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                Lesson 1       

1.1A: Make a timeline

        1994: I was born on Feb 22, 1994

        1999: I recieved a nintendo 64, Making me want to make video games when I grow up

        2001: Moved from indiana, to california.

        2003: Grandfather dies, Changes my mind from becoming a Video game maker, to a firefighter

        2004: Break my arm, require bolts

        2005: Begin Homeschooling

        2011: First Job

       

1.2A: Make a list of accomplishments you've made.

        Homeschooled for 6 years

        Hunted for my own food

        Gave a man 100$ for Christmas

       

1.2B: Complete Comparison essay, Pg36

        Smith's Essay paints a rosier picture of America, while still carrying the truth.

It was very possible to survive in America at the time. But it required many skilled farmers, and hunters.

Smith's essay wasn't exactly "lying", but it was inflating the truth a bit.

 

1.3A: Writer's notebook, pg47  

        I used to hate soldiers, and was a very avid peace-lover as a child. As I grew up, I learned that that war is inevitable.

 

 

1.4A: List 3 incidents that helped defined my identity, pg74

        Moving accross the country.

        Dog died.

        Broke arm.

       

1.4B: Writing exercise, pg 71

        That which is easily gained is not as sweet as that which is gained through work.

       

1.5A: Paragraph

        I regard my greatest strength as being my resolve, I don't give up. If something doesn't work the first time,

        I work at it until it does work. I like to think that this prepared me to complete jobs others have given up on.

        It also allows me to encourage others around me to continue when others wish to quit.

       

1.5B: Virtues

        1. Honorable: Don't lie, don't cheat, complete what you promise to do.

        2. Respectful: Treat others how you expect them to treat you.

        3. Educated: Do not talk about things you do not know about as if you know them.

        4. Courage: Do what is required of you, even if you are afraid. Fear stopping you is normal, Courage is doing it anyway.

        5. Disciplined: Remind yourself that you are working for the betterment of society and yourself, complete what you're meant to do.

        6. Healthy: Take care of yourself, Mentally and Physically.

        7. Loving: Treat those around you with love and adoration.

 

1.6A: Pre-Writing

        A pivitol event in my life that helped me along to becoming the person I am today was my 16th birthday.

        When I turned 16, My parents got me my first rifle, I learned many things from that rifle. I learned about:

        Safety, Care, Responsibility. I learned to care more about the things I own, to work harder for funding my things,

        and saving money for said things to be repaired.

 

1.6B: Speech

        I ask Gentlemen, sir, what means this pollution of drugs, if it's purpose be not to force us to submission?

        Can Gentlemen assign any other possible motives for it? Has America any enemy, in this quarter of the world, to call for all this accumulation of narcotics?

               

                Lesson 2

 

2.1A: Pre-Writing

        The meter of the poem is very dreary, and saddened.

        He tends to rhyme his poems in a 1-2-2-1 pattern.

       

2.1B: Collage

        Emphasize on the Reasons for adventuring instead of marrying and settling down, see if there's a deeper meaning behind it.

 

2.2A:

        Rip Van Winkle

        Thanatopsis

        Snow-Bound: A Winter Idyll

 

2.2B:

 

2.3A:

       

        Gay Rights

        Gun ownership

        Immigration

        Abortion

        Education