Its finally Thursday! After 12:15 today im free until Monday morning! =)
Right now I am sitting in English class. Class started 2 minutes ago. I just put the finishing touches on my descriptive paragraph about "Spring" from Tuesday. However, im sure the teacher already checked them by now. Hopefully not though. I really liked that assignment. I love going into detail when im writing so I enjoyed describing the season.
Mrs. Aiken has told us that she would like us to blog at least twice a week so I need to catch up for this week. Im thinking the descriptive paragraph doesnt count because we were really supposed to print it out, but the priters werent working. So she just told us to put it on our blog. So this will be blog #1 for this week. On Tuesday Mrs. Aiken told us to read a chapter in the book. I havnt gotten around to it yet. I have been pretty busy keeping up with my other classes as well as doing things at home too...so its been kind of hectic lately. I have alot of reading to do this weekend which includes what I was assigned in this class. I believe Mrs. Aiken mentioned something about writing our first essay today. Im looking foward to it, kind of. As long as its not too challenging of a topic I will be happy. I enjoy writing essays and papers as long as I have enough time in between writing them. I hate it when teachers make you write essays back to back. I just get burnt out on writing which makes me very sloppy and careless with my work. But hopefully I wont have to worry about that in here.
Okay well I guess thats it for now. =)
Kori
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Descriptive Paragraph - Spring
Kori Patterson
Mrs. S Aiken
English 1101 – descriptive paragraph
August 25, 2009
"Spring"
The early morning dew sits heavily on the blades of dark green grass, weighing down its delicate stem. A glossy drop slowly slides down the leaflet, making its way toward the soil. The bright, blinding sun leisurely rises above the horizon, casting welcoming shadows upon the earth. A light fog hovers gently just above the foliage as the sunlight penetrates its almost transparent existence. The flowers, which seem to be placed at random in the wide meadow, begin to blossom. Their vibrant pedals hesitantly open, allowing the sunlight to display their beauty to the world. A couple, early-rising bees sporadically glide around the flora, searching for the right one to land their fragile legs upon to collect the sweet pollen. In the distance, a few birds can be heard singing their sweet melody, awakening anything that is still in slumber. A lone buck can be seen, silhouetted against bright blue azure, its antlers towering above its refined head as it grazes on the newly sprouted grass. As the sun continues to rise, the cold fog melts away and a feeling of warmth sweeps over the landscape. This is spring.
Mrs. S Aiken
English 1101 – descriptive paragraph
August 25, 2009
"Spring"
The early morning dew sits heavily on the blades of dark green grass, weighing down its delicate stem. A glossy drop slowly slides down the leaflet, making its way toward the soil. The bright, blinding sun leisurely rises above the horizon, casting welcoming shadows upon the earth. A light fog hovers gently just above the foliage as the sunlight penetrates its almost transparent existence. The flowers, which seem to be placed at random in the wide meadow, begin to blossom. Their vibrant pedals hesitantly open, allowing the sunlight to display their beauty to the world. A couple, early-rising bees sporadically glide around the flora, searching for the right one to land their fragile legs upon to collect the sweet pollen. In the distance, a few birds can be heard singing their sweet melody, awakening anything that is still in slumber. A lone buck can be seen, silhouetted against bright blue azure, its antlers towering above its refined head as it grazes on the newly sprouted grass. As the sun continues to rise, the cold fog melts away and a feeling of warmth sweeps over the landscape. This is spring.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
What do I want to learn in English 1101?
This is my second day of class in English 1101 and Mrs. Aiken has asked us to blog about what we would like to learn/gain from taking her class....
To be honest, I am a little nervous about what this course consists of. Seeing as how this is my first english college class I am not sure what to expect. I mean I know I will be reading and writing but to what extent? The high school that I attended did not push my academic ability to its full extent. Yes, I took honors/gifted courses and even two advanced placement courses (one of those being english/literature) but even at that level, I was not pushed to do my best. So, with that said, I think I have had it extremely easy in the past. This worries me because I know that here at Macon State, I am going to have to work my tail off to make A's (I have heard that it is a tough school). Because of my high school years I have absolutely NO study skills. I never had to study in the past. I got good grades without studying, so what would be the point? But now, I know that I will have to develop some decent study skills to prevent myself from flunking out of college. Sorry for the rambling, just wanting to give a little background information. However, I do have a point to all that. One thing that I would like to gain in taking this course to to develop good study habits. I believe that this class, along with my other three, will help me to develop these habits that I so desperately need lol. I know this will require some dedication on my part, but I am motivated to do well so hopefully I wont have a problem with it. =)
To be honest, I am a little nervous about what this course consists of. Seeing as how this is my first english college class I am not sure what to expect. I mean I know I will be reading and writing but to what extent? The high school that I attended did not push my academic ability to its full extent. Yes, I took honors/gifted courses and even two advanced placement courses (one of those being english/literature) but even at that level, I was not pushed to do my best. So, with that said, I think I have had it extremely easy in the past. This worries me because I know that here at Macon State, I am going to have to work my tail off to make A's (I have heard that it is a tough school). Because of my high school years I have absolutely NO study skills. I never had to study in the past. I got good grades without studying, so what would be the point? But now, I know that I will have to develop some decent study skills to prevent myself from flunking out of college. Sorry for the rambling, just wanting to give a little background information. However, I do have a point to all that. One thing that I would like to gain in taking this course to to develop good study habits. I believe that this class, along with my other three, will help me to develop these habits that I so desperately need lol. I know this will require some dedication on my part, but I am motivated to do well so hopefully I wont have a problem with it. =)
Another thing I would like to learn while taking this class is how to write better essays. I have always written essays that have gotten me a good grade, but not the best grade possible. I have a hard time focusing my essays on the topic. By this, I mean I will occasionally stray away and begin talking about something that is related to the topic, but not necessary to put in the essay. That is just something I have always had a problem with. Many times I have caught this and had to go back a re-write a complete essay. Also, when I write essays I like to stick to the standard 5 paragraph layout. My AP teacher once told me that it is acceptable, but maybe not the most effective way to writing an essay. Well, I would like to know the most effective way to write one and how to best keep the readers attention, seeing as how that matters most. =)
Im sure there are a ton more things I want to learn in this class, and once I think of them I will come back and update this blog. Its 1:18 in the morning right now and I just got back from a horse show, so my thinking isnt quite at its best lol. Maybe tomorrow I will think of some more.
Bye for now,
Kori
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