I have no idea what to expect at my ILP. I have not been there yet. I have not met anyone yet.

It doesn't start until October 29. So that's it again. I don't know what my ILP is going to be like.

The only things I do know is that ACE is at 440 N. Broad Street.The time is very frustrating

because Wednesday we get out early and my ILP doesn't start.

Cirque Du Freak

This is one of my favorite books. It puts a twist on the way people look at vampires and Darren Shan really brings it to life by speaking like a teenager going through this rough time. I always want to read these books and I hate having to stop. Reading this book keeps me entertained and I’m always surprised. I love reading the introduction to the book. Darren Shan is still the character and he’s telling us about his love of spiders and it made the whole book seem all the more real. I found myself forgetting that I was just reading a fiction book and this man was nowhere near my age. If it weren’t for this collection I would hate reading, but Darren Shan makes me see the fun in reading and the imagination it brings is fantastic. The first chapter gives me plenty of time for laughs before the action when I’m clinging to my book. I would recommend this to all horror fans because it’s a way of life you never expected. Sometimes you laugh until tears come to your eyes, other times your crying because the character goes through real problems in his own horror story.

If you ask me what my favorite class is, I will tell you english. English class gives me a chance to express my feelings about literature and life without being judged. Never is there a class when my voice is not heard at least once, or when there's a student whose ideas aren't heard. During English class students are encouraged to ask questions and state their opinions. We have amazing class discussions that we leave the class still discussing and debating. Currently our class is reading Hamlet. Any other time I would have been confused from the beginning, but in this class I don't. We go over the scenes and acts in class and at home, have tools that help us like "No Fear Shakespeare" to help us understand the text as we read it at home, and we have amazing teachers that are constantly encouraging us to ask questions and look deeper than the obvious. In class I'm not afraid to ask a question or debate different answers with my classmates. We all have ideas about the text that we share with each other and debate. In English class I'm responsible for my own learning. Mr. Chase and Ms. Weinraub encourage all of us to put out our opinions,but it's up to us to do it or not. Reading Hamlet has been a wonderful experience. Not only do we read it at home, but we read it aloud in class (usually acting out important parts ourselves), and compare and contrast 2 Hamlet movies that portray Shakespeare's play in engaging and beautiful ways.