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During the time in early December we read "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens. Over the time we were reading the book we had to write multiple different paragraphs answering questions about the book.

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In the beginning of the year, we read "The Watsons go to Birmingham" and we were to write a character analysis about one of the main characters; Byron. In the story, he shows strong change, which is what we were trying to convey throughout the essay.

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During the month of March, we started our Obituary project, where we decided on an inanimate object that we wrote a eulogy for. I chose to write for a Playstation.

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Not too long ago, in February, we wrote Two-Voice poems based on the book "A Long Walk To Water." It was to show the similarities as well as struggles between the two protagonists; Nya and Salva.

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In mid-January, we wrote to different companies in hopes of getting responses. I wrote to Sweet Tomatoes, and this is my work.

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In my opinion, the best thing I read this year was the book, "A Long Walk To Water" because of it's significance in the real world. I think it was a great read because of how it brought attention to the problems the world faced both recently, and many years ago, all while making it interesting, unlike many other books based on true events.

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I believe that my biggest success was learning how to write one and two chunk essays. I feel like now I am a lot more experienced then I was when I entered the classroom for the first time, and I think that's a success for me.

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A Socratic Seminar is similar to a debate, where the people participating tell and  support their opinions, and disagree or agree with others' points. The first Socratic Seminar we did in the beginning of the year, was on the topic of "Civil Rights." The second seminar we did later on was for the topic,  "What was the most significant change/contribution Charles Dickens' novel A Christmas Carol made to the world." One of my positive experiences for the Socratic Seminar was when I stated my point, and two people agreed with me after one person disagreed. I think that showed that my point had made sense, and that it was relevant, and I think that was a good experience.