Judah's English Blog

 Prompt: A fear I have overcome was riding a skateboard for the first time. Riding a skateboard seemed very intimidating at first. I remember getting on the board and I could hardly stand on it, let alone move on it. It took a while getting comfortable with riding it, but now that I have done it I cannot imagine not being able to move around on it. Summary: We did a group assignment on creating claims and opposing claims. Reflection: I learned that you must not be biased in your essay and you must provide an opposing claim.

Prompt: I think I will have to debate the role of technology in our lives the most. I can see this as a common discussion with my family. Technology has already became such a vital role in our life, and I think that it will continue to become even more important. Technology is extremely helpful in modern society, but I wonder if it will ever become too intrusive. Summary: Today we did notes on claims. Reflection: Today I learned that there are multiple types of claims.

Prompt: A truth that I am afraid to accept is that you will never know the real truth behind many things. There have been many aspects of history that are lies that we aren't even aware of. There are probably things being said right now that are complete lies. This truth is very upsetting because I like to be able to understand what is going on in the world. Summary: Today we took notes on ethos, pathos ,and logos Reflection: I learned that you need ethos, pathos, and logos to build a successful argument

  Prompt Response:   One time I was hanging out with my unnamed friend "M" and we went to an ice cream store. I decided that I was going to order cotton candy ice cream. My friend started making fun of me for getting cotton candy ice cream. I asked him why and he said "That's so gross". I feel like he judged me unfairly because I think that everybody is entitled to their own preferences. Summary: Today we did a commonlit about fear. Reflection:  I learned that fear could be useful in some aspects.  

  Prompt Response:  I would want to know why spicy food is so infamous in Hispanic culture. This is interesting because you would think people would avoid hot foods. I would also like to know where their traditional dances come from. They have very interesting dances that tend to involve stomping. Summary: Today we went over cluster notes again. Reflection:  I learned how to apply clustering to any topic.  

  Prompt Response:  Olivia's presentation caught my attention. I thought that her poem was a very creative concept. She compared memory to a spray bottle, which is something I would have never thought of. I also overall really enjoyed the poem. Summary: We presented our poems and rated the other ones. Reflection:  I am surprised that I won the highest rated poem.

 Prompt: I think that I will use the word affinity the most. I think this is because out of all of the vocabulary words it seems like the most useful and widely used. I hear this word a lot, so it would be easy to incorporate into my vocabulary. I think that this word has a lot of uses and I would use it often. Summary: On September 15th, we went over clustering and essay writing techniques. Reflection: I think these techniques will be very useful in the future.

  Prompt Response:  I feel like an interloper when talking to an already established group of friends. I usually am treated with respect, but I feel like I am intruding on their lives. They have their own inside jokes and things going on. I think that many people can relate to this. Summary: Today we worked on a commonlit. Reflection:  I learned about "The Interlopers" by Saki

Prompt response: I like that I can see my friends at school. I show off my school spirit by participating in fun days where we dress like certain themes. My favorite Homecoming tradition is taking pictures. I like this because everyone gets to take pictures with their dates.  Summary: Today we took our assessment. Reflection: I learned that I am proficient in analyzing poems.

  Prompt Response:   I think I prefer hands-on activities because I am a kinetic learner. I feel like I am not fully engaged in class discussions. With worksheet work I feel like I am just doing it to get it done, rather than actually learning something. For me, hands-on activities end up being fun. Summary: Today we started our poem posters. Reflection:  I learned that I could create virtual presentations by recording my voice.

  Prompt Response:  My favorite part about creating a poem is setting up a vivid setting for my poem. I like to set up a good setting before writing the rest of my poem. I like to do this because it makes the poem feel more immersive. It also makes writing the poem more enjoyable. Summary: Today we started our poems. Reflection: I learned how to use certain "tricks" when writing a poem.

  Prompt Response:  One of my most absurd experiences was when unknowingly drove while on NyQuil. When we were in the process of moving out of our house, I was currently staying at my grandma's house. I had a cold and my mom had given me some medicine for it. I was chilling there until my dad randomly called me at 11 P.M. My dad had told me that we had to get everything out of our house before the next day. I was at my grandma's house because my mom assumed that when they said we had to move out by twelve on Friday, they meant 12 P.M, but they meant 12 A.M. Me and my dad drove back and forth from my grandma's house and our old house around 3 times, each drive being around 20 minutes for each way there. At some point during those trips, I felt a little weird, but I just figured it was because I was tired. For one of the drives, since it was very late at night and there was nobody on the highway, I asked if I could get some driving practice in. My dad let me drive from my gra...

  Prompt Response:  I think I would want to make a poem about existence. By that I mean the beauty and purpose of existence. I think that my message would be to find your purpose in life. When you find this purpose you should act on it. Summary: Today we worked on our soundtrack assignment and our quote assignment. Reflection:  I learned that there is a lot to analyze from just a single line of poetry.  

  Prompt Response:  I think that this class has been very enjoyable. The workload has been extremely manageable, and I think it is a very perfect amount. Work should not take up all of my free time at home, and I think this class avoids that perfectly. I also really enjoy the content we have been learning. American literature has been a very interesting subject and a very enjoyable class. Summary: Today we read three poems and started our soundtrack assignment. Reflection:  I learned about the theme of death.

  Prompt Response:  I am different from other people because of my mindset. I think that everybody in the world has their own mindset. I don't know exactly how mine is different, because there are so many aspects to it. I will say that I think that my mindset is one of optimism and passion. Summary: We worked on our heart projects Reflection:  Emily Dickinson wrote about many interesting topics despite being a recluse.