Our first benchmark in Mr. Kay’s English class challenged us to write a five-paragraph essay with a thesis statement about “The Odyssey.”  Our thesis had to be very good- that is, it must be something that can be argued, and must be a creative thesis about the book.  The essay had to be exactly five paragraphs, no more, no less, and each paragraph had to be strong and backed up by quotes from the book, and then our analysis on said quotes.

Hamlet is full of controversy and rage. Shakespeare portrayed characters in the book as some evil, some kind, some insane and some sneaky. In my opinion, Polonius was sneaky and evil, Queen Gertrude was sneaky, and Hamlet was insane! I enjoy reading shakespeare tragedies because it gives me a certain condolence. My leisure time is spent writing; stories, poems, or my thoughts. English class has bettered my writing and furthered my knowledge with a better understanding of grammer, puncuation, and the meaning behind my words. I look forward to reading more shakespeare. I find it interesting understanding old language. It's a struggle trying to translate Shakespeare's words into modern language, but it helps you understand the meaning behind the story better. As a writer, I wish to write poems or stories and be remembered for my work as Shakespeare has. It's every writiers dream to be gone but remembered for what they did best, and thats writing!

Hamlet is full of controversy and rage. Shakespeare portrayed characters in the book as some evil, some kind, some insane and some sneaky. In my opinion, Polonius was sneaky and evil, Queen Gertrude was sneaky, and Hamlet was insane! I enjoy reading shakespeare tragedies because it gives me a certain condolence. My leisure time is spent writing; stories, poems, or my thoughts. English class has bettered my writing and furthered my knowledge with a better understanding of grammer, puncuation, and the meaning behind my words. I look forward to reading more shakespeare. I find it interesting understanding old language. It's a struggle trying to translate Shakespeare's words into modern language, but it helps you understand the meaning behind the story better. As a writer, I wish to write poems or stories and be remembered for my work as Shakespeare has. It's every writiers dream to be gone but remembered for what they did best, and thats writing!

The Kelly Writers House at The University of Penn is an actual 13-room house at 3805 Locust Walk on Penn's campus that is a center for writers of all kinds from Penn and the Philadelphia area. I served there as a temp (helping with various activities and chores around The House) and I sat in on many of The House's writing classes. Check out a link here: http://writing.upenn.edu/wh/about/

In March, I switched ILP's and I am currently in SLA's Law Class held in Rochester's room on Wednesday. We learn about the Constitution, its Ammendments, and an overall view of the Court System. Class is from around 1:30 to 2:30 and then we have an hour to complete the homework that is given to us at the end of class.

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