Sawyer's English Blog

 Today in class began a lesson on arguments. I learned that I will and do argue every day. Also arguing is not fighting. I liked the lesson because it was more of a review form when I learned it earlier in school. In the lesson, we touched on Logos, Ethos, and Pathos to determine if arguments are using facts, credibility, or emotions.  I'm feeling fine today glad for the break and ready to keep working. However, the break made me want fall break to come sooner. I've got my first swim meet of the season coming up this weekend and need to mentally prepare for it. 

 Today in class we had an assignment on Newsela about the dangers of self-diagnosis on the internet. I Learned the pros and cons of self-diagnosis. I plan on using this information in my life because everyone experiences illness. I liked the lesson it was quick and simple but I still learned something. The article was clear and concise, which helped convert its main points.  Feeling good today. I have some tests coming up that I need to study and prepare for. I don't have any big plans for this week. I have a swim meet coming up in a week. It's the first meet of short course season and I have to swim every event they offer at the meet. 

 Today in class we started our next set of vocab words. I learned that learning new words is important to grow my vocabulary. I saw that I have a small vocabulary and must use different words. I plan on continuing to learn new words to expand my vocabulary. During the lesson, I didn't have any problems that made it difficult to complete.  I'm feeling good today, I plan on going to the football game even though I'll have to leave early because I have swim practice in the morning. 

 In class today we did a peer review of our essays. Getting feedback from someone else was good because I needed to catch grammer and spelling errors in my paper. I learned to get feedback from others because your point of view can be one wayed and I can miss things that others might not. I can plan to get other's insight into the problem I have.  Feeling fine today just have a lot of homework and have to get it finished. Lots of studying to do for tests and quizzes coming up next week. 

 Today in class I had a free day. In class we had a sub and our assignment was to finish typing up our essays, but I had already finished it the day before. I learned that working swiftly and effectively is rewarding. I can use this knowledge to not procrastinate and even get my work done before it's due, and not have to worry or stress about it.  Nothing exciting happening for me this week just school and swim practice. I've just got to keep at it and work hard. So the plan is just to stick to the schedule and keep moving forward.  

 Today in class we started to type up our essay that we have been working on for the past week. The topic of my essay was on goals I had this year. I learned that writing an essay is not as hard as it seems at first glance. I like the lesson because I got to see the work I've done starting to come into a finished product. I did struggle a little writing my opening and closing paragraphs but nothing in can't over come. Feeling great today I revised my schedule to fit all I need to do. So I have time for everything I need to do in a day.  

 In class today we worked on our opening and closing paragraphs for our paper. I learned that the opening paragraph doesn't need to be long and it's better to be short like a trailer for a movie. I plan to make my opening paragraph only what it needs to be. The lesson wasn't hard and I'm grateful because I don't particularly like difficult lessons on Friday.  My plan for the weekend is to fix my schedule because it doesn't include everything I need to do. I don't have a lot of chores this weekend so that's a good thing.