CZamora said...to Pierre McCauley

You had a lot to say in this first blog post. I know that a lot of students like to blog, use twitter, and socialize on facebook, but I am not one of them, so this is more difficult for me. It sounds like you might want to be a teacher they way you explain the purpose for blogging and the "Read for a LIfetime Program" and even offer your suggestions for blog prompts. Good job.

CZamora said...to Josh Darling

Well Josh, I don't want to be the first to bore you with my blogging, but odds are that I will. I am glad that you have changed your opinion about blogging being boring to, now, hopefully exciting. Your page is unique because it is very artistic - interesting background and font choice. Maybe you want to be a web page designer. Creativity seems to be what motivates you. I am disappointed that you thought "Half Brother" was boring. I was thinking of reading that book because it has a monkey on the cover. A MONKEY MAN!

CZamora said...to Jamieson Deamer

This post was not boring. It was entertaining to read. I hope all of your blog posts are as interesting. I like your thoughts on swearing, but I don't think it's appropriate for this class, Sir! I am also a fan of Bruce Lee. Nevermind about your book, just tell us more about you!

.http://www.classicalconnect.com/music/2603

The classical song I selected is 

Symphony No. 5 in c minor, Op.67 (Allegro) by Ludwig Van Beethoven

  I chose this song for my blog because it reminds me of my book "Around the World in 80 days." The song starts out very seriously.  In the start of the book, they go into great detail about how exacting and serious Mr. Phileas Fogg is.  They talk about his exact daily schedule, they way he keeps constant order of his life, and the way he labels all of his clothes so he knows what season to wear them.  Shortly after the serious start, the music surprises you by becoming lighter and quicker which relates to the way Phileas Fogg kind of took his fellow Reform members by surprise when he challenged them that he could make it around the world in 80 days.  He had a reputation for always being exactly on time.


When Mr. Fogg came home and told Passepartout that they were to leave for a trip around the world, Passepartout was completely shocked.  He had to go and sit down in his room for a minute before he gathered a few things for the trip.  The music goes in and out of a long slow beat and then to a quicker tempo.  It goes from loud to soft and back to loud.  When it gets real serious, it reminds me that all but one man from the Reform thinks Phileas Fogg will loose his bet to make it in 80 days.  And Phileas Fogg and Passepartout are off on their journey.  Suddenly, we come to a high point in the song and we're back to surprise and a sense of urgency.  Now Phileas Fogg has been labeled as a bank robber, and Scotland Yard is on the case.

See what lies beneath cover of the skys.

As Neat as a Fogg

Mr. Foggs money.

Around and Around we go

80 days in 80 ways?

Slow and steady

. . . . . .. . .a map

Jump! Jump! Jump!

Good thing this camera guy moved out the way

For protection only.

Dega Vu

When Mr. Fogg takes over!

G.J.---> J.V.

Me Myself and I

Hi my name is Cody and i am 16 years old.  Right now I am sitting in my English 3 class, and we have an assignment to blog about ourselves.  I am an average kid living in a decent sized town in a near backwoods state. I don't have very much to say about myself. I prefer to keep my life as private as possible, so it is difficult for me to write about myself when I know others are going to be able to read it.  In any event, I apologize if my blog is not as interesting as most of my classmates.  I feel that I don’t like to do these things because when I was growing up I never really sat down and read stories about people and how they lived. I did not have the patience to sit and read and I really didn't have the patience to write - not even my name at the top of my papers.  I was a very active child so I was always moving.  Sometimes I drove my mom crazy.  As I have gotten older, there have been more advances in the technology age and more and more people are used to the new ways that you can use computers, phones, and “tablets”.  I, however, am not one of those people.  As many may know, I have no “Facebook “, “MySpace”, or “Twitter”. I don’t text unless I am texted, and as far as talking on the phone, if you’re not in my family I wont answer.  I do like to play video games with my friends online from the comfort of my house.

As I said earlier, reading is not one of my main interests, but occasionally I find a book or series of books that I actually like.  I chose the book, Around The World in 80 Days, because I like stories about adventure.  I know that Jules Verne also wrote 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, and I saw that movie when I was younger, and it was good.  After reading just the first two chapters,  I have already laughed at the book and think I made a good choice.  The main character, Phileas Fogg, is just my style.  I like the way he has everything in the order he wants it and the way he wants it, and he doesn't allow anyone to interfere or change his ways.  I really like the way he labels his clothes with numbers so that he knows the time of year and season he is supposed to wear them.  The Read for a Lifetime program makes you read, and for people like me, it gets me to read.  If I find a book I like, I don't mind reading it.  I will actually like it.

Some blog topics I would like to see throughout the course of this unit are paintball and video games.  As I said earlier, I am not a blogger, but we will see how this goes.