Aubrey’s English Blog

Prompt: A conversation that changed me was listening to my aunt talk about her experience in high school. This conversation was important to me because out of all members of my family my aunt is most similar to me (shy, reserved). Hearing her give me advice about starting high school and knowing it was from the perspective of someone who actually had the same struggles and personality as me was very insightful and changed my outlook on being nervous for high school. Summary: Read the last scene of act one of the play fences, dived into what how to use s.t.e.a.l as a way to characterize and creating the poster. Reflection: Learned more about steal and insight of troy

 Prompt: Something I believed in as a child was Santa Claus. I wasn't raised to believe any differently as my parents didn't see the need to kill those beliefs at that age. It was until one year when I was around 6 years old when I realized that because we lived in an apartment with a lack of a chimney, it was impossible for Santa Claus to make his way in during christmas time. That was when I asked my parents about the logistics of that, and they broke the news to me. Summary: Read some of fences and went deeper into what it means to have a dream and the characterization of cory and his dream.

 prompt: Rose’s role as a wife is reflective of gender roles and expectations that took place during the 50’s in the way that she is seen to be a caregiver. When she is first introduced she is assumed to have cooked dinner, reminding Troy that dinner is ready and also offering food to bono and lyons. It enforces the idea that wives at the time were responsible for feeding the man of the house. Her sense of duty seems to be what motivates Troy, when he complains about work it talks about his opinions on the “white man”, she’s there to agree and push him to work harder, reminding him to do good. summary: read next scene of “fences” and went over connotations and denotations reflection: learned how connotation can impact a story or a character, particularly helping certain dialogue have certain emotions

 Prompt: Fairness in today's society has definitely progressed, even though there are still some systemic issues underlying, the blatant segregation and difference in opportunity isn't as prevalent as it was 60 years ago. If I was in Troy's position I would definitely stand up for myself the same way Troy was planning to. Especially since then was the time of revolution and progression, even if I thought my white boss would laugh in my face, it's worth a try to make a better living for yourself.  Summary: Read Act 1 Scene 1 of Fences, introduced characterization and went into little detail about the characterization of Troy, Rose, and their relationship together.  Reflection: Got a deeper understanding of Fences, and the character of Troy.

 Prompt: A time there was a truth I was afraid to accept was in the midst of realizing I would be all alone when starting high school. In the eighth grade my parents had told me that we were moving, which meant that instead of being with all the friends I had known since fifth grade, I was going to attend Lakeside. I was really disappointed and didn't want to accept the fact that there was no way I would be with my friends. Eventually at the middle of freshman year I ended up finding some good friends and it became less fearful to accept that truth. Reflection: Understood a basic context of the play "Fences" Summary: Started on the play "Fences" and got a feel for the context

 Prompt: A time I was judged unfairly was during a hangout with my cousins. At the time I was a lot younger than them, around 10 years old and they were all 15+, and they were playing on one of my cousins playstation. They wouldn't let me get a controller because they assumed I was too young to be good at any team games or pvp games. As it turned out I ended up winning a couple rounds after begging (as little kids do) and they realized they had judged me wrong.  Reflection: Learned about Bandura's theory and analyzed the story. Summary: Worked on common lit and answered questions.

 Prompt: One StoryMap that stood out to me was Richards. It stood out because he spoke about how he was challenged by public speaking, and was actively working on it. I thought it was inspiring because he was public speaking while doing the presentation, and it seemed to come off natural enough. I think it's meaningful because it allowed the class to understand that even though someone may seem cool/chill on the outside, they could be nervous on the inside. Summary: Listened to the rest of the StoryMap presentations. Reflection: Learned deeper about how people viewed challenges and events in their childhood, and how it shaped them in their present years.