This week was crazy. To be completely honest, I was pretty distracted this whole week in my classes due to it being homecoming week. I didn't get home until 8 or later all week because of float building, mock rock practices, and other homecoming festivities. I was sleep deprived and anxious for the events of the weekend, but I still made it though and found a way to get some learning in there too!! At the very beginning of the week, we presented our thoughts about the paintings we analyzed. It was interesting to see what everybody had to say about the paintings they chose, especially hearing the reason that each group was drawn to the painting they chose. Listening to the presentations really reflected the theme of how art tells stories. The rest of the week, we really focused on two things- looking for elements of fiction in literature, and revising our creative writing. Personally, I didn't get very far into analyzing the short story I'm reading for the element of fiction I chose, so I focused a lot on revising my creative writing. I decided which piece I wanted to revise based on what felt the most important to me, and I spent a good amount of time writing about why I chose that piece to revise as opposed to actually revising it. I also found this website that had a lot of helpful tips about revising papers that I will more than likely use for reference throughout this year. Thank you, internet!
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This week seemed like it flew by, but in that short amount of time, I felt that I learned a lot about art and poetry. I'd like to start by saying initially the poem we analyzed this week, Elegy in X Parts, made me feel somewhat upset and a little uncomfortable. Suicide is a very sensitive topic for me to discuss and hear about, and although it should not be a topic that is taken lightly, I feel as though often people talk about it jokingly or in a light manner, which bothers me. Besides that, I found the poem to be very interesting. I really enjoy analyzing poems and finding more meaning for them. I learned that the fragmented structure Rasmussen used was intentional to give the poem a more fragmented attitude. It painted a clear picture in my head of what it would feel like to lose someone to suicide; to be left with a racing mind and regrets of what you should've done but didn't know you had to do. I also really enjoyed watching the TED talk about art telling stories. The woman delivering the talk was so enthusiastic about art and it made me really happy. I thought that her imagination was really beautiful to come up with such creative stoies about somewhat simple paintings that caught her eye for just a little longer than usual. A quote that resonated really well with me was "Our DNA tells us to tell stories." I reflected on that quote for quite a while because basically all I talk about all day is like telling a story- whether it be a funny moment that happened earlier in the day or something simple like what I had for breakfast, it's still really a story. Our whole lives revolve around stories, which is why literature is such an important tool to connect to other people. I'm excited for the upcoming week to move on to new things (even though I enjoyed the poem of the week, discussing it every single day kind of made me want to do something else) and for all the homecoming excitement! I'm wearing footie pajamas to school tomorrow with no shame!! Woo! |
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