Miss Gee

• the poem is about a lady, Miss Gee, who gets cancer and sadly dies, the poem has a very sad storyline yet is told in a very child-like way using a slightly happy yet serious tone. 
• each stanza is 4 line s long and the entire poem in told in ballad form, there is a blues tune running throughout
• it is told in 1st/3rd person, more relateable for the reader
• each stanza develops time - also they include lots of reference to time as they develop
•  voice change, change in narrator? or quoting a character
• starts in the past and ends in the present - the use of apostrophes "she'd" highlights the past as its is saying she had not she has 
• "but a storm blew down the palace" in my opinion this quote is a reference to her cancer. In stanza 7 we read about her dream in which she is happy yet it leads on to this quote in the beginning of stanza 8, i think this is referring to how the cancer has ruined her life or her dream. 

its a poem about the contrast between religion and science;

• Miss Gee was strongly religious and she was praying for the pain to go away
• She the trusted science to cure her and ended up having her body used for experiments

the poem could be about death but i think that it is more about the remembrance of life, telling us no matter how you lived your life, how good or bad you were, sooner or later we all die. we all die - this shows us that eventually we are all equal.

History Boys - Act 1

Act one of The History Boys is very 'banterous'. On numerous occasions we see the the boys mimicking scenes from films, this highlights the play being a comedy. Also the way the teacher refers to this space of time as 'silly time', it makes the teacher to pupil bond seem strong as they are able to act so informal around each other and this makes the play more comedic as a teacher wouldn't usually use that terminology.
                            
This leads on to the explanation we get of the character Hector. We are introduced to him as an eccentric character with an innovative way of teaching. After getting to know the character and beginning to grow a liking for him we find out that he, actually, isn't such a nice character as he molests the children. From the point i found this out onwards I did begin to see the character Hector as extremely inappropriate. I start to see his actions and the way he speaks all differently to how i did before i knew he molested the children. What shocked me lots about this situation, something that also sparked good conversation, was the fact that the children are so 'up for it' and they don't actually do anything to try and stop it, also the character Posner comes across as disappointed when Hector wont 'mess around' with him.

The Great Gatsby - Chapter 3

As you begin reading the chapter you are introduced to the extravagance of Gatsby's Parties and his lifestyle. Nick describes to us the setting of the garden, one quote mentioning the "blue gardens". Me and my group discussed this quote and came up with the idea that the phrase represented the blur blood of royalty therefore suggesting that the guests or host himself were royalty, whereas, they are not - this is just the way they consider themselves.Within this scene we get our first impression of Gatsby, "he smiled understandably..."
One scene in particular made me think that Gatsby thought of his life as perfect, so perfect that it seemed almost unreal.

Again in this scene we notice how observant Nick the narrator is. He notices all the colors of the outfits people are wearing and he analyses everything he sees. Especially when hem meets Gatsby for the first time and he begins to learn more about him, it makes him eager to know more about the man and his background/past.
We also realise that, although Nick has been part of many busy scenes, he is infact lonely. On page 57 he says that he likes to "pick out romantic women from the crowd and imagine that in a few minutes i was going to enter their lives". It makes him  seem alienated as though hes always on the outside looking in than on th inside looking out. This gives me the idea that, when he is around all his 'friends' he isnt really as confident as he seems and that hes trying to please them.
One quote gave me the idea that Nick, in order to become more popular, was influenced by Tom when he was mentioning his affair.

We learn more about three character within this scene;

1. Jordan - shes a cheat, she gets what she wants, rumours
2. Gatsby - important
3. Nick  - Confident, Influenced by Tom (looks up o him?) 

The Great Gatsby - Chapter 2

Tom and Myrtle (Mrs Wilson) are having an affair.


Strong us of adjectives;

• "the eyes of Doctor T.J. Eckleburg are blue and gigantic - their retinas are one yard high"

Within this chapter we learn lots about nick. Nick is an extreme observer, he takes in all of his surroundings and every little thing is significant to him.  Nick is also extremely judgmental as he always has something to say about everyone he meets;

•  "a thickish figure of a woman blocked out the light from the office door."
• "the only car visible was the dust-covered wreck of a ford"
• "he was a blond, spiritless man, anaemic and faintly handsome"

The Great Gatsby - Chapter 1

Within the first chapter we find out the narrator is Nick, one of the characters. Nick begins explaining himself, also telling us a little of Gatsby. We start to learn a little about the life of Nick; where hes living, where he works etc. We also begin to see that Nick is unlike the other people that he lives around and converses with, he explains his area as home to the "new rich". Nick explains his connections to people living in East Egg. Nearing the end of the chapter Nick sees his neighbor, Gatsby, for the first time

Much Ado About Nothing - Act 2

In Act 2 we learn more about Beatrice and how she feels about marriage, and also her feelings towards Benedick.

Act 2 involves the ball, in which the love between Hero and Claudio is revealed. Alot of confusion is also stirred up because lots of the characters have swapped roles, and are pretending to be others.

In this act Benedick is tricked into believing that Beatrice loves him, this bring a comical sense to the play as we see a whole new 'lovey dovey' side to Benedick after he falls for what the others have told him

Much Ado About Nothing - Act 1

Act 1 starts off with the men returning from war. This starts the play off in a happy way, leaving us unexpectant of what is about to come. The men returning leads us into seeing the love between Hero and Claudio and Beatrice and Benedick blossom, although we also see alot of conflict between Beatrice and Benedick.

A big part of Act 1 is that the plan to ruin the wedding of Hero and Claudio is created by Don John, Borachio and Conrad. This scene leads us into believing that Don John is the villain of the play.