet. I got a lot of compliments during 3rd. Thanks!

due dates!

Moon: when is the time line and mwds due?

Andrew: when are NHS points due?

Party?

Hey Mrs. Moon, is there a teacher party at the Moon place tonight or what? My brother saw hubby get a little more than gas at the Kangaroo.....

Funny-ness

I saw this picture while doing work for my online class. Gave me the giggles so I thought I would share it with you losers.

Beloved Time Line

Mrs. moon, this blog is to help each other learn and communicate.
so that is what im doing.

click on comment to view timeline answers

MYTHOLOGICAL ALEWZIONS

HERCULES: me

Evil Babies

You guys will like these videos about cute, adorable, babies. Ninja Baby and Evil baby

Beloved study guide.

Should we have those done by Monday?

NEW MOON

SOOOO.....DID ANYONE GET THE MIDNIGHT RELEASE OF NEW MOON? BECAUSE I DID, BUT I DIDN'T SEE ANY OF MY FEMALE CLASSMATES AT BLOCKBUSTER.....OR JULIAN....

MEL IS SO ANGRY AND HOLDING AN INVISDABLE GUN! AHHHHHHH

I'm sick :(

Sorry I wasn't in class today, I know you all missed me, but I have strep. I should be fine to come to school tomorrow, but I'll come see you before school to see if there's anything I can get to make up.

Reminder

Don't forget that your AP money is due tomorrow if you are planning on taking any AP exams.

Of course, I assume that you all will be taking the Lit exam. Why would you put yourself through such torture if you weren't planning on taking the exam? It's like Drivers Ed--you take the class then take the test and get your license. You wouldn't take Drivers Ed then not take the driving test...would you?

See you tomorrow for your Historical Allusions quiz.

Tomorrow is Beloved Day!

Our picture!

You all are lookin' good! Ha!

On "Beloved"....

WHAT IN THE NAME OF HARRY'S WAND IS GOING ON? I THOUGHT "METAMORPHOSIS" WAS THE WORST/WEIRDEST BOOK EVER, BUT "BELOVED" JUST HIT A HOME RUN WITH TONIGHT'S READING, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.

Oh yeah...

I forgot to tell you all, but tomorrow is my first taping of my very own show for NHCS-TV! I should be back by 2nd block, but there is a teacher on stand-by just in case I'm late. If I am late, just review your historical allusions or read. Ok?

And wear something green!

a more creative option...

Tomorrow and other things of interest

I forgot to tell you today: WEAR GREEN TOMORROW! It's St. Patrick's Day and I want to take a class picture with everyone in green. So, wear something green so you can be in the picture.

Next, since no one made above a B on today's Beloved quiz, I am giving you an opportunity to bring up your grade. If you want to recover half of the points you lost, you can make me a 10 question quiz based on Part I of Beloved. However, the questions must be level 1 or 2 and nothing outright stupid. Give it to me at the beginning of class tomorrow for credit.

See you tomorrow in GREEN!

the newst addition to our class

In responce to Madison's "Nastradamus

HERE IS THE ORIGINAL

www.comedycentral.com

AILEWZION VOEKABLURARY

Boycott
ORIGIN: English land agent named Boycott was ostracized by his community during the Irish Land Question.
DEFINITION: organized refusal to deal with or buy from

Casanova
ORIGIN: Giovanni Casanova; Italian adventurer who had a lot of women followin him around
DEFINITION: charismatic man with a reputation for his romantic conquests

Utopia
ORIGIN: coined by Sir Thomas More in his "Utopia"
DEFINITION: a perfect place where everyone gets along and is happy (like Disney World or Pure Gold)

Beloved and other things.....

OH, Beloved..... so much to say, but I wont spoil it.
Mrs Moon, Did you ever decide aout post poning our book reports?
Also I had originally planned to take the timed write tomorrow when I get out of school, However I remembered that I have two Quizes in one of my other classes that Have to be made up by tomorrow. Would it be a problem if I made it up on tuesday at the same time? IF so I can ask my flex teacher if I could possibly make up the quizes on Tuesday. Let me know! THANKS

when baby suggs was talking to Paul D

about his tin heart way of dealing with life and love and feelings.
all i heard was Cher's song
you know the one.
"do youu believe in life aftah love, aftah lave, aftah love, aftah love. I can feel something inside me say
I really don't think you're strong enough,
No."

NYC!!!!

Ahhh so excited guys about going to new york to dance ill miss you guys!
the timed write tomorrow is super easy you all will do great!!!

see you all on monday!!

Tomorrow & stuff

Timed write tomorrow. The poem is a bit easier to get, so I think you all will do much better!

Read Beloved tonight. There isn't that much to read and it is very disappointing that some people are not reading or even trying to get what is going on. This is actually a pretty good book (way better than The Awakening) and you can use it on soooooo many AP prompts that you will want to read it and understand it.

I would love to have another quiz tomorrow to see if you have read. I may make it totally reading comprehension questions. (Oh--and I'll look at Spark Notes to be sure of what NOT to ask).

We will be spending the rest of class after the timed write focusing on Beloved. Read so that you can add to the class and get involved!

Yay Andrew!

When you see Andrew tomorrow, please congratulate him on his acceptance into the Naval Academy. This is quite prestigious!

Good job Andrew!

Allusion Vocabulary

Post here

Don't forget

Post your Biblical Allusions tonight!

Read chapters 1-2 of Beloved. (S0, that is through page 34).

FYI--In the first line, 124 is mentioned as being spiteful. 124 is the house address, so they are saying that the house is personified as being spiteful.

There is a baby ghost haunting the house.

Pay attention to the names on page 13.

There is a lot of switching back and forth between past and present, so don't get confused.

Pay attention to the relationship between Sethe and Paul D. How do they know each other? What does he do for her? How does Denver feel?

You may get a bit confused...but don't let that get you down. Keep reading and just TRY! I don't want to hear any complaining.

Get off Spark Notes! Read and think for yourself!

ALICEPEOPLEYUMMY

MEHUNGRY I JABBAWOCKERNEED FOOD YUMYUM DONUTANDPEOPLEIS GOOD DEMOCRATSTASTE BADLIKE LIESAND COMMUNISM YUCKY.

Be a tourist

Remember, today is Be a Tourist in your Hometown Day!

http://www.cape-fear.nc.us/press/article.html?submitparam=Search&idparam=442

Alice in Wonderland

Mrs. Moon!

Did you know the new movie is totally based of the poem we read when you gave it to us!?!?!

It was really awesome!

i like seinfeld

dont you?

Good job!

Good job today with your MC and timed write! Just think...in 2 months you will be taking the real exam with 55 multiple choice questions and THREE ESSAYS! Today's practice was just a drop in the bucket!

So, for this weekend, read the article about the slaves and be prepared to discuss! Don't just glance at it--read it, annotate it, etc!

Come in ready to share your octave!

Have a wonderful weekend! We are one week closer to Spring Break!

Jam and other ramblings

Thanks for my picture of jam, Andrew. I didn't even see it until just now! Wait until you see the additions to your other picture...

So, no allusions quiz tomorrow! How about if we take it on Monday? We will also be starting Beloved next week. We will read it until Spring Break, then you will read Hedda Gabler over Spring Break.

Nothing to study tonight--just repeat a personal, positive mantra as you fall asleep. It will help you on your exam practice tomorrow! Repeat something positive and specific and your subconscious will adapt to it!

Bring your book so you can read after the exam tomorrow.

Have a great night!

Jabberwocky homework

hey guys sorry this post is so late just got out of dance.

so im having trouble with the colloqual, informal, and formal part of the worksheet.

help is appreciated!

thanks

TERRIFYING JABBAWOCKY!!!

I just found another, SCARY video of a Jabbawocky. You have to fast forward the video though to about 3:20; you can watch the whole thing if you want, but it takes a while

JABBERWOCKY

I found a video of the poem.....

Read this!

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=124132534

So, for tomorrow...

1. Have your study material for your allusions

2. Complete your "Jabberwocky" homework. Don't look on the Internet! (Julian--you don't have to complete the writing of the multiple choice questions. We decided that after you left).

3. Bring your book again tomorrow.

Since we never voted, we will be doing our timed write on Friday. Actually, we're doing one multiple choice section and one timed write. You will have 55 minutes to complete both...

Have a great night!

Literary Allusion Definitions

POST EM!

It's Lauren!!

Yay Lauren! You look great!

Check it out everyone!

http://www.starnewsonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=WM&Dato=20100227&Kategori=NEWS&Lopenr=227009997&Ref=PH&show=galleries

Hi from Boston

Hi everyone! I am enjoying my time here in Boston!

How did class go today? Did you like the poem? How was the quiz?

Let me know!

Have a great weekend!

Dylan Thomas and other stuff

For tomorrow, you are

1. taking your words quiz

2. working on a poem assignment. Yes, it's tough. Work with a partner and figure it out! Don't just give up--you are in an AP class and need to learn how to analyze and THINK!

3. reading

Above are some pictures of Dylan Thomas (the author of "Do not go gentle into that good night")

Doesn't he look cool?

AP Exam FYI

Here are some facts I came across...

North Carolina is one of 16 states in which the percentage of students that scored a 3 or higher on at least one AP exam exceeds the national average according to a report released by the College Board today. A total of 24,563 (29.1%) students from North Carolina's public high school class of 2009 took at least one AP exam during high school. This number exceeds the national average of 26.5% and represents an increase of 6,473 students from 2004. A total of 14,697 students (17.4%) from the class of 2009 earned a score of 3 or higher on at least one AP exam. This number represents an increase of 3,874 students from 2004 and exceeds the national average of 15.9%.

FOKABLURARY

narrator-unreliable: a narrator who provides inaccurate, misleading, or conflicting information to the reader.

parallelism: when two or more lines proceed at the same angle but in different places on a single plane OR; is the repetition of a syntactic construction in successive sentences for rhetorical effect.

):

Sorry I wasn't here today. I was super sick. Did I miss anything?

Imma Write a Book

Alright, I've just decided that I'm gonna write a book about the inner feelings and thoughts that guys have. For real. Cuz in Hamlet and Macbeth, it wasn't about their inner thoughts and feelings about being a man, it was about them contemplating issues and problems that actually matter. They weren't just whining the whole time about being princes and what was "expected" of them. And in the end, they both went out guns-a-blazin. Not Edna. What does she do? She thinks, and ponders, and goes nutso crazy cuz the guy she wants to have an affair with leaves her. You know how it should have ended? Besides the Orcs and Dragons? Leonce should have taken her into the Bayou, and fed her to some alligators. Given her something real to complain about for once. Word.

ending

so i acctually like the ending i think its kinda fitting to the tone of the whole book. she would never be satisfied with anything or anyone so she...

im satisfied with that conclusion idk how else they could have ended it.

Ending of the Awakening...

So how about I believed you that Edna killed Robert? haha. That ending was terrible!

BE FEARLESS!!!!

This is a good theme song for our class. I think.

Class Outing! (and other stuff)

Thanks for playing my new game today! Obviously, I will have to tweak it a little, but I think it will work!

Don't forget to study for your quiz tomorrow. There will be definitions, examples, and pictures!

I am going to this event at UNCW. Why don't we all go and have a wonderful educational experience together! I think it sounds awesome!

http://appserv02.uncw.edu/news/artview.aspx?id=2808

See you tomorrow!

PS--Don't forget to find where Edna is naughty!!

Oh yea, the powerpoint!

Hey LAH!, did you get our powerpoint finished today?

Lots of stuff

So...

1. Read in everyone's favorite book through chapter 29.

2. Complete the sheet on "Holy Sonnet II" by Jarman

3. Finish your newest words flashcards/writing

4. Be prepared to talk about MC AP questions

Have a great night!

VOEKABULARRY

TERCET: a group of 3 lines that rhyme together or are connected by rhyme with adjacent groups of 3 lines.

TRIPLET: a group of 3 lines of verse.

andrew

how much are NHS shirts and who do you make the payments to and when are they due?

What we have going on...

Make sure you have read through chapter 24 of The Awakening

Finish the PDS for my favorite poem

I am trying to get the lab for tomorrow!

Post your poetry definition! The first person needs to make a new post...

i cant get enough of this site

myspace.com/whitehouseog

this book....

while i respect its message, and the strong female making the transformation/awakening, and battling repression yada yada. this book is gay. and it aggravates me to read it. im ready for another one.

The Awakening Mandatory Response

OK--here it is! Due tonight by 11:00 pm (But I hope you're not up that late!)

Each person will pick a character from The Awakening. In the comments section, give us a brief overview of the physical nature of your character (if we know it), his or her significance to the plot thus far, and one important quote/line about the person.

Everyone responds to ONE character. So, read the comments section and see who has been taken. Only one person per character!

1. Edna Pontillier
2. Leonce Pontillier
3. Adele Ratignolle
4. Robert Lebrun
5. Mademoiselle Reisz
6. Mariequita
7. Madame Lebrun
8. Edna's father (the Colonel)
9. Doctor Mandelet

SNOW!

Yay! Finally snow in Wilmington!!

To Julian...

Happy President's Day Long Weekend

OK, here's what we have going on:

1. Read through Chapter 24 in The Awakening

2. Be on the lookout for your mandatory blog post on our novel

Wow! Is that all? I'm letting you guys off too easily!

We will be in the lab on Tuesday for finishing touches to your projects. Then, hopefully, we will start presenting on Wednesday!

"The Awakening" is a bad title.

So when I read this book, I fall asleep. So why is it called The Awakening then if when somebody reads it, they fall asleep? Doesn't make any sense. Don't we have a literary term for that? Like "worstbookevar"? I think the "t" is silent.

Update

For tomorrow:

AP Words quiz! This thing is a whopper! Or, to use litotes, this quiz isn't a tiny little lamb at all!

Back in the lab for 40 minutes

Discussing The Awakening chapters 1-12

More on tone...another poem. (Sarah, aren't you happy?!?)

Helen Keller Quote

Hey guys, I was thinking about how today in class yall were making fun of Helen Keller, and I didn't think that was cool. I mean, I know I say inappropriate stuff sometimes, and I get chastised and berated and verbally abused for it, but cmon. To prove how intelligent and well educated she was despite her disabilities, I looked up some other Helen Keller quotes that I think really capture her character and her preservering spirit...

We have a lot going on!

Good class today! Here is what we have going on:

1. AP Words study material due tomorrow

2. Finish tone worksheet on the Emily Dickinson poem

3. Read chapters 1-5 of The Awakening

4. Continue working on MWDS

Is that it? (Like that's not a ton of stuff!)

Have a great night!

Go Heels!

Lauren...

I expect a name tomorrow!

Good job today!

Good job getting through timed write #2. Hopefully, I'll have those for you by Thursday.

No specific homework tonight--but you could be working on your AP Words flash cards (or whatever you use), on The Metamorphosis MWDS, or you could begin reading The Awakening (just to get ahead if you are so inclined).

Tomorrow we will watch a Power Point, talk about diction and tone, and play another AP Words game!

DEFINICIONES

La significa de la palabra "diction", en ingles, es: choice and use of words in speech or writing.


La significa de una otra palabra, "diction-formal", es: lanuage that involves very elaborate, technical use of syllables and follows the properties of grammar.


La significa de una mas palabra, "diction-informal" es: language that is conversation-like and includes the use of slang/contractions.

Mas definiciones en ingles:
diction-middle: the languages spoken by the various races of men, elves, and hobbits that inhabit the land of Middle-Earth.

diction-poetic: refers to the style, vocabulary, and metaphors that is common in poetry.

For tomorrow

Hi! For tomorrow:

We will finish up with the Metamorphosis! Sorry we didn't get to that today, but I thought we were having a good discussion about writing, so I let it go. We are having a mini-Socratic seminar.

Don't forget to bring either your independent read or How to Read Literature like a Professor. You will get reading time!

Say a positive mantra in your head about tomorrow's timed write before you go to sleep tonight. Let's see what positive thinking can do. Be serious, pick a mantra that is attainable (not "I will get a 9, I will get a 9" but something more realistic like "I will write with coherence" or something), and maybe you will be more at ease tomorrow during the timed write.

Super Bowl fun facts

Are you watching the game tonight? I am, but mainly for the commercials and to eat yummy finger foods! Here are some fun facts:

151.6 million: Number of people who will watch at least part of the game.

34: Number of languages the game is broadcast in.

1: Number of languages in which the word "football" doesn't mean "soccer."

53.5 million: Pounds of avocados consumed on Super Bowl Sunday

1 billion: Number of chicken wings consumed on Super Bowl Sunday.

7 million: Number of employees who will not show up to work Monday. (Hmmm...I wonder if any teachers will be absent!)

310,000: Pounds of carbon emissions generated by the Super Bowl

22,000: Number of parking spaces at the stadium

$5.6 billion: Amount consumers will spend on Super Bowl related items

$2.8 million: Cost for a 30-second advertisement slot during the game

2.9 million: Number of HD TVs bought for the Super Bowl in 2009.

20 million: Number of Americans attending a Super Bowl party

25%: Percent of women who watch the game and enjoy it.

10 million: Number of man-hours spent preparing food for the Super Bowl party.

10 million: Number of man-hours spent making the movie Avatar.

Tell me one of these fun facts tomorrow and win a prize!

MY DAD IS A WANTED CRIMINAL!!!!!!!!

hey moon, I won't be in school on monday, or ever again, cuz my family is fleeing to Mexico.

One more...

More pics

Here are our pics! Enjoy!

Have you seen this website?

I just found this website! It would have been great during Graduation Project, but can still help with procrastination!

http://writeordie.drwicked.com/

Mandatory homework for tonight

In addition to reading The Metamorphosis (finish Chapter 2), I want you to complete one more assignment. I am taking it for a grade tomorrow. I know some people in class do not check the blog, so I guess that's their problem.

Read this article:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123289019

And I want you to come in with your 6 word story about you/your life. I'll have one, too.

To make your life a bit easier, you don't have to complete the Metamorphosis worksheet. We'll do it tomorrow in class. But, write down your story so you can hand it in tomorrow.

Good luck!

picture day?

soooo, about this Picture Day Mrs. Moon.... ???

Have you

memorized the first line to The Metamorphosis yet?

GIANT JAPANESE POISONOUS DANGEROUS CENTIPEDE

Alrighty, this link leads to a video that shows a Mukade, a giant centipede. These things were like 6 inches long (the big ones) and would get into houses and stuff. They were all over the place. They were really poisonous too. Could kill a small child. My sister was born in Japan, where I used to live, so we really freaked out whenever we found one, which was probably like once a month.

A few things...

1. Picture day tomorrow!

2. Andrew, I just found out what was written as the word of the day yesterday. When I got here this morning it said, "Dragon: a mythological creature who captures princesses and breathes hella fire." So, I thought that's what you wrote (even though it wasn't exactly your handwriting).

THEN I found out that when my 3rd block got into class yesterday, the board read, "Drag-on: what this class does." Thanks.

3. Don't forget to read half of page 21 for tomorrow.

Ohh Mrs. Moon, you shouldn't have!

OH Mrs. Moon,
I just wanted to say that i am so very , yes, Oh so very happy..no overjoyed, that you have placed that FINE mm mm mmm, piece of artwork on our blog. which would be me. :) correct.
well, YAY i am Oh-fficially a part of this class!! WOOO baby

p.s. Julian and "king Mandrew" keep yo dirty comments to yallselves

HEY LAUREN!!!!

i see you o'er there!!!!
HALLO!

Vocabulary

Connotation: an association that comes along with a particular word. Connotations relate not to a word's actual meaning but rather to the ideas or qualities that are implied by that word.

Upon reading the Metamorphosis

Food for thought:

The first line of the text is very important! Keep in mind that Kafka says that Gregor has been transformed into a vermin.

Note the definition of a vermin--noxious, objectionable, or disgusting animals collectively, esp. those of small size that appear commonly and are difficult to control.

Kafka does not say that Gregor is a roach, beetle, etc. He leaves it up to the reader to make a mental image of what Gregor looks like! (That should sound familiar--think of the Modernists).

So, in class, we will NEVER say that Gregor is a specific insect--just a vermin.

Also, Kafka would not let any artists design cover art for the novella when it was published because everyone just wanted to put a big bug on the cover. So, he chose abstract art instead.

Have fun reading Chapter 1. I LOVE IT and I hope you do, too. It's pretty out there, but that's what great literature is all about!

For Monday

Did I tell you that I'm not going to be here on Monday? Well, I'm not. I just couldn't remember if I told you or not.

Well, on Monday, you will be doing some things (like taking a quiz, doing something with your AP Words, etc) but I also want to give you some independent reading time. So, if you have your book with you, bring it and you will get to read!

I really hope to be here on Tuesday--I'll keep you posted!

Have a safe weekend! I'll probably see some of you tomorrow at John's service.

Vocab Quiz tomorrow

Mrs. Moon,
Do you want to hint at the format for tomorrows vocab quiz? You said it should be decently easy, so I am not worried, but I just wanted to know.

JD Salinger

Thanks for the info Julian!

Here is a link to an artilce... How sad for the literary world!

http://beta.thehindu.com/news/article96502.ece

sad day for many

J.D. Salinger, the author of catcher in the rye died.
im fittin to read that book for class and it is relevant to my interests

also must be sad for the opposing team in the debate today.

PPRROOOOOFFFF

I JUST FOUND UNDENIABLE PROOOOFF IN HAMLET THAT HE IS NOT CRAZY. MIGHT AS WELL NOT EVEN HAVE A DEBATE TOMORROW. -King

lyke oh emm GEE!

i totes dunt no wat 2 Where 2morow. shud i do lyke a fanC shirte or wut? idk guyz... helpzz me 0ut pleeezzzeeeee

Long time no post

Hi! It's been a while since I posted...

I'll just give you a friendly reminder about what's going on:

Hamlet debates tomorrow!
AP Words week #1 quiz and study material on Friday
The Metamorphosis (hopefully) tomorrow

We'll read some AP responses tomorrow!

Have a great night!

you forgot

Mrs. Moon,
Did you forget to take up the "whats rotten in the state of Denmark" worksheet today? I heard you say get them out, but you never said pass them forward.... unless I missed something....

Vocab List 1-10

(10) ASYNDETON ~-~ the omission of the conjunctions that ordinarily join coordinate words or clauses, as in the phrase "I came, I saw, I conquered"

Late Latin, from Greek asundeton, from neuter of asundetos, without conjunctions : a-, not; see a-1 + sundetos, bound together

Worksheet

Ok, so in the worksheet that we have for homework, can we just pick any rotten circumstances? I feel like most of them have to do with Claudius trying to kill someone. I'll try to think outside of the box though.

Monday

I will be at school tomorrow! Mr. Moon's grandmother is hanging on, so we were able to come back to Wilmington for a bit.

So, make sure that you have your book choice for me! Also, make sure you are working on the final revisions of your Macbeth essay!

Book

So originally I signed up to read " The color Purple" for our A.P. Reading assignment, but when I was in Barnes and Noble tonight i stumbled across a book that looked interesting and of Literary Merit. It is called The Beautiful and the Damned by F. Scott Fitzgerald. I know that he holds a great deal of literary merit, but I wanted to make sure it was on the list. Is this book alright to read? Let me know! ( I did already buy it, however can return it if I need too.)

The latest

Hi everyone! Just to keep you all informed...

There is a small possibility that I won't be here on Monday. Mr. Moon's grandmother is very ill and is not expected to live much longer. So, we may be at a funeral on Monday.

If I'm not here, I left stuff for you to do with the sub: Hamlet Act V quiz, watch the end of Hamlet, Hamlet MWDS, & AP Words to Know--Week 1.

I'll keep you posted!

Stuff

Good morning! Hope you all are enjoying sleeping in! A few things...

I am finishing grades today! I will have your overall Honors English IV grade soon. If you want to know before Monday, email me at hannah.moon@nhcs.net and I'll tell you.

I want to take our new class photo on Monday. Is everyone going to be here?

Monday, we will watch the catastrophe scene in Hamlet, discuss the play, talk about your upcoming Hamlet test, go over the first week of your AP Words to Know, and start MWDS for Macbeth and Hamlet.

Whew! That's a lot!

Have a great weekend!

oops

Hey Mrs. Moon,
So it seems as though I have misplaced the very small sheet of paper with your e-mail on it. Can you post it on the blog so I can send you my paper for editing?
Thanks a bundle!

Hey Mrs. Moon....

You need to be really good to Hunter tonight. He's obviously had kind of a rough day. You should think about fixing him a warm cup of tea, maybe giving him a foot massage, letting him watch a movie or something, you know. Oh and also, tell him that I thought of an answer to his question, about "What have republicans ever done for the people of this country?". Well, ask him which political party it was that set the slaves free, ending centuries of cruel and unjust treatment at the hands of democrats. Thanks!

Choice Novel

So, some people have already chosen their independent reads. If you decide tonight, let me know via the blog. No 2 people can read the same book, so choose early!





See you tomorrow to finish HAMLET!! Woo hoo!

(So now you know why pictures that reference Hamlet usually have him talking to a skull. This is called an apostrophe! Who's skull is it?)

UPDATE: There is EOC testing in my classroom tomorrow during 1st and 2nd. We cannot meet in there. As of right now, we will be meeting in Ms. McCarthy's classroom for our class. (It's Mr. Lucas' old room--across from Mrs. Dombroski). Please let others know of the change for tomorrow. Just bring all your stuff. If there is another change, I'll let you know.

Im back

Fear not I have returned.

Ok so here's a little suggestion. When you take a ski trip with your family to the mountains of North Carolina, do not expect to have any internet. I went with the intention of catching up on everything that I missed on Friday and such, and surprise surprise--- no internet in our cabin. So as you might guess Mrs. Moon, I am a little behind and unsure about what is going on tomorrow and what I missed. Obviously Hamlet..... do I just need to read Act III or should I read Act IV as well? As far as my A.P. Essay, since I was not there Friday, do you want me to bring a "slightly" corrected essay to class tomorrow? If so, what exactly is "slightly corrected?" Because I see the comments you made and immediately want to address all of the issues, but this would no doubt require me to rewrite a good portion of my essay.... HMMMMMM... Confusion, Confusion, Confusion. Any Suggestions or comments?

AP Exam Questions and Answers

Please post your question and your answer here. Remember, you need to know these for Tuesday's quiz, so the sooner you post, the better!

Oh yea....

Hey Moon, before I completely quit the blog because I definitely don't have enough comments on the videos, while I've been working on my essay, I've noticed that you wrote next to some of my major points that you didn't see how it related to my thesis.
In fact, while rereading it, I don't really see how you were confused by what I was saying. I mean, to me it makes perfect sense and has everything to do with my thesis. I think I provided enough legitimate examples and stuff from the text to support it. If it's alright, I'll explain some of my points and stuff to you tomorrow, and we'll go from there.

videos.

Why did nobody watch my two part series? They're not racist or anything. Just funny. Seriously, if I don't have 1 comment from everyone in the class on the videos, INCLUDING senora Moon, I'm gonna quit the blog. Try me.

Hamlet Act III

So I just reread Hamlet Act III. This is the best act ever!!! There is so much drama, sexual tension and innuendos, murder...it really is the climax of the play. I wish we were reading it together, but we must move on...

Some major points to think about/remember:

Scene 1:

• Note the famous "to be or not to be" monologue. It is famous for a reason! What is Hamlet pondering? What are his feelings here?
• What does Hamlet really mean when he tells Ophelia (many times) "get thee to a nunnery."? Why is he acting this way towards her?
• What has Claudius decided to do with Hamlet?

Scene 2: The play scene. Very important. Watch for puns and other word play.

• Note the first conversation between Hamlet and Ophelia.
• Note all of Hamlet's side comments during the play. What's his motivation? Purpose? The intended outcome?
• What is Claudius' reaction to the play? What does Hamlet think?
• How has Hamlet's feelings towards Rosencrantz and Guildenstern changed? Why?

Scene 3:

• Note Claudius' soliloquy. What is he saying?
• Then Hamlet comes in. He has the chance to avenge his father's murder. Why doesn't he?

Scene 4:

• This is the scene in which many scholars see Hamlet's Oedipal Complex. Do you see one?
• Why does he kill Polonius?
• Why does Hamlet think his mother married Claudius so quickly?
• What is Gertrude thinking here?
• Why does the ghost appear again?

So much great stuff here! Shakespeare really was a genius!

Here is a little quiz...test yourself!

http://www.wsu.edu/~campbelld/amlit/quiz/hamquizc.htm

Exams and other info

Hi! It is odd not seeing you all today. I hope your 3rd block exam went well!

Don't forget to read Act III of Hamlet . If you are here at all tomorrow, stop by my room so you can get the Act III study guide. It will help you with interpretation.

I hope to see you all on Friday with your Macbeth essay. We meet from 12:25-3:35. Do I expect you to be here the whole block? Nope. Get your parents to write you a note to check out! We will be peer editing and discussing Hamlet for about 1.5 hours. So, if you want to check out around 2:00, it's fine with me. BUT (and that's a big but) you must have parental permission to leave. I will not just let you out!

Take Monday the 18th off, then I will see you bright and early Tuesday the 19th for our "exam" block which is 8:35-11:50. We will be finishing Act IV of Hamlet and doing some important AP stuff! You will want to be here. (I may even have a treat for you).

Questions?

Pictures...finally!

Here are a few pictures from the past semester! Enjoy!

Don't forget

to read Act V of Hamlet! Hope you liked the ghost scene. Lots of DRAMA!!

And your letter to me is also due!

Happy Sunday!

VIDEOS!!!

I feel like I haven't been doing as much as I usually do on the blog, and I feel bad about that. SOOOO, for those of you who haven't seen this videos, I give you the two part series...."Why You Should Never Scare a Black Man". 1 and 2

I'm pretty stoked.

Alright, I just gotta let somebody know that me, MANDREW, have been nominated by Rep. McIntyre AND Senator Hagan to go to the Naval Academy. I haven't been accepted yet, but...it's still pretty awesome.

...I'm so proud of you ? Neglected

ok so why didn't we get an "I'm so proud of you" and our list of names? Are you playing favorites?
So since you didn't say it , I'll pretend to be you.... I just don't know how to switch login names so I will improvise:


CONGRATULATIONS Kathryn , Lauren, Brittany, Allison, and Sarah! I'm so proud of you !"

I'm pretty sure that's what you would have said, even though I'm pretty sure you have the other five as favorites. Ha, oh well! See you tomorrow!

Break it down

Soooooo... the break down of grades is as follows:

A=8
B=2

(I think...I'm pretty sure). I don't have the rubrics in front of me right now at home, but I did calculate tonight's scores.

We have had some scores of 100%, too! But I'm not giving any hints about them.

Sleep in tomorrow morning!

Then it's cake time!

TWO HOUR DELAY

WOO HOO!!

Just sayin

It's cold as butt outside

I'm proud of you

Taylor
Madison
Melanie
Julian
Andrew

Good for you! You did it! Way to go!

Hamlet Revenge Article

Post your article title/subject here. Remember, no 2 people can have the same one!

SPEECHES!

Are you practicing your GP speeches? (Heads better start nodding). Half of you will be giving the real thing on Tuesday!! You need practice!

Remember, some of you will also be giving practice speeches for the class tomorrow. Be prepared, or else...

Meaning

OK. So I get the literal part... surprisingly. And i get what you mean bout the feeling. But How are you supposed to phrase it so that it is not choppy and sounding personal or redundant. I know that you are not supposed to say " ... leaving the reader feeling______." I know that is wrong, but how do you convey the information more discretely?? Any suggestions?

what if we photshopped LARN on top of may in the picture?

its totally possible

Please read

Please read this article on AP writing. It will help you and has a lot of great information!

http://www.mshogue.com/AP/writing/beginning.htm

We will be talking about it in class.

MIA

Sorry I've been MIA since around Christmas...

I've had a lot to do with family and friends, and am maybe a bit bummed about our break coming to an end.

I'll be around now and answering questions that are on the blog.

i used to think

that i was a decent writer.
until now.
apparently i forgot how to write intros and even make sentences flow together at all, so this paper is sucking like too much. im like a whole rusty car that wont start.
get money.

HAPPY NEW YEAR

HAPPY NEW YEAR