End Of The Year Blogpost

What are the three most important things I learned this year?

I learned much about poetry and many different famous poets. I also learned about how life could be like for migrant workers in the Great Depressions and about the people of my classmates' biography projects.

What is something we did this year that I think I'll remember for the rest of my life?

I think I'll remember almost everything in this class from the vocab tests to the biography project.

What is the nicest thing someone's done for me this year?

I can't think of anything significantly nice besides my friends helping me with whatever I needed. They helped me with many questions and problems I had in ELA.

What is something that I taught my teacher or classmates this year?

By the time that you're reading this, I will have taught Edgar Allan Poe's impact on society and literature.

In what area do I feel I made my biggest improvements? What is something I accomplished this year that I am proud of?

I feel like I have made bigger improvements on argumentative essay writing. I'm proud of almost all of my assignments because I was able to get them done and show my effort.

-What was the most challenging part of this year for me?

The most challenging part of this year for me was probably getting ready to present a monologue in front of my class because of how I made it and things about the presentation that bugged me and my confidence.

What was the best piece of writing I did this year? Why do I think it's my best?

I think my nonsense poem was my best piece of writing this year because it was my assignment and an inside joke in one poem.

Of the books I read this year, which was my favorite? Why?

Out of all the books that I've read this year, "The Fourth Stall" was probably my favorite. I probably liked this book more than others because of the concept of a middle school kid running a criminal organization in his school. There was also the plot twists and emotional moments in the book that made it even better.

What advice would I give to students who will be in this class next year?

It might seem like you get a lot of homework in this class. It can be heavy sometimes but you'll get it done. Just do the assignments and you'll have a good time in ELA.

Quarter 3 Reflections

I believe that my biggest improvement in ELA is being able to make and analyze poetry. Throughout the course of the poetry unit, I was exposed to new and different kinds of poetry. There were many types of poems that I've never seen before and we got to pick apart various pieces of poetry from famous poets such as Langston Hughes and Robert Frost. I think that the different poems that we saw as a class and those that we found ourselves gave us more experience in determining the meanings of certain poems. This unit sharpened our skills of being able to pick apart pieces of literature and think about their meanings and use of elements of humor and figurative language.

A very challenging part of the third quarter was writing poems and using the right topics to make them. Thinking of ideas for a task at hand can be hard compared to just remembering a certain event that can be used for that task. This was usually the case as we had to constantly use events, ideas, and topics for poetry. To overcome this, I used things that came to mind such as the running gag I have with my friends about me being a stalker and things that I thought a lot about. By using the jokes and ideas around me, I was able to write the poetry that I did.

SOL #31: The Last Slice Of Life

I'm writing this a day before I post it just because I feel like it. I can just write about what kind of experience this was and then set a reminder for me to post it tomorrow. This Slice Of Life thing was pretty neat because you get to read everybody's origin stories and important events in their lives and such. Writing out blogposts daily for a reward seems cool until you feel like you're running out of ideas. With the seventy falcon dollars, you can buy yourself thirty-five days worth of recess. That's at least a month. Maybe I should start spending more using the SOL reward and the falcon dollars I already have.

SOL #30: Sticky Notes Are A Doodledaddler's Best Friend

Among all the doodledaddling tools I have, sticky notes are one of them. I use them quite often and are helpful in a variety of situations. They can be used for reminders or important notes. They can be used when taking a sheet of notebook paper out is too much work compared to taking out a sticky note from your pocket. I like to use them when I need to write something down or jot down a few notes. It's my personal preference to use sticky notes instead of a mini notebook or such.

SOL #29: A Cure For My Nostalgia

Call me childish but I have deep regards for old video games such as the old LEGO Star Wars and Batman video games. Those are the games I grew up playing before I got a PS4. I was thinking of buying one of these old video games for my PlayStation Vita (basically Sony's version of a Nintendo DS). I especially wanted "LEGO Batman: The Video Game," which was one of the classics. The problem was that this wasn't available for PS Vita. I had to settle for the sequel, "LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes." It'll be good enough. I have a bunch of childhood memories from that one as well. It's not the first one but I'll settle.

SOL #28: My First Oktoberfest

My first Oktoberfest was last year's. My parents knew it existed but we never went. I was planning on going with my friends last year but there was one minor detail. By minor detail I mean issue that can ruin the fun and experience of being able to hang out with my friends. This detail was my mom. I don't mean any offense but I was honestly glad she didn't end up going with me. She was originally going to but then that morning she got mad because we were having issues with finding clothes for me to wear at an upcoming party for my sisters. Because she got mad, she lost track of time. When we got home from a few stores, she remembered that I told her I wanted to go out. Thankfully, she was sympathetic and let me go alone. By sympathetic I mean she probably thought I was supposed to be there by the time I told her that my friends would get there. Why didn't I want my mom to go? Because she would've been a killjoy. I believe that she would've been too strict when it came to things like what I bought or what games I played and a bit more.

SOL #27: The Old Xbox

We were all pretty young when the Xbox and PlayStation 1 and 2 was out. Me and my dad used to have our own Xbox. It was great. It was incredible even. I played the Incredibles video game which focused on events that took place right after the film's cliffhanger. It was one of my favorites but I wasn't too good at it. Another favorite was Need For Speed Hot Pursuit 2. I barely even remember the game but I know that we had it and I loved it. Me and my dad both loved cars and racing games. There was this basketball video game where I didn't play good but I pretended I was playing as Micheal Jordan and was winning. We also had a snowboarding video game which was really fun. These were the video games I played before I even had my own Nintendo DS.