APEnglish–Los Al

Period 4

Hey class,
    Class started and it was really loud, so Eldridge tried to get us to be quite. He pointed out that Annie was yelling but I didn’t hear her say a single word until he mentioned it. Finally Eldridge got the class under control and then got Olivia to read the daily detail sheet. We ran out of time to work on it and Nicolette was upset that she didnt finish and blamed Nadir for it. Eldridge was like,” just like Adam and Eve.” Nicolette than replied,” except I’m not naked.” Alicia began to laugh and wouldnt stop. I have no clue what caused it, but she laughed for at least five minutes. Then the class went over the sheet and got hooked on talking about enamel handles. We then took out all our essays and began to peer edit. Before we started Guo threw a bottle and got kicked out of class, and in the time it took Guo to walk out, Sean also got kicked out. After we peer edited, we took a vote to see if we should take them home and we did take them home. The time came for devotional literature, but before we started Nicolette and Michelle caused some chaos and all i heard was Eldridge say that they were crazy. We all agreed and went on to the packet. As Eldridge read, I looked over at Tristan, who had a dictionary, and he became very amused when he discovered to word poop. We read some of the passage we were on but we didnt finish before the bell rang.

See you tomarow,
Krigmont

Period 5

Scribe Notes Wednesday January 14

I should probably take this time to apologize in advance if these notes are a little scattered—I totally forgot I was the scribe until after class had ended. Class began with Will and I discussing Thurman Murman as the daily worksheets were being handed out. The worksheet detailed a man’s sense of nostalgia and romanticism upon coming across an old and quaint town with walls, turrets, and dusty inns. My failure to understand that the turrets he was referring to were not turret guns but structures led to my exclamation that he must be talking about Germany or Communist Russia. Then an eraser began flying through the class. Eventually the class came to the conclusion that the man feels nostalgic about the town and its gleaming lights and was not being sarcastic as my group had thought. We talked about collecting things, and Erica stated her mom collects old tables. Sadly, her house is not made entirely out of tables. After the worksheet, we moved on to reading our group members’ Scarlet Letter Rough Drafts that we were supposed to bring to class and offered constructive criticism. Shaina’s paper was quite impressive, as it contained words in italics despite it being handwritten. Alex Carfi then talked about SAT scores, which made Zach’s ears perk up at the sound. After a barrage of very constructive criticisms, we filled out the critique sheets and decided it would be most beneficial to take them home to aid us in our final draft and revisions. We finally moved on to “Mediation XVII” by John Donne. We discussed how the “tolling bell” also signifies death, and when one has heard the bell in real life, his or her awareness of death is awakened and will unite the person with God through this knowledge. Donne writes that “no man is an island” and that everyone is “a piece of the continent,” conveying that nobody can live his or her whole life in isolation and be completely cut off from humanity. Finally, we came to the conclusion that Donne feels all mankind is connected, for each death takes a piece of himself away. Once we got to this revelation, the bell rang. Kim then reminded me I close my right eye when I laugh. It would definitely be a good idea to finish the Scarlet Letter essays since it’s due on Friday. Hope everyone’s ready for another journey through the realms of AP Language tomorrow.

-Alex Kolkin

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