Nahom’s English Blog

In today’s class we did the same thing as Monday. Mr. Rease was back in today and he assigned us Vocabulary words to do. We had to create a sentence with 15 different vocabulary words. We also had an exercise where we had to fill in the blanks with the words. After finishing the assignment we had class time to ourselves.

 In todays class Mr. Rease was out due to unknown reason. We had a sub and were given an assignment to do. The assignment featured a list of 15 vocabulary words, which we had to create a sentence with. The assignment was due at the end of the class. I finished the assignment and spent the rest of the time to myself.

In today’s block class we finished A Rose for Emily. We completed the reading on common lit and read as a class. We answered twelve questions as a class while we were reading. Later I answered the reading assessment. Lastly we watched a short film on A Rose for Emily.

In today’s class we continued with our reading. We read part two of A Rose for Emily. In the poem we learned of a smell that was bothering the neighborhood. We also dived deeper into the feelings of the neighbors on Emily. Lastly we had seven question to answer.

In yesterday’s class we began reading a poem called A Rose for Emily. The story was of a woman born to an aristocrat family. In the poem Emily dies and it recalled throughout the poem. We learn that she lives in a lavish house in a nice neighborhood. We also learned that she doesn’t pay any taxes due to her father loaning to city a huge amount. Her father died, and we learn that is the reason as to why she isolates herself. 

In Friday’s class we completed an assignment on a poem. The poem was of a fire truck zooming through a dark rainy city. We made an illustration of what we thought the scenery was. We also had questions that we needed to answer in the back. The assignment was due at the end of class, and that’s when I turned it in.

In Tuesday class we had a presentation to complete. We weren’t actually going to present it just complete it. The presentation was of our college profile and our future occupation. We also had to include pictures in our slides. I completed the slideshow the day after.

In today’s class we had a Newsela article reading. The article was about shoes, more specifically the impact plastic/waste has on our environment. Nearly 35 percent of plastics that go into the ocean are from synthetic materials. About 500,000 tons of microplastics enter the ocean every year. Lastly I did my power words, my writing prompt, and my quiz.

In yesterday’s class we had a Newsela article. The article was about AI. We had to create a writing prompt, have a short quiz on certain words, and have a short quiz in the text. I spent the day quickly finishing the Newsela article. I then went about my other assignment. Lastly I reviewed odor the EOC on Wenesday . 

In Friday’s class we had a common literature assignment. I wasn’t here Thursday block class so I had two that I needed to do. The common lit was about people’s behavior. When faced with different social situations a lot of people’s behavior will change. Lastly we had an assessment to do about the story.

My spring break was relaxing. I spent my break studying for certain tests, working, and playing video games. I also spent my spring break playing with my family. I went to a trip to Savannah where I rode a ferry. I also got to see otters and eat Cotten candy. I then went back to Atlanta to celebrate a wedding. I got to serve as one of the best mans. I went to church where I celebrated my fasting being at its half point. We sung, eat, played, and even had a sleepover at my church. Lastly I spent the rest of my days in my house anticipating my birthday.

Class was extended due to the heritage assembly. In class we had nearly two hours to complete missing work. We also had lunch in his class. I spent class finishing work from this class and others. I than spent the rest of class playing on my phone and cards with my friends.

 In class we continued with our story. This time we had an assignment. In the assignment we had a prompts. We needed to pick two prompts and write a narrative story about it. We did it in the form of sentences and had multiple things to write.

In class we continued on the story of the life you save may be your own. This time we had questions to answer. It was a total of fifth teen questions. We had all day to answer them. Lastly we finished class with preparing for our assignment on Thursday.

In class we had a reading assignment. We had to read a story called “The life you save may be your own.” It featured an old woman, a man, and a little girl that is the daughter of the old woman. In the story the characters all have different motives. They use each other to achieve what they want.

In today’s class we had a writing assignment. Today’s class was also a block schedule say. We re-visited our Illuminate that we did on Tuesday, and used it to write our paragraph’s. We had to write about both prompts, and said our claim alongside explaining it. We also had to provide a conclusion statement. Lastly we reviewed each others papers and gave feedback.

In today’s class we had an illuminate assignment. We had two writing prompts. One of the prompts was if we believed surdent athletes should be compensated, another was if social media was damaging to teenagers. We had to read two articles on both prompts. We also had to create two claims and find evidence and support that claim.

In yesterday’s class we had a in-class assignment. We had to create claims to certain proms and also create opposing claims. We also had a reflection at the end, asking if any of our own opinions had changed. We had a class activity where we shared some of the claims we made ourselves. I completed the assignment in class. 

In Friday’s class we did a Newsela article. The article was about the economics and trials to a bachelor degree. The author argued that pursuing a three-year bachelor was ideal. We had to identify ten claims, and create an opposing argument. We also had a mini lesson with Mr. Rease.

In Tuesday class we had a Newsela Article. The article was about fast foot jobs and how they overwork minors. In the article we read multiple people’s POV and how their schedule affected their school work. We also had a quiz and a writing prompt. These quizzes will help us in the EOC.