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 Prompt response : A time that I realized at the way I viewed a certain group of people was shared by stereotypes without me noticing was when I was younger maybe middle school. The stereotype was that Asians always eat rice and they are all very smart. I grew up hearing this so I a,ways went with it. But that’s not the case always because many Asians don’t even like rice and most Asian aren’t as well educated as most. I started to see this as an unfair stereotype . I said to myself that we can’t judge people based off strotyoes.   Summary: Today we were given a new project. It was a group project. We were put into groups. Our task was a project over the article we read called The dangers of a Single Story. We had to pick a ,live or tv show that depicts the negative stereotypes of a certain culture listed. Once chosen that film we were to create a PowerPoint and showcase that knowledge and understanding.  Reflection: Todays lesson can help with real world situations. Unde...

 Prompt response: My friend Myra grew up in a ghetto, Rachel black neighborhood and was often labeled as ghetto and dumb by teachers and other adults simply because where she grew up. People assumed she was disrespectful and ghetto and always wanting to fight. The truth in reality, Myra is very very sweet , she was raised right by a good mom who is super pretty and sweet. Myra is also very smart and she does not like drama and never finds herself in it. But because people stuck to one perspective because of her environments the stereotype of a ghetto black girl, stuck with her. Limiting our selected to one perspective is harmful because it can lead to prejudice, discrimination, and missed opportunities for connection. It keeps us from seeing the strength and beauty in people. We can change this putting in effort to listen to multiple stories, we need to be more curious and ask questions of others. We need to show empathy as well and see people as human beings and not as labels....

 Prompt Response: Mastering precise vocabulary can significantly enchanted both daily communication and academic success. In daily life, using the right words allows you to express thoughts clearly, avoid misunderstandings and engage in more meaningful conversations. It will also boosts confidence in social and professional interactions. In academics, a strong vocabulary improves reading comprehension, writing skills, and critical thinking. It allows you to articulate complex ideas, construct well supported arguments and annotate texts properly. It also enhances academic writing by making essays and reports.  Summary: Today was a good day. Today we did vocabulary lesson 14. We had to write a sentence for each of the 15 vocabulary words. Then we had to complete exercise 3 and 4. We ended class by completing our blog posts.  Reflection: I can take todays lesson with in the real world. Simply because adding these vocab words to my daily life. Strong vocabulary will improve t...

 Prompt response: I would choose a suburban lifestyle because of the peaceful environment, larger living spaces, sense of community and togetherness. Unlike the city which is busy, crowded and loud, the suburbs offer a quieter atmosphere. It’s less stressful and more relaxing. Suburban homes often have more space and larger lands and yards which is great for outdoor activities. Even just sitting outside to soak in the sun. There are also friendly neighbors and good vibes. This lifestyle will fit me better. Summary : Today in class was pretty chill. Our assignment today was to complete another Commonlit assignment. The article talked about people choosing to live in the suburbs rather than the city. We read the article and answered the questions that followed along with it. At the end of class we finished off by completing our blog posts.  Reflection: Todays lesson was good. I learned that suburban lifestyle is way better. It is much more healthier for a quiet and less chaotic ...

 Prompt response : To strive to avoid student loan debt, I am going to focus on many strategies. First I’m going to prioritize applying for scholarships and grants. I will research and apply for financial aid opportunities as well. I will also consider attending a more affordable college as well for lower tuition costs. I also plan to have a part-time while I’m in school to help cover my expenses. I’ll budget correctly and smart.  Summary: Today we had a common lit assignment to do. The reading was about student loans and avoiding debt from college. We popcorn read the text and answered questions along the way. We analyzed the text and did the constructed response question at the end. We went over the answers as a class. Lastly , we ended the class period by doing our Blog posts.  Reflection: Today I learned a new word. “For-profit colleges” . I found out that this word means colleges that only are in in for the money. They don’t too much care about the education of their...

 Prompt Response: A vocabulary word from the list that best resonates me is Obdurate. I a, very stubborn and hardheaded. I tend to always want my way. I always go the hard route or what I think is right and not listen to what anyone says and their opinions.  Summary: Today Mr. Rease was absent. We had a sub. Today our task was to complete lesson 13 vocabulary. We had to write a sentence for all 15 words. After that we had to complete excersise 1 and 4. Lastly we needed the class with completing our blog post.  Reflection: Today I got something from this lesson. I didn’t know half f these words and I am glad that I got to add some vocab to my own dictionary. I learn new words everyday and this lesson better helps me understanding the meaning unfold of each word. 

 Prompt response: A time when my failure was necessary for my growth was my failure to make the cheerleading team. I knew deep down that it wasn’t for me and was full of drama. But I neeed that too see where my personality was at.  Summary: Today we didn’t have a lecture. It was a quiet class period. We finished completing the discussion questions for”The Yellow Wallpaper”. We ended the class period with doing our blog posts.  Reflection: This lesson better helped me understand the characters in the book. Talking and the emotions and characteristics of each character. Gaining a better and deeper understanding of this book. 

 Prompt Response : Yes, when I started failing all of my classes and became a great fear that I wouldn’t graduate on time with my class. I overstressed myself and became to stater feeling like a failure. I shut myself away from my friends for a while and I was quiet and mostly sad all the time. Until my boyfriend gave me a great advice and pep talk to get me started to boss up and turn in all my missing assignments and improve any bad test grades. I took a deep breathe listened to his reassurance and got to work. I listened to music and completely all of my missing and bad grades within a week.  Summary: Today we read a poem called “I felt a funeral in my Brain”  by Emily Dickinson. We simply annotated the poem to gain a further understanding of the poem. We said that the poem mostly states that loosing your mind is like being buried alive. We came up with the themes of get help before you loose yourself and don’t go through life alone. We ended the class period with comp...

 Prompt Response: Macroscopic. To me , I would define macroscopic as something that the human eye can visually see. I encountered this term in biology class when I was comparing macroscopic organisms like plants and insects to microscopic cells. Understanding the term macroscopic helps improve my communication and writing skills by allowing me to describe the scale of I’m talking about. It also prevents confusion when distinguishing between observations made directly. It will also improve my academic vocabulary. Summary: Today we had an assignment to do using 15 vocabulary words from lesson 12 . Would task was to create our own sentences using all 15 of the words. After that we had to complete exercises 3 and 4 in the vocab book. We ended the class off with doing our blog posts.  Reflection: I learned a lot of new vocabulary words that I did not already know of. I can take these vocabulary words into life with me to expand my vocabulary and sound more educated. 

 Prompt Response: I prefer standard time. Simply because we loose an hour of sleep and I love sleeping. Daylight savings time is a grid idea but can cause less sleep for people who are not prepared for it. I think that switching the time twice in a year will mess up people’s sleep schedule and cause potential health problems.  Summary: Today was a virtual day yayyy😁. We had an assignment on Newsela about Daylight Savings time. The article discussed when daylight savings time was implemented first during world war 1 to conserve energy and fuel consumption. It talks about how The United States uses daylight savings time but Hawaii and most of Arizona do not use it. Its reasons are still debated to this day or if daylight savings time should continue or end.  Reflection:  I learned a lot today about daylight savings time. I did not know that Hawaii and most of Arizona don’t use it, I thought that it was a world wide thing. I also didn’t know that it first started durin...

 Prompt Response: Some strategies that I use when I am in a mood is to to sleep, take a breathe, listen to music and digress from it all. Sleeping mostly because I can avoid those emotions. So when I sleep then wake up then typically I don’t feel those emotions as much as I did before.  Summary: Today we were given another Digital assignment to do. We have to complete it on canva about “The yellow Wallpaper” book. We have to express the women mood and emotions throughout the book. We have to give direct quotes from the book to go along with the Ai generated images.  Reflection: We didn’t learn anything besides how to make a canva presentation. 

 Prompt Response: A time when I thought I was losing my mind was when I was younger and we lived on the west side in these apartments and I kept seeing like spirits walking around in our apartment. My family just said I was young and watching too much YouTube but I knew what I was seeing. They kept walking past me as I was slowly losing my mind. I thought that maybe I was going crazy and just seeing things. Until one day my other siblings saw them too. I was about to loose my mind but what I had saw, it was creepy and ghostly like. Until my siblings saw them and I knew I wasn’t crazy and loosing my mind then.  Summary: Today we read a short book called “The yellow Wallpaper “. The story basically talked about a woman who was experiencing postpartum depression and was seeing “a women” inside the wallpaper of her bedroom. It talks about how her husband is a physician and he can’t help treating her but is trying to keep her happy. We answered a couple of open end questions about ...

 Prompt response:my favorite word Right now is “teaaa”. This is my favorite word because it describes me lol. I like to say that I’m verily tea. Basically it’s a new generation word that we’ve changed the definition to mean that the person is gorgeous basically. I use this word almost every single day. Summary: In today’s class we did an activity using a new set of vocabulary words. Our task was to fill in the blanks of the sentences that correctly match the words, create our own sentences using a few of the words and create a short creative story using 3 of the words. Today’s assignment helped me better understand these words. I only knew what 2 of the words meant on the entire list. Todays lesson allowed me to add some words to my vocabulary. Reflection: Todays assignment helped ment allowed me to add some words to my vocabulary. I didn’t know any of these words an I feel as though I can take them with me in my daily life to sound more sophisticated and language oriented.