I was overall pretty happy with my grade on the blog. I thought that I did a pretty decent job. Overall, I definitely thought that the classical music entry was my best. It was a lot of fun because I got to go into a piece that I was playing very deeply. Also, the connection of music and literature was a really interesting way of combining what I love with this class. There wasn't much correction written on my blog. Overall, the only thing written about correction was the comments. I apparently wasn't critical enough. I think everyone in the class was a bit too nice about it anyway. With the addition of the other school, I think I'll be able to get more practice with it and become a more critical writer.
For this quarter, I am reading The Boy Who Dared by Susan Campbell Bartoletti. It's about a boy in Germany during World War II. Normally, when you hear about Germany and World War II, it's about the Holocaust, and while Jews are brought up, it has practically nothing to do with that. It's about a boy who stands up for what's right. I always find that stories having to do with Nazi Germany are really interesting. I think this quarter will be a lot more promising, and I hope that will in turn make the blogs better. :)
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Sunday, October 9, 2011
Vlog
It refuses to download straight to this, and then once putting it up on youtube, I couldn't find it with the view thing because it obviously has no views, so I just put a link, because that is the only way this is going to work.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Animoto Trailer!
This is the trailer to my book, and it's not too exciting, but it's 30 seconds of Animoto. Enjoy!
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Website Connections
http://www.seattle.gov/
The book's setting is Seattle, Washington. This is the official site for Seattle. Therefore, it has a lot of good information and pictures of the city.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necromancy
Necromancy obviously takes a pretty big role in this book. Both the protagonist and antagonist are necromancers and this gives decent background information on them. It's just something to look into if interested.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witchcraft
Sam's mom is a witch. This is just another wiki page giving background information on witches. It happens to have more links though towards other points of interest.
http://www.lishmcbride.com/home
This is the website of the author. Here you can keep updated on whatever she's doing if you want. The site is pretty bare since this is her first book.
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-lish-mcbride-20101121,0,3090577.story
This is a good review of the book if you want to check this out first. Even McBride sited this one on her website, so you know it's what she wants too. The only issue is that it's not his father that was a necromancer, but his uncle.
http://www.booktunes.net/tune/17668937-Hold-Me-Closer-Necromancer
This is yet again another review for the book. McBride also suggested that people check this out. It also has this booktune feature, so it's kind of neat.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werewolf
The female lead in the book is part werewolf. This gives pretty good background info on werewolves. It also shows links to things fiction related.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy
The female lead, Brid's other half is fairy, or as she says in the book fey. If it's of real interest, you can check this out too, even though it's not a rather prominent part of the book. Wikipedia in general is just a good source of information.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undead
Yet again, wikipedia gives us good information. As a part of necromancy itself, they raise the undead. Knowing a bit about what the undead are wouldn't hurt.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasy
While everyone knows what fantasy is, it's still nice to have some info on it. This gives pretty detailed information on fantasy. It's always good to look through different things throughout fantasy.
http://www.writesf.com/
This is just a site to help in writing fantasy or science fiction. It gives detailed instruction and advice for free. If writing's your passion, I'd check it out.
http://www.fantasy-writers.org/
This is just a site for people who write fantasy. You can go on and post your stories and talk with other writers. It's a good way to get to know other writers.
http://www.mania.com/top-20-greatest-fantasy-writers-alltime_article_114266.html
Here's a list of someone's opinion of the top 20 fantasy writers of all time. When you have free time not doing homework or extra curriculars, these authors would be good to look at. Even if you don't agree with all, they're all pretty popular and well known, so they must be pretty good.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_comedy
Now, black comedy is not what you're probably thinking. It's not a link dealing with race, as I don't even think there are black people in this book. Anyway, black comedy is basically dark comedy, and it gives some information on it as well as links to others like it.
http://www.warriors-wizards.com/necromancy_in_fiction.htm
If you've read this book and have an interest in it, you should check out this site. It's not just books, it's all kinds of fiction dealing with necromancy. There's TV shows, books, movies, and even my favorite, manga. :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDS1CF2nzMo
Youtube is not accessible at school, but at home, you should check out this more legit book trailer. It doesn't give much storyline, but it reenacts an exact part from the book. It's really funny and interesting.
http://archives.nd.edu/latgramm.htm
This seems kind of weird, due to it being a Latin site. The antagonist, Douglas has a really big interest in Latin. If you're really into the book, or just Latin, this is a good site, just look at the .edu.
http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/node/3707149
Don't want to give the ending away, but this deals with something that goes on in the end. He deals with guilt about something. This site tells how to express that in fiction.
http://www.deviantart.com/
This is simply a really popular art site. There is a section of anything, including the undead, although that's quite creepy. Either way, it's a good way to check out what anything looks like if you're confused.
http://www.economist.com/node/17093539
A part of the book kind of talks about issues with China. If you're interested in politics, you should check this out. It talks about Chinese-US relation in the same year the book was released.
The book's setting is Seattle, Washington. This is the official site for Seattle. Therefore, it has a lot of good information and pictures of the city.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necromancy
Necromancy obviously takes a pretty big role in this book. Both the protagonist and antagonist are necromancers and this gives decent background information on them. It's just something to look into if interested.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witchcraft
Sam's mom is a witch. This is just another wiki page giving background information on witches. It happens to have more links though towards other points of interest.
http://www.lishmcbride.com/home
This is the website of the author. Here you can keep updated on whatever she's doing if you want. The site is pretty bare since this is her first book.
http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/news/la-ca-lish-mcbride-20101121,0,3090577.story
This is a good review of the book if you want to check this out first. Even McBride sited this one on her website, so you know it's what she wants too. The only issue is that it's not his father that was a necromancer, but his uncle.
http://www.booktunes.net/tune/17668937-Hold-Me-Closer-Necromancer
This is yet again another review for the book. McBride also suggested that people check this out. It also has this booktune feature, so it's kind of neat.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Werewolf
The female lead in the book is part werewolf. This gives pretty good background info on werewolves. It also shows links to things fiction related.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy
The female lead, Brid's other half is fairy, or as she says in the book fey. If it's of real interest, you can check this out too, even though it's not a rather prominent part of the book. Wikipedia in general is just a good source of information.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Undead
Yet again, wikipedia gives us good information. As a part of necromancy itself, they raise the undead. Knowing a bit about what the undead are wouldn't hurt.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasy
While everyone knows what fantasy is, it's still nice to have some info on it. This gives pretty detailed information on fantasy. It's always good to look through different things throughout fantasy.
http://www.writesf.com/
This is just a site to help in writing fantasy or science fiction. It gives detailed instruction and advice for free. If writing's your passion, I'd check it out.
http://www.fantasy-writers.org/
This is just a site for people who write fantasy. You can go on and post your stories and talk with other writers. It's a good way to get to know other writers.
http://www.mania.com/top-20-greatest-fantasy-writers-alltime_article_114266.html
Here's a list of someone's opinion of the top 20 fantasy writers of all time. When you have free time not doing homework or extra curriculars, these authors would be good to look at. Even if you don't agree with all, they're all pretty popular and well known, so they must be pretty good.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_comedy
Now, black comedy is not what you're probably thinking. It's not a link dealing with race, as I don't even think there are black people in this book. Anyway, black comedy is basically dark comedy, and it gives some information on it as well as links to others like it.
http://www.warriors-wizards.com/necromancy_in_fiction.htm
If you've read this book and have an interest in it, you should check out this site. It's not just books, it's all kinds of fiction dealing with necromancy. There's TV shows, books, movies, and even my favorite, manga. :)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vDS1CF2nzMo
Youtube is not accessible at school, but at home, you should check out this more legit book trailer. It doesn't give much storyline, but it reenacts an exact part from the book. It's really funny and interesting.
http://archives.nd.edu/latgramm.htm
This seems kind of weird, due to it being a Latin site. The antagonist, Douglas has a really big interest in Latin. If you're really into the book, or just Latin, this is a good site, just look at the .edu.
http://www.nanowrimo.org/eng/node/3707149
Don't want to give the ending away, but this deals with something that goes on in the end. He deals with guilt about something. This site tells how to express that in fiction.
http://www.deviantart.com/
This is simply a really popular art site. There is a section of anything, including the undead, although that's quite creepy. Either way, it's a good way to check out what anything looks like if you're confused.
http://www.economist.com/node/17093539
A part of the book kind of talks about issues with China. If you're interested in politics, you should check this out. It talks about Chinese-US relation in the same year the book was released.
Comments!
Well, this is an interesting start to your blog Sarah. Of course, I knew about your massive obsession with Speech and slightly FBLA, but I find that it really does connect with this. Your talents with speech should be able to help your blogging. I think it's pretty cool how you chose a play for this project. I had heard about the play before, but I never thought about it much. I think it could be interesting. It sounds quite dramatic and sad and I've become curious as to how you will present this piece. The attachment you feel towards characters and looking to their feelings should make for deep blogs. I look forward to seeing what you will post in the future. Have fun! :)
Angel Agrawal:
This is definitely the most interesting first blog I've read out of anybody's. Your writing definitely brings out your personality best, and the fact that you're actually into writing in this blog is pretty neat. I find that the vast majority of students only post the once-a-week assignments. In the sense of what an actual blog would be like, I feel that you really got yourself out there in this first blog. On the other hand, in respect to how Mrs. Hayes wants these to be set up, I feel like not enough time was spent talking about the book and what you would like to discuss about the book. From the cover of the book, it doesn't seem like too much of a teen lit book, which I suppose is what you were aiming for. Although I'm not sure EXACTLY what the book's about, I get the feeling it's pretty deep and moving. I hope to see really awesome and personal connections later!
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