Adam's English Blog

 A time I did something out of the norm is when I fell asleep when I was hanging out with my friends.  My friends were confused and woke me up. I then fell back asleep. My friends just let me be after that. Although they were confused. Summary: Today in class, we discussed a new poem and the irony of some of it. Reflection: Today in class, I learned more about the different types of irony.

 My metaphor would be " my mind is an airport. I say this because thoughts come and go in my mind. As well as it is crowded, and many of my thoughts clutter in my mind. I think this represents how my mind works sometimes.  Summary: Today in class, I learned more about poems and analyzing them. Reflection: Some words in poems have a symbolism.

 An adventure I would like to go on is to Niagara Falls. I say this because I would be surrounded by nature and experience such a great view. I think it would be a peaceful sight to see and enjoy. It is on my bucket list as a place to go to when I am older. There is nothing better than going out and seeing nature. Summary: Today I was absent, but I looked over the Identifying theme worksheet. Reflection:  I learned about identifying them from the worksheet.

 Something I will never fully understand is how people can see something happen and have so many different opinions from different people. What I mean by this is, every single person has different opinions and thoughts. This is something I will never fully understand because there are just so many possibilities and every time some thinks of it differently. Summary: Today in class, I worked on my poster board. Reflection: Today in class, I learned how to use AI pictures.

 

 Something I wish I had more of is time. I would feel a lot less pressure in school, hobbies, and time with my family.  It would be more relaxing and happier. It also makes getting to a place on time easier. Everyone wished they had time at some point for similar reasons. In Conclusion, having more time would make life a lot easier. Summary: Today in class, I worked on my poster board project. Reflections: I had to make unique designs for the poster board.

 The most creative thing I have done is sketch out a custom shoe. I say this because I did it digitally for my final in one of my classes, I was really proud of it, and thought it looked very good. What stood out about it was how much positive feedback I got from it. It made me very proud. Summary: Today in class, I finished up my origin story and looked over the poster board. Reflection: I learned more about when to use commas or not from the grammar check in Readable.

 My two burning questions about life are, what happens when you die, and how life was like a million years ago. I say these are my two questions because likely, nobody will ever have the answers to these things. It is also kind of scary knowing that we will never know. These are questions I don't really have to worry about but get to me sometimes.  Summary: Today in class, I started creating my own origin myth. Reflection: Today, I learned that planning helps before making a story.

A time I felt completely lost was when I took my first AP class freshman year. I say this because I didn't know what I was in for and got completely behind most of the year. In the first week, we had a quiz, and I was scared I was gonna do terribly on it. Everyone else in the class looked like they were doing great, but I was lost. I ended up studying all day until it was time to take the test. I have never done awful on a test and was stressed, I ended up believing in myself, and I got a B on the quiz. From then on, I was lost in what we were doing, but I studied every day and ended up doing well on the course and exam. Summary: Today in class, I did a presentation on the theme of "The Jealous Father".  Reflection: I understood more about using to use a direct theme using a direct statement.

I have adapted to this course in many ways to meet its demands. This class has gave me a good work routine, like doing the blogs at the end of class, or reading along with the texts on Canvas, this keeps me more organized and focused on assignments. One strength I anticipate is that I will turn my work in on time. I am usually on top of assignments even when I struggle with them. One challenge I anticipate is test-taking. When it comes to tests, I sometimes lose focus or get confused with a question. Summary: Today in class, I started off by taking a quiz on an Origin Myth, we then went over test-taking strategies then ended by working on the presentations. Reflection: Today, I learned more about test-taking strategies.

 A real-life situation in which jealousy negatively affected me was Christmas a couple of years ago, when he got all the gifts he wanted. This made me jealous because I wished I had gotten the gifts he got, and it was making me upset. I then tried to take some of his gifts when he was distracted. He ended up catching me and got really mad at me. He didn't talk to me the rest of that night until I apologized. We ended up all right in the end, and I learned a valuable life lesson. Summary: Today in class, we paired into groups to do a presentation on the book "The Jealous Father." I personally thought the book was interesting as well as out of pocket. My group and I are almost done with the presentation. Reflection: I learned the role of the lack of forgiveness.

 A meaningful object in my life is a signed baseball from a Braves player.  This ball holds a special place in me because I was young and upset that I dropped my food, and the next thing I knew, a guy in the bullpen signed a ball and threw it to me. It made me so excite,d and the rest of the game was a blast. It made me forget about the food, which had been sky-high for weeks. The ball is still in my room next to my Braves Jerseys. Summary: Today in class, we reviewed the Navajo Creation Myth and analyzed the theme and various questions on a worksheet.  Reflection: I learned more about religion and history in a way that I didn't know before.

Prompt Response:  A time I felt connected with nature was when I went to my cabin in Blue Ridge, GA, for Thanksgiving. The reason I felt so connected was that the sites there were amazing, the mountains were pretty, and the weather was a little bit foggy.  I was with all of my family too, which made the days I was there even better, and I had a good time bonding with my cousins. It also helped that there was no service from where I was, which made me not go on my phone the entire trip I was there. I go there every other year and is always amazing. Summary: Today in class, we went over notes on Native American Literature and then went over our vocabulary terms that we have a quiz on in 2 weeks. Reflection: Something I learned from today was the characteristics of Origin Myths.

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