Student Blogs

 

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Learn more about using METAPHOR to create your digital identity. Read more.

 

The title of your blog must be metaphoric or symbolic. If you're REALLY good, your entire site

will "play" with the words/images of your comparison, creating an extended analogy.

 

Check out the following web sites for inspiration:

• Wet Paint: This site employs a painting metaphor, comparing painting a masterpiece

          to constructing a web page. Notice how the graphics, headings, tag lines extend the

          painting analogy.

• CogDogBlog: Alan Levine doesn't use an analogy, but he does an excellent job creating a theme.

          Note how his entire layout plays on the dog theme. 

 

See examples of poems that employ extended metaphors:

• Identity
• My Life is Like a River 

 

Other Student Blogs:

• Shorewood High School:  A fellow AP English class of bloggers taught by Nate Stearns

 

Teacher Blogs

Huff: Diggin' Onions (blog for my English classes), JustRead!  (my personal blog)

 

AP English

1A

• Jay: Restless Mind Syndrome
• Courtney's new blog: Color Me Gray
• Courtney: The Triangle
• Drew:  Greater Omaha
• Kendra: The Blatant World 

3A

• Preston: The American Patriot
• Lizzie: Digging Deeper
• Megan: The Dumping Ground
• Amberly: Peeling the Layers 
• Madison: Have At It
• Will: Fighting the Power
• Grant: Deep Blue
• Clare: Chasing My Voice
• JM:  iThink 
• Audrey: got words? 
• Halli: The Hamster Cage 
• Elizabeth: Read..Think..Live
• Amy: Behind the Fridge
• Price:Chips
• Rasheeq:Language Chronicle
• Daniel: zestratagems -- ePortfolio
• Tory: The Ogre's Onion
• Kaitlin: get lost in my thoughts...
• Shea: Thoughts About English & A Few Other Things 

 

English 11

2A

• Alana: Inquistive Minds
• Ashley: Like a Turtle: Always Hiding
• Aaron: Mt. Dew, Memories, and Too Much Fun 
• Justin: The Darkest Red
• Landon: Life of the Band Geek
• Casey:  Wall Flower 
• Jessica: My Secret Life
• Jordan: Free Bird
• Aerial: What's Your Character?
• Nicole: Bam!
• Blake: Fly Like an Elephant
• Mannie: mannie
• Adam:  Like a Spartan
• Travis:  Logically Confused
• Becky:  Hot Cakes
• Amanda: Snowstorm of Life
• Darius: Hakuna Matata
• Kelsey: Sidewalk Chalk
• Dustin: Thunderstorm
• Justin D.: WWJD
• Jeremy: Lazy Boy 

2B

• Stuart:  Twin01 
• Nellie: Be Grateful for Life
• Heather: Ground Has Worms
• Mandy: The Doghouse
• Leea: Sweet Nectar
• William: River of Wisdom
• Andrew: Drew
• Sarah: Sonic Drinks 4 Street Signs
• BJ: Out of Your Element
• Chelsea:  Under the Sea
• Will: Structure of the Cosmos
• Corey:  It's Outta Here
• Madison: One Crumb at a Time
• Davon: Read My Roars
• Dustin:   Candy Paint
• Colten:  I'm Not Alone Cause the TV's On
• Leondra:  Penny Proud 
• Justin: Justin's World
• Nick Dailey:  The Disco
• Amanda: The Backyard
• Alyssa:  Live Life to the Fullest
• Alex: Passion4Smiles 
• Caleb: Seeing In Print

3B

• Mindy: Star in the Sky on a Warm Summer Night
• Kyle: The Music Man
• Jill: Life's What You Make It!  
• Lori: Paint Mixer
• Emily:  Polka Dots
• Bertha: Storm 
• Teela: Like Lightning
• Axli: Wild Panther
• Jake: Allstar
• Cara: Tiger 
• Zach: Fire Man
• Kory:  The Shovel
• Ethan: The Hunted 
• Jeff: Lightin it up
• Austin:  Slacking Off 
• Cody: Spoken For
• Teighlor: Beautiful Stranger
• Kevin: Bowl of Fun
• Cameron: Happy Dog
• Colten: One Beat One Sound
• Dakota:  Speculator
• Jaime: Randomnicity
• Omar: OmarV
• Josh: Black Out
• Kelsie: Free As a Bird

4B

• Christin: Gentle Breeze 
• Joey:  Joey as Metaphoric Dragon
• Megan: Daffidols and Ladybugs
• Briley:  Sketching Colors
• Sammie: Bleeding Hearts
• Gavino: The Ant Hill
• Candice: Best of Both Worlds
• Thad: Chasing the Inevitable