Happy Summer!

So here I am waiting for a Very Potter Musical to load all the way and I decided to check the blog to see if anyone had posted anything over summer. Obviously not. I suppose I would be the only one to check it but stiillll to anyone out there that is reading this- Happy Summer! Enjoy the sun and the free time because goshdangit, we still have one more year left! See y'all in the fall. haha that rhymed... (:

BYEEEEEE!

So, I'm going to be that guy (or in this case girl) who posts now, when the class is done. Just in case we get points for blogging this week. I NEED POINTS!!!! no joke. I really do. So just saying when I turned in my research paper and I made the LOOOONG walk from my dad's room to Stariha's for the fourth or so time that day my paper felt like it weighed 150 lbs. at least. Like, if I dropped it on the floor the tiles would crack and a big hole would be left in the floor. (not that something that weighed 150 lbs. would even DO that to the floor but exaggeration is fun right? If I call it hyperbole then its okay right?)I hope I got a good grade because many hours were spent in GG's room on that guy. Now its summer and my place in College English is riding on the grade I get in Brit Lit (if its less then perfect, I'm out :p). UMMMMM.....It was fun, catch y'all later.

citing....AAAHHHH!!!!

does anyone know how to cite a critical essay? i cant find it on stinken Owl of perdue, and its driving me crazy!!!

First of the Last

I am posting this an I ease myself into finishing up my project. I opted to stay at school and do it instead of going home because if any of you know my house it is very distracting and very hard (nearly impossible)to get any work done. So I'm here until eight thirty and I am going to finish up my project. it is going to be the best darn thing ever. I hope I got a good grade on my exam. I love you all. but not DJ.

Don't dream of yesterday.

So thanks to Christian I was just listening to the new Noah and Whale CD, which btw (just for you Ms. Stariha) is super good. A lot more cheerful than The First Days of Spring one. Anyway, one of the songs had a lyric of "Don't dream of yesterday" this reminded me of Brit Lit Ryan and Swift's "No wise man ever wished to be younger." This made me realize just how much we learned this tri...so as to follow in the footsteps of what I posted last tri here goes a random list of all we learned:

• That it is possible to write a 12 page paper
  
• Kaitlin can make a good man sticks...
• And Noble enjoys to steal that man stick
• Ms. Stariha can never fail to run out of reasons why everyone should take college english
• Kody is a best person to make fun of (sorry Kody)
  
• Never bring a gypsy boy home because it may end up ruining your family
• Kaitlin can sing like Kate Bush..."It's me, Kathy, I've come home now"
• Kaitlin can get that song stuck your head for DAYS!
• DJ is a science nerd...
• Never plagiarize, or you will get caught, and you will die.
• Christian has good taste in music
• Lady Gaga is similar to Frankenstein and sings about Wuthering Heights
• Brit Lit is one of the only classes that you can have food/tea/coffee in and no one says anything
• And many other things that I could post but I have a paper to finish writing....so...

Good luck everyone on your other exams and good bye to this blog (I'm not gonna lie, I think I may miss reading this blog...)

Heeelllloooo Summer...it's been too long since I last saw you (:

Learn from my mistakes

Never do T.S. Eliot for any type of project...ever, you will hate yourself for it.... immensely. Especially when you have to analyze his writings...just don't do it...ever, believe me I just saved you some future sanity.

:(

last day of brit-lit <--------- SAD
i am really excited though that we (those of us taking college english) get a break :)
have a good summer everyone:) make good choices :p

The LAST email... posted on the blog

I sent this out today but am posting it in hopes everyone reads it!


Okay:  So Laura emailed me and reminded me I had more to send you so the last last email is now the next to last email, and this email will be the last.  Sad for many of you... I know. 

First:  some of you thought I was slamming Bri's project today with my rushed words of reflection.  Quite the contrary.  What Bri said spoke to me and made me want to speak to you.  She is right... though you obviously have learned in this class, which I hope your incredible improvement in the level of writing, reading, and thinking many of you have done will show, many of you still are opting out of continuing that level of learning next year.  All I can think is one of two things: I am ultimately inadequate, or society is flawed beyond repair... (because yes... you young people ARE part of society).  That is what I was trying to say.  I guess I shouldn't have tried to deliver a profound reflection in a few rushed moments between presenters... so sorry for sending a message that I didn't enjoy Bri's project.

Second: I will attach Hannah's paper here so you can see the example I mentioned.  Thanks Hannah.  By the way (BTW for those of you who speak text), Hannah's paper was not the only good one... but it was one of the most complete.

Third: Please don't forget my evaluations.  I look at them to help assess my instruction for future classes.  Remember to include your gender if you don't include your name.  Turn those in to my mailbox if you wish to remain anonymous... or turn them into me sometime before your final paper is due on Thursday at 3:00.  Don't forget to bring your books back to me either... I need to inventory on Friday! 

Fourth: Those of you who desire test prep materials or reading material for next year's classes--send me an email and I will send info out to you!

Last:  Yes I mean last... It has been my honor to work with you and watch you grow this year.  Every single one of you has grown (even those whose grades may not reflect previous grades or desired grades).  I hope you feel this too.  I am proud of you all for sticking it out... I enjoyed seeing your reflections during the exam projects today, and I hope I get to work with many of you next year.  Enjoy your summer.

Ms. Stariha

Exam

Last day in Brit Lit(:

:D hey everyone :D

So i've been doing this project for the majority of the day... (skipped the first four hours!) and so I'm hoping this project will be up to Stariha's standards..... :(

Scary.... :( ANYWAY...
food tomorrow? haha i'll do my best. Baking doesn't sound fun in this heat, but maybe brownies will happen or something

First essay

So I'm just wrapping up the Victorian Age for that first essay (I already did the second prompt 2 days ago) and I've written 8 pages...sorry Starhia its going to be a long one. HAHAHA and when you right click on "Starhia" for spelling suggestions the first one to pop up is Starship....lol that just made my day.

BRING FOOD

ok so bring some snacks to Brit lit tomorrow because we are watching the projects be presented therefore we should also have a fun time and snack while we do it ... right?? well that was my thoughts anyhow! lol well yes and Jen Kaitlin and Maddie's 14 min long .... movie? lol

man oh man...

Tomorrow is the last day of Brit Lit!!!!!!!! Sadface...?
anyways I am going to do these essays right now and try to make them good quality....however I know Mrs. Stariha will be expecting some top notch essays and I'm guessing some other essay writers are going to set the bar pretty high /:
THIS IS DIRECTED STRICTLY AT HANNAH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol, just kidding...kinda :P
anyways, hopefully I can get this done and then focus on finishing up that research project/:

esssay 1

ok i just spent 2hours writing my 1st essay on the anglo saxon and medieval time periods.....ugggh! do we need to just do the time periods from brit lit b?

good talk

so just had a conversation with my father cause i was contemplating this second essay because i thought i wasn't taking it different and well after this conversation i think I'm gonna write a very interesting essay that's quite different! ohh yes this better be good!!

I'm excited!

The Exam Project and the Bachelorette

I started the project last night...
and, right now, I'm pretty happy with it :) It sucks though because I still have a whole bunch of it to do! So, I set a goal for myself:

Softball is over which means I can do whatever I want after school. Well, i decided the best thing would be to go home right after school. this means that I can start on my project at about 3:15 ish and finish the whole thing before the Bachelorette at 8!! because, honestly, it shouldn't take me 5 hours to do this thing...

Quote Quote Quotey Quote Quotes

Alright, its a dumb title I know.
But I'm real tired.
I procrastinated a tiny bit.
And right now I'm taking a break.
As I am writing my paper, I realized that I like quoting things.
Quotes make things flow good.
And I like how you can take different parts out and add things in to make them sound how you want.
Plus, if you don't understand all of it, you only have to put in the part you do understand.
It makes me kinda happy.
Ugh I'm getting loopy.

Project

so this project is going to be fun. well...just time consuming. Laura, Shamus, Ninja and I are trying to figure out a time to do it. Shamus has futbol. Laura is SUPER busy and Ninja is just a Ninja. For myself, I have a physical and a banquet. it should be fun. =]

So my computer wont let me comment on posts?

how do you fix that?

Well im really exited that its the last week of school but im also kind of bummed out about this whole project/exam thats due and the research paper kinda sucks..lol