Eliana's English Blog

  Describe a time when you had to set or respect a boundary with a friend, family member, or classmate. How did it help or hurt your connection with that person? I wrote about one of my friendship breakups yesterday and it relates to this prompt as well. When i separated myself from my toxic friend, she wanted to talk about our situation. We talked and i told her about how I felt when we were friends and how she would always leave me out and stuff. She wanted to become friends again, but i had to set boundaries and ask if i could have some time alone from her.  This kind of helped and hurt my connection. I had to put myself first because of the experience that i had with her. We are not still friends, but sometimes i smile at her in the hallway and i still tell her happy birthday. But it was an important boundary that had to be made.  summary- I did the commonlit today in class.  reflection- reading and analyzing structure and meaning of the poem "Mending Wall" ...

  Write about a time when something in your life changed more quickly than you expected \\ When i was in seventh grade, I had a trio of best friends. We did everything together and we would always hang out on Friday. It was so much fun and i thought it would be like that forever. But mid year during seventh grade. Our trio started to feel more like a duo, with me being the one who is left out. But it got resolved eventually and we were better again. But over the summer i had a fight with the girl i was closer to in the group and i just felt disconnected again. During 8th grade, i was put in different classes than my other 2 friends. I just felt disconnected and lost. It was so strange how fast our friendship changed. It did not feel like a good change at the time. Yet during 8th grade, i grew and connected with new people i never would have.  summary- i was not present for class today, but I read from this post that we read a poem. reflection- digging deeper into the meaning o...

   As we think about our upcoming Vocabulary Monday, tell me what is your favorite word RIGHT NOW? Why is it your faovorite word and how often do you use it?  My favorite vocab word right now is deference . This is my favorite word because it can be used with power. Its like a more powerful word for respect and it makes you sound smart. I also think that respect is really important when it comes to people and interacting and being able to understand people. I don't use the word very often because people don't know that the word means.  summary- we worked on our presentaion today. reflection- thinking more about my childhood.

  Think about the role of imagination in your own life. How does imagination help you cope with challenges, boredom, or stress?  For me, imagination helps me with all three things. When I am bored, usually I start to day dream to deal with the boredom that is not in my head. I like thinks about different  things that entertain me. I also deal with stress though imagination. I like to think of a fun memory that will keep me from being stressed and thinking about whatever is stressing me out. During challenges, i like to use my imagination to pretend that my mother is there with me and helping me over come my challenge,  summary-  today we read and analyzed a poem in class and started a project. reflection- learning how to read and analyze poems.  

  After reading  “Out, Out—”  by Robert Frost, reflect on a time when you faced a dangerous or high-pressure situation that demanded your complete focus. What made the situation risky, and how did your concentration affect the outcome? When I was in middle school, I went hiking with my older sister in the woods. All was going well and we were following the trail when suddenly her phone died. We did not have a map or anything and we were trying to find the trail. This was around 5pm so it would start getting dark soon. The situation wasn't really dangerous but it was stressful and we were under pressure. I was nervous and was afraid that we were lost. We decided to turn around and try and retrace our steps. We were feeling really lost because we couldn't remember what turns we took. But we eventually found some people and they gave us their map. We got out around 30 minutes later. We were very concentrated on finding out way out and it was rewarding.  summary- we read...

 What did you do over fall break? During fall break, I went to the beach with my family. We went to Panama City beach and it was so beautiful. The water was really clear and you could see all the different sea creatures. There were many colorful fish, sea snails on the rocks and hermit crabs in the water. It was so cool to see all the different animals in the ocean and see how they live. My best friend also joined us for our trip and it was so much fun.. When we got back from the beach, I went to another homecoming with my friends. It was so much fun too and I really enjoyed it.  summary- today we worked on our comic stripes using vocab words for lesson 4. reflection- being able to use highly intelligent words in sentences and a story. 

  Prompt: How do you find time to enjoy your day, even when you have a lot going on? Write about at least three specific things you do to enjoy small moments throughout your day. One thing I do to enjoy my day is listening to music. I love music so much and I use it to help calm me down and appreciate the beauty that i see everyday. And my favorite thing is to match my music with my mood. I also love when i step outside and it smells fresh and nice. Especially when it is cooler, i love the smell of the fresh air. One more thing that i enjoy is when i see my friends and they make me laugh. I love laughing with my friends because it automatically brings my mood up.  summary- We finished our argumentative paragraph in class today. Reflection- Learning more about informal language and learning how to find evidence but not analyzing it but just connecting it.  

  Prompt: Describe a time when someone’s words had a lasting impact on you.   A time that someone has had a lasting impact was last year, I was talking to my mom about how someone was pissing me off at dance, and how they were just doing everything wrong and how they never knew what they were doing in the dance. She listened to me talking about this person and when I was done she asked me to see the situation from the girl's point of view. She probably feels really bad and maybe is struggling at home. Looking at a situation from different perspectives can easily show you how your perspective is not the only thing going on. It is important to have empathy in these types of situations, because you never know the struggles that they are facing.  summary- today we worked on our argumentative paragraph for the " Ambush"  and we had a short mini lesson on informal and formal language. Reflection- Learning more about informal and formal language and how to use it in as...

  Prompt: Write about a moment when you had to step out of your comfort zone. A time that I had to step out of my comfort zone was during the summer. My dad's car was in the car shop and he needed to go and get it. My mom was asleep and he was trying to get a Uber to take him to the shop but they couldn't come in time. So he asked me if I could drive him to the shop. I was a little nervous but I drove him. The trouble came when I was driving back. I accidentally chose the route that would take me on the highway. I was really nervous and super scared. I got on the highway and It was so slow and I didn't know what I was doing because I had not been on the highway alone. So I kept missing my exits and I was just really scared. But it worked out in the end.  Summary- we read an excerpt of a story about how a man killed another man in war and we started to work on an argument connecting to the story Reflection-  analyzing claims in the text and collecting evidence while r...

  Prompt:  Write about a dream that felt real.  One of my dreams I've had that have felt real was in 9th grade and I was in my old kindergarten classroom and I was the same age that I was in 9th grade but everyone else in my class was younger and in their kindergarten years. They all seemed innocent and playful and just kids. It made me sad because I felt as though I could not go back to being that young. And then it got dark and I felt lost and I didn't know were to go. And I just wandered out of my elementary school and tried to find my way home, but I got sad. I remember this dream distinctly because of the memories of my younger self that I have.  summary- Today we did News ELA and we did vocab words from the book.  reflection- I learned how to use new words with complex meanings 

  Prompt:  Write about something you’ve always been curious about. Something I've always been curious about is what is in the ocean that we have not discovered yet. Only around 10% of the ocean has been explored and the rest is a mystery. Recently there has been new species discovered in the ocean and I cant imagine how much of new species has yet to be discovered. I think that there are so many secrets and animals and plants and so much in the sea and we should continue to discover the ocean.  summary- we wrote our argument paragraph today in class refection- how to structure a  good paragraph. 

  Prompt:  Write about the best gift you have received.  The best gift I have ever received is the gift  of eternal life from Jesus Christ. He saved me from sin and He died for me and my sins. He is the most loving Father and He loves even when we do wrong and He always keeps His promises. He is always there for me and always there to support me and comfort me. I was given my favorite object gift when I was in 5th grade and it was Christmas, and me and my sister opened our big present and we got a Nintendo switch from our parents . We screamed so loud and it was so fun and amazing to do something that we've wanted for so long in our hands.  Summary- Today we learned about how evidence is important and how to correctly argue for your claim. Reflection- Learning how to manipulate and provide evidence for your claims