Check in

I know that I have't been blogging in a while, but it's time to start getting back into the swing of things!  I've honestly just been kind of busy.  I have been working on scholarships, job applications, stuff to do with Fresno State, and then personal things.  I've been getting back into reading too, I'm on my sixth book since February and they're all well over 200 pages.  I have also been working on a powerpoint presentation for Econ. Mrs. Cervantes basically has me pick a standard or unit and show her that I understand what the topic that I chose is about.
Since I haven't blogged since before Spring Break maybe I can catch you up on a few of the things that I did. For instance I went to LA with my boyfriend and his mom. We had to go to UCLA so that my boyfriend could see and eye specialist, he has terrible eyesight (because of an eye disease) if you didn't guess!!! I also got a lot of reading done, I think I read like two books. My spring break wasn't very eventful, but what can I say! I'm broke!

English:

• RL 4- Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including words with multiple meanings or language that is particularly fresh, engaging, or beautiful.
• RL 5- Analyze how an author's choice concerning how to structure specific parts of text contribute to its overall structure and meaning as well as its aesthetic impact.
• RI 3- Analyze a complex set of ideas or sequence of events and explain how specific individuals, ideas, or events interact and develop over the course of the text.
• RI 8- (should have been used before) Evaluate the reasoning in seminal U.S. texts, including the application of constitutional principles and use of legal reasoning and the premises, purposes, and arguments in works of advocacy.

I can use these standards due to the facts above. I was reading books that were historical fantasy, so they obviously have a different way of talking than we do today. I can't include Shakespeare in the reading standards but in the His Fair Assassin trilogy and in Revolution they were both set in historical times. The last standard that I used I only listed because of the fact that I have done an essay for Mrs. Cervantes last semester and it involved historical texts and laws. I felt like I was capable of applying it even though I'm a semester late, but oh well.