Reading Long Day’s Journey
We started reading Long Day’s Journey into Night in class. Mr. Willis played Tyron while the students played the other parts. Some of the reading is very dry and distracting, but Mr. Willis preforms incredibly. Also, Mr. Willis’s explanations through out the reading are invaluable. One particular explanation, breaking down the word “plutocrat,” stood out to me. Mr. Willis linked plutocrat to Roman history, Pluto, then to Greek, Hades. At the end of class I proposed the honors project to Mr. Willis, and he suggested some fine tuning on the grammar. I will finish Long Day’s Journey over the weekend, and I will also began Lord of the Fly’s and re-read “The A & P.”
Rob Nilsson Project Summary
Today I submitted my summary of the Rob Nilsson Project, the building of the citizencinema.net, to Dr. Klaschus, the head of the Honors department at Las Positas College. This post includes content from the official summary. read more »
Reading & Honors Project
The first Act of Long Day’s Journey into Night was very intense (1 hour of reading). It started out with a lite and flirtatious feel and gradually hinted towards a potential array of events to come. I also wrapped up the Honors Project proposal for the Doorway, and I am may create a separate page for it soon. Tomorrow I will run the proposal by Dr. Klaschus and Mr. Willis.
Eng-4: Critical Thinking/Writing Literature
Develops critical thinking, reading, and writing skills as they apply to the analysis of fiction, poetry, and drama; literary criticism; and related non-fiction from diverse cultural sources and perspectives. read more »
Eugene O’Neill & Honors Project
Today was the first day of class. It was nice to see Mr. Willis again, my English 1a teacher from the 2006 summer. I also recognized some faces from that 2006 summer class. Today, Mr. Willis made an intriguing presentation on Eugene O’Neill. We are reading his book Long Day’s Journey Into Night. At the end of class I introduced the idea for a short movie based on Mr. Willis’s brothers essay, The Doorway. I will write up a proposal for the project over the next week. This class entails a lot of reading and 4 essays.
Spch-1: Fundamentals/Speech Communication
Emphasis on developing, starting, organizing, and researching ideas, and presenting to an audience; includes developing the faculties of critical listening and problem solving. read more »
Hlth-1: Introduction to Health
Physiological, psychological, and social perspectives of health. Emphasis on knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors that will contribute to a healthy individual. read more »
Astr-10: The Solar System
Introduction to history and physical principles of astronomy, focusing on our Solar System. Includes view of heavens, historical development of scientific models of the sky, telescopes, formation and evolution of the solar system, and the possibilities for life in space. read more »
Art-5: Art History - Renassiance to Modern
This is the project that inspired me to keep online notes of my classes. It started with making a small practice test with Flash. There arn’t any notes from the class, only some for the test. read more »