Olivia’s English blog

  Prompt Response:  I think that my favorite word right now is debacle. I have been using it for a very long time, even before I knew what the true definition of it was. I believed that it made my vocabulary more diverse, but really, it just made me sound unintelligent. Now, I try to not use any words that I don't know the true meaning of. Summary: Today in class, we finished our writable, and we also finished up our power-point assignment. Reflection:  Today I learned that we have to enjoy the things we have while we have them because nothing stays the same and lasts forever.

  Prompt Response:  Recently, I have found myself trying to expand my imagination. I have grown up being told what to think and what to believe that I now struggle to form my own thoughts, opinions, or creative ideas. I have been trying to expose myself to other forms of art and other's ideas in hopes to broaden my horizons, and overall, my ideas. I believe that the right imagination is the true key to staying young at heart as your body grows old. Summary: Today we read the poem "Birches" by Robert Frost and analyzed it. Reflection:  Today I learned that you have to appreciate your youth.

  Prompt Response:  One time where I was faced with a high-pressure situation was when I decided to pluck an eyelash out of my eye with pointy tweezers. One wrong move, and I could jab myself in the eye, or accidentally remove my entire eye from the socket. I steadied my hand as I slowly brought it closer to my eye. I was holding my first with tweezers with my other as I went in. I held my breath and prayed as I closed the tweezers. I missed. I kept trying, inching the tweezers closer to my eye with every pinch until I had finally gotten it out of my eye. I felt the hair move past the underside of my eye as it left. Once it was finally out, I let out a sigh of relief and wiped the tweezers on my shirt. Summary: Today we read the poem Out, Out by Robert Frost Reflection:  Today I learned that you have to only accept responsibilities that correspond to your age.

  Prompt Response:  Over fall break, me, my boyfriend and I went to Netherworld on a double date with his friend and his girlfriend. The attraction this year was "Monsters Attack" which featured a compilation of classic monsters; such as zombies, werewolves, and mummies. We had such a fun time, but besides Netherworld, I didn't do that much over break. It was nice to have a week to myself to catch up and relax. Summary: Today in class we learned about poetry. Reflection:  Today I learned that you should enjoy the time you have while you have it.  

  Prompt Response:  A few things that I do to unwind and find time to enjoy my day is by listening to music, drawing, and painting. I have always loved the arts, and doing these actions allow me to take a pause during my day and spend time doing something that I genuinely enjoy. It allows me to be free in my thoughts, and expose myself to the creativity of myself and others. Summary:  Today, we continued working on our argumentative claims. Reflection:  Today I learned that we have to cherish what we have.

  Prompt Response:  A time when someone's words had an impact on me was when my mom said that she was proud of me. I had spent all day cleaning the house for her because I wanted to surprise her when she got home. She didn't know any of this was going on, and I knew that she always hated cleaning, so I decided to surprise her. She came home and was overjoyed at my actions. She told me that she was proud of me and how hard I worked, and that meant a lot. Summary: Today in class, we started our claims about whether or not taking someone's life could be considered a "good kill" Reflection:  Today I learned what people in the army have to deal with.

  Prompt Response:  One time I had to step outside of my comfort zone was when I took my driver's test. That was the first time I had someone in my car that couldn't coach or help me with my driving. I was very scarred, but I ended  up acing my test. This is something that strengthened my courage and allowed me to be more comfortable with stepping out of my comfort zone. Summary: Today in class, we wrote a claim based off of cancel culture. Reflection:   Today, I learned that there are multiple different views that people have on popular opinions.

  Prompt Response:  When I was 4 years old, I had a dream that there were zombies from the game pants vs. zombies in my house. I woke in my dream and there was a mob of zombies surrounding the entirety of my upstairs. I was so scared that I jolted awake and ran to my mom's room. I was trying to wake her because I was genuinely convinced that there were zombies in the house. Summary: Today, we practiced vocabulary from vocabulary lesson 3. Reflection:  Today I learned some new vocabulary words.

  Prompt Response:  Something that I have always been curious about is other people's impressions of me. I don't worry about it, but I am genuinely curious to know what others feel about me. I am also curious to know when, why, and what people think of when they think of me. Summary: Today in class, we made our paragraphs of our claims. Reflection:  Today I learned that claims must have two separate types of evidence that have to be backed up in a paragraph.

  Prompt Response:  The best gift that I have ever received was poster made by my boyfriend. He gave me this poster to ask me to homecoming with him, even though we are already dating. I consider it my best gift because it had a message that you could only get by really knowing me and knowing my interests. What made me value it even more though is upon closer inspection, I could see where he had erased and gone over and over again with his outline, retrying until it was perfect. Summary: Today, we discussed the importance of explaining the evidence that supports a claim.  Reflection: Today, I learned that you have to elaborate in more than one way to convey your evidence. 

  Prompt Response:  A conversation that changed me was one about forgiveness. I remember my dad telling me that Jesus forgave everyone and when I was younger, I thought that just meant the people that he was on good terms with, but he meant everyone, even the people that hated him. That taught me to be kind and forgive everyone, regardless of their feelings towards me. Summary: Today, we took notes evidence. Reflection:  Today I learned that you need to properly support your evidence.

  Prompt Response:  Something that I believed in when I was a kid was the tooth fairy. I used to get so excited whenever I lost a tooth because I believed that a small fairy would come into my room at night, take my tooth, and give me a dollar. I vividly remember when I was sitting in the back of my dad's car and him telling me that the tooth fairy wasn't real. That day I felt a part of me die. Summary: Today in class we took notes. Reflection:  Today I learned that you can be grateful for even the smallest of things.