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Today we discussed why academic writing must reflect your own thinking and understanding rather than relying on artificial intelligence to generate your ideas. After learning about the expectations for authentic writing, reflect on why it is important for students to write essays in their own words. Prompt Response:  I think it is important, not only because of dishonesty and cheating. But because of the teacher wanting to know what I learned throughout the course of reading the book "Wild". If someone does not care about the cheating factor, then they should at least care about learning, so that they can move forward and not backwards. If everyone on earth was to just use AI and never learn anything, then humans would definitely start to loose brain power. Summary: I enjoyed today's class, I though it was relaxing and not overwhelming. Reflection:  I am a little nervous to write an entire essay in one class, but I think I will be fine. 

Prompt: Today we focused on constructing a strong literary argument paragraph about  Wild  and whether discomfort is necessary for meaningful personal growth. After working through the claim-evidence-analysis structure, explain which part of the paragraph was most challenging for you and why. Do you find it more difficult to create an arguable claim or to move beyond summary in your analysis? Prompt Response:  I had a hard time making sure I had each section and that it was in the right order. It was actually pretty easy for me to find everything I needed to include into the paragraph. I think the directions were clear and easy to follow. I think it is easier to create arguable claim just because there are so many different possibilities for arguments. Summary:I enjoyed what we did and think it was a great assignment. Reflection:  I am weirded out by this schedule but overall I'm adjusting to it fine.

Prompt:  Reflect on your experiences with essay writing. What aspects of writing essays do you find most engaging or challenging? Discuss your personal strengths as a writer as well as specific areas where you experience difficulty or would like to improve. Support your reflection with clear examples from your own writing experiences. Prompt Response:  I find separating each section of an essay to be challenging in some ways. I feel like I like to get things done quickly so I have to slow down and realize that an essay takes time and can not be rushed. I think over the years I have done better with slowing down and doing better with it, but I also need to improve. I think I am really good at finding evidence and how the certain criteria that is needed. Summary: I enjoyed todays class and I think reading over chapter 16 before answering questions helped. Reflection:  I can not believe that there is only 2 months till I am fully done with highschool. 

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). Prompt Response:  I think the hardest one for me to respond to was probably the one about overcoming a failure. I believe that most things in life are not failures but just re directions in life. When I was thinking about what to write for this I got stuck. But then I realized that I did not have to write that I failed. I realized I could just write about how someone tried to stop me but that I kept going.  Summary: I enjoyed making these metaphors and similes. I think it was interesting to create 12 of them. Reflection:  I am enjoying this project so far, I think the gallery for presenting will be fun. 

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? Prompt Response:  Creating similes and metaphors about my struggles, growth, and self insight. It showed my feelings and made me realize my inner strengths. This process also let me know my capacity for adaptation, which taught me about navigating difficulties. Ultimately I gained a deeper appreciation for my own strength through this figurative language worksheet. Summary: I was not in class today but I looked over the worksheet online and understood how to do it. Reflection:  I will be in class tomorrow 

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  Prompt Response:  For the start of break I went to black mountain with my boyfriends family. We went to a lot of cool little shops and also went to Asheville. We rented a cute little house for four days and watched the Olympics every night. After that we came home and went out with friends. Then on Sunday, it was grayson's birthday, so we went to Rumi's in Midtown and it was super good.  Summary: I enjoyed my break but wish I had more time to sleep. Reflection:  I am already looking forward to spring break!