Neko's English Blog

  Prompt:  As the first semester comes to an end, take time to reflect on your learning and growth in this course. In a well-developed response, explain what you enjoyed most about the class, identify the project or assignment you found most engaging, and discuss which aspect of the course you connected with the most (such as poetry, fiction, writing, or discussion). Finally, reflect on one area where you feel you need additional support or improvement as we move into the spring semester. Prompt Response:  I enjoyed how we did work and how the work was thoughtful and thought provoking. I also liked the writing and discussion because I like writing and I liked how you always took everyone's opinion. I don't feel as if I need support but tone down the blog posts. Summary: it was a great class Reflection:  we watched the movie and presented

  Prompt: Many holidays center around traditions. Describe one tradition that is important to you or your family and explain why it still matters (or why it no longer does). Prompt Response:  Christmas and thanksgiving that's it really. We do it every year. It matters to me because we all get to see each other and spend time with each other. We almost never get to see each other except on those days. Summary: Christmas and thanksgiving Reflection:  we watched the movie

  Prompt: How have the holidays changed as you have grown older? Compare your experiences of the holidays during childhood with how you experience them now, focusing on shifts in perspective, responsibilities, or emotional meaning. Prompt Response:  The family has gotten more separate. When I was a kid, it was at my grandparents. We were all together peaceful. Now it's separate between the two houses. it was happier back then, but it is fine now. Summary: It was better back then when I was a kid Reflection:  We watched the movie.

  Prompt: At the end of the novel, Celie reconnects with Nettie and forms more peaceful relationships with the people who once harmed her. Reflect on the theme of reconciliation. Have you ever restored a relationship, forgiven someone, or been forgiven in a way that changed you? How does the novel’s ending shape your understanding of forgiveness across different cultures or families? Prompt Response:  In my life, I haven't gone through a situation where I needed to restore a relationship or reconciliation. I have reconnected with old friends or friends I've broken off with the novel's end shows me forgiveness in black culture Summary: life I haven't had to go through bad relationships Reflection: We  did a project

  Prompt:  Write about a song that brings back a specific memory.  Prompt Response:  Notion or origami by The Rare Occasions. The song was on a random YouTube playlist in like 2019 or that range. These songs got me into indie as a whole. They got me into many genres like indie, and eventually, the stuff I listen to now every time i hear these songs it brings me back Summary: notion  Reflection:  we did worksheet

  Prompt:  Write about the best gift you have received.  Prompt Response:  The best gift I got was the gift of life. Just being able to live and be healthy is insane and should bring everybody joy. The gift of life was given to us all, and we need to take advantage of it. I live every day with the best gift ever. Summary: the gift of life Reflection:   worksheet

  Prompt: Pretend you are writing a blog entry as Celie; the moment you uncover the hidden letters. Describe what you would think, say, and do, and how this discovery would reshape how you see Mister and yourself. Reflect on why this moment would matter so much and how it would change your next choices. Prompt Response: I  would be absolutely pissed. If I thought someone close to me was dead and they turned out to be alive. I would freak out so much. I would hate that person change how I act and feel about them drastically Summary: I would hate Reflection: we did worksheet

  Prompt: When Celie says, “The God I been praying and writing to is a man. And act just like all the other mens I know,” she expresses disappointment, betrayal, and disillusionment. Discuss a moment in your own life when something you believed in turned out to be different than what you imagined. How did this realization shape your identity or worldview? Prompt Response: Most  things I do honestly. I think the best will always happen. Then it is just straight the worst. Summary: most things in my life Reflection: we did the book  

  Prompt:  In Letters 46–50, Celie begins to see Albert more clearly—his flaws, his regrets, and the ways he changes when he is no longer in complete control of her. Their relationship slowly shifts from fear and dominance to honesty and distance. Write about a relationship in your life that changed over time as you grew older or more aware. What made the dynamic shift, and how did your understanding of that person evolve? Prompt Response:  Me and my mothers side of the family. It used to be so good going over there a lot every Christmas, thanks to Thanksgiving. Then the thing happened I'm not telling you. Pure divide people hated each other over one person's lie. This was resolved, but it's never been the same Summary: the divide of my mother's side of the family Reflection:    We read the book and did the worksheet

  Prompt: Discuss something meaningful or memorable you experienced over the break, or reflect on what you felt most thankful for during that time. Prompt Response:  Thankful for family and friends. The most meaningful thing was on the last Saturday, going to the skate park early morning with my cousin. We skated for an hour, then made the long walk to the perimeter mall on the side of the highway. We do this every year; it's a long walk, but it's always memorable because of all the things on the way there. Tons of urbex things, great parking garages for skating, etc Summary: going on a long walk with my cousin. Reflection: We worked and read the book.