Ashley's English Blog

 Today in class we learned about and began our story maps. We are learning about and connecting to our past with this project, which in turn, has led to a lot of personal reflection about myself as a whole. I am enjoying this project, but I can imagine it will be much more difficult next week when we cannot use our phones to find pictures and locations. I have had a good day and I am very excited for the game tonight and the long weekend!

 Today in class we finished reading Two Kinds  and answered a question about it. I learned more about myself with this, because I reflected on my relationship with my mother. I have a great mother and should never forget that. I really enjoyed class today. With the ac being out, and with me still on the mend, I enjoyed an easier day. Today I am going to finish catching up on the work that I missed when I was out, as well as doing my homework. I plan on going to bed early tonight so that I can hopefully be fully recovered tomorrow. 

       The most recent time I was in conflict with my mom was on Sunday. Last Sunday was when I was first hit with the stomach bug that kept me out of school the last two days. My mom thought that it was just based on anxiety, because I have fallen ill in the past when my anxiety was high. This time was different though. I didn't feel like me at all, I had lost any form of energy, and I had no appetite. I tried multiple times to explain that my sickness was due to truly feeling sick, and that I needed to get rest.      She did learn that I was truly sick after about 24 hours of sickness, and when my brother came home and said that a large percentage of the school was out with the same illness. With this conflict, I learned that I need to stand up for myself when I know that misinformation is being shared, even if that means telling my mom that she is wrong. Yesterday as she was picking me up from school she apologized because she knew that she had trie...

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 Today in class we presented the presentations we prepared on Wednesday. Through the contents of the presentations I learned that it is okay to be different, and being different is special. I really enjoyed class today because I liked hearing all the different parts of a poem that looks so simple at first glance. I want to go home and sleep, but I have rehearsal then work tonight, and I have the SAT tomorrow. 

 Today in class we completed an assignment in NewsELA about the change in U.S. immigration coming between now and 2055. In my reflection on this assignment I discovered how little I knew about this issue, and I intend to become more educated on it. I did not enjoy this assignment because I have never done a NewsELA assignment before and it was difficult to navigate and understand and because it just felt like pointless busy work. Due to the fact that I have never done one before, I am not fully confident that I did it correctly. Tonight I am working so I hope to make good tips, then to be home early enough to get a good night of sleep. 

 Today in class we read, annotated, discussed, and answered questions about the poem I, Too  by Langston Hughes. The poem taught us to always cheer for ourselves, and to always fight for what you think is right. I am going to reflect this in my day-to-day life by always believing in me, and not letting negative things people say bother me.  I enjoyed the model we did in class with discussion, because I loved hearing everyone's differing views on the same topics. Today I was very tired and I am very excited to eat some pasta, watch tv, then go to sleep early. 

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