Reading times

Times for the break
Thanksgiving break: 6 hours LOTF, 2 hours A Feast For Crows, 3 hours A Dance For Dragons

My obscure(for now) reading focus

Okay guys, my reading focus is one of the most obscure and unmentioned characters in the book (or at least at the moment, but no spoilers), Roger. I have noticed that he seems to be the sidekick or helper of whomever is winning an argument (I'm referring to the Jack vs. Ralph arguments) However, in recent chapters, he has turned more to Jack's side permanently. Later in the book however... he becomes far more noticeable and a bit scary... but once again no spoilers.

Semester reflection

     We've accomplished alot as a class, particularly in the field of grammar and reading skills. We have mainly studied the traits to look for in good writing through our annotations, and also covered common errors like comma splices. However, most of this I know already.
     It is the material involving writing techniques that are a bit harder. I say this because we have covered several different types of writing. For each different type of writing I use, I have to change the style of writing that I have grown accustomed to.

In-Class Chaos

Sorry it's late again, but my blogs seem to continue to post as drafts. Thank goodness i caught this one earlier.

     The activity that we did in English with island survival was... interesting, to say the least. It started off with some people logically deciding what to do, and who held the highest authority *cough cough me*. Some were intent on trying to find things, like shelter or food. And some simply weren't doing anything at all, either keeping their thoughts to themselves or not caring
     Then it began to get chaotic. Everyone was fighting over who did what, and people were indecisive or unhelpful. Then out of nowhere, fantasy football. The national sport of our island, because we certainly would have access to computers, right? It all ended in confusion and chaos.

Reading Response

(sorry its really late but I was just looking at my blog and this post was marked as a draft so I guess I'll just post it now.)




     Well, I'm almost done with the fourth installation in the A Song of Ice and Fire series, called A Feast for Crows.  The plot of this book is very complex, similar to all of the other books in the series, but this one is particularly suspenseful. As always, I am extremely impressed with the work of George R. R. Martin
      The suspense of the book is actually kind of annoying in a really good way, because right before something very important or dramatic happens, the point of view switches to another character. This strategy makes me want to keep reading and finish the book, and then read the newest book in the series, A Dance for Dragons. The most annoying part, however, is the fact that i cannot move on to the next book because I lost my current one. So if anyone happens to see A Feast for Crows in lost and found, do me a favor and bring it to me.


(nevermind the last part, I found the book after I wrote this)

Metro meet

             Well, tomorrow, I have another cross-country meet. This meet is known as the metro meet, and all of the teams in or near Baton Rouge attend. It is the last meet of the season, excluding state, which is kind of sad, if you ask me. The Episcopal Cross-Country team hasn’t won this meet in quite a while, so this year, it is one of our top priorities to win (feel free to come out and watch after school… hah, who am I kidding. But seriously, fans would be appreciated.).

            This is a big meet for the entire team, not just the top seven runners who compete at the varsity level. This is because, unlike most meets, everyone runs three miles, while in most other meets everyone but the varsity team runs two miles. SO naturally, most people who have never run three miles competitively are pretty nervous (again, fans would really help make us less nervous). After Metro, all that’s left is the State meet, which we haven’t lost in quite a while. So, wish us luck, and come out if you can (Just observing a pattern here, but at the state meet, there are usually a few fans that come out to watch. Just saying…).