Debora's English blog

 I'm thankful to my family and friends. They have helped me this whole year and made me smile every day and minute. I'm also thankful for my Sgt, who has helped me the most this whole school and in hard times. I'm grateful for the lady on the street who is our neighbor fro giving us a car. 

 A truth that I was afraid to accept was that my parents told me I was going to a different school for my high school year. I wanted to go with my friends in high school, and I already had a plan for what I would do there. Moving to a new environment was difficult to accept. I do miss the people I've known for so long. Change is hard for me to admit, but you will accept it over time. 

 I would like to travel to big mountains to feel free from home. I want to feel the wind and experience it. I want to go with friends, laugh, and enjoy our time together. I also want to feel the taste of the air. See some animals and take pictures. I wanna really want to go on top is the mountains that snow on top. 

Today in class we read a poem from Robert Frost. The poem was a little long but overall a nice one. I pay attention to the part when the narrator wants to return to his youth. Even though we can't go back we still have some fun and do some things we did in our young. 

 I was absent 

 I was in a mad mood at school because I was hungry. I was in a class where I didn't talk to anyone. My stomach hurt then suddenly a girl took out a snack and gave it to me. I didn't like her at first because she would just stare at me up and down. But here she is giving me a snack because before I thought she didn't like me. Today we read another poem about how beauty does not last. I really love the poem.

 I was looking forward to going to the park with my family once. Then, all of a sudden, it started to get really windy. I was so happy since it had been a long time since I'd been out. But now our little trip was ruined because of the wind. The rain started appearing, and I could feel I was getting to cry. But then my dad took us out to eat. I thought we were just going to a fast food place but no he took us to a fancy place where there were a lot of desserts. Surprisingly my dad was not the type of guy to take us to eat. Today in class read and analyze a poem. 

Growing up, I didn't like school so much because I hated how my teachers did not try to explain things. Most of the time, I felt dumb and wanted to cry. I still have those feelings when I don't understand certain things in school. Now that I am older, I ask for help. The younger me did ask for help but was also scared to ask for help. In class today we finished the one-pager and did some vocabulary. Some of the vocabulary I already know and some I don't.

 A place I never wanted to leave was middle school because I had many memories of the 3 years I was there. Those moments were the best of my life I learned many things from my friends and teachers. Those 3 years I was always laughing with my friends and everyday. I learned lessons of life and what true friendship was about. Today we did a one-pager about the story "Ambush" by Tim O'Brien. I learned that I can't draw any more like I used to.

 Today we read an article about "How to give your worn-out sneakers a second life". The article talks about how you should donate your shoes and how that helps the environment.  Also, some companies would pack your old shoes and give you something in return. I did not know that which was really surprising. I think I am going to start doing that. Lastly, the article talks about how to maintain your shoes. If it is raining, you should wear shoes suitable for the rain.

 Today we read the story "Ambush" It took the whole class period. We also talked about the election. This story is about a soldier who killed someone and he thinks it was wrong to kill the young man. This story also deals with external and internal conflicts. We will answer some questions about the story for that and tomorrow.

At the beginning of class, we studied for today's test for 5 minutes. The story was not on the test, only the questions, which made it hard. I did not remember the story by head. I did fail the test I should have read the story last night. To be honest I'm kinda pissed off because it is the third test of today that I have failed. I'm just hoping I do better in my other class.