May 7

• This past week we had a review of poetry in preparation for the final.
• We mainly discussed how to analyze these poems and how to answer questions about them that may appear on the AP test.
• I received insight on what may appear on the AP test and how to properly answer questions similar to that. 
• I really have no questions worth noting.

3/30

• This past week we prepared for the AP test. 
• We discussed the contents of the test and started some practice tests in preparation.
• I feel that after these tests I will be better prepared for the actual test this Thursday. 
• I have no questions or observations worth noting.

4/16

• This past week we finished our discussions of the book The Alchemist. We started our review for the AP test with the short story Everyday Use.
• We mainly discussed the overall meaning of The Alchemist. We also discussed a little bit about the new short story we read- Everyday Use.
• I was able to understand and gain some insight on the overall meaning of the Alchemist and how others interpereted it.
• I really have no observations or questions worth noting.

2/13

• This past week we concluded our reading of Hamlet.
• We watched several renditions of the final scene, along with reading it.
• By watching the scene and reading it, I better understood what was going on in the play.
• I have no real observations or questions worth noting.

2/6

• This past week we continued our study of Hamlet. The play is beginning to come to a close and the action seems to be declining.
• We discussed the death of Ophelia, as well as the conflict between Laertes and the King and Hamlet.
• I recieved further insight on the implication of Ophelia's death, as well as what it meant for the play from that point on.
• No ideas, questions, observations, ect. worth noting this past week.

Flower Assignment

1.) The flowers are imaginary, we came to this conclusion through the fact that the timing of her pulling out flowers, and the fact that she is starting to go insane.
2.) Yes, each person's flower represents her emotions toward that person.
3.) We saw Gertrude getting columbine and fennel, because it is representative of her quick, incest, remarriage after old Hamlet's death. Claudius recieved columbine for the same reason, and he also recieved rosemary. This is in rememberance of his brother murder/death. Finally, we saw Laertes recieving rosemary, rue, and violets. These are all remeberance of his fathers' death.
4.) She keeps Rue for herself because it represents her repentance and sorrow towards her behavior displayed toward Hamlet.
5.) She is merely pointing it out because it represents the broken relationships of everyone in the room.
6.) Horatio is just a spectator, he does not recieve any flowers.

Boquets
1.) Ophelia to Hamlet

• Aloe
• Basil
• Carnation (Yellow)
• Geranium
• Marigold

2.) Hamlet to Gertrude

• Aloe
• Peony
• Buttercup
• Marigold
• Geranium

3.) Hamlet to Ophelia

• Aloe
• Chrysanthemum
• Jonquil
• Rose (red)
• Chrysanthemum (yellow)

I worked with AJ, Mike, and Addy

1/30

• This past week, we continued our in class discussions of Hamlet, specifically, acts two and three. 
• In class, we discussed in depth the subject matter of the two scenes. We talked about how the play was changing, and some major turning points that occurred during the scenes.
• I came to have a better understanding of where the plot of the play is going, and how the characters in the play are developing and changing. 
• I feel like the in class discussions are helping me get a better understanding of what happened in the prior nights' reading.

1/16

• This past week we continued reading Hamlet, along with viewing some renditions of the scene containing the ghost.
• In class we read and discussed much of act two of Hamlet and some of the deeper meanings of some parts of the play.
• I came to understand the ghost scene more clearly this week, mainly because of the video interpretations that we watched.
• I have no observations or questions worth noting. 

Hamlet Ghost Scene

      I prefer the 1996 interpretation of the ghost scene. I enjoyed it more mainly because of the visual interpretation of the murder of old Hamlet. It helped me to further understand the means used to kill him and in turn helped me in understanding the play better. 

1/4

• This week we discussed our finals and we also began reading Hamlet.
• This week's discussions mainly covered the background on the play Hamlet, though we also discussed the content of our finals.
• I received insight on the background of Hamlet as well as an understanding of why I missed the questions that I did on the Final.
• I have no observations or questions that I can think of.

Individual Diction Assignment

1. Diction is an authors choice of language within a work, including the connotation or denotation of words and the type of language used (ex: simple, scholarly, ect.). Connotation is a readers' interperetation of the meaning of a word that is used, and also sometimes how it may make a reader feel.
2. I have a fairly clear understanding of diction, and there is not much that remains unclear to me.

1/9

• This week we continued reading Shakespeare's Hamlet. 
• We mainly discussed the ideas in act one this week and some of the basic plot of the story. We also discussed some background information on the play.
• This week I learned more about the play Hamlet in general. More specifically I learned more details about the plot and characters of the play.
• I don't have any questions or observations worth noting.