Octavian's English Blog

 Today in class, we answered discussion questions about The Rockpile. I learned more about the themes of the Rockpile and the challenges, which gave me a better understanding of the story. I’m not sure how I’ll use this, but its taught me that people change with their environment, which is a theme of the Rockpile. I liked the discussion questions because I worked with my friends to complete it. My day has been going good, I have a quiz in APUSH coming up, so i'm focusing on that.

 Today in class we did a group assignment for the story Rockpile. I learned about Harlem and a story about how it was living there and important lessons about family. I don't know when I will use this in my life, but I do know more knowledge about the world. I liked this because the story was interesting. My day is going good.

 Today in class we did a group assignment for the story Rockpile. I learned about Harlem and a story about how it was living there and important lessons about family. I don't know when I will use this in my life, but I do know more knowledge about the world. I liked this because the story was interesting. My day is going good.

 Today in class we worked on an argument paragraph and stated our position on the effects of social media. I learned just how much social media has affected us and how to create an argument out of an article. I will use this when managing my time with social media and making arguments in future writing classes. I liked this assignment since we could state our opinion. My day is going great.

 Today in class we had a lecture learning about how if you don't back up your evidence and explain it, then there could be doubt. I learned how to explain my evidence and how to back it up so there is no doubt. I will take this when I am arguing with somebody, if I am in court one day, or in college or in future writing classes. I loved this assignment because the lecture was interesting and taught me a lot about court cases. I am doing good today.

Over the break my brother came home from college. I spent a couple of days with him and we worked out and went to midtown together. We also watched movies. When he left I hung out with my friends and did some homework I got. I also played a lot of video games. 

 Today in class we read a poem that was called "We Real Cool." I learned what is cool and what is not and how high school students do things that they think is cool but in reality they should not be doing it. I also learned how to create a claim and use evidence from observations and experiences. I liked this assignment because it gave me a new insight on how high school students act and how they do stuff sometimes that they think is cool but really isn't and is for adults. It also taught me that we shouldn't rush adulthood. I will use this when backing up my claims with evidence on experiences and observations and when I think of doing something bad in school. My day is going great because it is Friday and fall break is coming up and we're going hiking and seeing nature.