Indian Epic Untextbook

I have chosen Myths of the Hindus and Buddhists by Sister Nivedita (1914). I chose the textbook because my great-grandmother was a Buddhist. It is always nice to learn about something new. I looked at the Krishna story. I have heard of this word before but I am not sure what it means. I like the story, picture, and that it looks like an actual book. The Bhuddha story provide a lot of information. This is a great unit. I feel like a student can get a lot out of this textbook.

Google Define Tech Tip

I wish I would have known this years ago. I am always looking up the definitions of words. Luckily, my MacBook has a built in dictionary. It really helps.

Week Eleven: Famous Last Words

I am so ready for this semester to be over. Preparing for graduation is stressful. My mother has created this long list of things that I have to get done. I think the hardest thing is planning activities for my family the weekend of graduation. All of my family, except for my mother, live in Texas. So, we are creating a weekend of fun for everyone to enjoy. My family is really close so I know we will all have fun. I know I am going to need a week to do absolutely nothing once the festivities end. I think my parents are more excited than I am about graduation. All I want to do is walk across the stage. I am taking nine hours over the summer, which is probably why I am not that excited. 

One thing that I have noticed this semester is that I should take another English class. In high school, I was considered a concurrent enrollment student. I took English I and English II my junior year of high school. It has been five years and I am rusty. In other classes, my professors have not addressed my punctuation and grammar. It is possible they have only looked at the content of the paper. 

This week has been a great weekend. I have started a new book titled 7 Habits of Highly Effective People. So far, it is a great book. It will be hard to finish the book quickly since I have so many other things going on. Also, I cleaned my house from top to bottom. That always help get my creative juices flowing. In addition, I baked another pound cake successfully. Maybe I can go into business for myself as a baker. I have been getting great reviews on my desserts. My mother is always asking me to make her something.

My New Book

Week Eleven: Extra Reading Diary

Celtic Fairy Tales Unit (2)

I am not sure that I really like this unit because of the language. I feel like it is too difficult to keep up with the story. There are too many round about ways to say a sentence. On the other hand, I do like the story continues. It gets better with each story. Oifa proves that women have the ability to really cruel and wicked. In The Fate of the Children of Lir, I enjoyed the ups and downs. The first story took me on an emotional roller coaster. Lir was a man that truly loved his children. This was a great unit.

Lir's Children

Week Eleven: Reading Diary A

Ballads of Robin Hood

I chose this unit because the story of Robin Hood is one that I do not know very well. I wanted to read something that I have not read before. The unit's overview gave me good background information, which I really did need to read. Progress to Nottingham also provided me with a general idea of who Robin Hood was and gave me enough imagery to create a picture in my head. I do like this unit because of the style of writing. I think ballads and/or poetry is more of an entertaining read. I think this unit had stories of a good length. I think I should watch the movie because the trailer looks good.

Robin Hood