Recording My Poem

I have just recorded my poem. It took me seven tries to get it right, but I wanted it to be perfect. I know it's late, but better late than never.

New Reflective Piece

I finished my reflective piece (not EP reflective). I had many good suggestions. I used most of them and now my piece is much better than before.

New Transactive Piece

I just finished editing my transactive piece. I had many good suggestions about the title, the order of the piece, and whether or not I needed pictures. I am very grateful for all of the help I have recieved so far on my pieces. And I am getting ready to edit my reflective piece.

New Author's Agendas

I just sent out two more author's agendas. One of the agendas is about my reflective piece. I asked about my title, my literary elements definitions, and if my piece was confusing.

My other author's agenda was about my transactive piece. I was going to write about my worst memory, but it wasn't long enough. I asked about my title, the confusing parts, and the order of the piece. 

Mission Blog, Week of May 11, Suggestions

I have only done one conference but I think that it turned out good. I gave suggestions to others in my group and received helpful suggestions for my poem. I received many title suggestions for my poem including, "Unsure", "Commotion of Christmas", and "Sometimes I Wonder." I haven't really changed my poem much yet because I haven't got all of the responses, but the responses I have received so far have helped me a lot.

I also found out that we are going to Camden Park. I have been there many times and I am really looking forward to going with my class. It will be really fun.

Writing A New Story On Fictionpress

The title pretty much explains it, I'm writing a new story on my Fictionpress account. It will be called, Never Again. I'm going to give you all more of a preview than what's on my Fictionpress account. If any of you have a Fictionpress account, please R&R (read and review).

It is about a teen who has experienced a school shooting and lost someone he cared about. He is angry because his school hasn't made any safety precautions, updated the security system, etc. He hears about a plan for another shooting and decides to take matters into his own hands.

I got the idea for this story from Jeremy, which is about a suicide, not a shooting. I first thought of it when I was in my room going through new story plots in my head. The idea of a school shooting story just seemed to stand out. So if you want to read it, it will be coming soon on my Fictionpress account. 

Fall From Innocence

In the Bible, Genesis 3:6 is the Fall From Innocence. The Fall From Innocence is when Eve took a bite from an apple from the Tree of Knowledge. Then she gave it to Adam and he took a bite, too. Since the fruits from the Tree of Knowledge were forbidden, when both Adam and Eve took a bite from the apple they broke God's only law. This was the Fall From Innocence.

In the original video of Jeremy, Genesis 3:6 appeared at the beginning. Since Genesis 3:6 is the Fall From Innocence, it was referring to when Jeremy committed suicide. But I don't think he lost his innocence at that moment, I think he lost it earlier. The reason I think this is because he didn't choose to kill himself right on the spot, he had planned it. I think when he first decided to kill himself is when he lost his innocence.