Quarter 2 was a fantastic quarter. There was a lot of planning and other units taking place, but we also got a lot of good Writer's Notebooks in.
In the Second (and a little bit of the the Third) quarter we wrote an essay figuring out if the main character of "The Tell Tale Heart" was insane or not. We examined the legal definition of insanity as a class and had a discussion about it. Overall, it is a really good story and it was a good introduction to Edgar Allan Poe. I want to improve on my work here with better transitions.
This was a reflection on courage and the definition of it. To be honest, as I grew and my ideas changed throughout the school year, I don't necessarily agree with what I wrote here. I disagree that you need courage to do something. Because often, we're scared to do something. You can scream "DO SOMETHING" at yourself as loud as possible, but it never defeats the fear of doing it. There are people out there, however, who are there to help you. Leaders, colleagues, friends, family members... there's always going to be someone out there who cares enough to help you. If I had to do it again, I'd change that. Sometimes you need courage from others.
This freewrite was talking about the Anne Frank play and Holocaust unit. It's nice and simple, but it could possibly use a little more. This is nice and short and keeps it simple. It's similar to my style, like taking a geode and smashing it and the good parts are in the open, but not concentrated. I want to improve on my organization here - it's a little random, and I don't like that part. I would change that randomness if I was to do the project again.
This was for Mystery Monday. I'm really proud with how it came out and it didn't trail off like my other freewrites. It's a good start. If I had someone else looking at this, I wouldn't be extremely proud of what I had gotten done on them, but I think it would give them an idea of the kind of writer I can be. I'm most proud of how the plot line here progresses simply and gradiently, flowing without any random issues. Which, as you know, random issues can mess up my work sometimes.