Gabby driessnack
This week, we really focused on our theory projects. We watched King Lear the movie, which was kind of confusing. The actors and actresses talked really fast and the language was old fashioned, which was hard to interpret sometimes. Also, they don't say the characters names a lot, so it is hard to remember who is who. During the movie, my theory project group took cornell notes on a shared document, which was very helpful because I got to see what Lydia and Emmy wrote during the movie. This helped me understand the movie from different viewpoints.
We also got some time to read our books for our big SSR book project. The first book I am reading is The Awakening by Kate Chopin. She also wrote Story of An Hour, so I am familiar with her writing. The Awakening is a lot of extended describing, whether it be what someone is wearing or scenery. This makes it tough for me to focus because not a lot is happening. I am hoping that I can get more into this book soon. Something that stood out to me this week was Thursday's daily poem. I really liked the expanation before the poem. It was about a mother taking her child to the police station to get fingerprinted. She was focusing on the colors of her outfit for a distraction. I have never had a family member in jail or known what it feels like, so it was sad to hear what people who have to go through that think about. They have a tough reality, so they try to get their mind away from that, which is something I had never though about. On a side note Michigan got a lot of snow this week, causing us to have a snow day monday! On that snow day, Haley, Nick, and I got stuck in the snow for 2 hours while driving. Pushing the car in the freezing cold at night was so much fun! This shows a plot summary of Shakesphere's King Lear if you haven't seen or read it. http://www.shakespeare-online.com/plays/kinglear/kinglearps.html xoxo, Gabby
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Gabby DriessnackSenior at MPHS. Archives
March 2017
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