This weekend I was not able to reach my the goals I had set for myself prior to the weekend due to the fact I was very busy with my college decision. The work I managed to do was I read 65 pages on my Friendship Poems book. I found a lot of the poems strange and hard to understand but I did enjoy two of them, titled "Relationships" and "Being Her Friend". The two poems touched on the sacredness of friendship and how it can sometimes originate from stronger feelings. "Relationships" focused on the importance of sacrifice in a friendship while "Being Her Friend" emphasizes the speakers feelings of gratitude everyday for being friends with this woman. I also interviewed Mariah this weekend, but decided not to interview Morgan due to the fact I thought of a story that she would be included in. During class today I worked on a very rough draft about the time boys pushed me and Caroline in the pool in Florida and then Morgan just jumped in by herself. Out of class I spent the majority of study hall typing and editing the story I wrote. I did this in a study room in the library. I also interviewed Conor about the first time we met as well as his fondest memory, which was when we went jet skiing in Cape Cod.

Yesterday during class I presented my project. I thought it went pretty well and was surprised at how comfortable I felt in front of the class. This was the first time I have ever been able to speak in front of people without being really nervous, so I was pleased. My classmates seemed engaged in my presentation and asked a few questions when I was finished. Last night I interviewed Mariah in the library. I spent about a half an hour doing this. My goal for tonight is to interview Morgan as well as write a story about both of them. This story will be a rough draft that I will edit later. My friendship poem book has recently arrived so I will begin to read that this weekend as well.

mid term

Today was a pretty productive day for me. During class I spent my time answering the questions for the mid term presentation and managed to finish all of them. I was also given the opportunity to practice what I am weakest at; presenting my work to an audience. My audience today consisted of Cindy and her family. Out of class I worked in the library at a cubicle, which usually allows me to get my work done without distractions. I spent the whole study hall editing the rest of my work. The editing was difficult at times because some of my first drafts were pretty bad and needed a lot of work. This was not exactly fun but I feel better about my work now. I then picked out the poem and story I am going to share with the class tomorrow and timed my presentation to make sure it was okay. I am pleased with myself because I was able to achieve the goal i set for myself a few days ago.  

 Recently I have just been working on editing my work for Thursday's class. I am about half way through it, so I am in pretty good shape. Editing is probably my least favorite part of writing, but I know it is necessary. I usually do all of my editing at my desk in my room because it is one of the only places I can manage to stay focused. My goal for tomorrow's class is to continue my work and complete it by tomorrow night. I am excited to share with the class what I have been working on but I still have to figure out what stories or poems I am going to share with the class so I will do that tomorrow night. 

Today during class I planned to start writing a story about my first encounter with Conor. I acheived this goal and managed to finish the story during class. I wrote about how I thought he was really weird and he creeped me out. I then wrote out what I have left to do for my project so I can stay organized. All of my writing right now is fairly sloppy and needs editing but I am just trying to get the ideas out and taylor them later. Due to the fact I found out today that we are suppose to present our projects' Thursday, I am going to spend the rest of the week typing up what I have written so far and making edits to my first drafts. My goal is that by Thursday I will have editited all that I have and be ready for it to be shown to the class.

Today during my free I acheived my goal of interviewing Ty and Dev. Their favorite memories included the time we were all together and Ty tripped me and I fell face first into the dirt, as well as when Devin came to my house in CT. I spent about thirty minutes talking to both of them. The next period I had another free, so I spent about twenty minutes finishing the edits I had to do on my proposal. In class Mr. Iago informed us that we need to be more specific in our proposals, so I spent the class period doing this. I added the books I am going to read and the books I am going to skim, as well as the amount of people I plan to interview or have already interviewed.

memories

Today we did not have class but I made a goal for myself to interview Julia Kopleman. I did this tonight after study hall for about forty minutes. I did this in our room because we are roommates.We were laughing as we were remembering all the strange things we used to do last year such as order Wok n' Roll almost every night even though it was so gross and made us both sick. We were always dancing together and doing weird things. It was interesting to hear her first impression of me as well because she thought we would never be friends, and I thought the same, and now she is one of my best friends. Tomorrow I have set a goal for myself to interview Ty and Dev during a free that we all share.

Yesterday I had a productive class period. I talked to Mrs. Moore about poetry books I could read for inspiration and she gave me one she thought would be good. I also started a new story about a funny moment I had with Caroline Cort and finished that same story during the class. I am excited about this story because it is really funny; it is about the time I threw Caroline's bra up in a tree and Mr. Wiggins ended up having to get it. I am also excited about this story because I have a picture that captures the struggle that me and Caroline went threw trying to get her bra out of a tree that is perfect for my scrapbook. Last night I interviewed Vail over the phone. I enjoy interviews becuase it it intresting to hear another person's perspective of a time we have both shared. I then spent a short time looking over the book Mrs. Moore gave me and have found some stuff I can work with and get ideas from.

Yesterday in class I began writing a story of my first day at LA. I have recently decided to put in two seperate pages on experiences I have had into my scrapbook because I think they are important peices to my senior year, as well as the fact they tie in with my friends. After class I finished my first story about my first experience in the dorm at Lawrence and then I wrote another story about the preaseaon meeting last year. It was fun to remeber these instances because I look back on them fondly. The next thing I hope to do tonight is interview Vail about a memory of us together.

Today during class I finished my story about Liv Becca and Molly. I also wrote out the layout for my scrapbook and decided all the people I am going to include in it. I have a great deal of work to do but I feel like I am on a good track. After class I interviewed Jake, Will, and Cyn.

This weekend I spent time typing as well as editing the poem and the three stories I have written so far. My goal for class tomorrow is to finish writing my most recent story. My goal for tomorrow night is to interview Cyn so that I am able to conclude my second page of my scrapbook. So far it has been a little difficult for me to write stories because they are all true and I have not had a lot of experience with writing stories like this. As of right now, my favorite aspect of this project has been writing poetry. I also think I will enjoy the interviews I will conduct.

Yesterday we did not have class, but after school I worked on my last story concerning my friends from home. I finished it, so now I am done with the page on my friends from home for right now. I still have to add pictures and quotes but right now I am just going to focus on getting all the writing done and do the quotes and decorating at the end. Next I am going to work on my page about my first friends at LA.

Yesterday in class I wrote a new memory about leaving my friends from home. I then began writing about a different experience I had with my friends during a night in the summer. I also met with Mr. Iago and went over what I was going to be doing this term. I changed my calendar a little bit considering I am now going to group my friends into sections and each page may have more then one friend on it. I also have decided to include my important experiences in my pages with my friends on them, instead of giving the important experiences pages of their own. I am happy because I think while the amount of work I have to do is a lot, it is also managable and I am not in over my head.

Day 2

Today in class I received feedback from Cindy about my poem, which she liked. I then began writing an anecdote about a funny experience that I had with one of my friends from home. I spent all class working on it, and finished it tonight. The next thing I have to do is think of a memory or two that I can write about where all of my friends are included considering the story I have completed is only about one of them. I like to write these stories because it is fun to relive the memories and how I felt during these moments.

The First Day

Today was the first day we worked on our project.During class I tried to write a poem about my friends from home but had a little trouble so I went online and read poems about friendship for inspirtation. This was helpful and I began writing a poem about my four best friends from home and the experinces we have shared together. Out of class I spent about an hour finishing the poem. I made the poem ryhme which was difficult but fun at the same time.

The Proposal

On Friday in class we were given some time to brainstorm for our projects. I have decided to do a scrap book about my time at Lawrence Academy. I am planning on writing anecdotes as well as poems about my experience. I am also going to include pictures and decorations. I bounced ideas off of Cindy who is thinking of doing a similar project about how I can include all of the six skills. Out of class this weekend I spent time completing the Spring Term Project Proposal Worksheet and typing it into a paper. I will spend a few more minutes tonight editing my paper. I learned that in order to complete this project I am going to always keep up with the work and never leave anything until the last minute. It is a lot easier for me to use my time wisely and spread the work out.