Salar English Blog

  Prompt:  Write about a conversation that changed you. A conversation that changed me is the conversation with my friend about life and how much more I need to be doing to go where I want to be. It showed me how little I am doing and how much more I could easily do.(I still don't do what I can, but I do more than I used to) Today in class, we went over 2 articles about social media on teens and how we were going to turn that into an argumentative essay. I now know that I should read the articles that I want to argue on and find more details before choosing a point to argue on, especially if the articles only mention what I was thinking about arguing about once.

  Write about something that you believed as a child. As a child, I believed that Santa was real, like all children are led to believe. Today in class, we looked at some advertisements and we analyzed them to see who they were targeting and how they were targeting them. I now understand some more of the tactics that advertisements use to get somebody to believe what they say or get them to spend their money in a certain place or in a certain way

  Prompt: Write about a fear you have overcome. A fear that I have overcome is airplanes. I used to be scared of them until I realised how safe they have to be to operate and how tiny little things like a small chip to one of the blades on the engine make the whole plane go out of service until it is safe, and seeing the flex tests on the wings of the planes. Today in class, we went over finding claims and getting their opposing claims. I see now there are so many ways to disporve claims and find other solutions to them.

   As you grow older and face new experiences, what issue or topic do you think you'll have to stand up and debate most often, whether with friends, family, or society? As I have grown older and faced new experiences, the issues that I have to stand up and debate with my family are the issues about tech, because everyone I know has terrible opinions and a minimal amount of knowledge about tech. Today we worked on the different types of claims and went over them, and had an assignment on them in class. I am still working on it, but I have understood the different types of claims and where and how to use them.

  Prompt:  Write about a time when you were judged unfairly. A time that I was judged unfairly was about my learning skills in 6th grade. Back then, during COVID, the teachers taught the same thing over and over because they thought that we were dumb. summary  Today in class, we worked on communication about fear and how it shapes you. Today, I realized how you should treat fear as a way of thinking, not really like a feeling.

  Imagine you are learning about Hispanic/Latino heritage for the very first time. What would you be curious to know about the traditions, foods, music, or celebrations? I would be curious to learn about the food and the music, so I could eat and listen to music. Summary  Today, we went over essay writing, and we talked about what overrated topics were and how to use them in your essay relection Today, I understood what an umbrella thesis is and how you use it in your essays

  After viewing your classmates’ poem posters, select one presentation that caught your attention. Describe what you enjoyed about it or something new you learned from their work. One presentation that caught my eye would be Judah's presentation about the reliable car because my poem was also about cars, more specifically, F1 cars. Summary: Today, we saw our classmates present their poems and tell us about them. Reflection: I enjoyed hearing my classmates' poems and understanding how they write and hearing their rhymes.

  In “The Interlopers” by Saki, Ulrich and Georg view each other as interlopers, outsiders intruding on their land and their lives. Think about a time when you felt like an interloper or when someone else felt out of place in your world. How did that situation affect relationships, emotions, or outcomes? Times I have felt like an interloper are when my mom takes me to gatherings at people's houses and other event halls, and I don't know anybody, so I feel like an interloper. Summary: Today in class, we worked on a commenlit about the interlopers. Reflection: I learnt what an interloper is today in class, which is a person who is like an outsider and isn't supposed to be there.

  It’s Homecoming Week! 🎉 What do you love most about being part of the Lakeside community? How do you show off your school spirit? What is your favorite Homecoming tradition or event? My favorite part of the lakeside community is my friends in school. I play in the orchestra to show my school spirit. Character Day is my favorite homecoming tradition, and seeing all the teachers in their costumes. Summary: Today, we took a poem assessment on the poem, constantly risking absurdity, and we worked on our poem projects. Reflection: Today, I understood the poem Constantly Risking Absurdity better through the test that we took.

  Which learning method do you enjoy the most? Class discussions, worksheet work, or hands-on actvities. Select one and tell why.  I enjoy class discussions the most because I can share my opions and thoughts the most, and I feel that I learn the best from that type of learning. Summary: Today in class we worked on our poems and discussed them with our classmates Reflection Today I understood that for my poem it comes from me so I should base it around me and not other things like when making my animated character to make it me because it is about me not anyone else.

  Which aspect of creating a poem do you enjoy the most? Tell what it is and explain why.  The part that I enjoyed the most was linking my poem to F1 because I enjoy f1 follow it and know a lot about it. Then I enjoyed putting some of the literary devices in, like the alliteration and the onomatopoeia. Summary: Today in class, we went over literary devices and how to write you poem. Reflection: I learnt or should I say relearnt how to use alliterations and I am now useing one in my poem.

  After reading Lawrence Ferlinghetti's poem "Constantly Risking Absurdity," which explores the poet's daring craft, write about your most absurd personal experience. Describe a single, specific incident that felt ridiculously bold or foolish. Ensure your response is vivid, concise, and captures the essence of absurdity. My most  absurd experience would be when I went on a small plane with my friend, and we did an ultra-slow flight; it was wildly scary. We were going super slowly, and it felt like we would fall out of the sky. Summary: Today in class, we analyzed the poem, constantly risking absurdity, and discussed it as a class. Reflection: I learnt about how poets speak from the heart to have their poem flow more  smoothly, and poets don't lie, they just stretch the truth.

  You are currently working on a soundtrack for selected Emily Dickinson poems. With that in mind, if asked to choose a song to describe your life right now, which song would you select and why? I would choose 1 Am not for the lyrics of the song but for the title of the song because that seems to be the time I'm always going to sleep these days. summary:In class today we took a test on poetry and we wend over some of the terms that we didn't know reflection:Today I learnt about slant rhymes and what they are 

  If you were to compose a poem about one aspect of your life, which topic would it fall into and what would your overall life's message be? If I could compose a poem about one aspect of my life, it would be about time and composing your life I would want people to make sure to analyze the time that they have and spend it wisley summary:Today in class we worked on breaking down poems and how to properly do that to make sure to find the right details you need. Refection:Today I learned how to truly analyze quotes for their deeper meaning not just the surface level meanings.

  You’ve been in American Literature for 4.5 weeks now. How has the class been going for you so far?  The class has been going well except for when I got sick and I missed 2 assignments. Other than that small mishap, the class has been going well for me. Summary:  Today in class, we went over 3 poems  I heard a fly buzz when I died Hope is the thing with feathers because I could not stop for death all by Emily Dickinson Reflection: Today, I understood the perspective that hope can be bad a lot of times, and it means that you don't have a plan.

  Describe one thing that makes you different from other people.  One thing that makes me different from others is my iinterestsnobody has the same interests, and that is true with me too. I am interested in all types of things, including tech, music, filmography, photography, and cooking. Nobody has the same level of interest in and the same interests as me. no reflection because absent