The Road So Far
So far this year I believe one of my great accomplishments in English 10 would be my quiz grades and my "This I Believe" essay. On most of my quizzes I scored B's or better; thus, making up for most of the homework and class assignments I didn't do. In fact, that was actually my biggest weakness this semester. I would always lose focus and motivation to do most of the class work and homework assignments; consequently, my grade suffered immensely. I have learned that it is so much easier to get good grades and keep them up than it is to try to pull up your grades the last few weeks of the semester. I hope to maintain good grades next semester. The two classes i suffered most in this semester was English 10 and government/econ. This was partially because I didn't do the homework, but another factor was that I struggled to understand the material sometimes. Fortunately, I did much better in geometry and art 2. Those are my two stronger subjects. I will admit that I slacked off quite often in geometry, and I didn't do much of the homework. The reason I was able to keep a decent grade in that class was because I got great grades on my tests and quizzes. Art on the other hand was a breeze. Art is definitely my best subject. I enjoy it more than any other class, so it is much easier for me to find the motivation to do the work and do it well. I can't wait to see what next semester holds for me.
Writing
This I Believe. This was my essay about music. The best part of this essay is how detailed it is. My best strength while writing this was that I added a lot of imagery. I also tried to appeal to pathos. Another strength in this essay is my grabber because I started with a story.
Blog 1. This was my most recent blog post. I believe that this was a decent one because it has a decent grabber by asking a question. The one down side to it was the length. It wasn't a very lengthy blog and I think it fell short of the 200 word requirement.
Blog 2. This blog post was one that I was very passionate about and knew a lot about. I took two years of ASL. Because I was so passionate about this topic I would say I did better than I would have if I were to pick a different topic.
Blog 3. My very first blog post. Of course it was about art! I love art so again, I was very passionate about this topic; therefore, it is better than if I were to pick a different topic. I used a decent vocabulary that sounds mature but not too difficult as well.
Types of Gamers. This was one of my best essays. The audience it would typically appeal to is my age group. The purpose of it is mostly for entertainment.
Blog 1. This was my most recent blog post. I believe that this was a decent one because it has a decent grabber by asking a question. The one down side to it was the length. It wasn't a very lengthy blog and I think it fell short of the 200 word requirement.
Blog 2. This blog post was one that I was very passionate about and knew a lot about. I took two years of ASL. Because I was so passionate about this topic I would say I did better than I would have if I were to pick a different topic.
Blog 3. My very first blog post. Of course it was about art! I love art so again, I was very passionate about this topic; therefore, it is better than if I were to pick a different topic. I used a decent vocabulary that sounds mature but not too difficult as well.
Types of Gamers. This was one of my best essays. The audience it would typically appeal to is my age group. The purpose of it is mostly for entertainment.
Reading Ladder
Paper Towns
This book was the easiest for me to read because of its simplicity. It is also a relatively short book which also made it easier to read. I did get bored because of its simplicity though.
Twilight
I really enjoy this book so that makes it easy for me to read. The grammar and vocabulary wasn't too advanced either. The one reason I ranked this slightly more difficult to read than paper towns is because of its length. This book has a lot more pages.
Divergent
Divergent was quite an interesting novel. The subject matter was quite different, which I loved, so it was pretty easy for me to read. This book does use a little more complicated subject matter so it wouldn't be the best book for someone with a lower ability to comprehend text. I found this one relatively easy to read because I hardly ever set it down. I read it very fast and didn't take many breaks in between chapters.
Graceling
I found this one a little more complicated to read. This was mostly because it has the main story and other little side ones as well so it requires more attention to detail. If you miss something it could make the rest of the book confusing. It is a medium size book, a little on the larger side but it is a great book in my opinion.
Fahrenheit 451
I found this book very confusing. It is definitely a more complex read. The subject matter I think is intended for an older generation. Although it was a pretty short book it was very different and I didn't really find much interest in it.
This book was the easiest for me to read because of its simplicity. It is also a relatively short book which also made it easier to read. I did get bored because of its simplicity though.
Twilight
I really enjoy this book so that makes it easy for me to read. The grammar and vocabulary wasn't too advanced either. The one reason I ranked this slightly more difficult to read than paper towns is because of its length. This book has a lot more pages.
Divergent
Divergent was quite an interesting novel. The subject matter was quite different, which I loved, so it was pretty easy for me to read. This book does use a little more complicated subject matter so it wouldn't be the best book for someone with a lower ability to comprehend text. I found this one relatively easy to read because I hardly ever set it down. I read it very fast and didn't take many breaks in between chapters.
Graceling
I found this one a little more complicated to read. This was mostly because it has the main story and other little side ones as well so it requires more attention to detail. If you miss something it could make the rest of the book confusing. It is a medium size book, a little on the larger side but it is a great book in my opinion.
Fahrenheit 451
I found this book very confusing. It is definitely a more complex read. The subject matter I think is intended for an older generation. Although it was a pretty short book it was very different and I didn't really find much interest in it.
Other Achievements (Art)
All of the photos on this page and the home page were either made or taken by me, but here are some more.