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  Prompt:  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: The easiest word for me to understand was the word "bumpkin". Bumpkin was an easy word for me to understand since I grew up in the south where the word was often used. From that experience, I had prior knowledge of what it meant so it was easy to define. The most challenging word for me personally was "benign". The reason why this word was challenging for me was because I was unsure how to use it in a sentence. For my own sentence I wrote, "We were happy to hear that the tumor was benign." since the idea of a tumor being benign is good news.  Summary:...

  Prompt:  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: The feedback I received from my poster made me confident in my creative choices and writing. I found that people enjoyed my choices in design and how I made it look. People liked the background, colors, and photos that I chose. Some comments also showed that they enjoyed my metaphors and similes which boosted my confidence. From that, I was happy in what words I chose for my metaphors and similes and that it was interesting enough for the reader. That part was most important to me. I think from my overall experience that taking time to show the most unique and interesting parts of yourself is what matters most....

  Prompt:  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: I struggled most with trying to find a metaphor or simile that was unique enough to my specific situation. I wanted to be able to create something that was both interesting and that was able to convey what I wanted to best. What I wanted to avoid most was writing something that has already been used regularly. To do that, I tried to apply my interests into my metaphors and similes to make them unique and personalized to me. For example, I used unicorns in one of my similes since that is an interest of mine and then put it into words to apply it to my topic.  Summary:  We began to create our poster for our similes and metaphors.  Reflection:  I wondered what other sim...

  Prompt:  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: Throughout the similes and metaphors that I've created, I discovered that I'm very resilient. Despite any challenges, I always pushed forward and tried to stay optimistic. One example of this was when I created the metaphor, "In the end, I am my own psychic reader who finds good within me.". This metaphor was about my self doubt and how eventually I always find good inside myself since I know myself best. I realized that I am more focused on my ideals and goals than I originally thought. From that, I also realized that I've shown growth in my capabilities from when I was younger.  Summary:  In class we wrote similes and metaphors about us, including our growths and struggles.  Reflection:  I reflected on how I can crea...

  Prompt:  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 the break I have spent time taking the moment to relax over the break. I was able to catch up on my lack of sleep which was refreshing for me. I also spent the majority of the break hanging out with my best friend. We discovered a Chinese restaurant close to us that had amazing food and that would be a new hangout spot for us to go. We also went shopping at a beauty supplies store and bought new perfumes and jewelry which was a fun activity. Over the break I didn't do much aside from bonding with my friend and taking the time to get rid of any stress from school.  Summary:  In class we ide...

  Prompt:  If you had to describe how you show love using only three objects (for example: a playlist, a hoodie, a late-night snack, a long text message, etc.), what would you choose and why? Explain what each object represents and how it connects to your personality. Response: I would use a playlist, meals, and art to describe how I show love. Firstly, I would use a playlist of songs to convey a message through lyrics on how I feel about love and my importance for a specific kind of connection. Songs I would use in that playlist would be about how I take the relationship seriously and how I find a lot of passion when it comes to romantic relationships. Having a meal would be my second object because food is an important part of my life and I think that food is a great way to connect with your partner since it keeps both of you healthy, it's euphoric to eat nice things, and it gives you time to bond over what you like and potentially cook together. To add on, I also enjoy cook...