Kimora's English Blog

  Prompt Response:  A conversation that has changed me is that its okay to not have friends. When I was growing up I thought I had to be everyone friend even if they were being mean to me. But when my mom had that conversation with me it changed my perspective of people. I stopped trying to please people and started to hang around people I felt enjoyed my company, listened to me when I talked, and invited me to things as soon as they thought of the plan. I don't have a lot of friends because of that change but i'm just fine with that.  Summary: Today in class we talked about the s type of ways you can site evidence  Reflection:  Today in class I learned about the benefits of social media 

Prompt Response:  Something I believed in as a child was if you slept with gum in your mouth the gum would end up in your hair when you woke up. I don't know why I believed this but my auntie told me this after I went to sleep in the car with it in my mouth. I guess she wanted to dumb it down for me since I was a kid. Later on as I grew up she told me the real reason why you shouldn't, it's to prevent choking while asleep.  Summary: Today in class we watched ads and campaigned videos to identify Logos,Pathos, and Ethos.  Reflection:  Today in class I learned new vocabulary words. 

Prompt Response:  A fear I have overcome is talking. When I was a kid I didn't really talk unless someone was talking to me or I had a question. Since I am in JROTC & cheering it has really gotten out of my shell and I am not as afraid to talk In front of people. I still am a little nervous but eventually I will get over it.  Summary: Today in class we worked in groups to identify the claim in an article. Reflection:  Today in class I found types of claims in an article for my text.

Prompt Response:  A topic that I will have to stand up and debate most often is not to normalize kids/teenagers doing adult things. I feel like kids should be kids and teenagers should be doing what teenagers should be doing. In this generation the teen pregnancy has gone up because parents allow their kids to do things they are not supposed to do. Teenagers have made smoking weed a trend and it has caused a lot of people to die because of it.  Summary: Today in class we learned about the claim.   Reflection:  Today in class I learned about the 3 types of claim. 

Prompt Response:  A truth I was afraid to accept was everyone isn't going to be your friend. When I was little I had friends but they weren't real because they would bully me and stop being my friend out of nowhere and use me for the things I had. And since I was little I didn't understand what was going on until I met a girl in 5th grade who is still my best friend till this day. She showed me that they really weren't my friend.  Summary: Today in class we did notes on Argument.  Reflection:  Today in class I learned how to identify Logos,Pathos,and Ethos from a picture or ad. 

Prompt Response:  A time I was judge unfairly is when everyone though I was mean. Their was a time where everyone thought I mean and didn't want to speak to me or was scared to because they assumed I was mean. I feel like they thought I was mean because of my resting face it looks like I am mad and don't want to talk to people. But when someone actually talked to me their image was removed because I am actually a nice and bubbly person.  Summary: Today in class we did a common lit.  Reflection:  Today in class I read a new story on common lit. 

Prompt Response:  Something I would be curious about if I were learning about Hispanic/Latino heritage is why the food be spicy. Another thing I would be curious about is why the language is so hard to learn. I was trying to learn how to speak Spanish but learning a new language is harder than I thought and its very confusing to see words that sound like a word in English but doesn't have the same meaning.  Summary: today in class we learned about thesis statements.  Reflection:  today in class I learned about clustering. 

Prompt Response:  One presentation that caught my attention was Karol. I liked her because she added plenty of details creative wise to her poster that matched her extended metaphor. Something I enjoyed about her presentation were her themes because I think of my friends as being a safe place. Something I learned from her presentation was that puffer fish stay together during a tide in the ocean.  Summary: Today in class we presented her poems. Reflection:  Today in class I learned a lot of things about my peers in class. 

Prompt Response:  A time I felt like an interloper is when I moved schools. I felt like I didn't belong because everyone already had their friends. This messed with my emotions because I don't like feeling like a bother so when I were to talk to people they wouldn't talk back or they would give short answers. Some of the outcomes from this is I learned to just be alone and be around people who really want me around and to not care that people don't want me around.  Summary: today in class we did a common lit.  Reflection:  today in class I read a new story I didn't know about. 

  Prompt Response:  Three words I would this semester in my writing would be affectation, adventitious, and altruism because they are all different ways to words or to make my writing a little bit more smart. Affectation feels useful this year because it's a great word If I don't want to use a basic word like a bad attitude. Adventitious is a useful word because I never would think that word would mean accidental I feel like it would make my writing look more up to part and match my grade level writing. And altruism is a useful word because it would go well with the writing we have been doing.  Summary: today in class we did vocabulary and exercises for the vocab.  Reflection:  today in class I learned new words from the vocab. 

Prompt Response:  Something that I love about the lakeside community is everyone loves to participate in the activities. I'm a lakeside cheerleader. My favorite homecoming event is the pep rally and going to the elementary schools.  Summary: Today in class we took a test  Reflection:    I wasn't in class today 

  Prompt Response:  A learning method that I enjoy the most is class discussions because it helps me understand more. Hearing other students responses help me with the work that we have because I get a better perspective. I also like class discussion because I get a feel of what we are going to be doing and explain the work very well.  Summary: Today in class we started are poem poster. Reflection:  Today in class I finished my poem and began my poem poster. 

  Prompt Response:  The aspect of creating a poem I enjoy the most is finding out a topic that relates to me the most during that time in my life. I enjoy this part because I like the work I produce when I am excited to finally write out what I have been feeling. I don't like to tell people what's going on in my mind I just keep it to myself. When we get to write a poem I like to express myself through metaphors because it makes me feel like people know how I'm feeling but know exactly how I am feeling.  Summary: Today in class we talked about the assignment which is creating our own poem.  Reflection:  Today in class I started a rough draft before I started my poem. 

Prompt Response:  My most absurd experience is once I was almost kidnapped. I was at a hotel sleepover with 2 other girls and we went downstairs to get  more covers. In the lobby it was 4 grown men and they were African American and a while old man. The white old man asked me if I had a lighter and I told him i didn't have one so proceeded to ask the 2 other girls and they both said no. He then walked outside and the 4 men that were in the lobby asked us what he ask us and we told them, they kinda got  frustrated  because why are you asking kids if they have a lighter. The old man comes back into the lobby thinking the 4 man had left but they were still there. The old man asked us again did we have a lighter again because he thought we were lying. The 4 man stopped him and started to cuss him out because there are 4 older people in here you can ask. we ended up telling my friend mom and the old man drove off somewhere. If the man wasn't there that could have ended ba...

  Prompt Response:  A song that describes my life right now is Bunna Summa by BunnaB. This describes my life right now because I miss the summer. I miss summer because school is depressing and all of the homework i'm getting is getting on my nerves.   Summary: Today in class we took a test about Emily Dickinson.  Reflection:  Today in class I took a test and finished my 5 soundtrack.

  Prompt Response:  If I were to compose a poem on one aspect of my life I would base it off my personal goals. It would be about how I stay focused on my goal while being surrounded by people or things trying to get in the way of that goal. The overall life message would be even if your goal becomes to hard or you feel like people are trying stop you from completing you should all ways keep going and never stop until you get to the finished line.  Summary: Today in class we finished analyzing Emily Dickinson poems.  Reflection:  Today in class I finished my Dickinson sound track. 

Prompt Response:  The class has been going great! I understand the work we are doing. I feel like I am going to be very successful in class. I like the way my teacher explains and teaches the topics. And I also like the assignments we are doing they are very interactive and creative. I am going to pass the test this Friday !!  Summary: Today In class we read a poem by Emily Dickinson.  Reflection:  Today in class we analyzed a poem. 

Prompt Response:  One thing that makes me different from other people are my feelings and my opinions. I feel this way because we all don't have the same feelings and opinions. I have never met anyone who has been the exact same as me and I kinda like that because It makes me feel special and one of a kind.  Summary: Today in class we finished working on our heart paper.  Reflection:  Today in class I finished my heart paper and posted on my blog.