Sven's English Blog

 Prompt Response: One time I ate a shrimp whole, like tail and all because I was really young and I didn't know how to eat shrimp. My mom thought it was funny and so did my dad. They showed me how to eat it properly after that so that I didn't embarrass myself later on at a restaurant or something like that. It wasn't that big of a deal but for some reason I remember it very well. I think I was about 5 or 6.  Summary: We analyzed another poem and then finished the heart drawing.  Reflection: I am getting a lot better at taking apart poems and finding their deeper meaning and theme. 

  Prompt Response:  I would describe my mind as a river. I feel like it flows and trickles around, never staying in one spot. Also I would say that my mind can take on a number of difficult tasks but it takes me some time, just like how a river carves out its path. it will do it but it takes some time. I would also say that my mind is very strong like a river in the way that it is very hard to detour a river and change its path.  Summary: We went over another Emily Dickinson poem, a couple of them and then did some coloring. Reflection:  I learned more about how to analyze a poem and find the deeper meaning and theme. 

  Prompt Response:  I would like to go to Spain and see the sites and culture, and eat good food. I would definitely want to go when it is a little bit cooler. Not cold just not blisteringly hot. I would definitely want to go to the beaches and go swimming. On the perfect trip I would have a lot of  money and stay in a private villa. I would also want to go during a holiday specific to Spain to experience their culture. I would also love eating there with authentic food.  Summary: We learned about poems and Emily Dickinson. Also we finished our presentations.  Reflection:  I learned about Emily Dickinson and that she was a very solitary person.

  Prompt Response:  Something I will never fully understand is how space is infinite. Just the concept that something goes on forever is crazy. When I think about it I just imagine going on forever in darkness until you die. Even just the idea of infinity is hard to understand. I understand the idea of it but actually thinking how it works and why it is is hard to understand. I think it is really cool that there could be other life forms out there but the fact that they could be hundreds on millions of light years away is crazy to me. Summary: We presented our origin myths. Reflection:  I heard a lot of interesting stories with good morals and lessons that could be applied to my life.

  Prompt Response:  I wish that I had more time. I feel like I am always rushing to get things done and putting things off till later cause I don't have time. If I had more time that I could get things done and then also still have time to do fun stuff. Not that I don't have time to do fun stuff but it's those times that I don't really suck. So I wish that when I was short of time I could magically give myself an hour or two.  Summary: Finished my origin myth Reflection:  Learned about the lakeside news I did not know that so many people were apart of it. 

  Prompt Response:   Some of my most creative work was a school science fare project. To be honest I do not remember a whole lot about it but I do remember that we had a whole poster bored ready to present but the day before it got completely ruined. I don't remember how it happened because it was at a friends house. But basically my group met up that day after school and we completely changed our presentation design to a model. The model was of a moving cardboard car that you could use magnets as a way to move it. If I had done that now it wouldn't have been that cool but looking back I was 12 years old and for me it was incredible.  Summary: We finished our origin myth stories. Reflection:  I learned that it is very important to read your story plan again before you write the actual story so that they match up.

  Prompt Response:  One question that I have that I think about sometimes is what life is going to look like when I am 50 years old. How are things going to have changed and is it going to be completely different, or still somewhat the same. This is important to me because it is going to be a part of my life I just can't know until i'm there. Another question I have is what would my life be like if I did not have a brother? I think about this a lot because now that my brother is In college it is like he was never here almost. But I still believe that he has had a big influence on me. This is important because I find it interesting to think how I would be different If he was never in my life. Summary: We wrote our own origin myths. Reflection:   I learned how difficult it can be to create your own story that is about the creation of something and having to include a lesson/moral in it.

  Prompt Response:  I think that everyone can relate to this, but for me a time that I felt completely lost was when I was younger. I was at Costco with my grandfather and my brother. Somehow I stopped paying attention to who I was following because I ended up walking to the car with a random old guy who looked like my grandfather from behind. I instantly started to panic because I was like 5 or 7 years old and I had been stranded in a parking lot clueless as to how to find my family. I ended up just walking back to the entrance of the store and found them there.  Summary: We presented our Origin myth presentations. Reflection:  I learned about the smaller less seen details of the native American story we read. Like how different characters were related and further analysis of the story's message. 

  Prompt Response:  I have had to adapt by changing how I remember my homework. Usually I can just remember what I have for a certain class but now that I have a daily blog I really want to make sure I get it done every day so I have made a list on my desk to remind my self of the blog and other things I need to do. I think a strength that I have in this class is that I do not mind putting in extra time outside of class if I need to. I have spent many night staying up late because I have a lot of last minute assignments given out. A challenge is going to be doing lots of reading in a short time because I am a slow reader. I just always have all my life been a slow reader, through middle school into high school.  Summary: We took a quiz over an origin myth. Reflection:  I learned about test taking strategies. 

  Prompt Response:  A relationship that I have had, and still do have is between me and my brother. When we were younger we wouldn't always get along and we would fight and do all that kinda stuff. But a big part of it was that we would get jealous of each other if one us got more ice cream or something small like that. It sounds really silly when I explain it but when I look back I really wish that we knew how ridiculous it was so that we could just be happier and be basically friends. Not that we didn't get along I just wish that we had more time together where we could just hang out and do stuff because he is in college now and I don't really get to see him much anymore.  Summary: We got put into groups and worked on a presentation about analyzing a Native American story.  Reflection:  Today I learned a moral from the story and that is that you should always be kind to those who help you because you might look back and regret it. 

Prompt Response:     I used to have a dog maybe 5 years ago. She sadly died at 2 or 3 years old due to cancer and so we didn't have a long time with her. For some reason we never got rid of her collar, maybe my parents just felt bad and didn't want to throw it out. But whenever I see it in a bin with all the other dog stuff we keep it makes me remember all the memories I have with her. It's kinda sad but I like having it so that I can remember her by it. I feel like at this point if I pitch it I'll be more sad than if I just keep it. Summary: We went over a Native American story and then we analyzed it and then answered some questions. Reflection:  I learned that the Native Americans took their land to be very sacred and special. 

  Prompt:  Write about a time you felt connected to nature, like the kinship in Native American myths.  Prompt Response: A time I felt connected to nature was when I went camping in the mountains and I woke up with the cold crisp air, a sunrise in the sky, and peace and quiet. I don't know how to explain it but it felt magical. Like I was one with my surroundings and I could feel and see and hear everything happening around me. I really took everything in and tried to be in the moment. I sometimes wish I could go back to that moment and enjoy it again.  Summary: We took notes about Native American Literature. We also covered a brief background on Native American people.  Reflection:  I learned the difference between myths and urban legends, as well as how they are a part of Native American culture. 

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