Hannah's English Blog

 Prompts: Foods help individuals understand who they are by reminding them of where they come from or their cultural background. Even when judged by others, food helps remind them to not be ashamed to show it and it's a part of their identity. No matter how hard they try to change, it still follows them and reminds them.  Today in class we watched videos  I learned that food plays a big part in culture and helps people find their identity. It stays a part of their life and helps them learn things as well 

 Prompt: It is significant because back then before her grandpa's death, food was always made which shows love and closeness. Now that he is gone, no one had the urge to cook this reveals how much has changed for her family. The author could have talked it all out with her grandmother, they could have came together. The time I realized I could have done something more meaningful was for my mom's birthday where I only got her a small little gift. I realized I could have gotten her more presents that showed I cared instead of just one thing.  Today in class we read lunch  I learned that it's good to spend time with older relatives to cherish any moments left with them. I also learned how food can play a huge impact on culture 

 Prompt: In the episode, it talks about and shows the role of culture in food. Culture is what makes food special with specific spices and the stories that created them. Since culture is so important and its what makes food, people can have an emotional connection to it by it being something they grew up eating or reminding them or something. Yakamein is a staple food from the episode that shows this the best. Many people go to her to get Yakamein and always telling what it reminds them of or how it bring them to their culture.  Today we watched Street Food and completed a worksheet  I learned how culture can play a huge role in food, also bringing many people together. Food can also help people with challenges they are going through in their personal life and being people together. 

Prompt: A must have in my culture is causa. In Peru, causa is a very famous dish, served cold that looks like a mashed yellow potatoes caserole with tuna in the middle. Its also served with a yellow chili paste, called aji amarillo, lime juice, and oil all that gives it a nice little kick taste. Its significant in Peru due to its patriotic symbol from the war of independence, women serving it to soldiers f or the cause, which means para la causa. Another reason is the slang it comes from, causa also meaning friend, showing its rooted in everyday life  Today in class we completed worksheet  I learned how deep culture goes and how it affects your life. It can change how you act, think, eat, dress, and many more. 

 Prompt: A meaningful memory connected to food would be Dairy Queen. I also have nice nostalgic memories where I like to stay a bit after thinking about them. Dairy Queen because it was the spot where my family always went out during the summer. It shaped my family by letting us keeping getting our ice creams and always going together.  Today in class we finished our essay  I learned how important it is to learn to write an essay. It can help you in future jobs as well as colleges. 

 Prompt: The writing process helped strengthen the shape of the essay by providing an outline and guidelines I should follow. It allowed me to not go off track and help make my essay better. I learned that I need more work on vocab and how to conclude a paragraph. As well on the introduction paragraph where I learned how to write better. This was a good writing process where I learned a couple of things. Today in class we worked on essay  I learned that its good to be prepared, especially when you know something is coming up. It can also help you in the future with time management 

 Prompt: Drafting is an essential step in the writing process because it helps you outline your essay and figure out what works best. You review it and get to see what you can change and add into your final, rather than making it look choppy. Drafting revealed my weakness in writing an introduction paragraph. I wasnt following the prompt and was writing it all wrong. Drafting helped me realize my mistakes and learned to make them better  Today in class we wrote our draft essay  I learned how to write an introduction paragraph. This will help me in the future like college when I have a big assignment to do. 

 Prompt: The writing process for my essays tend to take a while, main part is planning and outlining how I want to write the essays. The part that I struggle with the most would be developing my thesis and finding strong evidence. I always think my thesis has to be complicated and be long. With the evidence, I struggle with staying on the topic and also second guess it. I feel most confident about writing the closing paragraph since I feel like Im good at summarizing. One goal to improve my essay writing skills is to add more better grammar and practice writing more.  Today in class we working on finding evidence  I learned that its good to have many skills. You never know which situation youll find yourself in and its also good to have in future jobs 

 Prompt: The three colleges that are catching my interest is Agnes Scott College, GSU, and Georgia Gwinnett. Im attracted to Agnes Scott because it is very close, a womens college, and liberal arts. GSU im attracted to because it is also very close, I took dual enrollment for one semester there and really enjoyed it. Georgia Gwinnett is another college im attracted to because I know a couple of people who go there and they have all said really good things about it.  Today in class we continued working on our brainstorming  I learned that its good to prepare for things months ahead. It saves you a lot of time and stress.  

 Prompt: During brainstorming, the strongest idea I came up with was that discovering internal struggles was a part of the purpose of the journey. I chose this because while on the pct trail, Cheryl was rethinking her whole life and while it kind of fell off, she was also recovering. She was doing this by being alone with her thoughts and being able to reflect on what her struggles were. I decided this was a stronger argument than the others.  Today in class we worked on brainstorming our essays  I learned that its good to learn how to write essays. It can help me in the future and with work 

 Prompt: One thing I learned after completing the common lit assignments was deciding whether I want to do college or trade school. I completely forgot trade school was also an option, and it would help me get closer to how I want my future to look after high school. College is good but after reading a bit about trade school, I will be doing my research on that.  Today in class we did commonlit I learned that there are many options outside of college. I need to do more research and decide which one I really want to do

 Prompt: The changes I made to my writing was adding better vocabulary and making the sentences flow easier together. I noticed how my writing seemed choppy and I kept repeating the same thing in different wording versions. I went back in to get rid of the sentences that werent fitting in and even added more vocab. I also went back in to review the sentence structures and added words that would make the sentences flow easier. This is how I went back in to improve my writing Today in class we worked on ai questions and our paragraph  I learned that it doesnt matter how you start something, it just matters how you end or finish it. You could start something that could take you a little while, just as long as you made it due to your hard work. 

 Prompt: The most challenging part of the paragraph writing for me was the analysis part. I struggle with seeing the difference between analysis and summary, knowing I had to write the analysis instead I didnt want to get it wrong. I find it more difficult to move beyond summary in my analysis. I think of both as the same thing, and struggle to figure out how to analyze without having at least a summary in there.  Today in class we did claim evidence and analyze paragraph  I learned that its important for people to go through personal growth. It can help better themselves and let go of past trauma or stress. 

 Prompt: It is important for students to write essays in their own words because it can come off more real and they have the chance to really express themselves. Artificial intelligence is quick to generate words and essays, however they dont have the emotion and feelings students put into their work. This can also help students learn how to write essays that can help them in their future careers. Can expand their vocab and how they express themselves as well. This is why students should write their own essays instead of depending on artificial intelligence.  Today in class we talked about Wild and writing our own essays  Today I learned that its a good thing to learn how to comfort people. It can help them feel a lot better and ease them, as well as learning to handle emotions. 

 Prompt: When writing essays I find it very easy but also hard. I know how to outline the essay and what each paragraph will be out, its just finding evidence that i find challenging. Most engaging for me would be outlining and choosing the topic. I like to write about topics I feel strongly or agree the most with since that will make me more engaged in writing the essay.  Today in class we finished reading another chapter of wild and answered a couple questions  I learned that it's good to talk things out with people, no matter how uncomfortable it can be. That it isnt good to keep things in and to yourself, eventually building up and becoming worse.