Nine Questions to Make you Think!

1- What are the three most important things you learned this year?
The three most important things I learned this year are: Writing objective summaries, using semicolons, and writing in more detail. Objective summaries. I think these were an important thing to learn because we needed them for a main part of the class which was for AOW'S.  I would've never know what an objective summary was especially because they are not biased so if I didn't know that then I would be doing it wrong. Semicolons. We didn't learn about these until recently but I'm glad we did. I never understood how to use a semicolon but learning about it made it much easier. Now I can just reference the semicolon sheet anytime I need a refresher on semicolons. Writing in detail. This is a very important thing for me. Learning to write in detail was really good because it really improved my blogs, papers, and essays.

2- What is something we did this year that you think you will remember for the rest of your life?
Socratic seminars. Socratic seminars are when you get into little groups and talk about a book. It's like a little discussion. I think I'll remember this because in my opinion it is a really cool thing. I like to have discussions with classmates because then I get to hear their side of things and not just think of my thoughts. For example I could think one line in a certain book means one thing but then we have a socratic seminar and then I get to hear the thoughts of what the line means from other classmates.

3- What was the nicest thing someone in our class did for you this year?
The nicest thing someone has done for me in this class is tell me I'm worth something. Well let's just say I was going though hard time and my classmates cheered me up. This might not be school related but I cannot really think of anything else nice a classmate has done for me.

4- What is something you taught your teacher or classmates this year?

I think something I taught my classmates is to always try their hardest because especially with my vocabulary tests I didn't do so good so I always taught my classmates to do good. For example there was one time where Darya sent me a snapchat saying she didn't want to study vocabulary before bed. I told her said should so she would get a good grade on that vocabulary test. Good thing she listened to me so she would do good 👍.

5- In what area do you feel you made your biggest improvements? What is something you accomplished this year that you are proud of?

I think towards the end of the year I really improved on blogs. I think I did really good on the detail in my blogs because my mom helped me. She told me I might as well do my blogs better because it's the end of the year and I should try harder. Something that I accomplished this year that I'm proud of is reading more books. Let's just say last year I read absolutely no books and this year I read about a lot more. It's not that I don't like books its just that they don't really interest me as much anymore.

6- What was the most challenging part of this year for you?

The most challenging part of this year for me was keeping my grades up. I think it's because I always turn in assignments late or I don't do them. I really have to change that because I would never make it through high school or college like this. Wow I just realized the problem is me procrastinating so much. Everyday I don't want to do homework I tell myself I'll do it in the morning. I never get it done in the morning sometimes 😓😳. 

7- What was the best piece of writing that you did this year? Why do you think it is your best?
I think my best piece of writing is my literature circle blog for the book Trouble. I think this was my best writing piece because it uses the most detail out of all of my blogs.  I worked for 2 days on this blog and thats why it's so good. Also I think it is so good because my mom helped me with this blog.
Well the thing is this blog was really bad at first so then when the teacher graded it she told me I had to redo it. So then when spring break came around i redid the blog and I received credit for the work I redid.

8- Of the books you read this year, which was your favorite? Why?
My favorite book I read this year was Of Mice and Men. This book was my favorite because it was very suspenseful. Especially because Mrs. Larson did not want us to know the ending. That made it seem even more thrilling. And I also really liked this book because it was a novella. A novella is basically a short novel. Short books are good for me because they hold my attention but they do not make me bored easily 👍😂.

9- What advice would you give students who will be in this class next year?

The advice I would give is: Yeah this class is hard, but push through it. Don't end up being lazy like me. Even though you might not want to at the end it's worth it. Yeah you may have not chose to be in accelerated, but the fact that you got in it shows a lot. This class is the opportunity to show the teacher that you are smart, so my advice is go for it 💪! And make sure not to slack 😂. 

Goodbye friends, see you next year... 👋

OMAM Conflicts

There are many conflicts in the book Of Mice and Men. These conflicts help add to the plot because they show that the world is not a 2D thing. Just like if you make character 2D, they have no personality. The world is not 2D either. The world has problems and the conflict adds to the plot because it makes everything in the book more realistic and interesting, not just 2D. 

One conflict in the book is the conflict between Lennie and Curley. This is a Man vs. Man conflict. In the book it says "Curley sat down on the floor, looking in wonder at his crushed hand." This shows the conflict because earlier in the book Curley was always making fun of Lennie, so then now Lennie finally took action and broke Curley's hand. Man vs. Man conflict.

Another conflict in the book is the conflict that no one like Crooks. This conflict is Man vs. Society. In the book Crooks says "I ain't wanted in the bunkhouse..." This shows that since Crooks is black, no one excepts him for who he is. This is conflict because back then people did not accept black people that much so because of that Crooks has a hard life. Man vs. Society. 

dreams

I once had a dream
so big and great
I wanted to accomplish it
I couldn't even wait

I worked day and day
I worked night and night
and even when things got rough
I told myself "it'll be alright"

and then the day came
when my dream got crushed
I cried and cried, day and night
"why did my dream get shushed?"

Of Mice and Men

The atmosphere of the bunkhouse is mixed. You have some people like Curley, who are mean and a hotspur, and you have some people like Slim, who have gentle voices and are friendly. In the book it says "He hates big guys... picking scraps with big guys... he's mad at 'em..." This quote is explaining that Curley is not the brightest star in the sky. He is unfriendly. He likes to pick on bigger guys because he is not a big guy himself. Picking on bigger guys makes him feel better about himself. In the book it also says "His tone was friendly. It invited confidence without demanding it." This quote is saying that Slim is is nice person with a friendly voice and a confident tone. The feeling of the bunkhouse is dirty. For example George and Lennie find bug repellent by their bed indicating that there was once bugs where they are staying. Also the floor was unpainted and there was apple crates as shelves.

I think Curley's wife does not have a name because in this time period women were not really respected. Since they were not really respected people probably looked down on Curley's wife. For example in the book it says "she's a rat-trap... piece of jail bait...  Don't you ever take a look at that bitch." This quote is trying to explain that George is talking badly about Curley's wife because she is looked down upon.

I think the message that John Steinbeck is trying to say is that women weren't as important in that time frame. I mean all his characters are males, and the only female character in the book is the one everyone perceives as bad so I can make the conclusion that John Steinbeck is trying to say that Curley's wife is looked down upon.