Huck Finn.

Can anyone explain the whole thing in ch. 14 about the kings, dukes, and King Soloman??

School/ homework

Mrs. Jones,
So earlier you had said that out essays for "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God" were due on monday. Since we have no school today, and a 2 hour delay tomorrow, does that still stand?? I'm trying to determine how much homework I need to do while on vacation. And are you guys writing the introduction and closing paragraphs in class or individually?

Scarlet Letter Questions

I need the questions for the next chapters of scarlet letter!! I think Ms. Jones passed them out the day i got checked out. Could someone please email them to if possible?

I want pictures of what you do on your day off..

Huck Finn Online Reading

I don't get this blog but yeah the website for the reading is archive.org you click on audio and type in the story you want

Miss me?

Hey! I was absent today because I am sick. =( So sad. Anyways, did I miss anything that I need to do? I am reading Huck Finn right now. (That was the only thing I knew for a fact I needed to do.) Our quiz Friday is through chapter 14, right? I am going to try and be back tomorrow but I can't make any promises. If you saw me this morning, I looked like I had an encounter with death. Hah!

Absent

Wasn't here today, what'd I miss?

The Scarlet Leter

So I was reading The Scarlet Letter, and i got through chapter 5 and answered the questions. Then I was reading over the questions for chapter 6. And they are all the same questions!! WHY?! Was that a typo? Or could you just not think of anymore questions to ask? Let me know, Cause I be confused. Thanks!!

MONSOON

ok, so you know its been raining hard at laney when the track by the football field is flooded and has a steady current going round and round!!! I think it's safe to say that everyone got soaked at some point today, but i bet nobodys car door is mentally handicapped!!! I get to my jeep and open the door and somehow my inner door handle managed to explode and it was hanging off. Ha and in order to get out of my car i have to roll the window down and reach outside the car!!! But none the less im still hapy with my jeep cuz it gets me from A to Z

Help??

Is there a website that has the exact excerpt of the John Edwards sermon in the book?

4th Block

I got checked out during 4th block so i wanted to know what I missed!

Today's Essay

I'm sick again so I checked out early today. Can anyone explain the essay that was assigned today to me and when it's due, etc.?

Vocab week 5

I can't seem to find vocab week 5... can anyone post it or something? It would be really helpful thanks.

Scarlet Letter Quiz

For the quiz on the first four chapters of The Scarlet Letter, are the questions going to be based on the questions included in the study guide, or are there going to be questions that are not on the study guide as well?

So there are very few interesting classic Books

Ms. jones, I really hate classic's, but i know there mandotory for this class. I was talking to someone about books that were older that may be more interesting for the class to read, at some other point through the semester or for Ap. Both of us believe that the Out Siders is a really good book. It's just an idea, it may be below some of our literary levels but maybe...

Sorry I've been out this week...

I fully intended on going to school today, but I felt terrible and just couldn't get out of bed. I've been having intense pains in the right side of my abdomen since Tuesday. I went to the doctor on Wednesday and she thought it was my gall bladder and might have gall stones so she scheduled me an ultrasound to check it out Thursday morning. We got the results this morning and they found no sign of gall stones, but found that I might have something called fatty liver (wikipedia never makes things easy, so I'm not quite sure what it is). She's gonna have me get a CAT Scan on Monday morning to check out my abdomen and see if we can find the problem. I dodged a surgery for removal of my gall bladder, but we still have no idea whats wrong with me. =/

But did I miss anything incredibly important this week?

about da book

umm i need 2 know what edition of da book is it b-cuz my mom want 2 know cuz we have like 3 of them and she would like 2 know which one it is like the bar code ms.jones if u have it could u let me know thank u

yeah this was our pyramid, it was AWESOME

The Strange English Language

In hopes of finding something funny or interesting to add life back to the blog, I came across this. I figured since this is an English blog, the weird quirks of the English language would be an acceptable topic on which to post. Enjoy! =)

~Doesn’t it seem crazy that you can make amends but not one amend?
~When the stars are out, they are visible,When the lights are out, they are invisible.
~If a vegetarian eats vegetables, what does a humanitarian eat?
~The wind was too strong to wind the sail.
~Since there is no time like the present, he thought it was time to present the present.
~How can ‘A Slim Chance’ and ‘A Fat Chance’ be the same?
~How can ‘You’re so cool’ and ‘You’re not so hot’ be different?
~Why are ‘A Wise man’ and ‘A Wise guy’ opposites?
~A seamstress and a sewer fell down into a sewer line.
~The bandage was wound around the wound.
~I did not object to the object.
~The insurance was invalid for the invalid.
~Boxing rings are square.
~A guinea pig is neither from Guinea nor is it a pig.
~The soldier decided to desert his dessert in the desert.
~There is no egg in eggplant nor ham in hamburger; neither apple nor pine in pineapple.
~Sweetmeats are candies while sweetbreads, which aren’t sweet, are meat.
~The farm was used to produce produce.
~English muffins weren’t invented in England or French fries in France.
~If brother becomes Brethren, why doesn’t mother become Methren?
~If tooth becomes teeth, why doesn’t booth become beeth?
~If one goose becomes two geese, why doesn’t one moose become two meese?
~If I speak of a foot and you show me your feet,And I give you a boot, would a pair be called beet?
~How come Writers write but Fingers don’t fing?And Grocers don’t groce and Hammers don’t ham?
~A box in the plural becomes is boxes.But an Ox in the plural never becomes oxes. (It becomes Oxen).
~A lone mouse can transform into a whole set of mice,But it’s impossible for a single house to become a whole block of hice. (It becomes houses).
~Although the masculine pronouns are he, his and him, we must be grateful for small mercies of the language that the feminine pronouns after ‘She’ don’t become ‘Shis’ and ‘Shim’.
~If you have a bunch of odds and ends and get rid of all but one of them, what do you call it?
~A bass was painted on the head of the bass drum.
~How can I intimate this to my most intimate friend?
~He could lead if he could only get the lead out.
~They were too close to the door to close it.
~I had to subject the subject to a series of tests.
~When shot at, the dove dove into the bushes.
~You have to marvel at the unique lunacy of a languagein which your house can burn up as it burns down,in which you fill in a form by filling it outand in which an alarm goes off by going on.
~It is only in the English language that people recite at a play and play at a recital.
~No sooner had my eye fallen upon the tear in the painting, then this eye of mine began to shed many a tear.
~I was given a number of injections to make the pain number.
~It’s not ridiculous, but entirely sensible to ship by truck and send cargo by ship.
~We are a strange lot to have noses that run and feet that smell.
~The buck does funny things when the does are present.
~I was proven right that I had the right of way.
~How come you never hear of a combobulated, gruntled, ruly, or peccable person?
~Why is it that whether you sit down or sit up, the results are the same?
~Shouldn’t there be a shorter word for “monosyllable”?
~If people from Poland are called “Poles,” why aren’t people from Holland called “Holes?
~If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen defrocked, doesn’t it follow that electricians can be delighted, musicians denoted, cowboys deranged, models deposed, tree surgeons debarked, and dry cleaners depressed?
~The human race has been running for a great many centuries now – but we’re not tired yet.
~The dump was so full that it had to refuse more refuse.

Some of these are really lame but I laughed at a few, too. Hope somebody else is as nerdy as I am and at least cracked a smile! =)

School Spirit

ok, so i know today in class we were talking a lot about school spirit and i got to thinkin. Why does no one have any!!!?!?!?!??! it should be a crime, especially if you base your spirit on how good the football team is or isnt, there should be spirit win lose or draw!!!
Anyways, i think it'd be funny as crap if the football team cheered for the powderpuff girls!! and yes, we do know how to execute a "pyramid." It was just one of those things we ended up doing with our free time. Weird right?

Here ya go Ms. Jones.

Well yeah, I did hear what you were saying today about no one being on the blog and yeah, I know. I haven't posted anything in a while. I've been checking everyday but nobody's really posting anything that I have felt the need to comment on so I just haven't been posting/commenting. I do have some good news though. I was just talking with one of the parentals and she said that I might not be moving for another 2-3 weeks, so yeah, thought I'd share. Oh and Ms. Jones, you still haven't given me my progress report so I'm completely oblivious to what my current grade is. I don't think its anything to be real proud of though. Unless, of course, those letters counted a bunch because I know mine was a monster (not better than Devin's though). Oh and I've talked to a few people today, what's this crap about my current grades from this semester transferring over? I swear that someone told me that it doesn't, if so then I'm in some trouble.

69

Today In Physics we got our interim reports and I somehow managed to have a 69 in the class.... What the... How abysmal.

powderpufff

There is about 6 girls playing powderpuff from our class, ms.jones you forsure have to come. haha

I need a better system, because going to bed after 1 every night then waking up at 5:30 is just not cutting it...

vocab. week four .

1. jingoist

2. pious

3. pseudonym

4. temperance

5. ethics

6. humility

7. paradox

8. almanac

9. anecdote

10. revolution

Fishing

Check this video out, it's Stephen's little brother catching a sick drum on fly.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxArCLJ4nbw

Dress Code

Sorry I wasn't in class Friday, I was stuck in the deans office because my shirt was SUPER offensive (plain green shirt), and I got a referral. I love how this school cares more about the dress code than actual academics. So what did I miss Friday?

Turtles can fish!

I just got back from fishing with captain Stephen and his little brother James Allen, and caught 2 fish. One was a bluefish and it was chill. The other was a 28" red drum, at night, which was an amazing fight and it JUMPED! Red drum are known for never ever ever jumping and thr one I caught today was a once in a lifetime drum. Stephen caught a sting ray and his brother caught 2 bluefish and a flounder. So Ms. Jones please, please, accept my amazingness.

So today BOTH classes went independently well. Different things in both classes, but still I imagine that those observers were in for a treat. They saw everything from essay writing (kind of) to vocabulary quizzing. Too bad they missed joke time.

So what's up this weekend? Anyone going to the Northeast Branch Library Sale?

Dolphins!

So last year in AP Environmental Science we watched this movie The Cove. It's about the dolphin killings in Japan. I watched whale wars before and was aware of this problem in Japan. Japanese fisherman just have no conscience! It kills me to see these beautiful animals being slaughtered for no reason. I could go on and on about the whaling, but I won't. I am really trying to take part and help out as much as I can. There is this petition addressed to President Obama and the Japanese Ambassabor to address this issue. Many people in Japan don't know about this because the media is hiding it from them. So if you can please sign the petition that would be great! Just go to the link posted on here.

http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/724/210/624/

I went to see that band tonight. N exactly my "scene" and I didn't know the words to a lot of the tunes, but I had fun nonethless. Live music just has a feel.

Random question...

Would being a belle in the Azalea Festival be counted as volunteer work??
I ask not only because I am interested in being a belle, but because we were talking about how you have to have volunteering on college apps.

Ok i understand this whole blog thing is really neat and cool and stuff but i have been looking and looking and i cant find the freaking week 3 vocab and its starting to piss me off

My life is Bro

Today my lax team crashed into the Alps. Good thing I brought an extra 24 pack of nattys and a few girls to make me some sandwhiches in case I get hungry. Mlib

Letter to the Teacher

Ay yo Mrs. Jones, when are you gonna grade those letters? I'm really anxious to see what you thought of mine.

Famous Descendants of Mayflower Passengers

Check out this website. I won't remind you, but if you can put THREE of the DESCENDANTS (not the original passengers) on your vocabulary quiz I will give you 5 extra credit points on your vocabulary quiz!

http://www.mayflowerhistory.com/Genealogy/famousdescendants.php

It won't let me put the picture up, but here' s a link to some Puritan paper dolls. Have fun!


http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3199/3029581311_578a64fd46.jpg

I realize that both 3rd and 4th blocks think that we spend most of our time gabbing. Realize I've been doing this nine years. I have a plan. I know what I am doing. Trust me. We have already covered one literary period, written a myth, presented it, written a letter, reviewed parts of speech up to verbs, and spoken about colleges (in 4th block). We read (almost) a narrative from Bradford and learned 20 new vocabulary words. We aren't sitting on our butts.

Remember your vocabulary quiz tomorrow. New words defined on Monday.

Tomorrow we will read some PURITAN POETRY. Did you even know it existed?

Anne Bradstreet
Anne Bradstreet (1612-1672) is one of the most important figures in the history of American Literature. She is considered by many to be the first American poet, and her first collection of poems, "The Tenth Muse Lately Sprung Up in America, By a Gentlewoman of Those Parts", doesn't contain any of her best known poems, it was the first book written by a woman to be published in the United States. Mrs. Bradstreet's work also serves as a document of the struggles of a Puritan wife against the hardships of New England colonial life, and in some way is a testament to plight of the women of the age. Anne's life was a constant struggle, from her difficult adaptation to the rigors of the new land, to her constant battle with illness.
It is clear to see that Anne's faith was exemplary, and so was her love for children and her husband, Governor Simon Bradstreet. Anne's poems were written mainly during the long periods of loneliness while Simon was away on political errands. Anne, who was a well educated woman, also spent much time with her children, reading to them and teaching them as her father had taught her when she was young. While it is rather easy for us to view Puritan ideology in a bad light because of it's attitude towards women and strict moral code, her indifference to material wealth, her humility and her spirituality, regardless of religion, made her into a positive, inspirational role model for any of us.
Another one of Anne's most important qualities was her strong intuition, although only subtly hinted at in her work, probably for fear of reprisal from the deeply religious Puritan community, one cannot help but feel her constant fascination with the human mind, and spirit, and inner guidance.
Her style is deceptively simple, yet speaks of a woman of high intelligence and ideals who was very much in love, and had unconditional faith. While it was difficult for women to air their views in the 17th Century, Anne Bradstreet did so with ease, as her rich vocabulary and polyvalent knowledge brought a lyrical, yet logical quality to her work which made it pleasant for anyone to read.

poll

4 people hit the wrong button in the poll

hi just wondering

i had got checked out in 3rd block and i missed english 4th and i was just wondering what we did in class today

ms.jones i was getting ahead on my vocabulary and i noticed there isnt a list #5, do we just skip to 6?

i don't know about you guys but i'm super excited about the topics we will have to post on the blog. This is by far the best english class i have ever stepped foot in.

9/4/10 Fishing Report

Me, Stephen Cone, and Turtle Went fishing this weekend. On saturday we caught some drum, some flounder, and other useless fish. Sunday we ran into a school of reds and some sheepshead up by figure 8. No luck on the shark fishing saturday night. 9/4/10-9/5/10

How is everybody enjoying their Labor Day?

All I have to say is that Ms.Jones class is a lot of fun and it is the most fun I've ever had in an english class. And it has only been 8 days!

Defined Vocabulary for Week # 2 :D

Vocabulary List Week 2:


1. Persecution: the act of persecuting; the state of being persecuted.

2. Engulfed: to swallow up in or as in a gulf; submerge; to plunge or immerse

3. Feign: to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of

4. Salvation: the act of saving or protecting from harm, risk, loss, destruction

5. Rigor: strictness, severity, or harshness, as in dealing with people

6. Lusty: full of or characterized by healthy vigor; spirited; enthusiastic

7. Peril: exposure to injury, loss, or destruction; grave risk; jeopardy; danger

8. Narrative: a story or account of events, experiences, or the like, whether true or fictitious

9. Phenomena: of phenomenon (a fact, occurrence, or circumstance observed or observable)

10. Predestination: an act of predestinating or predestining; fate; destiny; the action of God in foreordaining from eternity whatever comes to pass



Hey guys, I got these definitions off of dictionary.com if anybody was wondering. Feel free to use them! =)

one of the most beautiful pieces i've ever read !

this was written by one of my twitter followers , Keishorne . i really like this because it talks about thing that think will continue to become more increasingly important in this country as time progresses if change is not made .

http://keishornescott.me/post/1038700665/i-have-a-dream-by-keishorne-scott

leaving

i want be in class today im leaving at 1:35 i guess ill b taken my vocab quiz next week...ill miss u guys {insider:tears} even though i suppost to been left but hey u kno how parents r

week 2

Vocabulary List Week 2:

1. persecution

2. engulfed

3. feign

4. salvation

5. rigor

6. lusty

7. peril

8. narrative

9. phenomena

10. predestination

I cannot find my paper with information about where to find vocab words. someone help me out?

I WAS THE WINNER FOR THE FREE CLASS RING !

they pulled me out of 4th period to go to Ms. Vaughn's office . at first I thought they had accidently called me to get a schedule change or something , but she took me to talk to the Herff Jones reps. & they told me I won the raffle ! my mom didn't answer when I first called her , but when she finally did she started off yelling at me for something random I did at home this morning so I had to quickly tell her the good news to get that load quickly put away lol. but mom & dad were really happy they didn't have to spend $300 on a ring .. lol .

Wedding on Tuesday.

Okay first off I'm really excited about mine and Devin's wedding on Tuesday, its gonna be great. I really think we should have a ceremony for it. Perhaps we could bring Mr. Motley in to marry us because I think he married Mrs. Metz or something and that would be so official. Also, Hali, what is the cake gonna look like exactly?

Ummm...I forgot to sign my name on the letter.

I had to print out a second copy this morning, because I realized that I had to fix something, so I forgot to sign my name on the second copy...OOPS...

i hate

i hate when subs just make a bigdeal ab eaten in there class when its not even there class...lord that get 2 me like dis morning ugh now im n da den like yyy??

Sunset At CB State Park

About this letter...

So if my letter is barely a two pages and only the signature part goes over to the second page, how should i edit that?

Cupcakes!

Halee and I are making cupcakes for fourth block, can some one please bring napkins? Were only bringing these for Chris and Joey because women can cook and clean. But they can't have them unless they build-up muscle.

attention ladies

i am quite hungry. can you please make me a sandwich as i shoot some domes off in modern warfare...dont forget the pickles...also, make me some kool aid. i need something to quench my thirst as i perfect my letter to ms jones that she will probably criticize. thanks. oh, bring some lotion. got a nastay knot in my back.

Ay yo what's gucci?

Haha just kiddin' with the title, but yeah I gotta question about the blog itself. Why is the time all like messed up and stuff?