Joon's English blog

I took a play from Korea to the United States by myself when I was 8. When I was 8 I took a plane by myself everyone's reaction was like where your parents but I softly responded that their still at home. I had stwearads help me every now and then but other then that I was by myself. I got lots of looks but I was ok with it. I watched movies by myself in the plane. I also used my Ipad I had when I was eight. Overall I remember my experience being amazing. Reflection: Today I finished up by heart.  Summary:I learned what's in my heart and what's logical.

 I think my mind is a beehive. My mind buzzes with activity and thoughts. Each thought is like a little coave in a bigger bee hive. It feels very chaotic but deep down my brain knows what its doing. It doesnt look strucutred but deep down it is. Each bee or each part of my brain contributes to something bigger. My brain is a beehive. Summary: Today we read two more poems and analyised them. Reflection:I learned how to anaylisis a poem and how to use metaphors.

 I adventure I would like to go on is back to my family in Korea. I go to Korea every summer. Every time I go I have a blast. I get to see my family who I miss a lot when I'm away. When I go I get to reunite with my culture. I lived their for 10 years and when I lived their I feel like I took everything for granted. I didnt appreciate the good times enough. I thought they would last forever but they clearly didnt. I still miss Korea everyday the joy I feel and the adventure I get to take every summer is such a blast. I love taking this adventure and I would gladly take it right now. Summary: Today in class I read a poem and learned about the poems author. Reflection: I learned its ok to be diffrent.

 Something I wont fully understand is math. I have done math my whole life. But theirs always more and more math that I don't understand as I get older. Math is one of the hardest subjects I take each year and each year its a new challenge. I would just never fully undrstand math. Its a endless subject with lots and lots of probelms you need to figure out. Nobody would ever fully understand math but for sure I wont. I have been trying to for years even understand a part of it. although I understand the simple parts of math I would never fully understand it. Summary: Today we presented our orgin myth posters to the class. Reflection: Today I learned how to present fast and concise.

 I wish I had more time with my family. I love spending time with my family. I know the time I spend with my time is limited. Even though I know this sometimes I would rather go hang out with my freinds then my family which is ok to do a few times but I think I need to balance it well. My family loved and nurtured me my whole life. But my days as a teen/kid are going away and so is the time with my family. So this is why I would like to spend more time with my family. Summary: On Friday I finished up my Origin myth poster. Reflection: I learned how to use adobe express.

 

 The most creative thing I ever made was my moms birthday gift. I was thinking about what to get my mom for her birthday and I wanted to get her something that I made and something that's creative. So I made my mom a flower bouquet. But it wasn't just any flower bouquet I made it out of melted spoon. I used red spoons that I bought the day before. It looked really good and she enjoyed the gift a lot. She thanked me for the gift. This is the most creative thing I have ever made. Summary: Today in class I wrote a my own Orgin myth and finished it. Reflection: I learned that Orgin myths are quite hard to write and keep flowing.

I have many burning questions in life and also question existence. I wonder who put us on this earth and what are purpose is in the greater scheme of things. I wonder what our role really is or if we even have a role. I wonder if we alone in the Universe or if their a species with a equal brain capacity or even bigger ones. I wanna know all this questions because I'm curious. I want to know if were alone in the universe or if their are other sophisticated life form that we could get in contact with. I want to know our role in the Universe so we could know what were supposed to do. I lastly wonder if their one greater being who put us on this earth and why they did.  Summary: Today I planned out writing my own Origin myth story. Reflection: I realized how many components their are in a Origin myth story. 

 The time I  felt completely lost was my first day of high school. It was my very first year that I lived in the United States. It was during the sunny morning of August 5th. I packed my bag and was ready to conquer this new adventure. My dad drove me to school. This was the first time I had ever been to a American school. When I got to school I felt completely lost. I didn't know anybody at school. I didn't know where to go either. I was really lost. I went to my first class I asked every teacher for directions and finally got to class. I sat down in a chair and got ready to learn. Summary:Today in class I presented my project. Reflection: Today I learned that the theme couldn't be just one word.

Prompt Response:  American Lit is a challenging class . We have a blog post due every day and had a quiz. As a student I'm good at staying on top of my work I always get my work done no matter how much time I have. I always finish assignments on time. One the challenges is taking tests because I am not a good test taker. I hope to get better by studying earlier and reviewing previous notes. Summary: Today in class I did a quiz which I got a 100 on. Reflection: Today I fully understood what a origin myth was.

When my little sister got a phone at 7 years old I felt jealous because I had to wait until I was 13. I didn't feel that it was fair. I disliked that my sister got a phone at such a young age. So the phone I did have I felt less grateful for. I only thought about how unfair it was. This jealousy negatively affected me because I wasn't appreciate of the phone I had instead I was soaking because my sister got a phone earlier. Summary: Today we did a group project about this little excerpt we read. We created slideshows the project. Reflection: Today I learned what a storyboard is and even created one.

 A meaningful place in your life that carries a story. I lived in my house in Korea for ten years. It was where I felt both happiness and sadness.I laughed lots and grew up in that place. Every room holds a special memory for me. That is why my house in Korea is part of my lifes story. The neighborhood around it also became part of who I am. When I think of home the house in Korea is the first place in my mind. Summary: We read a creation myth and tomorrow we are going to answer questions about the creation myth. Reflection; I learned what is in a creation myth. I never knew God-like figures appear in a creation myth but now I do.

 Prompt Response: A time I felt connected with nature when I went to the middle of the countryside and rode a horse through the forest. I felt connected with the horse I was riding , I could hear the birds chirping loudly the water slowly flowing through the creek. Through the crack and into a little pond at the end. This made me feel really at peace with nature. I felt like I was one with nature the peacefulness and the beauty of nature really dawned on me. I realized how much I was missing when I was at home scrolling through my phone. This experience really helped me connect with nature. Summary: Today in class I learned about native American literature and many diffrent definitions associated to native Amercian literature.  Reflection: I learned new words like kinship. I also learned the definitions of many words for example Urban legends.

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