Test 1

Prompt Response: A time that I did something out of the norm was when my friend Brynn and I were bored one night at a group sleepover, so we decided to make some bagels. They weren't just any bagels, though they were marshmallow bagels. We made typical bagels with cream cheese and placed miniature marshmallows all across the cream cheese, and surprisingly, they were delicious. As we went upstairs, all of our friends were in shock and almost grossed out. Right as we let them take a bite, they were obsessed. This shows you can fully have an opinion and judge if you haven´t tried it yet. Summary: Today in class, the internet was down, so we spent the last class before Labor Day weekend, completing our hearts. Reflection: In class today I learned nothing.

Prompt Response: ¨My mind is a traffic jam¨ I created this metaphor based on how I view my mind. I believe this metaphor perfectly describes my mind. I´m a very busy person with volleyball, an active social life, and being a junior in high school in general. Not only am I always moving, but so is my mind. With my Adhd, I´m always thinking and having random thoughts running through my mind constantly. Getting distracted easily and being a very disoriented person can make school hard. With 7 classes a day and volleyball right after school, it can make it difficult for my mind to handle so many things at once. That´s why I compare my mind to a traffic jam, because so much goes on up there sometimes it gets so confusing, and it all just crashes. Summary: In class today, we spent the beginning of class reviewing two poems by Emily Dickinson. We then started working on our heart projects based on one of the poems. Reflection: I learned that I can relate to poems and that I find them more int...

Prompt Response: One thing I will never understand is how people can act so selfishly and not feel guilty. Whenever I act selfishly, I feel automatically guilty doing so; I thought this was a mutual feeling for everyone. Throughout high school, I now realize that's not true. I see people daily, including people I surround myself with treat others with disrespect. I can't understand how they don't feel even a hint of guilt for acting foolish, mean, and selfish. Summary: Today in class, we presented our Origin myth posters to the class. Reflection: I got to see my classmates' creative work and unique images created by AI.

Prompt Response: The most creative thing I have ever made was a page I made all by myself for the yearbook. Although I have created many yearbook pages for Lakeside, being in yearbook, the student section for the football game page was my favorite. I was most proud of how this page turned out because I spent months taking pictures of the student section, along with collecting interviews by football players and students active in the student section, for my spread. I received very good feedback from my page and felt proud of myself that I made something so creative all by myself. Summary: Today, I spent class writing my Origin myth. Reflection: I learned that I am a more creative writer than I thought.

Prompt Response: One thing I think about daily is what happens after we die. As a Christian, I'm supposed to believe in going to Heaven if you're good and hell if you're bad once you die, but I question it sometimes. With so many different beliefs and religions, I wonder what makes my beliefs any more true than the others, and if I really will go to Heaven or reincarnate, or maybe even just disappear and decompose with my body. The second question that always comes to mind is others' opinions of me, their first impressions of me, how they view me as a person, and what comes to mind when they think of me. I have always wondered how I am viewed from others' perspectives, whether they see me as funny, annoying, nice, ugly, pretty, etc. Summary: Today I wasn't in class because I was at the psychiatrist's, finding a new Adhd medicine that is fit for me. After my meeting, I spent the rest of the day at the mall, instead of returning to school. Reflection: I got to...

Prompt Response: A time that I felt completely lost was freshman year. I was a rising 9th grader coming from an all Catholic middle school with only 50 people in my grade. The immediate switch from 50-600 people in my grade really took a toll on me. Walking in on the first day, I felt so lonely even tho I was surrounded by 2,000 students. Freshman year was very hard, especially since I was an introvert around people I didn't know. As time went on, I grew as a person and found my people. I occasionally look back and am overwhelmed with happiness, knowing freshman year, all I wanted was to have a group of friends like the ones I have now. Summary: Today in class, we presented our slide shows in our assigned groups to the class.  Reflection: I got a chance to see people's different points of view on the story we read, and the different themes people obtained from the story.

P rompt Response:  Over the last week, I have definitely gotten more used to the way our American lit class works. I have grown to like writing a lot more in the last week, with having to write daily prompt responses. A challenge I anticipate as the year progresses is doing at-home reading that's assigned in class. I do not enjoy reading, especially if it's a class assignment. Summary: We started off class with a fire drill that lasted around 10-15 minutes. We then proceeded to take our origin myth quiz, on which I scored an 85%. We then reviewed our quiz as a class and went over all the correct answers. Reflection: Today I learned about how to act if there were to be a level 3 fire drill. I did know previously but I have forgotten over the years.

 Prompt Response: A time when I struggled with jealousy was with my younger brother, Rowan, who is 13. I love my brother very much, but I struggle with the idea that he might be my parents' favorite, which bothers me daily. With my brother being a straight-A student, an amazing athlete, who never does anything wrong, I always wonder if my parents favor him over me. My brother also never gets in trouble when talking back or doing anything wrong, which gets to me because it is quite the opposite for me. For a while, this put a toll on my relationship with my brother due to me being envious of the attention he receives, but as I've gotten older, I've grown to live with it. Summary: Today in class we did a popcorn reading about a boy whos father accuses him of having an affiar with his mother. The dad forms a hatred for the son and abandons him. After reading the story we were put into groups to create a slide show analyzing the story. Reflection: Today's reading made me re...

Prompt Response: A meaningful object in my life isn't just one thing, but it's three. My meaningful objects are three tiny, glass angels that my grandma gave me before she died. They're very sentimental to me, and I've had them ever since I was young. I leave them on my nightstand, and it helps to remind me of who my grandma was. Summary: In class today, we read over a text and analyzed it. After that, we went to the gym and got our yearbook photos taken. Reflection: In the story we read today, I learned that the hollow reed was a form of symbolism and was seen as a meaningful object to the Native Americans.

Prompt Response: A time that made me feel connected to nature was when I went on a 2-week trip to Glacier National Park. It was my summer going into freshman year of high school, my family and I hiked in Glacier and visited different, famous hotels every other night. By the end of the week, we had walked over 60 miles straight up and down mountains. My favorite part was cliff jumping into freezing cold water. This 2-week-long experience really made me realize there is more to the world than just Dekalb County and my phone. Summary: Today in class, we reviewed the different forms of literature performed by the Native Americans. We went over different terms associated with their literature. Reflection: Today, I learned the types of themes typically associated with Native, traditional stories.