So I have just received my grade for my 1st quarter blog. Its absolutely terrible and its safe to say that I got the lowest grade in the junior class. If anyone has actually read my blog, then they know that I deserve it. Even I'll admit it. I didn't put proper effort into creation of this blog. I didn't do most of what the teacher asked of me. For this second quarter, I intend of applying myself a little more along the lines of the rubric and accomplishing the set tasks instead of meandering around my own pointless ideas. I also intend on taking all the stupid trash out of my blog. Its time for a massive overhaul.
My attitudes on blogging? I have probably the most enthusiastic outlook on the concept. Its a turn away from the normal three page papers and I'm an advocate for variety and change. I love this assignment. Problem is, I took it the wrong way, hence the FAIL.
Now for my second book. I havent picked out a new book yet, but I'm thinking along the lines of: Around the World in 80 Days, Shipbreaker, or Theodore Boone, Kid lawyer. I'm leaning toward Kid Lawyer because now that the football season is almost over, I'll have the time I usually needed to recover from my war wounds in my pocket to spend on reading. You can expect a serious, well thought out blog for the most part unless my immaturity get in my way again. (Insert smiley face here).
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
A question to the audience.
Imagine you had eighty days to circumnavigate the world. you are at no rush in your goal. Where would you go? what places would you visit? Intrigue me with what you would like to do in an 80 day tour around the world?
This should be interesting and fun.
I hope someone actually replies for a change.....
This should be interesting and fun.
I hope someone actually replies for a change.....
An outlook on the 21st century english classroom.
What are your feelings towards the inclusion of activities such blogging, tweeting, facebooking, and interstate school interaction? How do these methods enhance your understanding of the text?
I think its a great idea. Why not take advantage of modern technology? It gives students the ability to publish their work where their peers, along with the rest of the world, can access it. It is also a completely different concept within the English classroom. All of my classmates and I have essentially grown up only reading books and writing papers in English class. The opportunity to do something completely different such as blog is a revolutionary concept of which we embrace. It gives us the liberty to step out of the generic classroom and allows us to experiment with these new activities. Blogging gives us the freedom to write in our own style, about whatever we want to write about (with limitations. This still is English class), and at whatever pace we determine.
Interstate interaction has been going on for like forever. Remember the Pen Pals concept? Its nothing particularly new. It allows us to communicate with students who may not think the same we do, and open opportunities to be exposed to different styles of thought from people our age. The other school contributes to our knowledge, and we contribute to theirs. Sadly, I haven't witnessed much direct interaction between the schools. Its been more of a passive interaction, where we aren't really directly acting on one another. It needs to be where we are actively engaging, and I mean ENGAGE, in what one another writes and discuss it with a passion. That's where you take full advantage of this ability to communicate with other schools. It takes more than a couple of posts and comments by an irrelevant third party for communication to be considered a discussion. There must be an exchange of ideas, points of view, philosophies and such and such. Imagine an internet, interstate debate where there is literally massive gathering of people examining one another's ideas and discussing about the subject matter profusely, constantly learning from each single word casted into the fury of debate. This is where we learn... just like in the Greek or Roman forums or whatever....
How do these methods enhance our understanding of the text? Shoot I dont know. Why are you asking me? I haven't been witness to an obvious or even subliminal change in understanding of content. No one has told me that this method of working and study help them understand the book better. It hasn't happened to me either, but thats probably because the past few books I have read I decided to shoot out of the literary "cannon"... literally.... the books kinda exploded against the target at the range I went to. But coming back to the actual discussion at hand, I'm not too sure if using blogging will actually help us understand the book more. It makes us approach the book differently than a book report does, so I think that's better. It may also provoke a sense of desire and enthusiasm students generally dont have, and that will definitely help. Only time will tell if these new methods will improve our comprehension.
This has been your favorite English class troll with an actually, and surprisingly serious post. Until next time.... whenever that will be.... I hear the economy is in crisis and the government is in trouble. I might have to take a break to go instill some common sense and solutions up in capitol hill, so I might delay in my posts. By the way, I gave up on writing in Spanish; Google Translate is pressing charges.... I think.... but anyway. Until next time.
I think its a great idea. Why not take advantage of modern technology? It gives students the ability to publish their work where their peers, along with the rest of the world, can access it. It is also a completely different concept within the English classroom. All of my classmates and I have essentially grown up only reading books and writing papers in English class. The opportunity to do something completely different such as blog is a revolutionary concept of which we embrace. It gives us the liberty to step out of the generic classroom and allows us to experiment with these new activities. Blogging gives us the freedom to write in our own style, about whatever we want to write about (with limitations. This still is English class), and at whatever pace we determine.
Interstate interaction has been going on for like forever. Remember the Pen Pals concept? Its nothing particularly new. It allows us to communicate with students who may not think the same we do, and open opportunities to be exposed to different styles of thought from people our age. The other school contributes to our knowledge, and we contribute to theirs. Sadly, I haven't witnessed much direct interaction between the schools. Its been more of a passive interaction, where we aren't really directly acting on one another. It needs to be where we are actively engaging, and I mean ENGAGE, in what one another writes and discuss it with a passion. That's where you take full advantage of this ability to communicate with other schools. It takes more than a couple of posts and comments by an irrelevant third party for communication to be considered a discussion. There must be an exchange of ideas, points of view, philosophies and such and such. Imagine an internet, interstate debate where there is literally massive gathering of people examining one another's ideas and discussing about the subject matter profusely, constantly learning from each single word casted into the fury of debate. This is where we learn... just like in the Greek or Roman forums or whatever....
How do these methods enhance our understanding of the text? Shoot I dont know. Why are you asking me? I haven't been witness to an obvious or even subliminal change in understanding of content. No one has told me that this method of working and study help them understand the book better. It hasn't happened to me either, but thats probably because the past few books I have read I decided to shoot out of the literary "cannon"... literally.... the books kinda exploded against the target at the range I went to. But coming back to the actual discussion at hand, I'm not too sure if using blogging will actually help us understand the book more. It makes us approach the book differently than a book report does, so I think that's better. It may also provoke a sense of desire and enthusiasm students generally dont have, and that will definitely help. Only time will tell if these new methods will improve our comprehension.
This has been your favorite English class troll with an actually, and surprisingly serious post. Until next time.... whenever that will be.... I hear the economy is in crisis and the government is in trouble. I might have to take a break to go instill some common sense and solutions up in capitol hill, so I might delay in my posts. By the way, I gave up on writing in Spanish; Google Translate is pressing charges.... I think.... but anyway. Until next time.
Monday, November 21, 2011
Time for quarter numero dos!!!! [ENGLISH REMIX]
What’s up YAAALLLLL?????? I return with a new book to review. Its called Around the World in 8o Days by Jules Verne. That’s why I’m writing in Spanish (LOLZZZ I'm actually writing in English :) ). Its because it’s a book around the world. So to add something special to my blog, I’m going to write in Spanish for the rest of the quarter.
(If you haven't noticed... this is the English REMIX of this post.)
Now for the book… I picked this book because I saw the movie with the ninja Jackie Chan and that fascinated me. Because of the movie, I have high expectations for the book. For this past week, I’ve been reading the first few parts and it has reached my requirements. There still isn’t anything special or stupendous but the book is worth my time and I’m content. I hope there are some jokes or something that makes me laugh because YOOUUUU KNOWWW that laughing is good for your life and health and I also like jokes…. DUUUUHHHHH
100 Points to whoever finds the reference to Mox from WDF.
Until next time.
Friday, October 28, 2011
comments
- i cant wait to see your new blog for this quarter. your style of vocab choice is... appealing. dont drop the jokes. theyre funny. it'll be interesting to see how you apply your sense of humor to Langston Hughes.
- youre a genius. its time to unscrew your bottle of creativity and hammer it into the blog. yes its true that the blog prompts are too much like school assignments, but you gotta just make the most of it. when you finish this book, please tell how this book was because im thinking about it for third quarter. i expect great things from you homie. good luck.
The Priest of Pain said... on Pierre McCauley's blog
its just so much fun when procrastination gets in your way. i know how you feel. i like the way you describe procrastination as leading you to have gray hairs. i always thought frustration causes wrinkles but i guess im wrong. the analogy you make of procrastination to your results is so true. i should start listening to you more. didnt i tell you that thing about this book being exactly like Twilight except with necromancers? if its not like twilight then whats it like? id like to know. to me it doesnt seem anything different. id like to see what your genius can cook up in your next few posts. i hope its entertaining.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Rugby World Cup 2011
this is completely off topic, but i have to do this.
Congratulations New Zealand All Blacks!!!!
that was a great match you played against Le Blue. Its about time you won another world cup. it was evident that you worked hard on the pitch and you should be proud, as the the rest of the world is proud of you. whoever scored that try for New Zealand made the biggest difference in that game and essentially got you the win. overall, well played game. My expectations for you next year will be even higher. you guys are my favorite team. until next season.
Congrats.
Congratulations New Zealand All Blacks!!!!
that was a great match you played against Le Blue. Its about time you won another world cup. it was evident that you worked hard on the pitch and you should be proud, as the the rest of the world is proud of you. whoever scored that try for New Zealand made the biggest difference in that game and essentially got you the win. overall, well played game. My expectations for you next year will be even higher. you guys are my favorite team. until next season.
Congrats.
Saturday, October 8, 2011
1st quarter comments
on Leslie Burke's blog
"I got dibs on the tuatara. that is one beautiful piece of carbon fiber machinery."
on Michael Wilkinson's blog
"Genius"
on Leslie Burke's blog
"wonderful musical choice by the mix master himself."
on Michael Wilkinson's blog
"what are you talking about awful? this is like the best and most intriguing blog I've seen. this is pure art homie."
"I got dibs on the tuatara. that is one beautiful piece of carbon fiber machinery."
on Michael Wilkinson's blog
"Genius"
on Leslie Burke's blog
"wonderful musical choice by the mix master himself."
on Michael Wilkinson's blog
"what are you talking about awful? this is like the best and most intriguing blog I've seen. this is pure art homie."
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Un vlog sobre mi libro.
(agregue video aqui)
Este video esta oficiado por el pirata Pete.
This was filmed after i had just recently finished busting a cap with my lazer gat.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Classical Music For The Soul.
check out this fresh tune:
Overture (Halo Reach Original Soundtrack) - Martin O'Donnell & Michael Salvatori
Im sorry theres no link. just go find it on youtube or something.
The Arabic feel and the percussion in the beginning of this song is like totally amazing. the maracas and violins freakin killed it. don't forget my homies in the bass section; they brought the authority. this is music done right. If only our percussion had these skills. Im honestly considering asking my band teacher to have us play it.
since we're on the subject of music, i shall share some quotes with you.
"Music is the sound of the soul taking control for a change."
"Its always the little things that make music so beautifully perfect."
whoever guesses who wrote these correctly gets +50 karma points.
the song in relation to the book.
there isnt much relation to the book, as i found no mood in the book to tune a song to. the closest thing to similarity is how the book opens with the author talking about how it is over in the middle east on duty. the song opens up with a more, what i would like to call a "clandestine" feel, which i have alwasy paired with the image of combat. within a number of chapters in the book, the author leaves behind all the descriptions of his experiences and solely talks about the dog for the rest of the book. the song is quite the same. after a number of measures, it mellows out into a calm harmony, which i honestly dont like. id prefer a more moving and aggressive mood in both song and book.
Overture (Halo Reach Original Soundtrack) - Martin O'Donnell & Michael Salvatori
Im sorry theres no link. just go find it on youtube or something.
The Arabic feel and the percussion in the beginning of this song is like totally amazing. the maracas and violins freakin killed it. don't forget my homies in the bass section; they brought the authority. this is music done right. If only our percussion had these skills. Im honestly considering asking my band teacher to have us play it.
since we're on the subject of music, i shall share some quotes with you.
"Music is the sound of the soul taking control for a change."
"Its always the little things that make music so beautifully perfect."
whoever guesses who wrote these correctly gets +50 karma points.
the song in relation to the book.
there isnt much relation to the book, as i found no mood in the book to tune a song to. the closest thing to similarity is how the book opens with the author talking about how it is over in the middle east on duty. the song opens up with a more, what i would like to call a "clandestine" feel, which i have alwasy paired with the image of combat. within a number of chapters in the book, the author leaves behind all the descriptions of his experiences and solely talks about the dog for the rest of the book. the song is quite the same. after a number of measures, it mellows out into a calm harmony, which i honestly dont like. id prefer a more moving and aggressive mood in both song and book.
Thursday, September 29, 2011
Websites...
So i'm supposed to add a number of websites that relate to the book. ... ... ... ... Great... Where to start...
http://www.vohneliche.com/
The people who helped get Lava out of the country.
http://www.bookreporter.com/reviews/from-baghdad-with-love-a-marine-the-war-and-a-dog-named-lava
A summary of the book.
http://www.apdt.com/conf/speakers/bio_kopelman.aspx
another, smaller summary.
http://www.bookslut.com/nonfiction/2006_10_010021.php
i'm sorry, but i just cant stop laughing at the website title to actually write something. just click the dang link, its actually kinda good.
http://www.marines.mil/unit/mcbhawaii/Pages/110413_RejoiningthefightLavaDogsleaveforAfghanistandeployment.aspx
An article about recent deployment of the lava dogs.
http://www.freedomisnotfree.com/
Organization created to aid the families of wounded or fallen service members, of which the author is executive director of.
http://www.mcbh.usmc.mil/3mar/1dbn/1-3%20INDEX.htm
Lava Dogs' website.
http://www.vohneliche.com/
The people who helped get Lava out of the country.
http://www.bookreporter.com/reviews/from-baghdad-with-love-a-marine-the-war-and-a-dog-named-lava
A summary of the book.
http://www.apdt.com/conf/speakers/bio_kopelman.aspx
another, smaller summary.
http://www.bookslut.com/nonfiction/2006_10_010021.php
i'm sorry, but i just cant stop laughing at the website title to actually write something. just click the dang link, its actually kinda good.
http://www.marines.mil/unit/mcbhawaii/Pages/110413_RejoiningthefightLavaDogsleaveforAfghanistandeployment.aspx
An article about recent deployment of the lava dogs.
http://www.freedomisnotfree.com/
Organization created to aid the families of wounded or fallen service members, of which the author is executive director of.
http://www.mcbh.usmc.mil/3mar/1dbn/1-3%20INDEX.htm
Lava Dogs' website.
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