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     I reread through all of my comments and the research paper for the first time. I believe that one because I got a 72% and two because Dr.D said I needed to work on focus. I will choose my research paper. Dr.D talks about how I did not focus on what I said I would focus on, I did not have good enough sources, and that some of it was unnecessary. I would have a lot of work to do on this paper. 

     I have already scheduled a day in the writing center where I can get tips on organization and help on focusing more on one thing in the future work that I will do with this paper. I had altered my research question a bit after I started my work, but I don't think that all of my paper goes directly towards one or the other, so this is another thing that I can work on. I can also make some word choice changed. I thing that my research paper would be a  good choice and a good revising and editing experience for me.

Reading time:

Hate List- 45 min

in class reading- 10 min

World War Z- 1 hr

plagiarism

     I read the instructions for this first blog and I was like, "Oh great another one on those plagiarism things with the cites and stuff." I honestly think that it should be taught in middle school, but reminded in high school. If someone is caught it is there fault. They should be punished and whatnot on there own time not mine. I fell like the constant repetition and teaching is unnecessary for everyone to hear.
     What Jane Goodall says is talking about sources and how important they are. They are important, and just because I say that talks about plagiarism is unnecessary, I don't mean that plagiarism is good. I am glad someone inspiring like Jane Goodall is talking about this, and I home that it inspires people that like her not to plagiarize and to cite their sources. I also like that the article about this gives its sources to!

forgot my reading once more

I reread some Nervous Conditions for the Playlist and Kony 2012- 30 min
Compare paper/ A layer- 2 hrs
B layer Playlist- 45 min

Nervous Conditions=

     I am a strong believer in giving everything and everyone a chance. Some people say that I am judgmental, but I only judge something on what I collect after observing. I was open minded to Nervous Conditions, but my lack of enjoyment when it comes to reading defiantly set me back. This seems like it has nothing to do with wether or not they read this book next year, but in my opinion it does. I believe that there should be a different and slightly shorter book that last about the same time as Mrs. Edwords class and with a similar theme. I also think that the way that we do the different layers were good and that those should be kept.
     I feel like there are some things that set us (the class) back. If we would have read a shorter book, or started earlier it would have effected the discussions of leadership a positive way. We could have done a bit of time as a whole group, and the other group would not have been as board some days while ours was still in the book. This would help with maybe some planing and corresponding of the days we meet.
     Something that I thought went well is how Nervous Conditions related to our class question. It talks a lot about community and culture, and it is the most relatable book to the question. It was very odious, and very easy to understand. I did not really see how it intertwined with Lord of the Flies, but I can now see the connection and understand how both stories relate to communities and cultures and how they correspond.
     I feel like if there were to be a book that was just as focused on culture and communities joining together, but it was shorted and lasted the same amount of  time as the alchemist with Mrs. Edwards class it would be much better.  We could be more in sync with their class, but it might be more difficult to keep it with our class theme.

Tambu's actions

     The way that Tambu acts at the homestead, at the mission, and at school are three completely different personalities and actions. The way she acts in some areas effect others, but like most teenagers they try and keep their lives separate. The way Tambu acts all around is some what similar, but there are some differences.
     When she is at the homestead, Tambu is decent like anyone would be. She behaves and does what her family says, with rebellion. She is an ideal teenage girl. She works hard though and does show some respect for her family even though she does not want to. She "kicks and screams" but does go down and do what she is told. That is until it comes to school.
     The moment Babamukuru offers her a chance for education she takes it no problem and no looking back. She drives for education, but while there  is some what stuborn and more grateful at the same time. At first she feels out of place, but quickly becomes use to it and starts have a stronger audited to Babamukuru and more understanding for Maiguru.
     Again it all comes down to school. She is a perfect angel there because she is just so happy to be there. She prepares everyday and is ready. She makes such good grades she passes up Nyasha in a heart beat. She goes to Sacred Heart witch is the best place to go and is just as good as could be. She is great at school.

Nyasha

The first scene that I have chosen for Nyasha is the scene where she walks away from the dinner table. I feel bad for her in a way because she just seems confused and lost. She is just trying to find her self. I could try and understand why the writer choose to make her do this, and I think it is just for diversity, but she may grow on her rebelliousness like in chapter 6 where she stays out late.  I think mainly she just needs to find herself and her father putting so much pressure on her is not helping.
     The second thing (as I mentioned before) was in chapter 6 when she stayed out with the boy. Again it was just her not knowing where she fits in to her family and home. Another thing about that is that when Babamukuru fights her it does not say much about either of their characters. They both did wrong and neither one were willing to admit it. All of the characters in this book have something incorrect with their personalities.

C layer 2 here I come

     Working on the project was much easier for me than other people. I noticed that a lot of people did things where they had to wait towards the end so they could do it correctly (like the character map). What I chose was the reading guild witch was really easy because I was already use to doing it for LOTF. So, I just did that as I read the chapters to keep up with it. The second thing I di was the discussion of leadership. This one was awesome because it was already scheduled and I just needed to come prepared.
     Another thing that was easy to keep up with was the annotations. A lot of people did not do that because they hate annotations, and I do too, but they were actually easy in a sense. You could not fall behind with that unless you fell behind on your reading, and even though it seemed time consuming I ended up spending about the same amount  of time as other people, but it was just separated out. Lastly I did the vocabulary test. This was the hardest, and that was only because I kept putting it off and I did it wrong. Even though it did not take thaty much time it was still stressful and I fell like I could have done a better job.
     I fell like the Vocabulary test was the least helpful. I did not learn much from it unlike the other things. The most helpful was defiantly the Reading Guild. I helps me and makes sure that I understand what just happened in the chapter, and it prepared me for the quiz. Something that I need to make sure of as I go forward in the project is making sure that I dont fall behind because in the upcoming things that I choose it will be more difficult to keep up with it, so I need to time manage.


Ch6- Ch 7 1hr 45 min
Poem- 45 min