Angelina’s English Blog

 I am thankful for my family and friends. My family will always be so important to be. They have seen me and been there for me and my worst and my best, while supporting me through it all. They always make me feel seen and loved. As for my friends they are so caring and helpful to me. They've shown me what true friendship is and what it means to have people who can have your back no matter what. I plan to enjoy so many more years with them and experience things we never would've imagined.  Today in class we took a quick quiz for the course about figurative language then we took a test over the Frost poems that we have been reading for the past 2 weeks. This was a good way to see what I remembered about the poems and to see how well my understanding is.

 A truth I was afraid to accept was that I would be moving states. Nearly all my life i’ve lived in Indiana I grew up there and moved back and forth from there, but after each time I always ended up back there. Around a year or two ago my mom had a talk with me and my siblings to tell us that we would be moving to a better place that would give us better opportunities. Although this was nice I didn’t wanna leave the life I knew behind. I cried and cried but eventually I came to terms with it and I was okay with moving. Today in class we worked on the assignment we got yesterday and any missing assignments to help boost our grades. This allowed us to better our grades.

 An adventure I would like to go on is Bungee Jumping. I think will will be very fun and exciting. Ever since I was younger I always wanted to go sky diving or Bungee Jumping because it was very misunderstood. More times than not people assume these things are dangerous and scary but I believe that they can be very fun and help you experience things you never have. Today in class we analyzed and annotated another Robert Frost poem, this time on our own. Afterwards we had a worksheet to complete. This was very helpful for me to better understand and practice annotating and analyzing poems on my own to get a deeper meaning of it. I can use this to better understand poems I read in the future and to get the message they are trying to convey. 

 Something in life I will never fully understand is peoples hatred towards others. I always believed that everyone had some sort of sympathy or weak spot for others, however I noticed that some people don ´ t. This doesn't exactly make sense to me because as someone who understands people on a deep level it makes me question their mind. I however can understand dislike without reason but I believe it gets to a point where you still shouldn't cross to the boundary of ¨ hate ¨. Today in class we analyzed and annotated another quote by Robert Frost. I learned how childhood is a carefree time where nothing much matters but as life goes on and we begin to gain responsibilities. Often when life gets tough we might feel as though we need to get out or escape. This gave me a deeper and more important meaning of life. I can use this to be more considerate of my life and responsibilities. 

  Something that I wish I had more of is money. I wish to repay my parents. Growing up even though my family wasn't wealthy my parents made sure that I had the necessities of life. If I asked for something they tried their hardest to get it for me. I was also raised to work for the things I have and to never complain about work because at least I am supporting my family. Although now me and my family are good in terms of money I still wish I had more to repay my parents for all they've done for me. Today in class we finished our Nothing Gold Can Stay Presentation. The assignment is due today and it is about things we have seen that started off beautiful and changed or faded over time. This assignment has helped me realize the beautiful things in life that I take for granted. It has helped me be more considerate of things around me such as nature, people, and objects. I can use this to help me in the future to not take things for granted.

  A moment when I experienced unexpected kindness was when I accidentally dropped a bunch of papers on the ground. As I was picking them up a very pretty girl helped me. This was unexpected because I didn’t know the girl and also it was during a busy moment in the halls. I thanked the kind girl for helping me and after that I never seen her again.  Today in class we worked on a poem about the beauty in nature and how they don’t last we annotated this poem and did a chart on the back. This poem made me realize that beauty is temporary whether we like it or not and that we should cherish it while we have it.

 A feeling that took me by surprise was when I started to have nostalgia when i smelt a familiar smell that reminded me of my grandfather who passed. My grandfather would always give me the biggest hugs and he would always have a specific cologne on. I felt overwhelmed with emotions of sadness but also happiness.  Today in class we analyzed and annotated a poem. I found the poem very interesting and enjoyed the way the narrator used certain words and literary techniques to tell the story. I could use this to help me on future tests such as the EOC when I am asked to do the same.

 A time I felt completely lost was when I was around 4 and I lost my mom in the mall. I wasn’t paying attention and got distracted by something I had seen and I turned towards where my mom had been and she wasn’t there. I was so scared and thought I would never find her until I heard her yell my name. Today in class I wasn’t there I was absent.

 A place I never wanted to leave was a house of a very close friend. This friend is more like family to me and i’ve always felt comfortable at their house. Her family never made me feel like i was anything less of their family. This day that I spent at her house was especially important because i haven’t seen her in over 2 years because I moved away. However eventually I did end up having to leave. Today in class we received and worked on a One Pager on the story “Ambush”. The story “Ambush” was a very interesting story that made me think deeper on how war impacts soldiers. It gave me a deeper meaning of grief and regret.

 Today in class we worked on a Newsela article about worn out sneakers. I learned about the different things you can do to maintain and upkeep shoes. I also learned about how to donate shoes that you don’t plan on wearing again. This article was very interesting and informative on how worn out shoes can still have value. Today was a decent day I feel okay.

 absent

 Today in class we took a test about the story “The Rockpile”. The test wasn’t too long and I did okay on it. Today is a bad day for me because i’m sick.

 Today in class we answered some discussion questions about the story “The Rockpile”. This was a good review of the story to help us better understand the reading since we have a test on it on friday. Today was a good day.