Hannah's English Blog

 Prompt: As a kid, something I believed in was that my dad used to be a police officer. I believed this because I remember, seeing a cop jacket in his closet and even my brother telling me that he was. I remember being so surprised and astonished that I would go to school and tell all my friends that he used to be a cop. This was all when I was like 5, around the age of 16, when I found out that he never truly was a cop, he apparently bought it at the thrift store. My mom ended up telling me the story and that's when I realized that my brother was just messing with me.  Summary: Today in class, we talked about dreams and what they are to us Reflection: I learned that dreams are something that can only be accomplished if we really put in effort. I will use this knowledge to find ways to make my dreams come true and to make a plan to accomplish them. 

 The conversation Troy had about the unfair job system made me think of how it might not be so different from how it is today. In todays world, many people used to believe that fairness was everywhere but now its not, many people are still treated differently because of who they are and this lessens their opportunity in the workforce or anywhere. If I was in Troys position, I would try to make a change. 

A truth I was afraid to accept was the fact that a 10 year friendship of mine was ending. I had been close friends with a girl since the first grade and all through elementary we always stuck by each other's side, following each other everywhere. However, near the end of fifth grade I had moved schools and slowly like that we started to drift apart. As we grew older and with different surroundings, we became different people. Whenever we try to hang out now, it's all very awkward and we find things hard to bond over other than old memories. I've figured that the friendship was ending after that and how we only ever talk to each other a few times a year. 

Question 1- Her role as mother and wife reflects the expectations since back then the expectations for women were to clean and stay at home. Her sense of duty impacts Troy since she has an expectation of having a stable home life. While Troy doesn't seem like that at all  Question 2- Troys interactions with Corey reveal different views and old generational trauma. Troy has been through harsh racism and overall difficulty in his life that has made him so tough. While Corey is seen as more hopeful with football and his life. His past shaped his expectations of manhood to be only to provide for the family and nothing else. 

 Prompt:  A time when I was judged unfairly was back in my elementary school. I was one of the only Hispanic kids there, everyone else being black. When I first arrived, I already knew English since I had learned it at my previous school and I wasn't bad at it either. However, my school still put me in a class where I would learn it, with the other two Hispanic kids. The elementary school had assumed I didn't know English well or didn't know it enough that they had only put me and the other two kids in the class.  Summary: Today in class we did a CommonLit assignment  Reflection: From the commonlit assignment, I learned how people are not born good or evil and can sometimes cross it. How people are put into social experiments and show the exact results of treating people inhumanely because of a certain thing. I will use this knowledge in the future to make sure that I never treat others inhumanely. 

 Prompt: If I was learning Hispanic heritage for the first time I would be curious about the traditional dance and music. The traditional dance is widely known as well as the music so I would probably know a little but still want to learn more. Another would probably be how good the food is, there are many restaurants out there that provide this so I would definetly try them. I might want to try real, authentic food and might ask some people I know who are Hispanic if they have any food I could try. That is what I  would do if I was learning Hispanic Heritage for the very first time.  Summary: In class we took a small assessment based on a common lit story Reflection: From the assessment I learned to try and read more books. The author loved books and romanticized it, reminding me that I haven't read a book in a long while. 

 Prompt: I don't remember the name of the classmate all I remember was a few parts of the story. I liked how they explained each slide carefully and gave extra details. What stood out to me about it was the part when they stood up for themselves to their parents. It was meaningful to me because I noticed how I was in a similar situation to theirs and it made me rethink how mine went. I remember giving that classmate a 10 for their presentation.  Summary: Today in class we presented our storymap and explained each slide  Reflection: Today I learned that my classmates come from many different backgrounds and how each shaped who they are today. It reminds me how each person is unique and may be going through something at home that they don't show to others. This reminded me to be kind to others since I don't know what someone is going through. 

 Prompt: When I discovered a new perspective on someone it completely changed everything. I was told how toxic a girl was and how she wasn't a good person to be around, which was in freshman year. Junior year comes around and we have the same friends, so I end up hanging out with her. She isn't what others said about her and just hanging out with her one let me know. Summary: Today in class we finished an assignment on Common Lit.  Reflection: I learned that I should not just hear one story on something and to never make judgments on something I barely know. I will use this in the future to hear everyone out and to hear more than one stories. 

 Prompt: A time when someones words offended me was back in elementary school when a classmate had called me dumb. I knew what the word was and had never been called that before, so immediately I got upset since it was over something so little. I had told her to not call me that and before we could argue any more a teacher had come up and stopped us. After the talk the teacher gave us, immediately walked away and sat with a friend, my back turned to the girl. I think it did resolve the situation because if I stayed with her we would have been going on and on.  Summary: Today in class we finished an assignment on Common Lit.  Reflection: I learned that I should not just hear one story on something and to never make judgments on something I barely know. I will use this in the future to hear everyone out and to hear more than one stories. 

 Prompt: The Atlanta Metro area plays a huge role in my life, since I grew up in the area. It holds a bunch of memories and has taught me things. In the future after high school I plan to move away. This is because I plan on joining the Air Force which requires me to move away. I want something new and the Air Force has always been something that interested me.  Summary: Today in class we completed a worksheet based on the story "Two Kinds" by Amy Tan which talks about cultural identity  Reflection: In class I learned that many people struggle with cultural identity and also how it can impact us. While filling out the worksheet it made me reflect on how my culture impacts me and everything I've been through because of it. I will use this knowledge in the future to help me understand my culture better and how I can overcome the struggle that may happen to me in the future. 

 Prompt: I have been in Multicultural Lit for about two weeks now since I started a little late but can say that it has been going very well so far.  Summary: Today in class we completed 15 vocab words and did our blog  Reflection: I will use this knowledge to help improve my vocab and the way I talk. This could help me improve my conversations  and grammer.