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If you had to describe how you show love using only three objects (for example: a playlist, a hoodie, a late-night snack, a long text message, etc.), what would you choose and why? Explain what each object represents and how it connects to your personality

Prompt Response:  I would choose a playlist, food, & blanket. I would choose these because music helps you die down noise around you. Good because it shows care to keep stuffed. A blanket to keep you warm Summary: we listened to the last group present their interactive oral Reflection:  I learned how to answer questions presented to me effectively and interact to keep engaged.

Consider your experience reading The Color Purple (a fictional novel), Fences (a play/drama), and Wild (a nonfiction memoir). Which type of longer text did you enjoy the most, the novel, the play, or the memoir, and which did you find the most challenging? Explain your preference, describe what made that type of text more engaging or accessible for you, and reflect on how understanding your preference might influence how you approach future readings.

  Prompt Response:   I would choose the novel because it gets more intense as you read it and it has more of a story build up which builds up suspension. Understanding my preferences might change how I approach future readings by knowing my strengths and weakness also what I do and don't like. Summary: We listened to other classmates have interactive oral Reflection:  I learned what points I needed to add in my interactive oral to keep the class more engaged and in tune.

Even if you have not presented yet, how did participating as a listener, note-taker, or responder during the Interactive Oral help you prepare for your own discussion?

  Prompt Response:  It helped me prepare by informing me on what parts I need to work on or that I am missing and also giving me a brief idea of how the interactive oral is broken down between classmates Summary: Today in class my group presented our interactive oral. Reflection:  I learned how to keep the class engaged for a certain amount of time.  

In the spirit of Valentine’s Day week, describe your idea of a perfect day spent with someone you care about (a friend, family member, or significant person in your life).

  Prompt Response:   A perfect day with someone that I care about would probably be getting some food at a nice restaurant and finding a little activity to do afterwards like going to see a movie. Summary: Today in class we watched a video and answered questions Reflection:  I learned how to take Important facts from the video and insert them into my own writing.

What is the best piece of advice of that your parent or guardian has given you? Tell what the advice was and what prompted you to ask the question.

  Prompt Response:  The best piece of advice I got from a parent is don't trust everything that seem to be good because the poisonous tree was fruitful but dangerous. Nothing prompted me to ask the question, it was given in the circumstance we were in at the moment. Summary: Today in class we worked in groups on our Interactive Oral. Reflection:  I learned how to create my own activity for the interactive oral  

What is the most challenging part of working in a group? Discuss a time when a group assignment did not go as well as you planned and how you learned from that experience.

  Prompt Response:  The most challenging part about working in a group is break the social barrier and being able to talk with them comfortably. A time a group assignment didnt go well was recently when I was paired with peers I didn't know, they had me talk the whole time thinking that discussion leader was responsible for the whole conversation but I was only responsible for my questions and interacting with class. I learned that we got to discuss before doing things at hand. Summary: Today in class we started working on an Interactive oral in a group. Reflection:  I learned what the difference between an Interactive oral and a summary/Presentation. 

What is the most challenging part of writing an essay for you? Is it brainstorming, organizing ideas, writing a strong thesis, or something else? How do you plan to overcome this challenge?

  Prompt Response:   The most challenging part about writing a essay is the start and learning the right words to get it to flow.I struggle when it comes to writing the thesis and getting the story to look detailed and organized. I plan to overcome this challenge by writing more essays & reading more of them. Summary:Today in class we read Wild and answered questions Reflection:  I learned how to pull context out from the text & turn it to a question.