This first week in English 12A has been full of new ideas for not only myself but for the class as a whole. Tying in the online aspect of reading and writing, Andy (our teacher) did a great job of using classroom resources to engage myself and others in the class. Using different approaches to his teaching benefited everyone as it was more hands on and in some ways much more in-depth than most other teachers' approaches to starting their class off on the right foot. Having laptops in the classroom is a good way to keep us focused on the task at hand, I've noticed that a lot of us seemed more comfortable writing. The me as a reader me as a writer activity sparked a lot of interest for me, it was different talking about myself as a reader and writer in third person. Although I wasn't comfortable with the idea at first, it definitely opened my eyes a little more to the possibility of reading and writing, making me appreciate my creative tendencies more. The activity we did on the first day of class was fun and engaging and it didn't feel forced at all. I've done a lot of reflecting lately due to me turning 18 recently and that activity of using sidewalk to represent each year of our lives thus far was simple yet intriguing. Hopefully everyone else is willing to learn a few knew things this trimester, it would be cool if everyone else was as interested and invested as I hope I'll be. This class so far has reassured my interests in technology and storytelling and I'm excited to see what's to come in the future.
Malcolm X wrote personal journals and it was eventually put together by a few people after his death and although it doesn't entirely relate to this specific post, it does relate to our reading and writing activity I mentioned above. I found his need for learning how to read and write inspiring and hopefully it makes sense to you too! accounts.smccd.edu/bellr/ReaderLearningtoRead.htm "The purpose of life is not to be happy. It is to be useful, to be honorable, to be compassionate, to have it make some difference that you have lived and lived well." - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Andy Schoenborn
9/21/2016 07:03:43 am
Hi Tino,
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