DOLQ1+Jenny+J.

__**Day 37: Friday, January 8th**__ **

1. I got a haircut about 5cm; went to hakwons; went to skiing.(Pattern 4) My haircut was very simple : Not very showing which no one notices.(Pattern 3) My mom, told me to cut more about 10cm below my ears, My brother, said it's same. (Pattern 1)

Revision: I got a haircut; went to hagwons; went skiing. (Pattern 4) My haircut was very simple: it was barely noticeable. (Pattern 3) My mom told me to cut about 10 cm more below my ears; my brother, the same. (Pattern 1) Although the idea wasn't bad, I didn't want to return to school with a completely different hairstyle: I'm not fond of dramatic changes. Therefore, I insisted that I keep it as it was done and left the hair shop. **

__**Day 36: Wednesday, January 6th**__

Chicken Risotto !

Over the winter break, I met up with Stephanie, who now attends the Groton School. We were very close in middle school, so fortunately there was no awkwardness between us even when it was our first reunion in more than 8 months. We first decided to go to Sorrento: we love Italian food. (Pattern 3) We both ordered Chicken Risotto; however, there was a clear different between our orders. (Pattern 1) I ordered a chicken risotto without spices; Stephanie, with spices. (Pattern 2) Now here was the problem. Stephanie's chicken risotto had red pepper, green pepper, chili pepper. (Pattern 4) She....couldn't bear it. She left half of the risotto uneaten because her tongue was already burning with the very first bite. To help her tongue chill up, we went to the waffle store and gorged up a large plate of ice cream waffles. (To tell you the truth, "chilling her tongue up" was just an ostensible excuse; I had actually wanted to bring her there regardless because I LOVE waffles.)

__**Day 35: Wednesday, December 9th**__

My Story:

All was well... until she appeared. By the time she entered the building, everybody was bustling and scattering off to their classes. Coincidentally, I was - for the first time in my life - late to school, and so had to wait behind to read the morning announcements by myself. "Ding, dong, dang, dong." Echoing across the hall, the signal of my tardiness quickly got me to my feet. Fabulous - I'm getting my first detention of the year, on my //birthday//. Good lord. How, or why, is it that things always happen on important days like these?

"I'm lost. Jazz class...do you have any idea where that takes place?" Keeping my hands busy, I answered. "Let me think... it's the class right next to the bathroom downstairs." "Manuals are so unhelpful. No wonder nobody uses them in the school." "Of course," I said as I looked up. "Pamphlets are meant to be pretty, tiny, useless - it's just to promote the school image." Queerly enough, the girl

__**Day 34: Wednesday, December 2nd**__

Examples 1 and 2: pg. 23 1. An essay traditionally has three major parts: introduction, body, and conclusion. 2. Waffles, sweet potatoes, yogurt are my favorite foods.

__**Day 33: Monday, Nov. 30**__

//Copy and paste the following sentences into your DOL page. The periods are correct. You need to place commas, semi-colons and colons in the proper places. Then explain what kind of sentence it is and why it creates good sentence fluency.//

1. Three diamonds! Each worth three thousand pistoles! Sir, I would lay my life down for you sooner than throw you in the dungeon. - Simple, Simple, Simple 2. There are orders to arrest all foreigners hereabouts, but leave it to me. - Compound sentence 3. I have a brother in Dieppe in Normandy; I will take you there; and if you have any diamonds for him, he will look after you as if he were looking after me. - Pattern 1 4. The abbe now spoke up: "It's because am imbecile from Arras listened to some foolish talk, which was enough to make him go and commit parricide -- not like what happened in May 1610, but like . . ." - Compound sentence with explanatory statement; good because it first states that something will be explained in further detail, and the detail is given in the latter part of the sentence.

__**Day 32: November 24, 2009**__

I do agree with James that the world illustrated in Candide is not the "best of all possible worlds." Due to multiple reasons, which include the continuous satire and evil components (as James mentioned), the world is definitely not the happiest or the "best" place. I think James does a very good job of describing and expanding upon what he thought were "evil," and in giving sufficient examples for all of his points, such as the one about money. However, if there is one thing I'm not sure about, that is about sheep that can let Candide buy "anything in the world." Even if the king told him that, it does not seem practical or probable that the jewels and sheep can give him the ultimate amount of money.

__**Day 31: November 23, 2009**__ 1. Read Checkpoints on page 17, then paraphrase.

Pattern 1: The statements have to be related: they have to be ones that you don't want to divide into two separate sentences. Pattern 2: The second clause should have a word or a phrase that implicitly states ideas from the first clause. Pattern 3: The second clause should explain or expand upon the idea presented in the first clause.

2. Exercises 1 and 2 on page 17
 * 1. The teacher must be very lenient in grading: the students all got A's on their papers.
 * 2. The dot-com companies have changed the work week: they will now work only four days a week.

__Day 30: November 12, 2009__

1. The following are Pattern 2 Sentences -- Punctuate them correctly. a. Thought is the blossom; language, the bud; action, the fruit. -- Ralph Waldo Emerson b. Sam walks quickly and sprightly to the store; Yunji, lackadaisically.

2. Write two sentences of your own original creation using Pattern 2 about //Candide//. Candide is well built; Cunegonde, plump. Candide walks timidly; the King, gallantly.

__Day 29: November 10, 2009__

Pattern 1b: S V; S V, and S V. or S V, but S V; S V. Group 3: - Fettuccini is a delicious pasta; it is a favorite dish in many European countries and is often associated with Italy, but a person who likes fettuccini is not always Italian.

Read page 12 and 13. Do exercises 4 and 3. Then confirm with a neighbor that it looks correct. Put your neighbor's name as a checker at the bottom. 3. Mongol is desert-like; Ireland and Scotland, much greener. 4. All the children want to go to McDonalds for lunch; the teacher, to Ho Lee Chow.

EXAMPLE: 2. Going to carnivals makes me happy; to school, apprehensive. (Ho Jun checked.) What have we done so far? Read Chapter 1. If you haven't read it yet, please do so. Exercises with Pattern 1.

__Day 28: November 5, 2009__

The Art of Styling Sentences Group 2: -The tiger seems restless. -He is really big. -He should have more room.

The tiger seems restless; he is really big, and should have more room.

Pattern 2: Compound sentence with elliptical construction Examples
 * 1) 1 Going to carnivals makes me happy; //for Robert, bothering//.
 * 2) 2 //Watching sci-fi movies are exciting//; violent movies, uncomfortable.

__Day 26: October 26, 2009__

The Art of Styling Sentences: Page 11 Group 1

Directions: Combine the short sentences into one sentence that follows PATTERN 1b. If necessary, add, omit, or change words to improve the sentences. 1b: S V; S V, and S V. S V, but S V; S V. Group 1: The girl looks happy. She has a new car. Her brother has one too.

The girl looks happy; she has a new car, and her brother has one too.

__Day 24: October 19, 2009__

Comparison of Scenes and Book: 5.3

The way the movie and the play depicted the scene 5.3 was quite different from what I had thought it would look like. First of all, I had thought the entrance of Paris and his death was a very interesting and somewhat significant part of the scene, but both the play and the decided to exclude that portion of the movie. Along with that, I didn't think Romeo would be so sad (as in the movie) or comic (as in the play) in the scene; in my imagination, Romeo would bravely reach the grave and die in a manly matter. Plus, there was no mention of the scene where the apothecary sold the potion. Finally, the friar is depicted in a way that makes him look as if he is abandoning Juliet - it is quite different from the helpful and loving friar that I had pictured.

__Day 23: October 15, 2009__

Write a paragraph about what you read last night in Romeo and Juliet. Include in the paragraph at least three of the following: a. comma with an introductory clause b. semi-colon c. appositive d. underlining or italicizing or quotation of title

Act 5 of the play //Romeo and Juliet// was definitely the epitome of fate's mischievous prank. This is, if fate exists. Assuming that it does, the act starts out from the very first scene with a delivery of erroneous news. Friar John couldn't give Friar Lawrence's letter to Romeo because "coincidentally" he was caught up at a city where a serious disease was hanging about. Then, Romeo dies //just// before Juliet's awakening; with absolutely no exaggeration, Juliet wakes up //immediately// after Romeo's death. The act leaves us with so many "ifs." If only Friar John could give Romeo the letter, if only Friar Lawrence could approach Romeo before his rash decision... Still, as tragic as the ending is, it comes to us with no surprise. Not only was this play titled the "Tragedy" of Romeo and Juliet, but it had been said from the very first prologue of the play that the pair of star-crossed lovers would share a "death-marked" love.

__Day 18: October 13, 2009 __

DOL Review -- We've had many, many rules over the last few weeks. Please write the rule and then give an example sentence for 6 of the following.

= You need to have a subject and a verb after the adverbial clause. //- Obviously, he didn't eat his lunch today.//
 * 1. Comma with an introductory adverbial clause**

= TV Series: Underline - __American Idol__ = TV Episode: Quotation - "Interview with Jack Hughes" = Movie: Underline - __August Rush__ = Short Story: Quotations - "The Beautiful Man" = Play: Underline - __Death of a Salesman__ = Book: Underline - __The Scarlet Letter__
 * 2. Underlining (or italicizing) of tv series, tv episode, movie, short story, play, book**

= Two negatives make a positive, while one negative makes it a negative. You should avoid using double negatives. - //I don't want to eat this cookie. - I don't not want to eat this cookie. = I want to eat this cookie.//
 * 3. Single vs. double negative**

= You use mom when it is a common noun, and you use Mom when it is used as a proper noun. //- My mom is at work today. - Mom is at work today.//
 * 4. When to capitalize grandma or mom**

= All right is correct, and alright is incorrect. All right is a correct phrase, but alright is not a word. = Regardless is correct, and irregardless is incorrect. Irregardless, in theory (due to the prefix), should mean the opposite from regardless. Yet, it keeps the definition of regardless. Therefore, to use a more proper form of English, avoid using irregardless. = A lot is correct, and alot is wrong. A lot is a correct phrase, but alot is not. //- It's all right to go to the movies today. - Regardless of her temper, everyone considers her a great leader. - I like her a lot - she is cordial and optimistic.//
 * 5. all right vs. alright //regardless vs. irregardless// alot vs. a lot**

= You need commas when the proper noun comes first. - //She enjoyed reading Romeo and Juliet, a play written by Shakespeare, and so decided to write a book report on it.//
 * 6. commas with an appositive with the proper noun first**

= You don't need commas when the proper noun comes second. //- Joanna watched the play Romeo and Juliet with her parents.//
 * 7.commas with an appositive with the proper noun second**

= "Should of" is not proper English. This is a spelling simply based upon our daily speaking. You need to, instead, write "should have." //- You should have eaten that pudding last night. It's all rotten now.//
 * 8. Enunciation -- should have rather than should of**

__Day 17: October 8, 2009__

1. "Sgt. Spriker, is it all right to assume that most of the Twenty-seventh division personnel are from Busan?"

2. After you have drawn a map showing the route from Coleridge Ave. to Highway 52, you may continue reading //Romeo and Juliet//.

__Day 16: October 6, 2009__

1. Has Mother spoken to her and Kevin concerning the article in the magazine //Outdoor Life// about camping in the Catskills Mountains?

2. No one in my family has been to the art museum in Chicago and seen Picasso's painting //The Blue Guitarist//.

__Day 15: September 18, 2009__

1. We went to Brendan's house on Forty-sixth Avenue for the October party. 2. The portrait //Mona Lisa//, painted around 1503, is considered the best painting of the many that da Vinci completed.

Rule for appositives: if it contains crucial information - no commas, if it contains simple information - yes commas

__Day 14: September 16, 2009__

1. That dog there has bitten several mail carriers; his owner would do good to keep him chained, don't you think? 2. The boat Roman III, by the way, sank two years ago - wasn't it located over there?

10/10 Day 12: September 11, 2009

(Tybalt)

What a disappointing night! I have never been driven out of a party this way in my life. I had been rightfully invited to Lord Capulet's party, and had walked into the mansion with a joyful heart. However, I suddenly heard the voice of a Montague - that son, Romeo! How dare he shows up on such a formal matter and scorn at our household! I was about to strike him dead, right there, but Lord Capulet stopped me with rage. I do not understand... he was ridiculing and dirtying the name of the Capulets! In the end, I was forced to withdraw from the party... only because of somebody who had NOT been invited. Can you believe this? I am sure that the intrusion, someday, will bring tragedy to the household...it is a bad omen. **LOVE HOW YOU USE SOME OF THE LANGUAGE. GOOD POINT ABOUT HOW HE FELT WHEN HE FIRST ARRIVED.**

Day 11: September 9, 2009

What is a sonnet? A sonnet is a poem of fourteen lines, following a formal rhyme scheme, usually with ten syllables per line.

In Act 1 Scene 5: lines 104-117

Day 10: September 7, 2009

Journal on: //The Good Earth// by Pearl S. Buck

Although I cannot give anything similar to a 'review' of the book because I have only read the first three chapters or less, I think the book is very interesting. It is not that the plot is exciting - which also cannot be determined right now since I am barely done with the exposition - but the small things I learn from each page make the book more informative and attractive. For instance, Wang Lung, the main character, refers to the prominence of earth very frequently. His constant mention of earth and how it is the beginning, middle, and ending of all life, indicates the significance of "earth" to him, and to the people of his time. Along with this, he degrades his wife naturally as "only a woman," and feels "ashamed" at the fact that he is thinking about her in the middle of the day. This particular passage led me to think that, at the time, women were of low social position, especially in poor households like Wang Lung's. Small details and historical stories like these make the story more enjoyable and valuable. **INTERESTING. YOU MAKE ME WANT TO PICK THE BOOK UP.**

Day 9: September 2, 2009

1. Aren't there a lot of quoted passages in your paragraph, Richard?

2. The students had sold many pizzas; therefore, the trip didn't cost them as much.

Day 7: Write a sentence with choler and augment.

Mom's choler augmented the already-tense atmosphere in the house.

Day 6: August 25, 2009

1. Because you're late finishing the job, you'll have to give us boys the video games to take to Hyun Sun's house.

2. My sister doesn't always have the time to visit us on our birthdays, but she does send presents.

Day 5: August 24, 2009

1. "The play __Romeo and Juliet__ was written by Shakespeare," Jin Hee stated, "and is considered one of the poet's best."

2. "When will you teach me how to drive?" Austin asked in exasperated choler. "Must I wait another six months?"

Day 4: August 20, 2009

1. Terry rang the bell at the gatehouse; when no one answered, he left in disgust.

2. My sister and I caught the bus at Twenty-Second and Hamilton Streets; unfortunately, we got off of the bus two blocks too soon.