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.