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The Tempest Discussion Post

April 26th, 2007 by annnee

2 Questions Regarding Plot
1. Will Prospero ever free Caliban?
2. When will all the characters meet each other?

2 lines I translated!! Oh yeah

1. “I thus neglecting worldly ends, all dedicated to closeness and the bettering of my mind” which means: Since I was ignoring my people and spending a lot of time in my studies.
2. “With that which, but by being so retired, o’erprized all popular rate, in my false brother” which means: Because of that, I lost my popularity and my brother became more popular.

2 lines That I Totally Don’t Understand

1. “This King of Naples, being an enemy which was that he, in lieu o’ th’ premises of homage and I know not how much tribute, should presently extirpate me and mine out of the dukedom, and confer fair Milan, with all the honors, on my brother; whereon, a treacherous army levied, one midnight fated to th’ purpose did Antonio open the gates of Milan, and i’ th’ dead of darkness the ministers for th’ purpose hurried thence me and thy crying self.”

2. “The direful spectacle of the wrack, which touched the very virtue of compassion in thee, I have with such provision in mine art so safely ordered that there is no soul- no, not so much perdition as an hair, betid to any creature in the vessel which thou heard’st cry, which thou saw’st sink.”

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Journal Reflection

April 26th, 2007 by annnee

Ann Nee Lau
My Journal Entry

After three months of doing the poetry unit, a lot of information was soaked into my brain like sponge absorbing water. Now, it’s time to write a reflective journal about the ESLRs we used that helped us write our poetry books, participate in the Poetry Night, and complete part of the Teen Life Project.

The ESLRs (Expected School wide Learning Results) that I used help me write my poetry book, participate in the Poetry Night, and complete part of the Teen Life Project are Academic Achiever, Effective Communicator, and Self-Directed Learner. Academic Achievers are people who make improvements in curricular activities and able to gather information from a variety of sources. They continue to double check their work to meet or exceed high standards. Furthermore, they express and show physically the ability to work independently and collaboratively, meaning to work effectively with other people. Lastly, they show technological literacy and using technology as a tool for the efficient, creative, and successful completion of a project. Effective Communicators can express ideas in a creative way. They listen respectfully and ask questions to understand things they don’t understand. In addition to that, they’ll show you that they can work well together and lastly, they group together with other people in appropriate learning situations to achieve group goals. Self-Directed Learners accept the responsibility for their own learning, indentify their requirements and apply a few appropriate learning strategies, and the master at goal setting, time management, and organizational skills. In addition, Self-Directed Learners check their work in progress.

All of the ESLRs are different and unique although some of the ESLRs might be a bit similar. The difference between the ESLRs I used which are Academic Achiever, Effective Communicator, and Self-Directed Learner are the following descriptions: Academic Achievers are people who like to double check their work such as homework, projects, and essays just to meet high standards. As a result of that precocious technique, they begin or already are progressing in curricular activities. They also have the ability to gather required information from many different sources such as books, internet, dictionaries, encyclopedias and many more other sources. Plus, they can work both independently and together in a group successfully. Not only that, they can also express and show physically the ability to work independently or with other people effectively. Also, they demonstrate technological literacy and the use of technology as a tool for the efficient and creative completion of a project. Effective Communicators are people that have creative mentalities to express ideas. They listen respectfully when given constructive criticism (in other words disapproving or criticizing one’s work in a positive way) and ask questions when necessary and also to understand that area of problem easier. In addition to that, they display the abilities of effective teamwork and also, they group together with other people in appropriate learning situations to achieve group goals. Self-Directed Learners are people who accept the responsibility for their own learning and not relying on other people to remind them to make up for the work they missed. They also indentify their requirements and apply a few appropriate learning strategies and show the capability in goal setting, time management when not in school, and organizational skills. Not only that, Self-Directed Learners monitor, adjust, and document work in progress. That is something like a scientist recording down observations every single day of his lab rat experiment.

I used the following ESLRs to help me write my poetry book, participate in the Poetry Night, and complete a fraction of the Teen Life Project: Academic Achiever, Effective Communicator, and Self-Directed Learner. I became an Academic Achiever to help me write my poetry book (which to my surprise achieved a very high score) by continually checking my book to see if it is a high quality work during when I was in the process of creating it. Not only that, I used technology (Microsoft Publisher was the application I used to help me create my poetry book) as a tool to help me complete my poetry book in a creative way. I became an Academic Achiever also to complete my part in the Teen Life Project. I edited that photograph of a stray puppy I took with my cell phone and I made major retouches as it was required for homework and I tried to edit the page as often as possible to get rid of possible spelling and grammar errors. I became an Effective Communicator to help me write my poetry book. I asked other people, including Mr. Raisdana, what they thought of my poems. I listen respectfully when I was given constructive criticism and ask appropriate questions. I became an Effective Communicator to also help me participate in the Poetry Night. At first, I didn’t want to go to the Poetry Night because I wasn’t sure of the details. But then I asked Mr. Raisdana and some other people the details of the Poetry Night and so I was clarified and I went to the Poetry Night. I became a Self-Directed Learner to help me write my book by managing my time usage on editing the photographs, typing up the book on Microsoft Publisher (I used text boxes), drawing the pictures and scanning it to the computer, printing out the poetry book, and then getting it ring bound. Plus, I also showed organization skills by keeping all my poems in a binder. One more thing, I had to quit soccer tryouts and not having my usual afternoon tea in order to cram all the work in the meager amount of time which was 4 days because I started working on my book on Sunday. Sometimes, you have to make a few sacrifices.

While I wrote the first four paragraphs, I began to notice some of the ESLRs had the same characteristic as another ESLR. A fine example would be that Academic Achiever and Effective Communicator. They both share the characteristic, “able to work well together with other people”. When I was working on the Teen Life Project, I noticed that I worked rather well with my teammates from the Teen Life Project; Mitchell (Malaysia), Mayi (Cartagena), Susie (Cartagena), Elaine (Canada), and Kate (Canada). At first, I thought I was only being an Academic Achiever when I worked well with other people, but then when I read the definitions of Effective Communicator, I realized that I was both an Academic Achiever and Effective Communicator.

Although my poetry received a high grade, there were some things I wanted to change after seeing other people’s poetry book. One, I shouldn’t have done everything on computer and print it out because I personally think my poetry book sort of lacked originality. Two, I should have gotten those scrap book necessities and stick them to my book. And three, I should’ve made more improvements on some of the poems I wrote. For the Poetry Night, the only thing I would change is the poem I read out loud to my fellow 8th graders. And for the Teen Life Project, I should have communicated more with them.

I think the ESLR I used that helped me the most is Self-Directed Learner because the most important factor that helped me finish the poetry book and the Teen Life Project is time management and organization skills. The reason is because if you manage your time very well and you keep all your poems in a binder or folder, then you can complete the book and the Teen Life Project faster than a person who lacks in organization skills and time management. Time management and organization skills are like blueprints or plans. They sketch out what you have to do and how to do it correctly.

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