House Journal

"The house is made of brick, wood, and concrete" said the tour guide. I could tell this old house meant a lot to him from the twinkle in his eye when he spoke. My eyes however were squinted because he chose to stop and talk with us facing straight into the bright midday sun. He was as gabby as tour guides come. I love history but I wasn't really sure why we took a class trip to go see some old house wobbling on the top of a mountain. I guess it was pretty cool though how this house was still up there. It was pretty impressive in fact. What was nearly as impressive was that back when people still lived in this house, they would drive a wagon up and down the steep mountain path everyday. Our modern schoolbus had a difficult time climbing the bumpy road so I can't even imagine what the trip would be like in a wagon.

Sonnet

Shall I compare you to the seasons
Everyone has a different liking
Preferences vary and so do the reasons
Some like snowboarding and some like hiking
Oh music, you mean something to everyone
Play different roles in everyone's life
But you're there everyday like the sun
You're there for the good times, there for the strife
Pounding beats in my head through my headphones
You are as essential as my heartbeat
You are always there so I'm never alone
My love for you is intense like the summer heat
Like the seasons, you are always changing
Old playlists, they need rearranging

Dinner table Journal

If I could invite three people to the dinner table, living or dead, they would be...
1. Lupe Fiasco- I would invite him because he is a favorite rapper of mine. He writes lyrics with actual substance and I respect that a lot. He has a lot of talent and it would be cool to chill with him.
2. Rob Dyrdek- I would invite Rob because I loved watching his shows and he seems like a really chill guy. He would have some hilarious things to say and he would bring some interesting conversation to the table.
3. Frank Sinatra- I would invite him because he is such a classy guy and he is a legend.

Assonance

He drags his exhausted body out of bed
He thinks to himself, "Ugh.. Another day of this"
He clumsily stumbles to the bathroom to shower
He nearly falls back asleep as the warm water flows over his body
After getting dressed, he strolls downstairs where his parents are sitting at the table
They are way too awake and energetic for 6:30 in the morning
They attempt to start a conversation but he quickly shuts them down
He grabs his breakfast, throws himself into the dark maroon reclining chair, and turns on the TV
For the next 20 minutes, he immerses himself in SportsCenter and Boy Meets World reruns
As 7 o'clock rolls around, he goes back upstairs to brush his teeth
He packs a minuscule lunch for there is nothing good to eat at his house
Driving to his dreaded destination, he can only think about how much he wants the school year to be over

Lyrics Assignment

Song Title : "Real World"

Artist : Matchbox Twenty

1. Why did you choose this song? Why is it important to you?
I chose this song because Matchbox Twenty is one of my favorite bands and its a catchy song.

2. What is the story in the lyrics?
The story in the lyrics is that the singer is feeling like he doesn't have control over his life and he is wondering what it would be like to be someone who is in control and can do whatever they want. In the last part of the song, he is speaking to someone who means a lot to him and is saying "please don't change" because that person makes his life better when everything else is going wrong.

3. What is the structure?
This song is mostly free verse with only a few examples of rhyming

4. What is the emotional tone or mood?
The mood of the song is that the singer is frustrated

5. What is the message or lesson?
The message is that a lot of times in life, things won't go your way and you'll be upset but there's always someone or something that makes everything good again.

6. What is the intention of this piece of music?
 The intention of this song is it an outlet for the singer to vent his frustrations

Scary moment journal

A time in my life when I was really scared happened this past summer. My friends josh, alec, and I were looking for something to do on a boring afternoon. After awhile of brainstorming ideas, we finally came up with our acivity for the day. Cliff Jumping. We hopped in Josh's car and drove for at least 30 minutes until we came to a park and got out. I didn't really know where we were but it didn't matter to me because my adrenaline had started flowing. We had to hike for a few minutes past a few "No Trespassing on the cliff" signs to get up to the cliff. We climbed up and looked down and thats when my fear kicked in. I had never realized my fear of heights before this moment. It was about a 50 foot drop but it might as well have a 100 story tall skyscraper. Josh went first because he had been there before. Then Alec went and I was left alone standing on the top of the cliff. I told myself it was "time to man up" and just jump even though it was an incredibly stupid thing to do. So I ran to the edge and jumped off. Time seemed to stop as I was flying through the air. As I was in mid-air, I looked around and realized that I was at the will of gravity. I flailed my limbs about and nothing but air was around me. I crashed into the water and I was kind of in shock about what had just happened.

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