Jack's English Blog / 2025-2026

  Prompt Response:  When i'm in a mood I do not like, the strategies I use to change my mood can be lots of things. Sometimes i'll sit in my room and play the guitar. Listening/playing music is very calming to me and a great way to cope with my emotions. Another way I calm myself is reading. This is what I do when I'm in a mood I do not like and the strategies I use to change it.  Summary: I learned about ice by reading an article and answering questions.  Reflection:  We worked on the Newsela assignment. 

  Prompt Response:  My personal approach to creativity is very random. Sometimes I get inspiration from reading, listening to music, or even looking at art. A good example is that i'm working on a 12 track album right now. It's 2 years in the making by now due to taking my time and not rushing anything. I've gotten inspiration mostly from interesting feelings/moments that have happened to me and other music that surrounds my life. This is my personal approach to creativity.  Summary: I learned about new words in Vocabulary 8.  Reflection:  We worked on the Writable assignment. 

  Prompt Response:  A vocabulary word that resonates with me personally is the word gibberish. When talking to my friends we tend to tease each other and sometimes we mock one another by using gibberish. If my friend is saying something I think is dumb I will use gibberish to imitate what I think they sound like. I really don't think I use any other definition on a regular basis. This is a vocabulary word that resonates with me personally.  Summary: I learned about new vocabulary in Lesson 7.  Reflection:  I was sick that day. 

Prompt Response:  The rhetorical device I find most effective or compelling are Metaphors. When I'm having a day to day conversation metaphors are always used. It might be due to myself being southern and growing up talking that way. I can't really think of any others I use on a day to day basis. This is a rhetorical device I find most effective or compelling.  Summary: We didn't learn anything new today.  Reflection:  We took the Rhetorical Devices test. 

  Prompt Response:  A time I didn't feel like myself was in Middle School. I was surrounding myself around people that were constantly negative. This caused me not to be myself and I started going down a weird path. By the beginning of high school I ditched these people completely and met some amazing people that i'm still friends with now. This is a time I didn't feel like myself.  Summary: We learned about doing a rhetorical analysis on MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech.  Reflection:  We did the MLK Rhetorical Analysis. 

  Prompt Response:  A place where I feel most at peace is my house. It is full of all the things I love the most in the world. Music, food, old/used things, etc. I always feel myself at my house and can express myself however I please. This is a place where I feel most at peace.  Summary: We learned about simile, metaphor, and analogy. Reflection:  We did exercises on these terms. 

  Prompt Response:  A time I had to rely on someone else was my Freshman year final for Literature class. It was a group project that specifically assigned different jobs to different members. It was stressful because if someone didn't complete their part it would affect everybody. Me and another member had to step in for the person last minute and finish their part. This is a time when I had to rely on someone else.  Summary: We learned about procatalepsis, distinctio, and simile.  Reflection:  We did exercises on these phrases. 

  Prompt Response:  A s kill I have learned in high school that will help me live independently after high school is time management. Time management is a very important skill to know how to use. It's a way to keep yourself organized and not having to deal with chaos day to day. I use time management every day and it makes things way easier. I will 100% being using this skill for the rest of my life for anything I do. This is a skill I have learned in high school that will help me live independently after high school.  Summary: I figured out what I need to make up for today.  Reflection:  I got checked out early for a doctors appointment. 

  Prompt Response:  A time when I took a hiatus was for guitar. I had not played for a month or so. This was due to the amount of school work and work I had to do. It made me very depressed because of how much I love playing guitar. This is a time when I took a hiatus.  Summary: I learned about new phrases today.  Reflection:  We did exercises on the new phrases. 

  Prompt Response:   Hyperbole: Learning what a hyperbole was felt like my brain grew a million sizes in one class period.  Understatement: Learning what an understatement is was kind of a big deal.  Litotes: Learning what a litotes is was not the worst thing I did in class today.  Summary: I learned about hyperbole, understatement, and litotes today.  Reflection:  We did exercises on the definitions in class. 

  Prompt Response:  I spent my Holiday Break at home this year. Not much happened besides hanging out with friends, spending time with family during Christmas, and going to a party for New Years Eve. I had a very relaxing and nice time this break. I'm ready to have a fresh 2nd semester.  The first goal that I want to achieve this year is really locking into my music theory lessons.  This goal is important because it will increase my knowledge of guitar and allow me to have more building blocks while playing music.  To accomplish this goal, I will practice the routines that my teacher gives me for 30 minutes a day, practice to a metronome while playing scales, and improvise to soundtracks or songs. By the end of 2026, I plan to see more progress and be able to  use my knowledge as building blocks. The second goal that I want to achieve this year is going to the gym more consistently.  This goal is important because it is a great way to keep yourself fit...