This week we discussed the idea of impermanence in our two poems of the week; Ozymandias by Percy Shelley and Sonnet 146 by Shakespeare, our Critical Theories for MacBeth in our small groups, a creative writing about 10 things we know to be true and a spoken word called Shoulders. At first I wasn't sure which tragedy I wanted to choose, King Lear sounded interesting to me but I have always wanted to read Macbeth since I've heard so much about it. So I'm glad that we are watching both of them in class and I don't have to choose which one to watch. I chose MacBeth to analyze and the critical theory that our group chose was philosophical or existential. We are going to be exploring what moral principles MacBeth follows or fails to follow after he meets the Three Witches, and to anallyze how Shakespeare uses his story to reflect on how and why people do things. The two poems we discussed were similar in their discussion of death and how the soul and body work. They both took different approaches, Shakespeare focusing on how the soul is eating away at our bodies, and Shelley focusing on the temporary meaning we have, the unlasting legacy we leave behind.
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This week we learned how to take the AP test and the books that could appear on it, how to give a peecha kucha presentation and the 10 rules of being human. I was really glad that we took practice tests because it gave me a good idea what to expect in the spring and kind of relieved some nerves. I did decent on it but what limited me a lot was my lack of vocabulary. A few of the pieces that I read on the test I was confused on what was being said. I think the biggest thing is to shift my mindset from what I think the piece is saying to what the author is actually trying to say. It was also nice to get an idea of the types of literature and poetry that are likely to be on the test. It helped me to choose my next independent read for this six weeks. The 10 Rules of Being Human was interesting as well. The one that stood out the most to me was #7, that people are mirrors of yourself, what you love or hate about them reflects what you love or hate about yourself. This one has remained with me since the day we talked about it. I now notice how that is very true in my life. The things I gush about others are either something I wish I posessed or something I am proud of, and the things I criticize about others are things I struggle with as well or an area I am gifted. Paying attention to how others react to things can help you decipher what they love or hate about themselves.
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