Na na na na, na na na na, hey, hey, hey, goodbye....blog.

I had lots of fun reading over all my old blogs. I had forgotten about so many things we had done this school year. My favorite blog to read was the Animal Farm project. I was like dang, the kid playing guitar is a STUD. Just kidding, but I did like to see famous class assignments, like To Kill a Mockingbird and Great Expectations. If I remember anything of academics from Freshman year, Honors English will probably take the cake.
      This blog conclusion, to me, symbolizes many different things. Not just having to do any more of these friday night assingments every week, but also, how I have become a better writer and how I have learned more. At the beginning of the year, I didn't know what ninth grade english would be like. I especially didn't think we were going to be doing a blog. I had a good start at the beginning of the year, kicked off with my one hundred percent summer assignment. But then, things started getting kind of bad. I wasn't doing very good on my homework, I was horrid at DGP, and then I wasn't as social as I should be at the first week of school. I wished I was. Every year of school, I am usually quiet for a couple days and then I take control of the class. This was totally different. I regret coming out at the end of the year in this class and starting to be as Emery should be. It sucks, this class would have been a great oppurtunity for that too. This blog ending symbolizes ending academics, and also, the start of a blossoming dude. Its a bummer it didn't happen sooner. Also, at the beginning of the year, public speaking in this class may have been one of my worst traits. Getting up in front of the class or in discussions just wasn't right for me. Its a shame that at the end of the year I was just starting to have some fun with it. I wasn't nervous at all during my For Whom The Bell Tolls book talk. As far as writing goes, this was one of my most improving years. Writing is what I do best in at school, it always has been (not to brag, but I went above state standards on my WASL writing scores in previous school years). This year just made me even better at it, better than I thought I ever could be. I have greatly improved all around, especially at essays. Five point paragraph essays are awful when you try to write them, but they eventually help you. Alot. And the more you practice with that sort of stuff, the more beneficial it is. A big thing this blog's ending represents, if not the biggest, is my writing skills improved. To me that is critical. People say there are other subjects more important than english or writing. Even if it is true, I honestly can't think of one. Life skills maybe, (which isn't even a school subject). If you really are, and I mean really are a top-notch writer, to me, that is probably the best thing you could ever have. So much persuasion and power comes with writing that if you are good at it, great things can be achieved or accomplished. I'm glad I became a better writer, and with that improvement, my blogs (in my opinion) gradually became better and better. And thats good. blogging was a big thing. It probably will be the thing I remember most about freshman year english. I have chosen a quote that is relevant to all aspects of the blog's conclusion, mainly the concept of improvement. My whole blog and english career can relate to it, and can revolve around it. It is said by a man named Tom Peters. "Excellent firms don't believe in excellence, only in constant improvement and constant change." This quote is short and sweet, but says alot. What it means is you can't be good at something naturally. Even if you have a talent, you can't be the best at your talent without practice. You have to work your way to get to the top, even if you just want to be good you still have to work for it, and sometimes it takes change or something different. Some of the ways we learned to write were to me, very different. Yet it turned out to be better for me. I wasn't always the cool kid I am today. You best believe you have to work hard at that! In the end, things turned out good. The major thing this blog symbolizes, is improvement, and the conclusion of this blog symbolizes ending strong. Because of that, I will miss this blog very much. We shared many a good time, me and this here blog. With that, I bid thee farewell, Goodblog.

   

Reflecting on a memorable assignment (late)

One assignment I can remember I thought I did well on, was when we did outside reading at the beginning of the year. For my book I chose Catcher In The Rye, which is now one of my favorite books after reading it. I can't remember all the assignments that came with it, if there were any besides the Book Talk. I've done tons of other projects that deserve recognition more than this one, but this one was special. I don't think I even got that great of a grade on the book talk, but I think I did okay on it. I'm proud however, that the visual I made for it got on the wall at the back of the classroom. For me, this project was memorable because of the fun I had making the poster. I've always wanted to live in a big city like New York, so when I read the book and put the images from my head onto paper, it made that longing even stronger. Drawing a 1940s New York on a cold December night may seem to some as just a project, but I had a great time with it. I remember the night me and my friend were hanging out, and I worked on it while we talked and ate pizza rolls at two in the morning. Sharing this experience with my friend made it all the more memorable.
     Many other projects I've done this year received better grades or (in my opinion) reflected my art skills a little better. But they weren't as memorable, fun or are as fond to me as my Catcher In The Rye poster was.