Nyla English Blog

 Prompt Response: I moment when I stopped to appreciate nature was when I was walking to the bus in the morning. As I was walking it was very bright outside as the sun was coming up and I took a moment to watch the sun and its rays. I noticed the birds flying around in the sky which was something to take in.It made me change my perspective to take things slowly as I was previously stressed only focused on school.  Summary: During class we went and annotated another poem written by Robert Frost. After that we each had our own assigned poem to base our one pager on. The rest of the class time we worked on our one pagers making it unique to our poem.  Reflection: I reflected on how to present my poem in the one pager and how to be creative with it as I saw the other various examples. 

 Prompt Response: A time when I had to respect an boundary with a friend was when she wanted time by herself to regulate her feelings and did not want anyone comforting her nor hugging her. I had to respect this boundary has different people repond to emotional weight differently.It helped us connect as I now know what she needs and can better help her.                     Summary: During the class period we completed the common lit which was based on Roberts Frost "Mending Wall". After that we had class time to finish any work and the blog for today.  Reflection: I finished the questions that went with the common lit and had to reflect on the poem to answer the open response ones. 

 Prompt Response: A time in my life when something changed more quickly than I expected was when I moved. We moved quicker than I thought and had to take all the good memories in. This connects to the poem as the "Gold" described represents my old home which goes away. The poem describes change which this situation is one example and provides this change with the change of seasons.  Summary: During class we reviewed the poem "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost. We discussed as the class the tone,theme,examples of imagery, and the cycle of seasons. Then in table groups we did the same thing with the poem, "The Road not Taken" filling out the paper. After that we did discussion questions on the back of the sheet.  Reflection: While reading this poem I reflected on its theme of contemplating on the life choices that a person as to live with as its relevant in my life. The poem does a good job how you can still feel curious about how the other choice would...

Prompt Response: My favorite word right now would be "bewildered". The reason for this is because I find myself using it more especially now that I am back in highschool to describe my reaction to things happening around me. This word has been frequently used even outside of the topic of highschool with how the world is going politically. I find it right to use as I hear and see things that don't make sense to me for people to be either particpating in or advocating for.  Summary: During class today we spent the entire work period finishing and completing our power point presentations. We had time to complete the blog post for today as well.  Reflection: I finished majority of my slides and made sure I met the criteria. I overlooked eached slide making sure they are in enough detail to meet the requirements and fully connect to the idea expressed in "Birches" by Robert Frost. 

 Prompt Response: Imagination it very helpful when I cope with boredom or even stressed. When I use my imagination I am able to imagine peaceful things such as traveling and seeing amazing sights in order to combat my stress. This is especially helpful as when I am stressed it is most likely about how my future is affected and what will happen. When I am bored it helps to tap in to my creativity and make something involving an art in order to keep myself entertained.  Summary: During the class period today we finished our writable questions based on Robert Frost poem "Out Out". We then moved on to the next poem and as a class we read along with annotated "Climbing Back to Childhood". Once we were done going over the story when then started working on the new power point assignment.  Reflection: After reading the story I reflected on the two themes and how they are applied to my own life and how I feel about my fleeting childhood. The story made me think about how I ...

 Prompt Response: A time when focus was highly demanded of me was when I took my first drive as the driver inside the car. This demanded my complete focus as a vehicle can be described as something uncontrollable if not focused . It was a risky sitation since it was my first time and I could have potentially gotten others hurt as I wasnt the only person on the road and my mother was also in the passenger seat. If I was not focused I could have caused damage to the car or a life ending situation. With my concentration I was able to safely arrive at my destination.  Summary: During the class period when read the poem "Out Out" by a very known poet Robert Frost. We watched a short video about his life and career. After that we preceded to annotate the poem as the class and discuss what was happening. We then started on an assignment in writable that asked us questions about the poem.  Reflection: I reflected on the poem as it was needed in order to answer the questions on wr...

 Prompt Response: Over fall break I did not travel anywhere and instead I stayed home. During the break while I stayed in Georgia, I decided to hang out with friends by going to the park and eating out at various places. Over fall break I also used the time to work at my job and picked up extra shifts as well as use the time to catch up on sleeping. In most of my free time I also used it in order to catch up on my personal reading and catch up on certain TV shows.  Summary: During the class period we read the new vocabulary words and there definitions. With these new words we then created a comic strip story using them throughout the narration and dialogue of the story. We had to make sure to use all 15 words and add color to the comic.  Reflection: I reflected on the words and how to properly use them in my comic stripe. 

 Prompt Respone: When I have a lot going on I tend to take breaks to do things that bring me joy. For example I take breaks to enjoy time to read books that I am interested about or take time to watch videos online that make me laugh before returing back to my duties. Three specific things I do to enjoy small moments is to first take the moment in and fully feel the joy it brings me. Second to remind myself of gratitude on the moment and third to observe my surroundings to fully enjoy the small moments.  Summary: In class we finished our paragraphs on the "Ambush". We had the whole block period to complete this and also work on the blog post for today.  Reflection: I revised my work until the end of the block period and kept revising until it was good. 

 Prompt Response: A time when someone's words had a lasting impact was during a sermon that I was watching. This had a great affect on me as I carry these words with me every day. The speaker talking about how God is very unpredictable in how he works . This greatly improved my understanding of my faith which continued to have a impact on me.  Summary: In class we went over what we could improve on in our agruement paragraphs. During the class time we worked on a sheet with some examples of claimes and evidence written by some of the students. We analyzed the examples of claims and evidence in order to see how they were incorrect. We then took the practice into account to better our argument paragraphs for the "Abuse" story.  Reflection: I reflected on what I could have did better to improve my agruement paragraph. During the practice I realized that I could be a bit more specific when stating my evidence as it is coming from my own experience and observations. 

 Prompt Response: A moment where I had to step out of my comfort zone was in the beginning of last years mock trial season. The reason I was uncomfortable was because in the club I had to use public speaking skills which I hadn't fully become confident in. Especially during the time before we hadn't received our case I had to get use practicing talking out loud to the jury when doing direct questions along with cross examination at the podium.As I gradually became more and more involved with the club the more confidence I gained.  Summary:As a class we read the passage "Ambush". We reflected on the topic discussed and took a stance on whether we think there is a such thing as a "good kill". We shared our individual view points and reflected on the different possibilities even looking at an tragic example on the news. We then worked on developing our body paragraphs in writable.  Reflection: In class I made sure to reflect on what where the best pieces of evi...

 Prompt response: A time where a dream felt real was when I was dreaming about snow. In my dream I woke up to a snowy day with everything covered in show outside. It felt real as I built snowman's in the dream and had a snowball fight. Even though I was dreaming it was as if I could feel the snow in my hands before abruptly waking up the next morning.  Summary:  In class we worked on vocabulary. We first had to write the vocab with the definitions in our notebook. Then, we had to write a sentence using each vocab word. After that we worked on an assignment on NEWSEla. After that we had time to complete our blog post.  Reflection: I made sure to use the vocab words right when writing sentences. I also learned some new vocab that I can apply to my daily life. When reading the passage online I made connections to things I've witnessed about cancel culture.

 Prompt Response: A thing I have always been curious about is what else could be residing in the ocean. The reason I am curious about that is because humans have explored a small percentage of the Earths oceans. It is only around 20% that has been explored by humans. This makes me curious as something truly mind changing can be hidden from us.  Summary: In class we went over an example of what we will be writing. We then spend the whole class time completing an assignment on writeable. We wrote about the stance we took and had to back it up with 2 pieces of evidence as well as create a counter claim. We then finished in class and watched the school news.  Reflection: I reflected on how what I wrote and kept revising on how it can be better. I used the class time to make sure it was well written and that it made sense. 

 Prompt Response: The best gift I have ever received was a specialized hand made card from my friend. This present is very dear to me as the words that she wrote inside were very sincere as it made me cry. The card also was very funny as the on the front It had my favorite character on it as a meme wrapped in a pink bow. The inside had a college of one of my favorite album covers which was very cute.  Summary: Today in class we completed our vocab quiz on illuminate. After that we discussed the differences between informal and formal sentences. As a class we took notes as well as looked at examples. We then each got assigned a prompt for our arguments that we will be writing in writeable. We only wrote the first part which was the claim stating whether we agreed or not and why.  Reflection: In class I reflected on the vocab words and carefully selected them for the quiz. In class I took notes on the informal and formal writing. I later selected my prompt and states that I...