Q4 W3 Comments

Anna- https://annakweb.blogspot.com/2017/03/political-article.html?showComment=1490726789931#c3933633164697837172

Griff- https://griffsenglishblog.blogspot.com/2017/03/political-article-post.html?showComment=1490727065827#c7580165178249861785

Political article response

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2015/10/23/survey-students-tired-stressed-bored/74412782/

I read an article about high school kids at school. I found it interesting when I read about a survey in the article that asked high school kids how they feel during the day, and almost all of them respond with, “tired, stressed, or bored.” These feelings can affect your decisions and attention span. I thought that it was also interesting how when a researcher did a toll around the US and asked how you feel at school, the answer options were happy and not happy. 22,000 teenagers responded with not happy. 

I think that it is important to live a healthy life and to not be stressed. I always come across stressed people during the day, and every time if my friends look sad and I ask them what’s wrong, it’s almost always that they’re tired or stressed. One of the many things that I like about Episcopal is that there are many fun clubs that you participate in that takes your mind off of schoolwork for 25 minutes. I like this for me because I find that I am getting stressed more often, and clubs are my way during the day to just forget about work that needs to be done. I chose this article because I have recently found myself not always being the happiest person at school, and I used to always be happy in middle school. I wanted to find out more about this and it lead me to the conclusion that it is simply just the workload. 

Q4 W2 Comments

Laura- https://stephcurryftw.blogspot.com/2017/03/free-post_17.html?showComment=1490121771971#c5293230721027426012

Griff- https://griffsenglishblog.blogspot.com/2017/03/free-post-weddings-and-funerals.html?showComment=1490122054178#c4346304721270694064

Free post

It’s always been easy for me to say things that I will do to change my studying, but when it comes to actually doing it, it is so much harder. I’ve been noticing this lately because I have been doing this a lot lately when it comes to studying. I say that I am going to read my notes every night for 10 minutes so I’ll be prepared when it comes to the actual studying part, and then I don’t. I say that I am not going to do all my homework on Sunday’s, and then I do. 

I feel like one possible reason why I am doing this is from habit. Since I have been good at procrastinating, it has became a habit to procrastinate. I need to break this habit because I keep saying I will do things and then never do it. Right now it is a Sunday afternoon, and I am doing homework. This could have been avoided if I prioritized. I think that things will get better, but it will be small, baby steps until I break my habit. 

Learning reflection

This year I have learned that I am a very visual learner. I have always been neat with organization, but I haven’t noticed until now. I color coordinate almost everything when it comes to studying, and when it’s exam time, there are highlighters everywhere. It’s just something that sticks with me: when I see something in a certain color, I immediately associate with that colors meaning. 

I have learned that when I take messy notes or am cramming and I can’t organize my notes to my likings, I don’t do as well on tests/quizzes. I have especially noticed this in the 3rd quarter. 3rd quarter was the hardest quarter for me so far, and that was partially from not being organized. This quarter, I know myself much better than I did in the first quarter, and I am going to organize my notes to my likings before the test. This means, I need to think ahead and not study for a test 2 nights or a night before because I need time to color coordinate. This would be my ideal situation, but this won’t happen every time because I am human, and I procrastinate. I hope 4th quarter will be a smooth ride and that there will be no bumps along the road!

Q4 W1 comments

Anna- https://annakweb.blogspot.com/2017/03/song.html?showComment=1489510438000#c1002100919839415448

Sarah- https://sarahcenglish1.blogspot.com/2017/03/analyze-song.html?showComment=1489511138432#c8607886391602044248

Q3 W7 Comments

Sarah- https://sarahcenglish1.blogspot.com/2017/03/free-post-poem.html?showComment=1488849997783#c1835301826720118403

Ryan F- https://shamadaclan.blogspot.com/2017/03/my-video-games.html?showComment=1488850381553#c8422101408389434359

Analyze a song

The song I looked at was Roar, by Katy Perry. 

This song portrays a person who let people push her around and was not allowed to have an opinion. She finally built up the courage to rebel, or “Roar.” This song uses multiple smilies. In the fourth stanza on the first line, it says, “Now I'm floating like a butterfly.” This would be a simile and could be interpreted that she is not drowning and will not fail because butterflies do not drown and are delicate. I found it interesting that in this stanza, Katy Perry used a simile in almost every line. 

“Now I'm floating like a butterfly

Stinging like a bee I earned my stripes

I went from zero, to my own hero”

I also found an Alliteration when it says in the third stanza on the third line, “Louder, louder, louder than a lion.” The girl portrayed in this song is finally gaining a voice, and is using it loudly. I find it interesting how many poetic terms this song has. It helped me deepen my understanding of the song. The techniques helped contribute my overall interpretation of the song because when breaking it down line by line, I could understand more clearly that the girl had little to no voice, and is now a “Champion.” This is inspiring because it shows to never let people run over you and to have your voice and use it strongly. 

Link: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/katyperry/roar.html

Free Post

Lately, I have been noticing what I have been eating junk food more often. I used to care less and eat burgers and fries all the time. I believe it was last Saturday when I thought to myself, “Wow, I had a lot of fries this week.” It was at that moment when I decided that I need to have more balanced meals. I am definitely not on some sort of diet, but I am just being more conscientious at my meals. 

I started with baby steps and I gave up fries for Lent. I’m already struggling! I did not notice how often I have fries until I gave them up. I feel like after Lent, not having fries will not be as difficult for me. This is an eye-awakening experience for for me, and I also feel like it is a milestone that I am growing up. So far, I already feel better when I have a side of watermelon instead of fries.