Henry's English blog

 Prompt Respsone: One time I replied on myself instead of other was when I stayed home and cook instead of going to eat with my friends. I did this so I could save money for prom and spring break. Although I didn't get to spend time with friends, I would definitely do this again. Because I think it's good to have long term stability. Summary: We read more of the book in class. Reflection: I learned more about the book.

 Prompt Response: I think success means accomplishing a goal. In my life right now success is defined as having good grades and a job. I think it's shaped from family, friends, and society because it's what everyone's told to do to be successful. However I still this definition somewhat reflects my personal values. Summary: We read more of Into the Wild. Reflection: I learned  more about Chris McCandless.

 Prompt Response: The chapter of Into the Wild that stood out to me the most was chapter 7. It stood out because Chris went back to work for Wayne Westerberg, which shows Chris can keep friends and live a normal life. But even though he returned, he decided to abruptly leave again, and to go to Alaska. The author was showing that Chris wanted to be independent. Summary: We took a test on chapters 1-10 of Into the Wild. Reflection: Improved test taking skills.

 Prompt Response: My desired SAT score is a 1400 because that is a good score. My top three schools are UGA, UNG, or Auburn. I want to go to UGA because it is a nice school and its in state, and some of my family went there. UNg is in my top three schools because it is the one I'm most likely to go to. Last auburn is on my top three because most of my relatives, and parent went there. Summary: We read chapter 5 of Into the Wild. Reflection: I learned about why Christopher McCandless didn't like his parents.

 Prompt Response: The time change has affected my sleep, energy, and productivity. Loosing time made me feel more tired in the morning, and I didn't feel like I had as much energy. Not having a lot of energy made me less productive in school because I lost focus more because I was tired. I also felt like it took longer for me to fall asleep. Summary: In class we read chapter 6 of the book. Reflection: I learned about new marketing methods in my 2nd period.

 Prompt Response: One musician that has influence the way I think about goals and the world around me is NBA Youngboy. The reason he music influences the way I think about goals because he talks about his struggles and how he accomplished his goals, and became successful. He also shows how you can still accomplish your goals no matter who you are, because he used to be poor and lived in a dangerous place. Summary: We read chapter 5 of Into the Wild Reflection: I learned something new in AP gov.

 Prompt Response: If I had to give up a lot of my possessions like Christopher McCandless I would keep my car, because it allows me to travel where I want. I would give up my computer, TV, and air fryer because they are just for entertainment or convenience inside my house. The hardest thing I would be willing to give you would be my phone because it is how I can communicate with people I know, listen to music, watch TV, and many other things. Summary: We read chapter 4 and worked on a writeable reflection. Reflection: I learned about new people in the book.

 Prompt Response: My first impression of Christopher McCandless is that independent but I also think he is clueless. I think this because he only brought a small gun and 10 pound bag of rice, which isn't enough to protect you or keep you fed for a long time. He is independent because cut off communication with all of his family and started traveling alone. I don't think he understood the risks he was taking when he entered the Alaskan wilderness because he didn't have enough supplies which showed he didn't know about the dangers, and he refused help from people who picked him up. Summary: We read the first chapter of Into the Wild Reflection: I learned about who Christopher McCandless was.

Prompt Response: After looking at my classmates posters I think I should find better templates for my posters. I also saw how the layout of the poster can affect it overall. I think the feedback was a good way to find out what I needed to improve. I didnt really gain a new perspective from the feedback, but to improve next time I will use a better template, and make sure it has a neat structure. Summary: We answered questions about two videos about ai, and wrote comments on classmates posters.  Reflection: I learned more about ai.

 Prompt Response: I think making the simile and metaphor worksheet helped me be able to craft rhetorical devices better. The part about this worksheet that challenged me the most was the pressure to succeed topic. This topic was the hardest for me because I left it blank at first, then when I went back to it I couldn't think of a simile or metaphor that didn't sound like my other ones. Next time I will do them all in order so I don't have to go back and run into problems. Summary: We made a digital poster for the worksheet Reflection: I learned how to make similes and metaphors

 Prompt Response: I spend a lot of my time at home watching TV or playing games. When I'm not home I usually hang out with my friends. The recent break helped me get ready to come back to school because I stayed in town the whole time and saw my friends and family. This helped me reset because I didn't have to worry about turning in any work. Summary: In class we read a poem and found the similes and metaphors Reflection: I learned how to identify similes and metaphors better.