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People sometimes feel the need to step away from their normal routines or environments in order to better understand themselves. Describe a time when you needed distance from a situation, place, or group of people in order to think more clearly or gain perspective. What did that experience teach you about yourself?

I felt the need to step away from something when I went to a party, and people started smoking. I'm not the type of guy to do that, so I declined, and didn't wanna get in any engagement whatsoever. Because I know what's right for me. Today we read the first chapter of Into the Wild, as well as the author's note. I'm intrigued by this book, and the end of the first chapter kind of leaves you on a cliffhanger. Then we answered questions about the 1st chapter. I liked reading the book in class today. So far, I'm having good reading comprehension on this book (which is not usually the case), so I can actually understand and follow the plot.
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Intro to into the wild

I really like the look and sound of this book. I'm interested to see how it all pans out, but I think Alex is making a dumb choice. Today we had an introduction to the book that we're reading, by reading the front cover, examining the map, and doing the first part of the worksheet. I enjoyed answering the questions on the paper. The 12 things that we would take on a hike was engaging, and entertaining. I also liked it because I relate to it!
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Today you worked on creating your Vocabulary Digital Cards in Adobe Express. In one well-developed paragraph, reflect on the assignment by explaining which vocabulary word was easiest for you to understand, which word was most challenging, and how creating your own sentence and selecting an image helped strengthen your understanding of the vocabulary. Use specific examples from your work.

For me, the easiest word to understand was culpable. I've already heard the word before, and it has a pretty simple meaning. One word I didn't really like or understand was toady. It was challenging to make a sentence using it. I really liked having to create a sentence because it gave me a better understanding for the word. And the picture helped as well. Today we made digital vocabulary cards on Adobe Express.  I liked the aspect of Adobe Express to use for our vocab. And it will all be in 1 place for the future.
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After viewing your classmates’ digital posters and reading the feedback comments left on your work, what new ideas or perspectives did you gain about your poster? Reflect on how the feedback influenced the way you think about your creative choices and describe what you learned about the creative process while designing and presenting your poster.

A lot of people liked my design, color, background, and style. Not much about actual information including similes and metaphors. The creative process took me through a journey of decision making, and a little bit of trial and error. Today we went through the gallery of all of our classmates' posters, and left comments about them. I liked looking through other people's posters!
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Reflect on the simile and metaphor worksheet. Which topic challenged you the most when creating your figurative language, and why? In your response, explain what made that topic difficult and how you worked through the challenge (or what you might do differently next time).

 For me, the topic that challenged me the most was "Pressure to fit in". I've never really felt pressure to fit in before. I like being myself, and if I wanted to ever fit in, it was never for anything crazy. So it took my a while to come up with an idea for that box. I thought back to middle school in 6th grade, when style was starting to matter a little bit, and I just chose my example with the shoes. Today we created our online poster! On all the similes and metaphors we created on paper. I liked creating the poster. It was fun to find a template, transfer information, and have it all come together in the end.
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Today you created similes and metaphors that reflect your struggles, growth, and resilience. In a well-developed paragraph, reflect on the process. What did you learn about yourself while writing your figurative language?

Whatever topic I got, I had to remember a time when that situation occurred. Once I thought of one, I would pick either a simile or metaphor based on how it would flow with my situation. Then I would create one! I really liked reflecting on how my childhood was made. I had so many experiences that I forgot about but the topics made me remember those experiences. Today we made similes and metaphors that reflect my struggles, growth, and resilience. I went deep down a rabbit hole thinking of ideas and memories to create into similes and metaphors. I enjoyed it.
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Describe how you spent your time, any activities, traditions, travel, hobbies, or moments that stood out to you. You may also discuss something new you tried, something you learned, or how the break helped you reset before returning to school. Keep your response appropriate for a school setting and focus on experiences you are comfortable sharing publicly

Over the break, I went to Birmingham, AL, on a boys golf trip for 4 days. Every day we played a new course, and we ended up playing 100 holes. Which is 1.38 rounds of golf a day. I also spent time with friends, hanging out and making some good memories. Today we read a poem by Maya Angelou, and identified similes and metaphors in it. We also had to explain our interpretation on the similes/metaphors. I got better at analyzing poems, and identifying metaphors.
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