Final Blog

At the beginning of the year, when you told us about that blog I was excited but I also thought this would get annoying and be hard to remember to do! My favorite blogs were the ones where we could write about us, and write about whatever we wanted. They were definitely the easiest to write! While we first started writing blogs about the books we were reading, I thought they were pointless, a waste of time, and way to difficult. But now as I look back on them, they were actually very helpful to me. I looked back and read about my opinions of books, themes, symbols, characterization and many other things. It was very helpful to be able to read the other classmate's blogs, to see their opinion and things they believed in or said.

Reading back on all my blogs, I realized that Ive matured in my writing style. Also, you can tell when I enjoyed the blog topic. My writing is different when I liked the writing topic and I tend to write a little more, and you can see my personality. In blogs that I didn't enjoy, I seemed bored and sort of ramble on. Which I probably should changed that in the future.

John Jakes said "Be yourself. Above all, let who you are, what you are, what you believe, shine through every sentence you write, every piece you finish."

Overall, this year has been amazing, although it went by way to fast! Honors english was a very helpful class, and Mrs. Gilman, you by far, are the best honors teacher :) Thanks for everything you have taught us!

Essays

At the beginning of this school year, I hated writing essays, but the reason I think I hated writing them so much was because it was always hard for me to chose what to write about and what to say. After the Gilman Method, it has become so much easier :) This is also because we've spent a whole year learning about essays, literary analysis, and how to make a good essay that gets to the point. At this point in the year, I feel very accomplished in my essay writing and I have learned a ton!

I have some things that fall under the "B grade or lower" but I alwyas try to go for the A paper. A few things I always catch myself doing are repeating the same word too many times or saying the same idea multiple times. I also have troubles with figuring out what Im actually going to wrtie about. One of the hardest parts for me is, puting what I think of in my head into words on paper, they always sound so much better in my head, and when i write it or say it outloud it makes no sense whatsoever.

Summer

One book I would like to read this summer would be Dear John by Nicholas Sparks. His books are sooo good! I just read The Last Song and it was amazing, as was the movie :) I saw Dear John in theaters, and would now love to read the book! Books are always better than the movie. Dear John is about John and Savannah who fall in love one summer, and John has to leave for war. Their love keeps them connected through letters. When John comes back to visit, Shes with another man. The book is definitely a dramatic love story.

Another book I want to read is also by Nicholas Sparks... The Rescue. Its another love story, but adventurous in a way also. A guy whose never been in love or really had a girlfriend and really struggles with finding love. He helps a lady find her son in a terrible storm one night, and on their search they fall in love.

There are way to many book to read out there! But Nicholas Sparks is my favorite author right now! I will most likely read the Twilight series again also, they're amazing too :)

Fate!

My sign is an Aquarius, and I found that there are two types. One being shy, gentle, patient, and sensitive, and the other lively, exhibitionist, and exuberant. They tend to be active and sometimes like to keep to themselves. We are kind hearted and love to cheer people up and to help them.

I fall under the first type of Aquarius; shy gentle patient and sensitive. I'm shy and quiet when I first meet someone or when I'm not close to them, but when I'm comfortable, I'm not anymore. I also have always been active my whole life! I occasionally keep to myself, sometimes other people think I'm mad or upset but I just like to be quiet and keep my thoughts to myself every once in awhile. I consider myself to be kind hearted, and I love to make people laugh and pick people up when they're down.

I believe Romeo and Juliet are truly meant to be together. Fate brought them together to the same place on the same night. When their eyes met for the first time, you could tell it was love at first sight by the way they were acting. Also, I think this shows they will be together forever because their love for each other is so strong.

Romeo and Juliet

My reference to Romeo and Juliet was the upcoming movie Letters To Juliet. Its about a young American visiting Verona, which is the home of Juliet Capulet from the original play, she joins a volunteer group who responds to letters from Juliet seeking advice on love. She answers on letter dated 1951 and convinces its author to come visit Italy to search for her long-lost love. This brings love into both of their lives.

Skits

1. When Pip gets into a fight with the pale young gentleman (Herbert) at the Satis house. This would be a good scene because it would be insteresting to see how other people acted this out, and its a major part in the novel.

2. When Joe comes to visit Pip in London would be a good scene because Joe feels like he needs to call Pip sir and that he's a much better person than him. Joe also doesnt feel worthy of him, then Pip feels bad about his actions towards Joe. This would be fun to watch how people would characterize Joe and Pip in their skit.

3. The last scene that would be good to act out would be when Pip goes to Miss. Havishams house. When he meets a creepy old lady, a very pretty but rude girl and walks into a creepy house. It would be funny to see how people act out Pip's reactions to all of this and to hear someone act as Miss. Havisham.

Another Question!

In chapters 36 through 44, one thing I don't understand is when Pip is talking to Magwitch about his life and how he's been hiding and running from people. Magwitch says " Dear boy and Pip's comrade. I am not a-going fur to tell you my life, like a song or a sroty-book. But to give it to you short and handy, I'll put it at once into a mouthful of English. In jail and out of jail, in jail and out of jail, in jail and out of jail. There, you've got it. That's my life pretty much, down to such times as I got shipped off, arter Pip stood my friend."(345) What I'm not sure about is, why he keeps hiding? That is all Pip and Herbert were asking, but he never gave them an answer. So, what is he really hiding?