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After reading Chapter 1 of Into the Wild, consider your first impression of Christopher McCandless. Based solely on the events and details presented in this opening chapter, do you believe McCandless truly understood the risks he was taking when he entered the Alaskan wilderness? Why or why not?

      I learned a lot about "Into the Wild." I have never really read like this before so I am very excited too. Thinking about the supplies you would need to pull off an expedition like this is masses, and for him to not have any of this and survive for four years is insane. I am excited to read the book, and unravel the mystery of his life. We did background information of reading "Into the Wild." We learned about how fast a bear can run, and other hiking tips.
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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.

      When creating the vocabulary cards in Adobe Express I was challenged by the word " Corroborate" since I have never heard it. The example and definition really did not help much either. The easiest word was "Benign" since I have heard it many times and already had a good understanding of it. I did have a hard time finding an image for "Blithe." This word was hard to put into the image because of it being an adjective that I couldn't find a good image for. We worked on vocabulary. I learned the word "Corroborate," and how to use it.
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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.

      Most of the comments I got were about my color scheme. While I did put a lot of time in choosing nice pastel colors, and choosing border colors that fit nice, most of my work went into my images. I used a  collage style of image making for most of them. I'm glad though that people liked my coloring and organization since the other half of my time was on that. We looked at the feedback of our essay, and wrote and read comments on our poster. I learned how to find what good in different kinds of work.
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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).

      During the creation of making my figurative language on the simile and metaphor worksheet, I struggled with the topic of people down playing me. For nearly all my life no one has really called me names or made fun of me, or at least any that made a mark. So when I came up with a simile for it, I had a hard time. I came over this by looking back in my past for anything words said to me that insulted me even a little. Finally I came across some times when people called me small and skinny, so I used that. Today we worked on our poster. I learned how to make my words into images.
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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?

      Today when writing down similes and metaphors about my life experience I learned much about myself. I had to go back to think of past events in my life I can pull from. Such as the time I was in Jazz Band and had self doubt about my skill. I felt as if I should be there, and I should leave. Using this experience helped me write down metaphors, and similes to describe this feeling. We worked on writing down metaphors, and similes. I learned about the different cases one can use figurative language.
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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 Western Carolina University to have a short tour, and I went to Mercer to spend a whole day as a music student. I learned a lot about how a music degree would work with what goes on in a dictators head, and what music theory I would be learning. After all that I went to a ski resort and went snow boarding with my friend. We spent a lot of time practicing. After a while, we were able to do a blue path. We ended off both days with a lot of injuries from hitting the ground, and I'm still very sore from it. We read a poem by a civil rights activist. I learned about the meaning of a the poem.
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Now that you have completed the rhetorical analysis essay, reflect on your growth. Explain how this experience impacted your confidence as a writer and whether you feel prepared to continue analyzing complex speeches and texts in American Literature. Support your reflection with specific references to the writing process.

      I feel as if I have grown as a writer with my time spent working on my rhetorical analysis. I am able to write with a better purpose than before, and write more complex. I spent a lot more time than I usually do with my revising. I tried to stay as close as possible to the rubric as I could. In all, I feel that this as really helped me. We worked on our essay. I learned about time management when writing.
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