Q4 week 5 comments

Danny: https://english1danny.blogspot.com/2017/04/hits-and-misses.html?showComment=1493048832041#c976349482072431437

Sutter: https://sutterenglish1.blogspot.com/2017/04/anticipating-our-next-book.html?showComment=1493062898191#c1080058768649428400

2. If you are in a position of power, you are happy. 4. Who we are--our essential character and temperament--is fixed and unchangeable.

I strongly disagree that if you are in a position of power, you are happy. Most of the time, this power comes with little amounts of time for any chance of happiness. If, say a powerful job position took up most of a man's life, he might not have much time for his family or any hobbies he enjoys. Being well-rounded in life is important, and if power takes up too much of that time, there will not be enough time for true happiness.

I disagree that our essential character and temperament is fixed and unchangeable. I believe that our experiences and adventures shape us. I also believe that the people we meet along our way impact our lives. With effort and determination, people can even change themselves instead of relying on other people and places for that to happen.

Hits and Misses

The school year along with English class is almost over. Throughout the year in English, we have completed multiple writing assignments. Of these assignments, I have achieved great success as well as failures. I feel quite successful on most blog posts and my personal narrative. I had the easiest time writing all of these assignments. 

Though I have been successful in these assignments, I have experienced some writing failures as well. For example, my research paper was not as easy for me as I would have hoped. The end result was pretty good, but I had a few struggles along the way. I hope to learn and grow from this experience and turn failures like my research paper into successes like my personal narrative. 

Q4 week 4 comments

DJ: https://djsbloge1.blogspot.com/2017/04/384-why-do-i-play-sports.html?showComment=1491915329458#c4627095775511621320

Jack: https://jackcenglish1blog.blogspot.com/2017/04/what-do-older-generations-misunderstand.html?showComment=1491915604743#c750559398531798172

What does family mean?

There are over 7,000 languages spoken in the world and over 7,000 ways to say family. To me, family is everything. Family is the ones who are there for you no matter what. Family is the ones who have seen you at your highest and lowest points and love you unconditionally. Family is the ones that you can come to with anything.

Family is commonly defined as your parents, siblings, grandparents, aunts, uncles, and cousins. While all of these people take up a significant role in my life, my heart, and in my family, my family does not only consist of those connected to me by blood. My family is also my friends, those who choose to be a part of my life. My family is made up of those who care about me most and those who I love with all my heart as well.

Reading strategies/challenges

When reading Purple Hibiscus, I have found that annotating has contributed significantly to my overall understanding. It has helped me to catch important phrases that I may have missed otherwise. It has also help me to define the writer’s style and which writing techniques she uses. It has also helped me to look up unknown words that help me understand a certain passage better.

Some challenges I have found are that sometimes I may be looking in too closely that I miss the overall picture. I am so focused on the small details that I do not stop to see the entire painting. Though, it helps me to talk about the book with my group to see what they noticed and I did not. I take what they have found and compare it with what I found and connect everything. This helps me because for the next night’s reading, I will learn what I should and should not be looking out for.

Q4 week 2

Sophia: https://sophia-english1.blogspot.com/2017/03/political-post.html?showComment=1490795765092#c5779067983069040866

Kaelyn: https://ksenglish1.blogspot.com/2017/03/political-article-gun-control.html?showComment=1490796010193#c7023940829860776330