Top three books that I would like to read over the summer!!!

The first book that I want to read over the summer is a book called Paper Towns. I would want to read

this book because my friend recomended it and she told me a short summary of the book while not spoiling. I think I will enjoy this book and I will let you know how the book is before the the movie comes out. I will do this because the book is always better then the movie in my oppinion.                     

The next book that I hope to read is called Pride and Prejudice. I hope to read this book because by doing so I will be increassing hopefully my lexile score. This book is very complex and it looks very intersting. I will hopefully be doing a blog on this book and if I do then you should really look out for that!

The last book that I hope to read is called Perks of being a wallflower. I want to read this book last because it seems very good because everyone has been reading it. I would also want to read this book because I have seen the movie trailer and it had me wondering.

"Paradox and dream" reflection

Paradox: "We proudly insist that we base our political positions on the issues - and we will vote against a man because of his religion, his name, or shape of his nose."

          This quote means how we as humans are quick to judge because of a person appearance or attitude. This is bad because some old man can look calm and kind when really he loves heavy metal. I think that we as humans are quick to judge and thats terrible and in our society it still happens to this day. I think that sometimes we are right and sometimes we may be wrong because if you see a woman wearing a nice pink shirt and some jeans you would think it was a kind girl and she may be but she also might not be for apperances can be decieving.

          I can relate to this because I use to be very judgmental and say he he's weird I don't want to be his friend if he likes cars when really me and him can have similar interest. One of my friends use to be an outcast and I started to play games with him and me and him would have so much fun that one day we became best friends and I still to this day am friends with this outcast and I am proud to say that he is my friend. Sometimes I judge people but the way someone dresses or just there body language and I can tell sort of who they are when really I am wrong because I don't know there past or future.

Paradox: "We are able to believe that our government is weak, stupid, overbearing, dishonest, inefficient, and at the same time we are deeply convinced that it is the best government in the world, and we would like to impose it upon everyone else

          This quote is talking about how we always say our government sucks when really we have the best government. If we were to look at other nations and there government we can clearly see their faults. Our government is very good because if we look at others we can see how the people have their lives when we have better lives. I think this because I've read multiple articles about things going on with ISIS and how the citizens are treated.

          This quote relates to me because my mom is always saying how our government sucks and I always have to tell her how it is better however we have our faults and as humans we make mistakes. I think that our society is worse than our government because now we have seven year olds with I phones and thats our society but we can try to change that. I think that the government has some problems because sometimes they do bad things like watch us with drones etc.

End of the year reflection blog

My reflection

1- What are the three most important things you learned this year?

2- What is something we did this year that you think you will remember for the rest of your life?

3- What was the nicest thing someone in our class did for you this year?

4- What is something you taught your teacher or classmates this year?

5- In what area do you feel you made your biggest improvements? What is something you accomplished this year that you are proud of?

6- What was the most challenging part of this year for you?

7- What was the best piece of writing that you did this year? Why do you think it is your best?

8- Of the books you read this year, which was your favorite? Why?

9- What advice would you give students who will be in this class next year?

The three most important things that I have learned this year are how to do blogs, how to research, and I also learned new complex words. I think that these are important because learning to do blogs are an important tool because doing blogs is almost like a new way to communicate. I believe that learning how to research is an important tool because if we don't know some information then we have to help justify our answers with research. I finally think that learning new complex words is an important tool because if I ever talk to someone then I can impress them with my good choice of diction and look as if I am well spoken.

I think that something I will remember from this year for the rest of my life is how I was accepted into this group and how I fell like I am finally one of the other students because this class is merged with 7A and 7B. I think that I will remember this for the rest of my life because sometimes you may not feel accepted but in time you will. The people in the class are very nice and have a great positive attitude and I think that this made it easier to adapt.

The nicest thing that someone did for me this year was probably help me adapt and in my first day there Siari sat next to me and she was telling me what to do for homework because at first it was hard to adapt but now I have adapted. The homework was honestly hard to adapt to because  the work required a lot of thinking and in the end it was just my time management that had changed.

Something that I have taught a student is how to start using a schedule of when to do your homework. I taught them this because some times it is hard to go off by all of your daily routines. I think that it is hard to go off by your schedule but it does help with scheduling.

The area that I made the biggest improvement in is my blogs because now when I do my blogs I now involve photos and detail. I hope that my blogs improve in time because my blogs will then hopefully be developed and my blogs will have been longer. I think that my blogs could improve still because sometimes I forget to comment on blogs and sometimes I do not reply to the comments that get posted on my blogs.

The most challenging part of this year was my first week of the class and I think this because the time management was very tough because at first we wouldn't get as much homework and then I get in and I get blogs, aow's, and vocabulary words. I think that it was tough however I am now adapted and now I am use to all of the work and now when we get extra work I can now adapt easier.

I think that the best piece of writing I made this year was probably my blog about how dreams can be crushed because I added multiple photos and it can relate to people. I think that the best part of the blog was because sometimes I get inspired form movies or books or just photos and it just inspires me to create material that helps relate to multiple people.

Of the books I've read this year my favorite book was the book called "Looking for Alaska" I liked this book because it is very realistic and it help shows how temptation can lead to disaster. I would recommend this book because it is pretty large and has a lot of detail. I did a blog on this book and if you would like you can check the blog out and also you can check out the book at a local library near you.

Next year some advice from me to a student next year is to always be flexible and always have time management. I think this because the homework she gives sometimes can be very tough and you have to be mindful because the homework can be tricky. I think that the people are very nice and the teacher is very kind and she understands but she expects high quality work so if you do your part she will do her part. Some of the fun things that we do in the class are like we have parties but thats only if you do your own work.

Something that symbolizes me...

          Something that symbolizes me is a blank piece of paper and a pencil. I chose this because a blank piece of paper has so much potential and can be anything you want. I think that this relates to me because I am a very determined person and I have a ton of goals. My future is unlimited and I can be anything I want as long as I put my mind to it. If I do so then that blank piece of paper will then soon be transformed into something wonderful. This also relates to the pencil because if I do the right things to better my future I will then be able to start putting that into plan and start creating a future me.

Of Mice and Men: The Movie

Blog of 11-15

Prompt: In the film, the director shows us “the incident in Weed” differently from how we find out in the book. What’s different? Why do you think he chose to do it that way? How does it change the story?

The book begins with the “stage” set by the pond. In the film, we see George on a train first. Why would the director do this? What is the director telling us about George’s life?

What do you think of the director’s choice of Sharilynn Fenn to play Curley’s wife? Does she look the way you imagined her in the book? Whom would you have chosen?

          I think that the director told us about the incident in weed differently because in the book it got brought up in a conversation while the movie started off with it. I think that the point that the director was trying to get through was how your past can follow you because in the movie it gets brought up multiple times. I think that the director was trying to let us know what happened before because the incident is what brought them to where they are now.

          I think that the director would do this because it helps to show how everything you do can follow you. I think that it helps to show the ambiance and because in a book you can't tell all things but if you see it you can know what is going on with every little detail. I think that the director was making a bold choice because by doing so he was sort of messing with the plot but not completly. In conclusion I believe that he was trying to tell the story but still try to keep it myseterious.

          I believe that I did not like the choice of Curley's wife because she wasn't what I invisioned. I think that Curleys wife should have been a blonde person and I think that someone who would have been perfect for the role would have been Kristen Chenowlth. I think this because she has blonde hair and is a very fun person. I have viewed multiple productions with Kristen and usually she plays a niaeve person and I think that she would have been a better fit. I liked the other girl (Sharilynn Fenn) however she was not what I invisioned.

          In conclusion I believe that the book was really good. The reasons why I liked this book are because the book was very short but yet very well written. The book was short at the point that in the movie the director was able to inlcude most of the scenes and some extra. Another reason why I think this book was well written because I was able to tell what all the words were. I also think that this book was well written because in the book they used words that made you feel like you were actually there.

AOW Impression blog

AOW Impression

          Throughout the gallery walk I viewed many interesting articles, some of which multiple people did. Some of the articles that were mentioned a bit were articles about the riot in baltimore and the earthquake. I think that people mainly picked these articles because it is a huge thing that is going on and you can talk about the negative impacts. Not all of the articles focused on this subject but there were also very intereting articles such as articles about florine and an article abour google soon releasing wifi for the phone.

          I think that someone with a very interesting article was Jared A. I think this because her article was about how google is releasing  a project called "Project Fi". I think that her article was interesting because there working on it for not only google products but there also teaming up with apple and others to make sure that it works for all phones. This project is already partnered with Sprint and TMobile. This project will not only give your phone free wifi but also it will prevent hakers from hacking into your phone.

          Another article that I found to be interesting was an article called "Feds say it's time to cut back on floride in drinking water". The person that informed me about this article was Giovanna G. I found this article to be intersting because floride can be found in many things like mouthwash and toothpaste. I was recently infromaed through this article that floride was in our water. "The department of health and human services recommended 0.7 milligrams of floride per liter of water instead of the long -standing range of 0.7 to 1.2 milligrams. The amount of floride has the risk for health issues including throid problems.