Able’s English Blog

 Prompt Response: Retaining your cultural foods are important because it represent your identity. It helps you stay grounded in your roots. I can't live without tibs and doro wot. Those are my favorite Ethiopian dishes and they taste really good. Keeping these foods in my life are important because I don't want to forget who I am. Summary: Today in class we made a cultural poster full of dishes. Reflection: Today in class we made a cultural poster full of dishes. Today school was boring but I have another off day. I have to study for my test tomorrow. 

 Prompt Response: If my privacy was invaded online or on my phone I would be mad and scared. Privacy is a big thing to me. Privacy is a basic civil liberty because being invaded can be unsafe and make you uncomfortable. Nobody should have to feel uncomfortable 24/7 after their personal information got leaked. Your safety could be at risk, so privacy is a big thing. Summary: Today in class we read a poem and refreshed our minds of our rights. Reflection: Today in class we read a poem and refreshed our minds of our rights. Today school was boring. I am happy I have an off day to relax.

 Prompt Response: Over the break it was imperative I saw my friends. I was tired of driving so I importuned my friends to drive me around. We also ate but my friend was impecunious, so I paid for his food. It is ignoble he is grown without money. While we were driving there was an accident on the road which was an impediment that made it longer to get home. Summary: Today in class we did our comic strip. Reflection: Today in class we did our comic strip. School today was boring. I have work today so I am going to be up tonight doing homework.

 Prompt Response: A perfect day with my best friend is playing basketball during the day. We would sweat good then go back home and shower. After we shower and relax we leave the house to do fun activities. Some of the activities we would do are hang out with more of our friends. Sleeping over at his house after a long night out would seal the deal. Summary: Today in class we worked on our one pager. Reflection: Today school was fun. There was a lockdown drill today. Today in class we worked on our one pager.

 Prompt Response: A time I had to push myself beyond what I thought was possible was when I was running the pacer gram test. The guys average around 40 laps. I wanted to go beyond what everyone would think was possible. I kept running until lap 125. The whole pacer gram was 130 laps. I was the only person running by lap 80. I could not believe I made it that far. I was breathing so hard it felt like I was going to faint. Summary: Today in class we started our one pager. Reflection: Today in class we started our one pager. We read a Maya Angelou poem as well. Today school was boring. I'm at the library right now studying for my quiz tomorrow.

 Prompt Response: A time where I had to rely on my mother during a time of need was when I needed her to send me money. I was driving and my gas tank was completely low. I also had warning sign everywhere. I called my dad but he was not picking up the phone. I called my mom after and she sent me gas money. This was clutch because I did not want to be stuck on the side of the road. Summary: Today in class we read a play by Maya Angelou. Reflection: Today in class we read a play by Maya Angelou. We also annotated the poem. Today school was alright. I am at home now relaxing.

 Prompt Response: I believe it is important to socialize. School has taught me to make friends and socialize. I would use this in the real world to network. I can make money and live independently with this skill. A degree and socializing is a skill that is important for my success after High School. Summary: Today in class we did a NewsELA. Reflection: Today in class we did a NewsELA. School today was boring. I am going to go to work today.

Prompt Response: The game is my favorite part of the whole experience. That's the main reason of the whole event. That brings in the most revenue and everyone watches the big game. It is all about entertainment and a way for people to make money. Betting is big which makes the game more enjoyable because you have money on the line. Summary: Today we learned how to brainstorm a thesis. Reflection: Today we learned how to brainstorm a thesis. Today school was boring. I can't wait to hang out with my friends today.

 Prompt Response: The hardest part of writing an essay is the hook. The introduction is hard because first it's hard to think about how I want my essay to start. What would grab the readers attention? But once I got that down I can write for a long time. I plan to overcome this by just thinking deep. Summary: Today in class we wrote an introduction paragraph. Reflection: Today in class we wrote an introduction paragraph. We also learned steps of an introduction paragraph. Today school was boring. Im going to go to the library later and study for my test tomorrow.

Prompt Response: I would write up the ups and downs at school. School is so much harder now. I have to apply to college and I have a lot of workload on me. I also have to play catch up. My poem would show trials and tribulations. It would not be a perfect butterflies and rainbows poem. Summary: Today in class we took notes on what a thesis is. Reflection: Today in class we took notes on what a thesis is. School today is boring and I have work.

 Prompt Response: In 4th grade I was in my Black History program. I was very scared because I hate large crowds. I handled it by taking deep breathes and believing nobody was in the room. Everyone should so this. It makes the time go by faster and helps you calm down. Summary: Today in class we took notes on formal and informal language. Reflection:  Today in class we took notes on formal and informal language. School today was boring as always. I can't wait to go home and chill.