November 7th

This past week we talked about poetry and took some notes on it.  We also read a poem by Robert Frost.

Our main idea that was significant in our discussions this week was the way in which Frost wrote his poem; by using the imaginary and reality.

I learned a lot about poetry.  I honestly have had no to little education on the fundamentals of poetry so it's nice to understand it a little bit better.

I have no questions or comments this week.

November 7th

This past week we talked about poetry and took some notes on it.  We also read a poem by Robert Frost.

Our main idea that was significant in our discussions this week was the way in which Frost wrote his poem; by using the imagery and reality.

I learned a lot about poetry.  Poerty for me is just a hard subject but the discussions have helped me tremendously. 

I have no questions or comments this week.

October 31st

• This past week we worked on multiple choice questions and how they might be worded on the AP exam.
• The discussions included the process of grading the questions, the percentages of how much an single question affects our grade, how the questions are formatted, and how the answers are generally produced. 
• My insight was that I got a feel for how the questions are put to the us and gave me a better understanding of them.
• I thought it was good how we took a look on what might be on the AP exam. 

october 24th

This past week we were assigned groups to fully analyze A Raisin in the Sun on our groups website.

The main ideas that we discussed in class involved just how to work in a group. TEAM WORK

The main insights I contributed were analyzing the characters and giving reviews on performances based on the play.

The group work was very beneficial and not as stressful as I thought

October 10th

We have been reading "A Raisin In The Sun".

We talked about the characters from the play and discussed their traits and behavior as we see in the story.

Chris Dunn and I presesnted Walter's veiw of Bennie.

I heard many different views of each character and I don't think anybody is wrong.  There can be many ways to describe a character.

october 3rd

We read the poems "Harlem" and "Market Economy" and we also started reading "A Raisin in the Sun".

We broke up into groups and talked about the "American Dream".  What it is and how to achieve it.  We also discussed the symblism in the 2 poems we read.

One thought I had was how difficult it is to achieve the "American Dream".  We all want the perfect life but it seems impossible to get.

There was so much symbolism in those 2 poems, amazing.

Diary entry

It just never seems to get any better.  Everyday I tell myself "tomorrow will better" or "this will all be over soon".  I don't know why I convince myself of these lies.  All I want to do is go to school where I can receive a great education like the white kids, or be on the white bus.  All this hate and violence is killing me.  I just want to get away from it all.  Our school is so run down and old that it could fall down on us any day.  All I think about is just getting to go home.  On my way home from school today I was basically interrogated by the white police officers for no reason.  They teased me and called me names.  What did I ever do to them? Nothing!  Why can't they just accept me for who I am?  When I get home, it's no different than being at school.  Our home is in the same condition.  It's so hard, day after day, worrying about if we will have food on the table.  Why does the color of our skin matter so much?