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In Into the Wild, Christopher McCandless gives up many of his possessions in pursuit of freedom and meaningful experiences. If you had to simplify your life and keep only a few important possessions, what would you keep and why? What would be hardest to leave behind?

 Response: If I had to choose only a few things to keep I think I would keep my phone (and charger) because it connects me to my friends and the greater world and provides a lot of entertainment for me. I would also keep some of my favorite clothes because my outfits have a lot of history to them and I like dressing this way. Thirdly I would keep some of my cozier blankets and maybe stuffed animals, I really value my comfort and I have quite an attachment to them. Summary: We read chapter 1 Reflection: I think this was a strong start to the book. I am excited to see where it goes.
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People sometimes feel the need to step away from their normal routines or environments in order to better understand themselves. Describe a time when you needed distance from a situation, place, or group of people in order to think more clearly or gain perspective. What did that experience teach you about yourself?

 Response: I have been involved in musical theatre for 2 years now and I have done multiple shows on both cast and crew. Last year especially rehearsals were every day for multiple hours at a time during and after school. Over time this started to really grate on me and while I never hated anyone or hated being there, sometimes theatre was just too tiring to deal with. While I often didn't have the option to just not show up but sometimes I would find time within a rehearsal to just take some time to myself for a while and recharge my social battery. Summary: We did an introduction to Into The Wild Reflection: I have been meaning to read this book for a while so I'm excited to do more. I think the introduction really helped me understand more about what we are about to be doing.
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Today you worked on creating your Vocabulary Digital Cards in Adobe Express. In one well-developed paragraph, reflect on the assignment by explaining which vocabulary word was easiest for you to understand, which word was most challenging, and how creating your own sentence and selecting an image helped strengthen your understanding of the vocabulary. Use specific examples from your work.

 Response: I found goad to be the easiest word for me to understand because I have heard it a lot before this and I already knew what it meant. The one I struggled with most was probably today mainly because the spelling of it confused me because it looks like today. The sentences really helped me be able to really think through and fully understand the definition of the word and how it would fit into a normal sentence while the images helped me think critically about the fundamental structure of the word as well. Summary: We worked on our digital vocab work.  Reflection: I found this a pretty fun way to learn our vocabulary. I feel like I learned a lot from these words.
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After viewing your classmates’ digital posters and reading the feedback comments left on your work, what new ideas or perspectives did you gain about your poster? Reflect on how the feedback influenced the way you think about your creative choices and describe what you learned about the creative process while designing and presenting your poster.

 Response: I found other peoples projects very diverse. A lot of people followed a bit of a theme which I thought was neat. You could tell some people made metaphors related to sports or cars or just generally something they are interested in. I didn't end up doing that but it made me really reflect on how to make future similes and metaphors really specific to me. Summary: We looked at other people's projects. Reflection: I found it really interesting to see what other people wrote for their similes and metaphors.
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Reflect on the simile and metaphor worksheet. Which topic challenged you the most when creating your figurative language, and why? In your response, explain what made that topic difficult and how you worked through the challenge (or what you might do differently next time).

 Response: When writing similes and metaphors I struggled most with appearance based judgement. I just haven't really received a lot of judgement about it outwardly. Then past that any judgement I have gotten hasn't really been worked in the way of a metaphor or simile. In general appearance based judgement is something I have just not experienced or outwardly ignored criticism about my appearance and mostly just do my own thing. It took a lot of thinking over but I did finally get a metaphor that is pretty mediocre. Summary: Worked on our poster project. Reflection: I found this poster project a good opportunity to revisit and revise my previous similes and metaphors. I also really got to flex my artistic skills when making it.
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Today you created similes and metaphors that reflect your struggles, growth, and resilience. In a well-developed paragraph, reflect on the process. What did you learn about yourself while writing your figurative language?

 Response: This exercise mainly led me to reflect on an instance of each scenario, which honestly I found quite difficult to do. Remembering a specific situation off the top of my head is pretty difficult and I had to really think about how I would react in each situation. On top of that I found myself struggling to fit a metaphor or simile into that idea. I had a sort of writers block when trying to describe my feelings in a short simile. I found myself honing in on one genre of simile and found it difficult to pretty much paste something into the space. Summary: We started writing our own similes and metaphors. Reflection: I am really struggling with coming up with proper similes and metaphors. I find it difficult to come up with stuff like that on the spot just based off a small prompt.
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Describe how you spent your time, any activities, traditions, travel, hobbies, or moments that stood out to you. You may also discuss something new you tried, something you learned, or how the break helped you reset before returning to school. Keep your response appropriate for a school setting and focus on experiences you are comfortable sharing publicly

 Response: Over break I got to travel to New York City. I got to see some really interesting exhibits at the MoMA and the Natural History Museum. I also got to see some really interesting musicals on Broadway. I saw Two Strangers Carry a Cake Across New York as well as Chess and I really liked both of them. I also spent a lot of break working on crew for our school show Anything Goes. We did some set installation and I worked on sewing a few of the costumes. Summary: We read and studied Maya Angelou's poem "Still, I rise" Reflection: I found the poem really interesting to look over. Looking for similes and metaphors really helped me understand the poem a lot better.
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