Hannah's English Blog

 After completing a "So What?" exercise, I now understand how write a commentary effectively. I did not fully understand how to word everything in a way that made sense without using the terms "the evidence shows....", so having understanding about how I'm actually supposed to word phrases to ensure that I am answering and explaining and that I get the sophistication point. Overall, practicing with writing commentary helps me by making sure I can write why something was written and why it is important to the claim. Summary: Today we went over commentary. We did practice with writing commentary with a claim. Reflection: Going over how to do a commentary allows me to understand why an author decides to do certain ideas when writing. Having practice lets me know what I need to be doing in order to write a strong commentary. 

 After scoring AP lang arguments, some takeways that I can apply is how I use words and and phrasing. In a lot of the essay's, Ive noticed that they didn't all use formal language. I think I would need to improve my writing so that my writing doesn't look informal either. I also tookaway that their commentary is everything. Some had good evidence but their explanation was extremely weak, this made it all weak. I learned that claims are easy to pick out but some people were struggling with explaining why they picked their evidence. Certain paragraphs that were longer tended to do better because they had a clear understanding of what they were writing, shorter ones seemed like they ran out of time. Summary: Today in class we went on writable and reviewed essays. We graded them according to the rubric. Refection: Looking over essays with the rubric allows me to pick out what is wrong or right. Having knowledge about what other people wrote also allows me to see how to pick apa...

 When I was in middle school, I would look at the rubric after I completed the assignment. Doing this made me realize everything I did wrong after the fact. Now I tend to completely review the rubric before I write my essay. Doing this allows me to know exactly what Im supposed to do. I like to know what I need to do so that I can ensure that I do well and follow the criteria. After reviewing the rubric, I can use the rubric as a road map by following it exactly so that my writing can improve in the right way. Summary: Today in class we went over the essay rubric. We went over what was involved with crafting an argument with correct language and formats. Reflection: Doing this allows me to know exactly what I need to do. Having a rubric allows me to know everything that I need to know and how to do it. Overall, having knowledge prior to writing ensures that I can score the maximum amount of points.

 I recently did an AP US History project and I didn't know the rubric well. I had to do the whole assignment without knowing exactly what my teacher was looking for. This made it hard for me to create something that was worth a chunk of my grade. Knowing the "ins and outs" of the rubric would have helped me stay confident in my work. I would have had an easier time forming thoughts and ideas about the project. Knowing the rubric for AP Lang Argument Essay will help stay confident in my writing and will help me approach the essay knowing exactly what needs to be done to ensure the max amount of points.  Summary: Today in class I was not there but we went over the rubric. We highlighted and discussed what kind of writing would give my writing the most points. Reflection: Looking over the rubric helps ensure that I will remember what is necessary in my writing. I now know what I am being scored on and how it affects my overall score. Going into writing blindly will cause me ...

 I enjoyed seeing what other people wrote about. I didn't quite remember what everyones prompt was so I enjoyed going through the paragraphs and finding the claim in them. I liked seeing how people came together to create a paragraph that represented their feelings towards a topic that most people may disagree with. After reading all of them, I noticed that a lot of people disagreed with their claim. I liked all the ways that people used personal experiences as their evidence. I believe that having personal experiences is one of the most credible evidence pieces that someone can add into their paragraph because it is something that no one can question or take away. Summary: Today we went over other peoples paragraphs. My group was tasked with finding their line of reasoning. Reflection: Practicing reading other peoples work helps me get used to pointing out different aspects of writing. Finding Line of reasoning in particular helps me realize what the author was trying to convert t...

Once, I attended a ceremony where the speaker constantly used informal language. Their job was to give a speech and walk through the ceremony. They delivered their speech with a lot of informal tones and made me wonder what prompted them to do so. They used slang particularly the most. I think if it were me delivering the speech, I would choose my words to not be so relaxed. I think my words would carry a lot of weight, especially in a ceremony, therefore I would be very picky. I would not use any informal language and definitely would not use slang.  Summary: Today we went over our paragraphs and revised them more. We typed them on writable and made sure we had all the right components. Reflection: Going over our paragraphs helped me point out where I may have used informal language. Having multiple people review with me also made me realize how easily I missed my mistakes with informal language.

 In my group is Eden S, Bryson B, and Leighton M. They are all bright individuals who work very hard and give excellent ideas. Bryson in particular gives the most suggestions. I think Bryson gives the most ideas that I have not even thought of. This makes me think of new perspectives and different approaches to ideas that I did not know about. Bryson for our prompt about how human are naturally born unequal, gave the idea that physically people aren't born equal and used sports as an example. When I first thought of the concept of physically unequal, I thought of disabilities that people go through and never thought of sports and how people could have a disadvantage when it came to certain sports and criteria's. Summary: Today in class we did a vocabulary assignment. We used the book and wrote definitions and practiced the different words within sentences. Reflection: Doing these practices helps me practice with these words for future tests. These words can deepen my understand...

I have always been interested and curious about people in general. I have been curious about how everyones minds work and what they are thinking. I have always been fascinated in people and their professions. For example, I would never be interested in being an eye doctor, however so many people are and they actually make a living out of it. I have been curious about what prompted them to want to be an eye doctor? Is it about the money? Are they actually that interested in eyes? Do they just want to help people? I have been curious about people and why they choose to set out their life the way that they do. Overall, I think I just am a very curious person when it comes to people and why they choose to do certain things in their life. Summary: Today in class we went over what to do and what not to do when writing an essay. We also looked over our paragraphs and started to type them. Reflection: Learning more and more about claims different elements to understanding an authors line of re...

 I believe I have the hardest time with evidence. I think I have such a hard time because I need to come up with either experiences, readings , or observations to sort my evidence in to. I have an easy time with observation because it isn't something that I personally experienced but rather something that I watched someone else experience. Its easy for me to write about how I have witnessed someone go through something or how I have gone through something and how I have grown from it. I struggle the most with readings and fitting evidence into that category. I think I need to read more articles so that I can use it in my argument. I also need to learn how to site them properly in my essay. Summary: Today we practiced with identifying each element of an authors line of reasoning. We also worked on a paragraph with our own prompt. Reflection: Doing these practices in class help me identify and categorize each element. Doing this repeatedly will help me in my writing with not only con...

 I have been afraid of getting in front of people and public speaking recently. I have never been afraid of it but recently, my brain has tricked me into thinking that it is a scary thing. I have been slowly overcoming this fear by speaking, singing, and playing at church. I am planning on over coming the fear of public speaking in this class with speeches. I am doing a concert next week for chorus, we are singing at a festival and I have a solo part, so I am planning on hopefully overcoming the fear of singing in front of other people. Though I have not "overcome" my fears in the aspect of absolutely not being scared of it anymore, I have been convincing my brain and telling myself that I have no reason of being scared of it, in hopes that I will soon get over it. Summary: Today in class we looked over more about claims. We also looked over our scores on our first quiz. Reflection: Learning about the claims helps me create a strong argument that I can further talk about. Loo...

Currently, I use phrases that I am commonly exposed to, like "bruh", I also use phrases that are common among gen z. These phrases are in a lot of peoples vocabulary as well. These words don't have any meaning yet, a large population of people understanding its meaning and how to use it. Words like "bruh", aren't professional, however, it captures that feeling or expression that is trying to be expressed. It has become part of my vocabulary simply because I have been exposed to it so much through the internet. I typically use this phrase when something isn't working out, when I am annoyed with something, or when someone says something dumb. Saying this phrase and others phrases like it most likely shows that I am connect with gen z ideas and I am "up to date" with the newest trends.  Summary: In class I was not present but we looked over vocab in the book. We went over definitions and practiced with using them in phrases. Reflection: Doing thes...