NEXT STEPS

1. Write a post for your course blog in which you:
•My topic is how can I find out what I want to do in life, what does it take to get into college, and what do I need to do to go to college.
•Explain how you came to be interested in your topic and why you care about it so much;
-I've been interested in college since I was in the 7th grade and I've always wanted to know what it would take to do to get there. I care greatly about this because my whole family has gone to college and I feel that if I go to college it can help me find out what I want to do in life.
•Predict how learning about this topic will enrich your life and provide value for learners and others in your community who read/see what you do;
- I believe that learning about how to make it to college will enrich my life greatly so when the time comes to apply for college, I won't be in dark about anything. I think others should learn more about how to get to college.
•List the academic disciplines and/or skills the topic requires;
- My topic requires that you have to have at least have 2 years of spanish, three years of math, three years of science, and many other things including a high school deploma.
•Map out how you will begin learning about your topic (it's OK if you don't have a formal plan yet-- in fact, learning how to make a plan in this area may well be your first step);
- I think I should start by finishing all of my qualifications for college, along with that I will maintain at least a 3.0 avereage, next I shall start figuring out what I should write for my college paper, I will also start looking at the colleges I may like to apply to, that Is just the basis of what my steps will be I have not completely figured it out yet.
•Describe the resources you will need (wave the magic wand I just handed you and imagine for a moment that time, money and access are not obstacles. Who do you want to meet?  What materials do you need?  What types of experiences will you seek?);
- I really am not sure what I would need.
•Consider which tools you will use to tell your story.  Will you continue posting on your course blog?  Will you start a new blog, and if you do, will it be on Blogger, or WordPress, or Tumblr, or another platform?  Will you use other media and collaborative tools to curate, remix, and share your learning?  Do you have ideas about what would be cool but you're not sure what's out there?
- I will continue posting on my blog, but it may or may not be on a new one. My blog will be on blogger. I may use other tools to share my learning. Lastly I really am not sure what is out there.
REMEMBER: At this point you are merely dreaming/thinking out loud.  It's important to express your thinking even if (especially if!) you're not sure of something, or if you have questions or doubts.  Plus, we learners are all in the same boat; these are the moments that restore a small sense of humanity to the learning process.  Imagine the comfort you'll provide to a student in New York or New Delhi who stumbles on your post and realizes she's not alone after all.  For us, certainty is overrated and uncertainty is a GOOD thing.  Have a look at what some very bright people have said and written about this.
ALSO REMEMBER: If you're still thinking of this as "homework" or an "assignment" you're missing the whole point.  This is you deciding what you think is important and telling the world about it.  Don't ask how long it needs to be or whether it fits a five-paragraph essay format-- it's time for YOU to decide how to most effectively express your thinking.  (And don't worry, if we don't understand something we'll ask!)  This is your chance to explore fearlessly so that you can: a) get the best information, b) learn something and/or get better at doing something, and c) begin to make a name for yourself in a community of interest, critique, and respect.  Therefore, you shouldn't just answer the items above to check boxes.  Go deep.  Take the opportunity to make this thing your own.  And, at any point you have questions or need help, reach out to Dr. Preston and your peers (and your friends, families, employers, mentors).  We're here for you and we want you to succeed so that we can all hit the ground running when we meet again in January.

Literature Analysis #3 Fahrenheit 451

1.    Fahrenheit 451  is a book we have been reading in class and i expect it to to be a difficult read and possibly boring. Come to find out, once i read it i could not put it down.

2.    Id say what kept me reading past the first ten pages would be how i wanted to find out what happened next. There is also the fact that it was assigned. 

3.    I usually lay down on the couch and read for a couple hours at a time, sometimes ill put on some music in the background.

1.   The plot of this novel takes place in the future were people live in a type of controlling and somewhat scary society. The main character Guy Montag finds himself questioning his way of living and gets himself in a dilemma. His life gets turned upside down when he starts reading books and meets a young girl named Clarisse. This book may seem like its about censorship but after reading through it it becomes obvious that its about self motivation. 

2.    I think the theme of this novel is to question things and try to improve the world. I also think it's saying not to give up on something you feel strongly in even if its hard.

3.    I think the authors tone of this novel is intense and slightly worried. I think he was worried about the future due to technology. In the novel the people are always focused on the parlor walls and complain about not having enough. He describes the future as being gloomy, bland, and boring.

4. Symbolism- symbolism is used by the fire. It symbolizes transforming, also destruction.
    allusion
    theme- self motivation
    Simile- Her face bright as snow in the moonlight.(pg 7)
    Personification-One of them slid down into your stomach like a black cobra (pg 14)
    Flat characters

    Round characters
    Indirect characterization
    Direct characterization

    Diction

    Syntax

 
1. An example of direct characterization would be how the author describes Mildred right away. Another example would be how the author describes Faber. An example of indirect characterization would be how the reader learns about Clarisse through her words and actions. Another example of indirect characterization would be Montag, you learn what he does by the way they describe his clothing and the salamander on in clothing. You also learn about him through the actions he takes. I think he uses both direct and indirect because he wants to add depth to some of the major characters in the novel. The author may want you to know about some characters traits right away but also may want the reader to learn about others through there thoughts or actions
2. The authors syntax changes a bit when he is writing as the part of Beatty. He makes hi sound more poetic, more educated you may say. Appose to when he writes as Montag and you can tell he is smart but just the average smart.
3. Montag(the protagonist) is with out a doubt a dynamic character. He is dynamic because he changes throughout the novel, at first he was a very oblivious man. By the end of the book he is a man with no family, he reads books, and he realizes that all around him made him unhappy and that the world they live in was very message up. It is quite debatable that Montag is a Round character. In my personal opinion he is a round character. He has much emotion and passion, he is not just another person in the crowd.
4. After reading the novel i feel as though i met a person, it didn't even feel as though i was reading a book.

Final Review

Key elements:
-Tone
-Mood
-Diction
-Syntax
-Allusion
-Theme
-Universal Theme
-Symbols
-Symbolism

Parts of a Plot
-Exposition
-Insiting Incident
-Rising Action
-Climax
-Falling Action
-Resolution

Characters
-indirectly
-direct
-dynamic
-static
-flat
-round

Elements
-Foreshadowing

Out Beyond Where The Sidewalk Ends (poem remix)

There is a place out beyond ideas of wrong doing and rightdoing

There is a field. I'll meet you there 

And there the grass grows soft and whit 

And there the sun burns crimson bright

And there the moon-bird rests from his flight

To the cool peppermint wind

Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black

And a dark street wines and bends.

We shall walk with a walker that is measured and slow, 

And watch where the chalk-white arrows go. 

To the place out beyond ideas.

When the soul lies down in the grass, the world is too full to talk about.

Ideas, language, even the phrase each other doesn't make any sense. 

Yes will walk with a walk thats is measured and slow,

And will go where the chalk-white arrows go,

For the children, they mark, and the children, they know. 

The place out beyond ideas

Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstien

There is a place where the sidewalk ends

And before the street begins,
And there the grass grows soft and white,
And there the sun burns crimson bright,
And there the moon-bird rests from his flight
To cool in the peppermint wind.

Let us leave this place where the smoke blows black
And the dark street winds and bends.
Past the pits where the asphalt flowers grow
We shall walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And watch where the chalk-white arrows go
To the place where the sidewalk ends.

Yes we'll walk with a walk that is measured and slow,
And we'll go where the chalk-white arrows go,
For the children, they mark, and the children, they know
The place where the sidewalk ends.

Intro to poetry

1. What is the significance of the title?

The significance is that it makes you curious about what you're about to read. 

 

2. What is the tone of the poem? 

The tone of the poem is very whimsical while also telling a story.  

 

3. What is your mood as you read it? 

My mood is a wide variety, from curiosity to amusement and even excitement. 

 

4. Is there a shift? Where? From what to what?  

There is no shift in this poem. 

 

5. What is the theme of the poem?

The theme is all about imagination and where it will take you.