Evan's English blog

  Prompt Response:  One time I stepped back and had to appreciate nature was when I went to japan in June. We passed Mt. Fuji on the way to Kyoto and it was so beautiful. It was so green and covered with trees. Also It is so tall and it had a great view even though I didn't go up it. I did go up another smaller mountain and it was also beautiful.  Summary: Today in class we learned more about Robert Frost and also started our one pager.  Reflection:  I learned more about Robert Frost and how to do a one pager.   

  Prompt Response:  I can't think of a time I set a boundary with someone. But when talking to certain people there is always respect put and always respect the boundary with those people. Like some people you can tell more to others just as a respect and personal thing.  Summary: Today in class we worked on more Robert Frost poems.  Reflection:  I learned more about him and what he does. 

  Prompt Response:  Something that changed more quickly in my life was when I came to high school. This is because middle school teacher do a lot for you and guide you. Also it is a smaller school and less people. In high school it is higher passed and moves quickly. Also there are way more people and kids who are four years older than you.  Summary: In class today we worked on another poems and it was by Robert Frost. Reflection:  I learned who Robert frost was and how he wrote poems. 

  Prompt Response:  My favorite word currently is Cornball. I like this word a lot because when people say something corny you can say cornball to them. This is a good word because some people are just way too corny. So cornball is a great way of making a joke and being funny and not super mean at the same time.  Summary: Today in class we worked on our project relating to our childhood.  Reflection:  I  learned how to connect something to a poem.

  Prompt Response:  Imagination can help you cope with your challenges in many ways. Some ways that it can help me is thinking of better situations for yourself. You can imagine better things will happen in your life if you are down or sad and they will come true. Always make sure you have a clear vision and imagination for yourself and you can do anything.  Summary: Today in class we worked on a poem and we started our project. Reflection:  I learned more about the poem and also connected my childhood to the poem. 

  Prompt Response:  One time I had to use my complete focus was when I was going to drive on the highway for the first time. I was a little bit nervous but I needed to use my whole focus. It is a big step up from the regular road. I did pretty well and was pretty comfortable.  Summary: In class we worked on a poem and annotated it.  Reflection:  I learned how to annotate a poem and learned how to break a poem down. 

  Prompt Response:    During fall break I didn't really do that much. I mostly stayed home and didn't leave. I did go to two college soccer games. I went to the University of North Georgia game and the Georgia State game. I enjoyed watching them because I want to play collage soccer. Other than that I played soccer with my friends and still had practice all week.  Summary: Today in class I worked on a poem and we analyzed it and annotated it.  Reflection:  I learned how to annotate the poem based on words I don't know. 

Prompt Response:  I enjoy my day by sleeping, working, and playing soccer. I play soccer to relax myself and it gets rid of all of my stress. I work because i enjoy it and get paid to do it. Then sleep because I need the rest and gets my mind off everything.  Summary: Today we worked on our argumentative essay and revised it.   Reflection:  I learned how to make corrections to my work. 

  Prompt Response:  One time someone always told be to be confident and be brave. This has always impacted me because if you are brave no one will question you. I you look scared or nervous everyone will not appreciate you. So make sure to be brave and super confident in yourself.  Summary: Today in class we worked on our essay and turned it in.  Reflection:  I learned how to construct my introduction to my essay. 

  Prompt Response:  One time I stepped out of my comfort zone was when I had to publicly speak in front of my 5th grade grade class. I was super nervous and scared to do it. I was randomly asked to do it because I was liked by the teachers. I was nervous because I don't like to public speak. Overall, it was cancelled because of COVID.  Summary: Today we worked on our writable and continued our claims. Reflection:  I learned more on how to write claims.

  Prompt Response:  One time I was dreaming that I was playing soccer with all of my friends and we were playing in a famous stadium. I was playing when I scored one goal. Then we were losing the game. Then my friends both scored a goal but we were still losing. Then I scored and kicked the ball super hard when I woke up and realized it wasn't real. So that was my favorite dream. Summary: Today In class we did the NewsELA and we worked on our paragraph.  Reflection:  I learned how to write claims the correct way and also how claims should be formatted. 

  Prompt Response:  I have always been curious about the origin of the universe. I have always wondered about the start of life. Like what it was like and how people lived back then. Also hoe people were made and what they did back then. I want to know how everything started and how the origin of the Earth was created.   Summary: Today in class we made our first paragraph about the claim we picked on Thursday. Reflection:  I learned the format of the first paragraph when talking about a claim. 

  Prompt Response:  I think the best gift I ever received was my phone. This was my best gift I have received because I use this everyday for several hours. Also it has everything I need and all of my information. Also this is my Favorite gift I have received.  Summary: Today in class we took notes and we also picked one thing to argue in front of the class. Reflection:  Today I learned and received a better understanding of how to argue in class.

  Prompt Response:  One Conversation that changed me was the talk about Puberty. This changed me because it taught me a lot about the human body and the changes. This conversation happens around 13 because that's when you start to see the changes. This is  not very scary but defiantly changes you.  Summary: Today in class we worked on a worksheet about claims and supporting claims.  Reflection:  I learned about the different claims and how to support them with evidence. 

  Prompt Response:  Something I believed in as a child was Santa. I thought we was real for about 9 years of my life. I really did think that he would come to all of the houses and drop off all of my presents. It was not until 4th grade when I found out. I was up to go to the bathroom around 12:30 and I saw my dad and mom downstairs putting all of the presents down there. I don't think it really ruined my thought about Christmas.  Summary:  Today in class we took notes on arguments and we also did a google docs on vocabulary. Reflection: I learned a bunch of new words from our vocabulary lesson.