Playwrite Reflection

One thing I found very frustrating about the playwright was my first idea I wanted to use I was not able to because of the setting i would need which would have been impossible to get through on a stage. One good part about writing a play is it goes very quite and it's an easy write once you get started. An unpleasant thing about writing a short play is that it's hard to tell the whole story with in a couple of pages.

In today’s world if I could tell a 10 year old anything to try to help them in life, I would tell them two things. That your parents and friends you should cherish and treat them the best possible because they are the ones that are always there and when you grow up you realize your parents where there to help you and that you could have treated them better. I would also tell them that there are haters out there who's goal is to bring you down but you can't let them you have to realize that your better then that and there hating for a reason...jealousy. Also it's not worth it and nether are they don't waste your life worrying about them just live your life to the fullest but as a good person. I would give them this advice because I would want them to have a drama free life that they can life with as little problems as possible.

Literature that lasts a long time is the stuff that changes your life and makes you a better person. A book that makes you realize something you didn't know about and has a strong theme which is portrayed, a theme that gives you an epiphany. I would hope to be lucky enough to write something that could last for centuries but I think it's very unlikely but anything is possible. I think in order to write something like that you would have to be a person who knows people and life.

Theme & Playwrights

I believe theme is very important in writing an amazing novel or playwright. A good book or play is one that changes you or makes you feel after you have read it and it can only do that with a theme. For example a book called Freedom Writers Diaries, the central theme is that one person can make a change and this is a great book because it inspires you to make a change for the better, whether it is for you or others. Some books don't need a theme though, like little kids books and sci-fi books as well. A theme I'm considering using in my playwright is the theme of picking your believes over fame and fortune. For example say you get a recording deal and you want to write your own music for your songs, and the record label tells you we are going to make you big and you’re going to make a lot of money but we have a professional writer writing the music. What do you do? Pick fame and fortune or you say you can't do it with out, you writing the music and risk loosing the record deal. A conflict in my play would be one of your best friends who you have known since you were little didn't like the fact that you made it big and they didn't, how would you react to knowing someone your whole life and all a sudden they are someone you have never met, some who gets gallous and starts to hate on you because of your fame.

What I think

I feel that in order to become a good writer being a experienced reader is very important because it's like saying someone is going to become a R&B musician when you have never heard R&B before, it's impossible. You must have experience in what you’re doing in order to be good at it. You also need to be a good reader due to the fact that, if you compare a person who reads a lot of books and someone who reads every once in a while, the more experienced reader is going to have a much bigger vocabulary, better grammar and spelling. Something in the world that is a big part of high school that really concerns me is that there are people going around talking stuff about other people who they shouldn’t be concerned with. Then the people who are getting talked about find out that someone was talking stuff, they get all worked up and a fight becomes about. Drama is a big part of high school now days, due to all the people who have the need to hate on someone else for whatever the reason is. My concern isn’t even for these situations it's for what the man above thinks about what this world has become for not just the adults but the kids as well. Like Aaliyah said "We need a resolution."I have many songs that have inspired me but two that are a major influence and anyone who reads this I encourage to listen to these songs, Nelly-Die for you and Ashanti-Freedom. Die for you by Nelly is a song about his children just saying that he would do anything for them and that he would die for them, basically his love for his children. This song is very important to me and a huge influence due to the fact that I feel that I was raised with that much love and I hope to raise my kids with that much love, enough love to die for them if that be the case. Freedom by Ashanti, probably my favorite song in the world, a song that heals me every time I'm sad. Freedom is a song talking about what ever you have to say about me and what ever you think about me that is negative it's not my problem it's your own, because this portrays you as a gallous hater and that I'm only gone feed off you hatred because it only makes me stronger and motivates me. At the end of the day I'm going to be free because I'm going to be me.

Zephyrus Analysis

Zephyrus has many stories that are very interesting and well written, and then there are stories that have one if any visible elements in it that are just a waist of paper. In the second issue there is an article called "Lend a hand this Thanksgiving: Hundreds of Edina citizens rely on food shelves for their meals." The article is very important due to the fact that it advertises people to buy food for those who are unfortunate not to have food. This article had timeliness because it was about Thanksgiving and Christmas, both of these holidays are good times to help other people. This is also close to home because it is about Edina people and how they can help out. One problem with this article is that it doesn't have any quotes.

The teacher crush story, I think it is a waste of paper. I don't find this article interesting. It is supposed to be humorous but it isn't because it doesn't connect with the audience. I don't think that this article gives enough information. It says the teachers name, but not what they teach. The pros of this article is that it has good pictures and lots of quotes.

On the back page, the article Do you know your EHS men?, the descriptions aren't clear enough to have an educated guess. Also the pictures are clear enough, it could be the same person in different positions. Good grammer would have been a plus, example- I draw good and we hug the bear.

"The choice is yours" late start busses

Timelyness:Because this year Edina has more late starts then in the past years.
Proximity:Because there are students attending Edina High School who are in The Choice is yours program.
Other:Due to the choice is yours late start busses only comming once in the morning, students in this program must wake up at the regular time to catch the buss, unlike Edina students who are not in the program were the busses come twice.
This story is about how the choice is yours students take one buss to school on late starts, and show up to school early and therefore have a strong friendship and bond that is like no other.
Katie Kessler-Head of the choice is yours program
Doug Ishins-Opens the gym on late starts aswell as hands out food.
Info needed-Why the choice is yours only has one buss and activities that are available on late starts.
Pics.-Late starts while playing basketball and hanging out with friends , also pics. on the buss.
Photo contact-Katie Kessler or Doug Ishins
Problems-None

Hip Hop Dance Evolution

Timelyness: Hip hop dance club performed extremly well at the last weeks pep fest and showed improvement from last years, which was also very good.
Proximity: Here at Edina Hip Hop Dance Club is very big and one of the most exciting parts of our pep fests, also some students attending Edina high school are in Hip Hop Dance Club which also makes it cloose to home.
Human Interest: This years boys captain LaDennis has shown a lot of skill in his performence aswell as his choreographing skills.
My story is how Hip Hop Dance Club has evolved from last year not just the moves or the number of students in the club but also the fact that they callaberated with the dance team.
LaDennis- because he is one of the leaders and a very important part of this club
Elsa-Also one of the leaders as well as the person who made up the "Crank that Spiderman dances 2nd part" which was what they performed with the cheerleaders.
Ariel-Another leader who was in Hip Hop last year and knows how different this year is from last year.
Info needed-Last names of interviewee's aswell as info on changes from last year.
Pics.-Club meetings after school of them dancing aswell as Pep Fest performences.
Photo contact-Katie Kessler the organizer of Hip Hop Dance Club.
Problems-How cloose I am to the story due to the fact that I am in Hip Hop Dance Club aswell as very cloose friends with the leaders.

A Good Reporter

I choose reporter # 5, due to the fact that he/she caries all of the most important traits a good reporter should have. This reporter is honest and seeks the truth while acting independently. He/she does what is promised. This reporter is someone who returns calls and double checks everything. This reporter is willing to say no when it is needed. He/she sees both sides of the story and every prospective, while treating everyone respectful and important.