Classes are over! And of course, the day classes ended I came down with a fever and a sore throat that developed into the worst four days ever with no end in sight. Thanks again, immune system. Always there when I need you.
With the semester technically over, I have one week left at Marlboro before the summer. I'm hoping at least a few days of that will be sans-fever, but history shows that is usually too much to hope for.
Confined to my bed and unable to think or write critically about Shakespeare or Aristotle, I decided to write a little about how Plan is going. Which will be a nice break from re-reading Mockingjay and watching Arrested Development (yes, I'm aware these are awesome past-times. If I wasn't so sick I would be enjoying this a lot more [also, let's be real I just made the Netflix window smaller and am watching AD while writing this]).
So at the end of Sr. 1, here's where I'm at:
1. Novel
Officially calling it a novel now! Not short story or novella or short novel. It's a novel. Huzzah! I've finally started writing the second draft, and I'm writing it in...past tense (GASP!). I'm hoping to have this draft done by the end of June, which will set me up to have a third draft done by the time I mail. Or maybe the second draft will be so good I won't have to write a third! ...I can delude myself, can't I? Shush.
2. Antony and Cleopatra/Plutarch/Aristotle Paper
I got really inspired watching all of the Senior 2s finish their Plan papers. The last two weeks of school I was really grooving on this paper, and working really hard to get it all the way to a state of polished-draft. Unfortunately, when I needed to make that final push, I came down with this yuck. Luckily I'm taking progress grades, so I can submit the paper as-is and then work on it more next week (please please please be semi-healthy by then Molly's body. THANKS). It's getting pretty long now, 30 pages and counting, so that's cool, and I'm actually enjoying writing it, which is even cooler.
3. Lesson Plans and Reflections
So added into my Plan is the week of classes I taught for Geraldine's Shakespeare course. 5% of my Plan is now made-up of 25 pages of my lesson plans and teaching reflections. I have some small edits to do, but it's all drafted and nearly done, which is great. Good job, Past Molly.
4. Independent Project -- Romeo and Juliet Summary Video
I'm working on this over the summer, so nothing much has been done except some decisions on how I want to proceed with the project. But now we're on the cusp of summer (EEP) so after this fever is done it's time to get going. The first step is re-reading Romeo and Juliet and taking notes, and doing some general online investigation of other R + J/Shakespeare summaries. I get to read Sparknotes and No Fear Shakespeare! Which feels really wrong, since I'm a hardcore Shakespeare student, but whatever, it's gonna be fun.
5. London Trip
My trip to London with Paul is May 27th-June 5th, and I could not be more excited. Everything I learn there will, ideally, influence and inform my novel a lot. And I'll probably end-up making some kind of creative reflection essay about the trip (with photos!). We're seeing ALL THE MUSEUMS and ALL THE SHOWS. Highlights include: The Tempest and A Midsummer Night's Dream at The Globe, Othello at the National Theatre, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time, and Peter and Alice. I can't believe we're leaving in a little more than two weeks. AHH SO EXCITED IMMUNE SYSTEM GET IT TOGETHER SO I HAVE ALL THE ENERGY!!
So that's Plan! Before I got sick I was feeling really confident about getting it all done. My professors and sponsors and academic all-star coach tell me that I'm in great shape, but it's hard to believe when it feels like there's so much more to do. But all in all, it's been a rough semester and I've drafted most of my Plan in spite of that. I haz a pride.
That's all for now! I'm sure I'll feel compelled to write a soppy post about the non-academic side of the semester ending next week. In the mean time I'll go back to watching Buster Bluth mow down a bunch of children in a soccer game. After that I'll be reading about the 76th Annual Hunger Games (yes, I'm at that point in the book. It's all about to go down. I'd be preparing myself for tears if I wasn't so dehydrated).
NO PRIM NO!!!!!
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