blog comments Q4 week 5

Kaelyn - anticipating our next book

Ricky - hits and misses

Q4 week 5 - anticipating our next book

The next book we will be reading in English class is "Macbeth" by William Shakespeare. I strongly agree with the statement, "If something is destined to happen, it will happen without your interference". This is a statement that my mom has always said to me. She always tells me that if something is meant to happen, then things will all work out just not to worry about it. I have had an experience where I had to let things happen without my interference and see how everything worked out. When I tried out for the competitive dance team, I really wanted to make the team. The only thing I could do was try my best at tryouts and if I was meant to be on the team, then I would make the team. I ended up making the team and was very excited about that. I had to not worry about if I was going to make it or not and let whatever was supposed to happen happen.

I disagree with the statement, "Who we are--our essential character and temperament--is fixed and unchangeable". I do not believe this statement is true at all. I think if a person wants to change the way they act if they are a mean or rude person, then the person has the capability to do that. If a person is very nice and always happy, they also have the capability to change that purposefully or un-purposefully. This is a statement that I just disagree with.

Q4 week 5 - hits and misses

I feel like a had a lot of hits and misses in my ninth year taking an English class. I feel like because of the "misses" I experienced, I grew to become a little bit better writer. I feel like my "hits" have also made me become a little bit better writer. My favorite piece of writing that I wrote in English class this year was probably the personal narrative. I liked the personal narrative because we got to pick an event that happened to us at some point in our life and write a story about what happened. I enjoyed writing it because I got to write about something that I experienced for myself and that changed me. Even though my personal narrative was not the best, I learned how to write a personal narrative and learned how to make it better next time I have to write another one. 

One of my main "misses" in English class this year was the literary analysis. This was a very hard paper for me. I had trouble picking what I was going to write about and being able to back up my topic with details from the book. I did not get a very good grade on this paper, and I did not expect to, but this helped me learn what I can do to improve a literary analysis next time I have to write one. I have experienced a lot more "hits and misses" than just these two, all of which helped me grow to become a better writer and make my writing have purpose, meaning, and still be well developed. 

Q4 week 4 comments

Sarah - What does family mean?

Kaelyn - prompt-Where do you want to go to college?

Q4 week 4 - Purple Hibiscus post

The novel Purple Hibiscus by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie is a challenging and sometimes confusing book to read. I have never read a book like this before that starts off with events from before the main event, then switches to events that happened after the main event, then to the main event, and finally to present day. My annotations have been a helpful thing for me. When I annotate, I write down questions or things I notice about the book and then discuss them in class with my table. By doing this, it helps clear up questions I have about the book.

The most challenging part of reading this book is the pace we have been reading it. I am a very slow reader, and we are reading the book very fast. To overcome this, I have been using my study halls wisely and reading during class so that I am not up very late reading. When I first started reading this book I did not think I was going to like it, but the more I read the more I like it. Another challenging but helpful thing associated with the book is the projects that go along with it. The projects can be hard, but they also help me understand and analyze the book more by doing the projects.

Q4 week 4 - responding to a prompt from New York Times

Where in the world would you travel if you could?

If I could travel anywhere in the world, I would travel to the Bahamas. A lot of my friends have been to the Bahamas and none of them have ever said anything negative about their trip there. If I could go, I would go with my family. I like to go on vacations with my family and a trip to the Bahamas would be especially fun with my family. I would go during the summer and stay for two weeks if I could.

I would swim in the clear, blue water every day. I would lay on the warm sandy beach listening to the relaxing sound of the waves crashing against the beach. My brother and I would build sand castles and see who could make a better one. My brother and I would also bury my dad in sand. My entire family would go snorkeling together. None of us have ever been so it would be a fun experience to enjoy for the first time with each other. I hope to go to the Bahamas one day!

Q4 week 2 comments

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