Independent Reading Project Reflection

In this independent reading project, I have learned that a novel doesn't just include a story and the plot. It contains a lot of literary elements, such as the narrator's voice, tone, form, and also the style. This exercise or project is very worth doing. It let us to look for these elements in the book ourselves. The elements are not things that you could read off the book from. You would have to think a little about how the author write his or her book in order to find these elements. In the written book report, I had put in quite a lot of effort in doing that, it also took me quite some time just doing the plot of the novel. In the project part, I kind of moved out of the book and focus more about the author and information where I could look up from the internet. Such as, about the author - William Golding, some concept pictures of the island and the characters, and also the description of the main characters. With this project, I had learned quite a lot of things about the elements of the novel and how to find them in novels. Which to me is a very valuable experience to have.

My Most and Least Favorite

We read a lot of different kinds of reading materials in this school year. Of course, there are readings I like, and readings I do not like. Chinese Cinderella was one of the novels that I just really don't like. The plot of the book is basically just talking about a life of a women. From when she was a small child till when she became a writer. To me, these kinds of books are quite dull. I would prefer books with a little big more action, such as the outsiders or the hatchet. Books with more actions such as fighting, can make books more fun. Not just dull and boring. Also, books with some mystery could make reading more fun too. Some books without making you think would just let you read through the book without actually thinking about it. Books with mystery could let the reader think about what had happened in order to solve the problem. This actually makes the reader THINK, instead of just reading through the book. Everyone have different tastes toward books, so some people may be thinking "No! You are wrong!!". Maybe some would agree with me too.

Hip-Hop Language

Sitting in my math class

looking out the window, made out of glass

then the teacher told me to pay, more attention in class

I then stare at the white board

like Mr.Bean doing a crossword.

The teacher called me up to the board

to answer a math equation 

I walked to the board, with a small confusion

then I answered the question with a lack of determination. 

While saying to myself,

is it right or wrong.

As I walk back to my chair 

with a slightly despair 

I found out that I stepped on a pear. 

Epic Language

As the holy bell reached into my ear drums as the time reaches the end of my educational hours. Reorganize my transportation for books, then start to march through the straight passage to my beloved home. Walking down the steps as I elevate down to where my transportation would be waiting for me to bring me bake to my beloved home. As my transportation arrived at the gate of the educational building, I stepped out, and approach the transportation. I swing open the opening that leads me in the transportation, then swing it back in. As the heavy machine starts roaring, the round wheels started turning. The machine starts to roam through the long pass ways that leads to my home. As I got home, I stopped in front the almighty door that stopped me from going through. I insert the key and turned as the locks moved and the door swung open. I walked in, dropped my sac of books, and hopped on the relaxing, soft, heavenly sofa. Lying on it is like lying on cloud, so comfortable that you could forget all the problems you have from the past educational hours that took forever. The most heavenly way to end a hardworking educational day.

Triolet

School is painful

but sometimes fun

Sometimes its even wonderful

School is painful

While eating lunch, you always want a mouthful 

of the tasty hamburger bun

School is painful

but sometimes fun

Limerick

There was a man named Osama 

Who planned the 911 attack

He got killed by the Seals

On May 1st a Sunday

Everyone cheer and celebrates

List Poem

As I ride on the roller coaster in Disney Land
I thought of my French and spanish homework.
Spanish vocabulary
French vocabulary
Spanish grammar
and French grammar
As I got off the roller coaster
I felt a huge amount
of pain from my belly
I sat down
on a bench
As a mosquito
Landed on my hand.
I look around
and saw random things:
a bunch of scattered holes
my english teacher -
Mr. McCool
and a guy mad at his
slow internet speed.

Free Write

You may think that free writes are easy, but to me writing free writes are harder then writing a blogger assignment with a topic. It might be because I lack creativity. It is hard for me to think of a topic on my own when I have nothing to base on. In stead, with a topic that is assigned, I could write more about the topic then thinking of something myself. For an assigned topic, all i need to do is either explain, describe, or somethings make up something base on the topic I am assigned. The lack of creativity in me is quite annoying for me sometimes. Whenever a teacher wants me to write a story or something that I have to make up myself. It always takes me a lot of time to finish the assignment weather if it's an in class work or homework. Unlike some of my friends with an abundance of creativity, they could write or create a story within ten minutes, and for me it might take up twice the time. This made me think that having an assigned topic is a lot easier for me to do instead of a free writing assignment.

My List

- Scissors
- Earphones
- Speakers
- Computer monitor
- Lamp
- Books
- Cutting mat
- My phone
- Computer Mouse
- Pens