Sarah's English Blog

Prompt Response:  A word I find myself using a lot is SUSSY BAKA. It means SUSSY which is a childish word of suspicion. Baka is a Chinese word meaning idiot. Its has become a part of my everyday words. I usually use it when I'm talking to my friends. It might reveal that I'm not a serious person. Summary: In class I learned new vocabulary. Reflection:  I learned how to use the new vocabulary in sentences.

  Prompt Response:   My experience has been good in AP Lang. has been enjoyable and kinda challenging. One thing going well for me is the discussions in class. I feel like those really help me understand the material we are learning. One thing I need to improve on is my talking in class. That's what I can reflect on. Summary:In class we talked about claims and how to use them and it's not just restarting the question.  Reflection:  I worked on writing a claim and evidence and summary for this fiction story.

  Prompt Response:   when I gave my option about how I don't like fir bits. someone asked me why and I said they don't have enough information at the moment. The evidence I used is that  apple watches. They help control your breathing and tell you when your heart rate is high. But you don't have to get onto an app on your phone it's just there on the screen. Explaining your evidence is important as providing it so you can help others understand it better.  Summary: In class we watched a video about OJ Simpson. Reflection:  I read about a fiction story and how they are made.

  Prompt Response:  I enjoy class discussions the most. I love class discussions because I love to talk. When we talk in class I feel like it helps me understand what we are learning better. When we have to do worksheets I actually get so lost. Hands on is okay but I like to talk so that's why I picked that option. That is what learning method I enjoy the best. Summary: in class today I worked on Readings, Observations, and Examples. Reflection: In class I wrote how apple watches can help getting places on time.

  Prompt Response:  One thing i will never fully understand is why there is no cure to cancer. It has been around for ages and people still are dying from it. They try and give treatments but that doesnt always work. and its not like they can give a vaccinee because there is to many different types. So i dont understand why they cant find one cure for all. That is something i will never ever fully understand.  Summary: In class i learned how to write a paragraph.  Reflection:  I learned that i need to watch the NEWs.  

  Prompt Response:  One thing that makes me different from other people is my life. My life is different from other people because most people have opposite sexs parents. And my life is different because i also have a long distance boyfriend in high school. I think that it is really good but it does have cons but i would not not change it. That is one thing that makes me feel different from other people. Summary: in class today i learned how to use ethos, pathos, and logos. Reflection:  I took a quiz today and wrote about ehtos, pathos , and logos  

  Prompt Response:  Living in Atlanta has influenced the way I see my community because even tho I have two dads Atlanta has always been excepting. Ever sense I was little when I told people I had two dads nothing bad has ever came out of someones mouth. When I go to Tennessee to see my boyfriend tho I get um not the same response as I would here. If I was speaking to someone unfamiliar I would say Atlanta is very welcoming for anyone no matter where you think your gonna fit in everyone is excepting here. That is why living in Atlanta has influenced my identity in a good way.  Summary: In class we went over logo, pathos , and ethos. Reflection:   I read over a speech about BLM and dissected it for ethos, pathos, and logos. 

  Prompt Response:   The most creative thing I have ever made was a tie blanket. I think it was the most creative thing I have ever made because I actually use it. It is my best work because I made it in like 2020 and its 2026 and its lasted me a long time. I also think its very cute because its pink on one side and whales on the other side. That  is the most creative thing i have ever made. Summary: I n class I learned ethos pathos and logos.  Reflection:   I used ethos pathos and logos to break down trumps speech.

  Prompt Response:   A time I felt completely lost was in cheer. I was lost because I kept messing up on this one part and we don't just stop for one person. So they continued on but I was trying to learn it but I couldn't get  past that one part. Then the lady wanted us to do it all together and I was so lost. I was so upset about that one part I couldn't learn the rest of the dance. So when we did it all together I didn't know it. Good thing it was just practice tho because the best day I came back and knew it all. That's something I left completely lost.  Summary: In class I learned how to use claims  Reflection:  I used the three different types of claims to tell what the sentence was 

  Prompt Response:   Something I believed as a child was the Easter bunny. I believed he was real because he would leave me a basket of candy and stuff. I really loved waking up and getting excited to go find eggs in the front yard. The night before I would die them and put them in the fridge and then the Easter bunny would hide them. That's something I believed as a child.  Summary: In class I learned how to use a claim  Reflection:   I can use a claim to state the arguments reason.

  Prompt Response:  A disagreement I wish I could have handled differently was when my parents told me I couldn't go to the lake and I told them I can just drive my own car. I wish I would have just said okay instead because my parents took my phone. If I would have just said yes I understand dad then it would be an argument but it was actually a fight. My goal was to go see my boyfriend in Tennessee. Now I would have said hey dad I have an idea. Instead of demanding to take my car to Tennessee.  I used past tense and I should have used further tense. That's a disagreement I wish I handled differently. Summary: In class we learned the difference between a fight and an argument. Reflection:   I can use what I learned in class with my boyfriend instead of fighting and getting no where I can have an argument and agree on something.

  Prompt Response:   A time I tried to get someone to agree with me was my parents. I was trying to persuade them to let me go to a concert on a school night. I used pathos and logos. I used pathos to make them feel like I would be sad if I couldn't go. Then I used logos to tell them a fact that I wouldn't have to get to school till 10 because of Dual and it would be okay because  it doesn't start till the 24th and the concert is  the 18. That is  how I used pathos and logos to persuade my parents. Summary: Today in class I presented the origin and history of my name and how my parents got the name.  Reflection:  I learned about ethos logos and pathos and how pathos actually has to move you. 

  Prompt Response:   As I grow older a topic I think I will have to debate is politics. I think I will have to debate this because everyone thinks differently. People will probably get mad at the view or side you take. I think no matter what, politics will never go away and not everyone is always going to have the same opinion. Even if not everyone can agree I hope people will respect one another.This is a topic I think I will always have to debate most often.  Summary: In class today we took notes and had an argument. Reflection:  in class I learned what a argument is and ethos, pathos, and logos.

 Three goals I would like to achieve this year. The first goal I would like to achieve this year is to become better at getting stuff done when it is first assigned. I want to achieve this because I wait till the last minute and I cannot keep having that mindset and it will not get me far in life. Second goal I would like to achieve this year is get better at driving. I want to achieve this so people will want to ride in the car with me. The last goal I would like to achieve is to pass all my classes with at least an eighty or higher. I want to achieve it so my GPA does not drop. These are the three goals I would like to achieve this year.