in class write for the week of March 14

Broken Pieces
By Amber Volk
Oh how I wish to be with you tonight,
My heart hurts with all the sadness it holds.
The thought of us together, I cannot fight,
Yet here I stand alone again in the cold.
I wish and I hope and dream on for ever,
This night feels as if it’s not moving.
Forget you, I won’t, I can’t, not ever.
Inside my mind I tell myself I’m losing,
But I see you in the distance, and I start to smile,
For so long tonight I waited to see you.
I pick up the pieces of my heart from this pile,
I piece them together and make it like new.
Here we are together again at last,
Trying not to make a repeat of the past.

Thoughts of class for the week of March 14

This week I think we got a ton accomplished in classes. I really liked doing the workshop and having other students giving their input on what I could do to make my poem sound better. I also really liked the positive comments and thoughts I received from my group memebers on the poem. The poem meant a lot to me because it was about my mom and her having cancer so I really wanted it to look and sound good and when everything in my group thought it was really good, it really made my day. I also liked being able to see other students work and some of the thoughts others put into their poetry. I would really like to see us having another class like this before the semister is over because I really think I got alot of good information and ideas out of the workshop. I also really enjoyed the open mic sesson we had in class on Thursday. I had never verbally shared any of my poetry to anyone, especailly people that I really didn't know. I will admit that I was very nervous about reading my poems in front of the class and was rather nervous about giving up in front of the class, but once I did it I felt pretty good about it. I think it was nice to be able to get that first time experience out of the way in front of a small group and a positive group that won't yell and scream if my poems sucked. I also won't really mind doing another open mic soon. Overall, I think this weeks classes were my favorite week of class we've had yet.

Prompt for the week of March 14

Well, the first time that I really went far away from home without a family member for an extended amount of time was my band trip to San Antonio, TX my sophmore year of high school. I thought it was totally awesome to be able to go somewhere with all my band friends and without having my mom watching over everything I do. I remember on the day we left for Texas my mom was watching me as the bus rolled away and I didn't really pay that much attention to her. I was more worried about finding a good spot on the bus and sociallizing with all my bestest friends that I was going to be with the entire trip. I think my mom was kinda hurt that I didn't really seemed sad about leaving her, but I will never know how she truly felt about the whole thing. I have a ton of fun on the trip and was really sad when it was finally over. However, I was ready to see my family when I got home. I think from the whole trip I learned that you never realize how much you need and love someone and how much you can miss them until you are away from them for an extended amount of time. If anything, the trip made me greatful for my family and that I get to see the ones I care about almost everyday of my life.

extra credit spring break blog 1

So I'm in Hawaii this week and it is TRUELY AMAZING! I've never been on a plane before so that was an experience in itself. I was scared about flying at first but it was actually pretty cool. However, being on a plane that long is SOO boring! But I did FINALLY get to the Honolulu airport. As soon as I get in the airport I could like smell the freshness in the air. Even in the airport there was all kinds of beautiful plants and flowers and palm trees. I think the most exciting part for me though, was finally seeing my best friend Lacey again. She ran in to were I was waiting for my bags, laid me, and gave me the biggest hug ever. Leaving her is going to be the hardest part of goin back home, not to mention the extreme cold! Today is my 4th day in Hawaii and I only have 2 more days here. I went an saw the ocean the first 2 minutes I was here. I've never seen the ocean before and it was as beautiful and huge and amazing and I had always imagined it to be. Thus far, I have gone to the International Market and done TONS of shopping, I've gotten the entire drive/tour of the whole island, I've been to more beaches than I could ever count, I've gone to Diamond Head Mountain, I visited Lacey's school HPU, and I've gone to various other places to shop. Tomorrow, I'm goin to Pearl Harbor and Sealife park. I'm really excited to be able to see dolphins and various other animals. I think that will be really cool. Now, I'm planning on heading out to the beach to go snorkeling. Hawaii is FABULOUS!!!

In class writing for the week of Feb 28-Mar 2

EZ Bake 10 Minute Poem

Twister

The storm cloud is forming right above our heads,
There's not much time left to prepare for the worst.
Mother is worried about all her little children,
She's going crazy like a kitten in a haystack.
A huge whirl of wind blows throughout the yard,
the twister has made it's way and left a distructive path.
'This storm won't lick us," Mother did yell,
She was so sure that we would all make it through.
Now still today I miss her deeply.
And I can still hear her voice as the tordano takes her away.

Week of Feb 28 Prompt

I really wasn't sure what you meant by making a word portrait of myself...but here goes what I came up with...

I am an etremely bubbly, fruity person. I always try to act upbeat and happy, and try to keep others up beat and cheerful. I don't like to be like everyone else, I try to make everything about myself unique. I try to think of myself as very optmistic. I don't like looking at what bad things can come from a certain situation, but rather the good things so I don't get quite as stressed out and I can stay at high levels of chipper bubblyness. Somedays though, I would have to compare myself to a set of wore out tires that know they still have many miles to travel. I have been through so much that sometimes I feel like I should just give up, but the other side of me knows that everything will end up okay and to just keep trucking. I remind myself of the Little Engine that Could. I've hit many roadblocks that have tried to bring me down and overwelm me, which at times I will admit now I have reached an emotional rock bottom. Somewhere in my heart I found the will to continue knowing I was here to help others and encourage people that life is worth living. I believe I am a true bofy of encouragement to any one who is looking for it. I know that anything can be down given a little time an effort. Tasks may seem hard, but not impossible. I see myself as strong and willing. I am a true leader and will help others reach where they are looking to go. I can make it through anything...I am a survivor!

The week of Feb 28th thought process...

This Tuesday in class we practiced trying to write in the eyes of someone else. I found that secret passing excersize rather interesting. It was fun thinking up a life for the character that has to write a note to someone telling about the secret. When I was writing the note, I found it easier to go back to writing as myself. I thought the activity was rather challenging and I really enjoyed doing it. You can really do whatever you would for the person so I was trying to be someone that was completely different from myself just to make things more interesting. I think this activity will make it somewhat easier to write the dramatic monologs simply because it acted as good practice to write as someone else. This made me really think about what exactly I am going to do for my dramatic assignment. I really want to use a character from Gone With the Wind, but I am not quite sure which character would be best to use of what event from the story I can take and make a good piece out of. I'm really excited to think about it more and see what I can come up with. This asignment is definitely different from any other assignment I have ever had to do.