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This semester of dual English, the class went more into depth about Shakespeare. I learned about the background of William Shakespeare’s life and his family life too, but most importantly I learned how to understand Shakespeare. Before this semester, I would have trouble understanding Shakespeare and, I would always have to read Cliff Notes aboutContinue reading “Reflection On What I Learned This Semester”

This week in English 1302, the outline of our Argumentative essay was due. Since the school is closed for the rest of the school year and we have to become more flexible with communicating and asking questions about our assignments with Mrs. Waits. Although we are not in the class with Mrs. Waits, she hasContinue reading “Rhetorical analysis of one article you will use in your paper”

Due to the Coronavirus also known as covid-19, the class did not meet this week. Covid-19 has grown worldwide at a very quick rate, causing restaurants, gyms, schools, and concerts to close. Some people have covid-19 but they do not show any symptoms within 2 weeks making the infected person vulnerable to infecting more people.Continue reading “Rhetoric in Act 5 and the play as a whole”

In class this week we started off reading acts 1 and 2 of The Tempest. The language used in The Tempest had some of the students struggling to understand what the characters were trying to say. Mrs.Waits allowed the class to act out some of the scenes to help get a better understanding of the character’s personality and the character’sContinue reading “Rhetoric In Acts 1-2 In Tempest”

This week in English 1302, was a blast from the past. Mrs. Waits reading us a book about William Shakespeare’s life and how he transformed into one of the greatest writers of all time in history. Also in class, we broke down some of Shakespeare’s quotes and got introduced to The Tempest. Studying Shakespeare isContinue reading “Why Should We Study Shakespeare”

This week in English 1302, as a class we listened and analyzed the songs of Hamilton in Act 1. After listening to the songs the next day in class we would discuss, ask questions, and answer questions that our classmates had about Hamilton. Our teacher would also ask the class questions to help the class find deeper meaningsContinue reading “Interesting Rhetoric In Hamilton”

In English 1302 the class talked about the the lyric songs in Act 1 in the musical Hamilton. In class we discussed about deeper meanings of the lyrics in the songs and the relationship between Hamilton and Burr. Also, we had to do a cover letter and a resume for a superhero applying for aContinue reading “Ethos, Logos, & Pathos”

In the second semester of dual English 1302, I want to learn a new technique when writing essays that can take my essay to a college level. Learning a new technique that can minimize the time it takes for writing an essay while maintaining a clear and understandable essay. Also, limiting the use of “Be”Continue reading “Blog #1”

Be yourself; Everyone else is already taken. — Oscar Wilde. This is the first post on my new blog. I’m just getting this new blog going, so stay tuned for more. Subscribe below to get notified when I post new updates.

This is an example post, originally published as part of Blogging University. Enroll in one of our ten programs, and start your blog right. You’re going to publish a post today. Don’t worry about how your blog looks. Don’t worry if you haven’t given it a name yet, or you’re feeling overwhelmed. Just click theContinue reading “Introduce Yourself (Example Post)”