Turning Points Quick Write P. 646

A list of people that took a risk:
1. Della, a Taiwanese singer who left her house when he was 18 to become a singer
2. Rosa Parks, refused to give up her seat to a white man
3. Harriet Tubman, helped with the underground rail road to let african american go to the north side
4. Jain Goodall, woman who went to live with the chimpanzees just to get to understand them more

To Da-duh, in Memoriam Quick Write

Country:

• mountain
• lake
• ocean
• trees
• beautiful
• running children
• old man sitting down beside a tree
• the sound of wind brushing through the trees
• the sound of insects
• picnics

City:

• noisy streets
• dirty streets
• disgusting walls
• tall buildings
• busy people
• lots and lots of cars
• trashcans
• shouting children
• people with suits and formal clothes
• school bus that is yellow
• lots and lots of people crossing roads

When you analyze a poem, what do you look for? Quick write

When you analyze the poem, the first thing you have to do it, of course, reading it. After reading it, the first thing you have to fine is similes and metaphors. See if there are any of these. And then you can find if there are any personifications. And then you can start to define the important lines in your poem. You have to write down the meaning of the line, not only a summary of it. And then you can read through the poem again to fine any rhythm in it. You also have to find words that rhyme with each other. The last thing you have to look for is the main idea of the whole poem. It may be hard or easy to fine, no matter what, the main idea of a poem is very important.

Death Summary Quickwrite

Because I could not stop for Death-He kindly stopped for me—
The Carriage held but just Ourselves—
And Immortality.

We slowly drove—He knew no haste,
And I had put away
My labor and my leisure too,
For His Civility—

We passed the School, where Children strove
At recess—in the ring—
We passed the Fields of Gazing Grain—
We passed the Setting Sun—

Or rather—He passed Us—
The Dews drew quivering and chill—
For only Gossamer, my Gown—
My Tippet—only Tulle—

We paused before a House that seemed
A Swelling of the Ground—
The Roof was scarcely visible—
The Cornice—in the Ground—

Since then—'tis centuries— and yet
Feels shorter than the Day
I first surmised the Horses' Heads
Were toward Eternity

This poem is a very sad one. For the first stanza, the author is talking about how she doesn’t want to die, but the death god will come no matter what. She is talking about an important thing that people have always wanted to be immortality. The speaker is being sarcastic when she said, “For his civility” which means how nice the person was. The third stanza is about what places they passed when they were driving. She used simile when comparing a house to a swelling if the ground. The author is using exaggeration when she said that centuries felt shorter than the day. The main idea of this poem is that people always want to be living forever, but the truth is that no one can live forever no matter how hard you try. 

Essay Question

In the Women, the tone of this story is a very strong one. It is as if that no one can defeat women. From comparing them to armies can show us how strong and organized they are. The writer makes us think that the women have goal, and they are really sure and definite that they will reacher that goal. "Husky of voice-stout of/Step/With fists as well as/Hands/How they battered down/Doors" Shoe how they defeat all the obstacles before them to reach their goal. She communicates the attitude and feelings by using similes that compare women to armies. The writer also show us how they are so hero like when she said, "To discover books/desks/ A place for us/How they knew what we/must know/Without knowing a page/Of it/themselves". This quote is telling us how the women are working so much for children, although they can't even read. The tone for this poem, Women, is strong and definite.

The Courage That My Mother Had Quickwrite p. 537

If I can choose one quality or ability to inherit, I would want to inherit the responsibility and the ability to hold a lot of pressure and still make things the right way from my mother. In other families, their fathers are always the main person who decides things. But I my family, it is my mother. She is the one who is making decisions and the one who controls our house. She is always responsible on doing anything. She is also like a driver who drives us to everywhere we want to be. She is like the psychologist that talks to us when we are sad or angry. My mother is like the main statue of our house that supports our family. So that is why I want to inherit these abilities from my mom.

The Base Stealer Quickwrite p. 551

I am the one left in the field, others are all outside hitting people. Yes, I am talking about dodge ball. This is my favorite ball game. Like I said, I am the last one left, other people are all yelling at my name, telling me to keep up the good work, and be careful. The opponents are all using an evil glare at me, and smiling at the same time, like saying "Just give up, you will loose" to me. But I will not give up, never, until one of my friends come back again. All I have to do is to catch a ball, all I have to do is catch a ball I tell myself. They throw once, it is way to fast to catch. They throw the second time, I am not quick enough. And the third time, as the ball came before me, everyone gasps. The ball was really fast. Seconds seems like hours, it is like I am watching a slow motion ball. And THERE I catch the ball!!!! I finally catch the ball!!!! My teammates cheered and laughed, my opponent glared at me still couldn't say anything. Finally, I caught the ball!