Jack's English Blog / 2025-2026

Prompt Response:  A relationship in my life where I feel truly understood is the relationship I have with my Dad. Similar to Chris and Carine, we have a lot in common. We show the same musical interests, hobbies, etc. We are basically carbon copies of each other. I'm very grateful to have a Dad that is this cool. This is a relationship in my life where I feel truly understood.  Summary: I learned about new information in chapter 13 today.  Reflection:  I worked on the assignment given for chapter 13 today. 

   Prompt Response:  When I experience strong emotions I handle them by being honest and talking about it. If I express my emotions I will feel better about myself and be relieved. My parents influenced this approach due to them wanting me to be honest as a child. This has definitely made me a better person overtime and cleared my mindset. When I experience strong emotions, this is how I handle them.  Summary:  I learned about what went on in chapter 12.  Reflection:  I worked on answering questions with the class for chapter 12.  

  Prompt Response:  T he visual version of Chris’s journey make his choices seem more justified  than the text does due to the visual context given. The text gave us visuals to assume but never gave us real eye to eye moments. It's easier to understand McCandless's desire to leave society and be alone. This is why the  visual version of Chris’s journey make his choices seem more justified  than the text.  Summary: I learned about more specific moments in "Into The Wild" by watching the film.  Reflection:  I worked on the Illuminate assignment.  

  Prompt Response:   A  moment when my understanding of my family changed as I got older was when my parents told me about their life in the past. They decided to keep information from me until I was old enough. Some people like McCandless would be hurt but I thought it was the right choice for my parents. I respected the information they told me and found it interesting. This is a  moment when my understanding of my family changed as I got older.  Summary: I learned about the new information in chapter 11.  Reflection:  I worked on the assignment for chapter 11. 

  Prompt Response:  The chapter that  stood out to the most was Chapter 9. This chapter was meaningful, interesting, or impactful because of the relation McCandless built with Franz. It was very family oriented which gave me very different emotions all throughout the chapter. When Franz found out about McCandless, I found it heartbreaking and felt depressed. This is the chapter that stood out to me the most.  Summary: I learned the test is 40 questions long.  Reflection:  I worked on the chapters 1-10 test on Into The Wild. 

  Prompt Response: A  time I  have chosen to be on my own instead of relying on others was very refreshing. A group of friends really wanted to get together and do a big group hangout. I had a hard decision of studying for this big test or hanging out with my friends. I leaned towards studying due to hanging out with them the following week. As a result, I made a good grade on the test and felt more confident in school for knowing the content. This is a  time I  have chosen to be on my own instead of relying on others.  Summary: I learned about new information In chapter 8.  Reflection:  I started working on the critical thinking questions for the assignment. 

  Prompt Response:  A  vocabulary word from Lesson 10 that resonates with me personally is luminous. The word relates to light, brilliance, and that's how I am trying to represent myself. The goal for myself everyday is to have a positive mindset on everything I can. Some people would say to bring a positive energy to the room. This is a  vocabulary word from Lesson 10 that resonates with me personally.  Summary: I learned about new vocabulary in lesson 10.  Reflection:  We did an assignment on vocabulary for lesson 10. 

  Prompt Response:  For most people, yesterday people took the SAT. I plan on taking it on Saturday of this week. The SAT score I desire is around 12 to 13 hundred. I plan on going to trade school after high school for Aviation Mechanics. My top desired schools are Atlanta Technical, Macon Technical, and Piedmont Technical.  Summary: I learned about new information in chapter 7.  Reflection:  We did a worksheet off information in chapter 7. 

  Prompt Response:   Now that we have sprung forward, the time change impacts me personally when it comes to my sleep schedule. It's very hard to get back to a normal sleep schedule when the time has jumped up by an hour. It normally takes 1-2 weeks for my system to go back to normal. Besides that, I enjoy the dark mornings and light days. I find it very beautiful.  Now that we have sprung forward, this is how the time change impacts me personally.  Summary: I learned about new information in Chapter 6.  Reflection:  I worked on "3, 2, 1" assignment. 

  Prompt Response:  A  book, song, musician, or artist that has influenced the way I think about life, goals, and the world around me is Toad the Wet Sprocket. I chose this band due to how much I can relate to their music. An example is a song called, "Something's Always Wrong." This song is about consistent negativity, anxiety, and insecurity. It's mainly referring to challenges with maintaining relationships. This is a book, song, musician, or artist that has influenced the way I think about life, goals, and the world around me. Summary: I learned about new information in chapter 5.  Reflection:  I worked on the questions for chapter 5. 

  Prompt Response:   If I had to simplify my life and keep only a few important possessions I'd probably take a break from working until after high school. I realistically wouldn't want to give this up due to the experiences and gain I get out of it. It's one of the reasons I can have fun with friends, drive, and spoil myself musically. This question is extremely hard and I honestly wouldn't give up anything I have going on right now.  If I had to simplify my life and keep only a few important possessions this is what I'd leave behind.  Summary: I learned about new information from Chapter 4.  Reflection:  I worked on the Writable assignment about Chapter 4. 

  Prompt Response:  A  time when I needed to distance myself from a situation, place, or group of people in order to think more clearly or gain perspective was at work. It was a very busy Friday night and I work in the kitchen running food. I was overloaded with a large amount of tickets and it was very overstimulating. On top of that, servers kept messing up various things. In order to calm myself I had to take a step outside and cool down. What I learned from that is if you're in a difficult situation, get frustrated, take a breather and come back with a fresh mind.  Summary: I learned about what's going on in chapter 2-3.  Reflection:  I worked on reading chapters 2-3 and worked on the worksheet. 

  Prompt Response:  My  first impression of Christopher McCandless is mainly curiosity. Based solely on the events and details presented in this opening chapter, I believe that he isn't really sure what he's doing and winging it. I believe this due to the conversations he endured with the truck driver. He didn't know much on the route he was taking, food situation, etc. This was my first impression of Christopher McCandless.    Summary: I learned about Christopher McCandless and the start of his long journey.  Reflection:  I worked on reading Chapter 1 of Into the Wild. 

  Prompt Response:  The assignment we did today on vocabulary section 9 was very interesting. I didn't understand most of the words but the one I knew automatically was "bumpkin." The hardest word to understand was "soporific." Picking images and different  scenarios definitely helped me start to understand the different meanings of this vocabulary. This is what we did in the assignment today on vocabulary section 9.  Summary: I learned about the new vocabulary in section 9.  Reflection:   I worked on creating my Vocabulary Digital Cards in Adobe Express.