Melanie Mendoza

 Today we read A Rose for Emily in common lit and answered questions about it. After, we watched the video/movie on the story. This story is a little confusing with the time line, but other than that I really enjoyed it. It was a easy day today because after that finished we got to anything we wanted, which was good because I’m getting sick and my head was starting to hurt.

 Today we read the second part of the story A Rose for Emily as a class and we were supposed to answer questions too but they were the wrong ones, so we finished class quickly. I enhanced the ability to understand the story by evaluating the paragraphs and characters. This will help me answer questions that are at the end of the story.

 Today we read a story called A Rose for Emily. We only read the first part today as a class and answered questions about it. We kept stopping to analyze each paragraph to make sure we understood. I feel okay right now just a little tired and sleepy. I am also counting down the days until school ends.

Today we were supposed to present our poems, but instead we made a college and career presentations. It was easy because all I had to do was copy and paste the work I did on my previous assignments. I like this assignment because it really got me thinking on what I'm going to do after I graduate, I do only have one year left. I feel great, its Friday and I'm going to do a lot of baking when I get home, which I like.

 Today we had to create a visual poem inspired by the style of William Carlos Williams. I didn't finish the assignment so now I have to do it for homework. This was a good assignment, but I struggle starting them off because I can't decide on the topic. I decided to do my poem about a summer I had from when I was younger. I learned how to incorporate the senses into my poem, making it feel like you were there living the moment too. Being creative spontaneously is difficult sometimes, but I have to learn sometime. I feel good, but sleepy because our family had a small celebration yesterday and we left late.

 Today we read a poem about a firetruck and answered questions about it. It was a nice break from all the computer work (there was no internet to continue the work from yesterday). I didn't struggle with analyzing the poem or questions, so it was a good assignment, plus we got to draw. I feel good, but I am hungry because I missed breakfast.