Angus’s English Blog

 Prompt Response: When I was a little kid I used to talk differently than the people around me. I wanted to sound different. I tried to sound British because it was a cool and different accent. Others thought it was funny at first but then became sick of it. Reflection: I tried to be different but others didn't like it. Summary: I used to put on a British accent when I was younger.

  Prompt Response:   I would use the metaphor of a yoyo because I would get completely lost sometimes and then come back to my senses. The yoyo is thrown and goes out and then back in. Just like the yoyo, my mind will wander away and then come back to focus. Summary: The metaphor I would use would be the yoyo being thrown. Reflection:  I don't want to lose my mind.

  Prompt Response:  An adventure I would like to go on is searching for all the lost people in the Bermuda Triangle. It would be cool to discover what happened to the people that were lost at sea. I would also have to try not to get lost out at sea. It would be a treacherous adventure but it would be worth it to discover how the poor sailors met their fate. Summary:  I want to adventure to the Bermuda Triangle. Reflection:  I want to help people understand how they lost their friends.

  Prompt: Something that I will never understand is why people can take their jobs so seriously sometimes. There was this one experience that I had when I went to Publix. While I was there shopping, I went to the bakery to get a Kids Club Cookie. All the times in my life that I've been to Publix, I've always gotten a cookie. But this particular time, the worker said that I had to be at most 12 years old. This made me quite annoyed because they were free cookies and it wouldn't hurt him to give one away. Summary: While I was at Publix, I tried to get a kids club cookie and was denied. Reflect: I hope that people will be chiller and not so serious about a damn cookie.

 

  Prompt Response:  Something I wish I had more of is time in middle school. I really enjoyed the time with my friends playing basketball and football. During my time in middle school I would go to the park with my friends and play for hours. These were some of the best years of my life. Summary: I had lots of fun spending time with my middle school friends. Reflection: I hope to see my middle school friends again soon.

  Prompt Response:  The most creative thing I've ever made was a collage about world hunger. In my middle school art class, my teacher assigned us a project to create something artistic that addresses the issue of world hunger. I used different magazines from the class to create my masterpiece. I believe it is my best work because of the message that world hunger isn't good and it must be cured.  Summary:  I created a collage about world hunger in my art class. Reflection: I enjoyed creating my collage and like informing as well as enlightening people about problems on our planet.

  Prompt Response:  Why do I play basketball? I play basketball because it is a way for me to forget everything bad that is happening in the world and just have fun. It is a way to unite with friends and to exercise to become a better person. Why do I spend so much time with my family? I spend so much time with my family because I love them so much and they mean the world to me. Summary:  I enjoy playing basketball and spending time with my family. Reflection:  I want to keep working and becoming better at basketball as well as come closer to my family members.

  Prompt Response:  Many years ago, I went to White Water Park. I had a great time going on different rides and slides. At around 2 PM, my cousins and I decided to go up what was called the 'Death Drop' ride. We had waited in line for over an hour and were really thrilled to be released from hundreds of feet in the air into water. While we were waiting, there was a loud boom of thunder. My cousins went up to the top of the ride to see if they could go down the slide quickly. I was completely oblivious to where they had went so I just followed the crowd back to the middle of the park. At that point I began to panic because I had no idea where my cousins were or my parents. Although I was lost I remembered to go to a staff member and wait with them until they found my family. After about 20 minutes, my mom came running in with tears rolling down her face. I was very relieved to see my mom again. Summary:  I got lost at a water park.  Reflection:  I have to be more...

  Prompt Response:  Over this last week I have adapted to the courses demands by doing all of my blog posts and completing my homework. One strength I've used was planning and preparation. I planned ahead and knew when all of my assignments were due and did them. One of the struggles I've faced was analyzing the origin myth stories.  Summary: I've adapted to the courses demands. Reflection:  I need to be better at understanding origin myth stories.

  Prompt Response:  All my life, I have hung out with my cousin Michael. We used to see each other everyday and had lots of fun. One summer he began to hang out with some friends and stopped hanging out with me. This made me jealous because my cousin's friends were having all of the fun without me. Because I was so mad, I didn't hangout with him anymore that summer. Summary: My cousin began to hangout with his friends instead of me. Reflection:  I was quite mad and sad. But now I've rebuilt my relationship with him.

  Prompt Response:  One meaningful object that carries a story is my bike. Back in 2022, I went to Florida with my friend from middle school. We went all over Panama City with our bikes. Some places we stopped was this large food market where we ate barbecue. It was really tasty and My bike always reminds me of it. My bike is a symbol of happiness and fun because I had a great time riding around with my friend. Summary: I rode my bike around Panama City, Florida and ate at a really good barbecue restaurant. Reflection:  I'm grateful for my bike and all the things it has allowed me to do. I would be a completely different person without it.

Prompt:  Write about a time you felt connected to nature, like the kinship in Native American myths. Prompt Response:  One time I felt connected with nature was when I planted my maple tree in my front yard. I dug a hole in the ground about 3 feet wide and long. Then I put some manure in the hole so that the soil was rich and the tree could grow better. After, my dad and I place the tree into the ground and then covered it with top soil. We took a minute to admire our work and then proceeded to water the tree. Summary:  Today we learned about Native American Literature and all of the elements that are included in it. Reflection:  I learned how rich the Native American literature.