B7 CC: Consequences of Choices

The movie Dead Poets Society is an excellent example of how large choices that we make may have significant outcomes. Here is a Fotobabble where I briefly discuss how this idea is displayed, and how we face pressures and expectations in modern day. http://www.fotobabble.com/m/MlBmY2tDMjVGWlk9

Letter to a Pal- Week 2

Hello new friends! I was so happy to hear from you two! Our whole class was nervous and excited to hear what you guys had to say. It’s super cool that we have each other on Snapchat and Instagram now too 🙂 I’m not sure if you have seen the title of my recent blog…

A3 CC: The Wave

SPOILER ALERT!! The wave/Die Welle spoilers! The movie The Wave is an incredibly thrilling and captivating movie. It does an incredible job of building up the plot to a painful yet amazing ending climax. The only thing that separates it from a movie that we would regularly see in theaters- this movie is in German. Us…

Letters to a Pal- Week 1

Hello! I’m so excited to start talking to you guys in our ELA B ten class! We’ve covered some very large and broad topics so far, and some very specific ones too. We have read short stories, wrote speeches, and preformed them for the class as well. Out of all of these tasks we have…

A1 CC: Inequalities in Society

Option A.- What would it be like? From the moment you are born, before one even has the chance to make an impact on society, different races are born with certain advantages or disadvantages. I’ve recognized that my own particular race is most definitely at an advantage stand point. White people in nearly all cases…

A5 CC: The Village

As a class, we watched and discussed the movie The Village. Personally, I genuinely enjoyed all aspects of the film. The visual effects, the with holding of information, and the plot line had me completely hooked as we watched. Unlike a regular horror movie, The Village left out the gore and the dramatic jump scares.…

ELA 9 Final Assessment- Portfolio Interview

Question 1- Prove or disprove, using supports/examples, that you have grown as a learner through the ELA class activities.  I believe that I have grown in many aspects of my English skills throughout this ELA course. As a writer, I feel I have gained more confidence in what I write and present. This confidence has boosted…

A10 CC: Instructions to Follow Results

Wow! These are the drawings that my peers drew purely from my description! Awesome job you guys! I know my image was very strange, and describing it was strange too! The original image is posted below too!   Original Image:   Brooke’s Drawing: This drawing ended up great! Everything except the horizontal lines on the watermelon,…