Ela - Journal Entry 1: Writing Prompts

ASL - II Unit 25 Vocab

ASL - practice 21-25

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Living Skills - Risky Behaviors worksheet and class discussion

Ela - Manuscript 1 Reflection

Study Sk - Reflection Wk 9

Deaf Out Loud Essay - Asl 2

Sell-Assessment: Wk 11 - Study Skills

It depends what the goal at hand is. If it's something like homework then definitely in it to avoid negative consequences (not having to do work afterwards) or getting a job (not having to be homeless later on in life) because frankly I don’t see anything that could be rewarding to me in them. Unless the job I worked at was something that the world really couldn't go without (childcare, food, etc) it would be hard to take it completely seriously as I don't seem to gain the same sense of satisfaction that other people do when completing their work.

This probably isn't the most deep life lesson but when you're making kandi (the jewelry not the food) the type of string you use is very important. If you buy plastic string you're going to get a stronger kandi but you may struggle with tying a secure knot, if you get an elastic string you'll have an easier time tying knots and a stretcher kandi but the kandi comes apart more easily, so thick thread or elastic thread is usually the way to go (plus thread is less susceptible to dry rot). Also always use twice as much string as you think you're going to need and half as many beads.

Halloween has always been fun for me but this Halloween I was sick so I couldn't do very much so I stayed in and watched the Nightmare before Christmas. It wasn't the most interesting Hallowen but a few notable things did happen: My neighbor's dad dressed up as the grim reaper and stood very still outside of his house and jumped out at trick or treaters when they got to close, my other neighbor’s kids spent halloween in the ICU so three days later we had a Halloween “do over” when most of the people in the neighborhood put their halloween decorations back and got their leftover candy so she could trick or treat and bought me a doughnut (which was very nice of him) but when I opened the bag I found it was covered in ants from an unknown source. So that was my Halloween this year.

Are you happy with your current scores? Why or why not?

Do you see any scores that were unexpected? Do you know why you got that score? [Hint: talk to your teacher]

What can you do to improve your scores?

I’m somewhat confused with my rubric score sense. Mr Howard (my praxis teacher) said that I was doing well in Praxis the last couple of times I asked about my grade. The last time I asked he said that having a C was normal and that as time passed and more scores got entered in my grade would change. Now it's almost Praxis day and my grade still hasn't changed despite the fact that I have asked him multiple times if there was anything I could do to improve it and been told that I was doing fine and there was nothing to improve??? I think he might have forgotten to enter in some of my praxis scores so I’ll have to remind him later today.

I think the idea of a “grown up” was made up as a way to get younger children to respect their elders. No adult I’ve asked has ever really said that they felt “grown up” only that they've learned how to act the part. It seems to be more of a persona that every adult has to wear for different periods of time depending on the situation, not an actual “thing” that you grow into. I believe that yes, there is definitely a certain maturity needed to become a functioning adult but you can reach that maturity at any age and it has more to do with compassion and decency then it has to do with the “grown up” persona that adult’s are forced to wear.

Mostly because I got to go to Disneyland because of the college tour. Lots of fun things happened on the way, such as:

• Everyone on the trip singing I Want It That Way by The Backstreet Boy while making sandwiches.

• Going on the Star Wars rise of the resistance ride and screaming at the (very small) drop.

• Swimming in the pool with Rae, Even and Max and watching Even and Max get freaked out when a dude in a black mask and Micky Mouse ears waved at them from the window in his hotel room.

• Dylan getting ice cream for all of us and three of the people on the trip consuming it all.

• Watching Tiffany get very excited on the Haunted Mansion ride.

• Getting a little notebook from OTIS and filling up half the book by the end of the trip.

• Coming home and taking a very long nap.

I usually spend Thanksgiving at home with my family and sometimes my uncle so it isn't as eventful as most Thanksgivings. Personally I don't like Thanksgiving very much because it's a holiday based off of eating and talking and I don't like most Thanksgiving foods (save for mint jelly) and most of the time there isn't much to talk about with my family. The only really notable Thanksgiving memory I have is one from when I was 8 years old. My mom wanted me to eat some mashed potatoes. I did not like mashed potatoes. I vomited said mashed potatoes. We no longer serve mashed potatoes. I suppose Thanksgiving was not designed for people with food based sensory issues.

Manuscript 1 Reflection - ELA

No not really. Except some times I do, until I don't. There are certain things that I can't go about the day without doing like walking around the block and skateboarding and there are things that I will forget about that I do almost every day (like homework) unless I keep a reminder up. I like my routine but I wish that was less homework for me to do. If I could change anything about it I would change how much I walk everyday. Walking could make my attention span longer God knows I need that to stop myself from spending three hours a day looking at YouTube shorts.

Attendance & Participation 9 - Arts and Crafts

I'm feeling kinda stressed. Thanksgiving break was fun but it didn't really refresh me afterwards. I still had my ela assignments hanging over me the entire time and that made me a little freaked out for most of the break so I'm still overwhelmed by all the class work right now. I've been working on more Ela work before and usually it's easy but when assignments pile up like they have been today things start to get overwhelming. I'm hoping to ask for some of the study guides in advance so I can work on finals early.

Living Skills - health checklist

Government - Lesson 1, Section 3 - Politics and Political Activity

Government - Lesson 1, Section 2 - The Foundations of Government

homework

Answered verbally to Tiffany:

-First two weeks are fun I guess, not hyper fixating on things so things feel meaningless but it's okay I guess

-So far I'm not on top of my student responsibilities but I'm not stressed. Not sure why. I'm just not in the head space. Maybe adrenaline is out from last semester and I need more time to rebuild it.

-Feeling neutral about school

-Too much drama right now

Answered verbally with Tiffany:

I want to go on my phone less to avoid drama and I don't want my phone to stop being fun.

Currently I go on my phone maybe 3 hours a day. This week I'd like to do 2 Hours a day.

Government - 2.1 - The Origins and Evolution of Government

ASL - Vocab Sentences

Vocab Sentences - ASL

Journal Entry 4: quiet reading update - ELA

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Do you see any scores that were unexpected? Do you know why you got that score? [Hint: talk to your teacher]

I don't know why I got a 4 in vocal contribution. I was just yapping like everyone else.

Maybe everyone was just awesome and got 4's.

What can you do to improve your scores?

I guess just keep doing what I'm doing

I think my spirit animal is a snail because I do everything late and the only time I'm not stressed is when it's 4:00 to 6:00 in the morning. Also because I could live off of cucumber and lettuce for a very long time and also morning dew. I could eat a lot of morning dew.

lesson 3.3 assignment - Government

Lesson 2, section 3: distribution of power - Government

Answered verbally with Tiffany:

-It depends

-I like routine when it is mundane stuff that I'm supposed to do every day

-When it comes to fun things doing new stuff is more fun

Answered verbally with Tiffany:

-Wanted to go to Sonic 3 on opening night

-Went really well - went with Moses and we got money together - everyone was wearing something Sonic related - it was fun - and we took pictures

-I felt joyous and whimsical

-So we know we can do hard things in the future

Answered orally to Tiffany:

-I need to get better at art

-I want to draw everyday so I improve

-I also want to teach myself using classes and tutorials

-ELA Enders Game Chapter

-Interpreting the Constitution History Assignment

-Lesson 4.4

I need to make the long necklace one foot longer at least. I plan on working on that during Praxis.

I want to write for kids shows maybe

Work at an animal shelter or be a groomer

Party Princess

Ender's Game Chapter 8-10 Analysis - Ela

lesson 4.1 assignment - Government