English IV Portfolio by William Nickel https://padlet.com/nickelwilliam/vdq0h5vet1ac Made with joy en-us 2017-09-21 18:31:51 UTC 2023-05-21 17:06:27 UTC hello@padlet.com My Goals nickelwilliam https://padlet.com/nickelwilliam/vdq0h5vet1ac/wish/189895971 1. I would like to improve my writing skills to where I can easily brainstorm ideas and have incredible intros and conclusions.
2. I would also like to improve on my typing speed so that I can easily type for a minute and be done on a couple ]]> 2017-09-21 18:34:27 UTC https://padlet.com/nickelwilliam/vdq0h5vet1ac/wish/189895971 Warm-Ups nickelwilliam https://padlet.com/nickelwilliam/vdq0h5vet1ac/wish/190243056 1. 8/30 - Stress is a demon that everyone deals with at different times and at different varieties. Some people get stress from children. Some get stress from finances. Some are just simply stressed because they do not fully understand why something happened to them or why their child is the way he/she is. On the other hand, some are just naturally stressed out. The majority of people in the world are like that because of problems somewhere in the family. It just depends on the person and the lifestyle they follow.
2. 9/6 - If I woke up and I were completely color blind, but I was given the chance to add another color to be able to see, then I would want to be able to see blue. Blue is a color that is generally seen as a very strategic-thinking and calming color. To most, blue is all about thinking of the future and planning accordingly. Red is the opposite, being mostly extreme emotions. That is why blue is my favorite color and why I would want to see black, white and blue. Blue is just the color for people who want to think and make decisions based on logical thought, not just emotion.
3. 9/13 - Evolution is the idea that most living things has evolved someway from something miniscule to something that is more advanced and complicated. There have been different views on what evolution is. Some people believe that evolution is a thing, while, in the world involving the church, evolution is looked down upon by big religious figures because they believe evolution is trying to say that there is no God. Most people don’t believe that religion and evolution can go together. I, on the other hand, do believe we did evolve, but something must have given us the ability to evolve.
4. 9/20 - I disagree that addictions to electronics is pointless because some people aren’t really skilled in other things. Most people use electronics to get away from life and all the complications that come with life. People who tell others to stop wasting time on electronics shouldn’t really stop those individuals who enjoy electronics. They are their own beings. They have a right to be unique and not have to conform to how society wants people to be like.
]]> 2017-09-22 17:55:07 UTC https://padlet.com/nickelwilliam/vdq0h5vet1ac/wish/190243056 Best Written Work nickelwilliam https://padlet.com/nickelwilliam/vdq0h5vet1ac/wish/190245590 "My intellectual level just depends on what topic of discussion I am involved with at that moment. In talking about theories and other idea making topics, I’m really good at thinking outside of the box. If the subject is English, then I tend to take longer in understanding the materials properly or getting my ideas across the way they are supposed to be presented. Some subjects, I feel I can easily work on it with someone who is truly struggling to comprehend, and in some topics, I feel that I should have someone to at least point me in the right direction, then I could take it from there." 
In my opinion, my ApplyTexas Essay B is my best written work; mainly for the fact that I am explaining myself in a way that matches my personality, but it also mentions how I am different from most other people.]]> 2017-09-22 18:00:46 UTC https://padlet.com/nickelwilliam/vdq0h5vet1ac/wish/190245590 Weakest Written Work nickelwilliam https://padlet.com/nickelwilliam/vdq0h5vet1ac/wish/190967295 "My family have influenced me with two different sides for years. My grandmother and aunt have not helped raise me in the way my parents would prefer. My parents are still teaching me to not be so lazy, as well as to not be afraid to try new things myself. I feel like they are going to be persuading me as long as I live because they are not stopping any time soon."
I believe that my ApplyTexas Essay A is my weakest written work; the main reason being that it has a lot of repetition and there are quite a few errors I have made on my transitions. I just feel that I could have done a lot better on it.]]> 2017-09-25 18:05:17 UTC https://padlet.com/nickelwilliam/vdq0h5vet1ac/wish/190967295 Unit 1 Essay nickelwilliam https://padlet.com/nickelwilliam/vdq0h5vet1ac/wish/191397070 https://docs.google.com/a/axtellisd.net/document/d/1lbP4PM7peZweyKcdcwGCM51d6eVLDGw9lBZaNcLnh_k/edit?usp=sharing]]> 2017-09-26 18:00:27 UTC https://padlet.com/nickelwilliam/vdq0h5vet1ac/wish/191397070 Flipgrid nickelwilliam https://padlet.com/nickelwilliam/vdq0h5vet1ac/wish/191406509 Could not do]]> 2017-09-26 18:19:40 UTC https://padlet.com/nickelwilliam/vdq0h5vet1ac/wish/191406509 Vocab Cards nickelwilliam https://padlet.com/nickelwilliam/vdq0h5vet1ac/wish/191406811 Could not do, my vocabulary is already very good. Could not find any words I do not already know in my book.]]> 2017-09-26 18:20:11 UTC https://padlet.com/nickelwilliam/vdq0h5vet1ac/wish/191406811 Goals for Unit 2 nickelwilliam https://padlet.com/nickelwilliam/vdq0h5vet1ac/wish/195754791
  • I would like to be able to correctly compare and contrast a written literature piece and it’s modern-day film counter-part.
  • I would like to better myself when it comes to writing rough drafts so that they don’t need to be edited too much.

    • ]]>     2017-10-10 18:10:03 UTC https://padlet.com/nickelwilliam/vdq0h5vet1ac/wish/195754791     Unit 2 Flipgrid nickelwilliam https://padlet.com/nickelwilliam/vdq0h5vet1ac/wish/216017385 https://flipgrid.com/e0622e

    ]]>     2017-12-14 00:33:32 UTC https://padlet.com/nickelwilliam/vdq0h5vet1ac/wish/216017385     Reflective Essay nickelwilliam https://padlet.com/nickelwilliam/vdq0h5vet1ac/wish/216353499 2017-12-14 22:46:48 UTC https://padlet.com/nickelwilliam/vdq0h5vet1ac/wish/216353499 Flipgrid nickelwilliam https://padlet.com/nickelwilliam/vdq0h5vet1ac/wish/216354575 This Flipgrid video that I recorded shows that I can easily understand the main points of a book and explain it to someone in a way that will try to get them to read the book, and it leaves out some of the important spoilers.]]> 2017-12-14 22:56:19 UTC https://padlet.com/nickelwilliam/vdq0h5vet1ac/wish/216354575 Compare/Contrast Essay nickelwilliam https://padlet.com/nickelwilliam/vdq0h5vet1ac/wish/216354989 I used to not really be able to put into words how a film is different from the original script and how they are similar. All I had to do in order to write this essay was to just take down notes on both then explain it in multiple pages. It was more simple than I thought.]]> 2017-12-14 23:00:03 UTC https://padlet.com/nickelwilliam/vdq0h5vet1ac/wish/216354989 Bell Ringers nickelwilliam https://padlet.com/nickelwilliam/vdq0h5vet1ac/wish/216355497 At first, I was, as someone might say, hitting a couple roadblocks in the first big bell ringers, but then it got easier and easier to write the bell ringers, it has gotten to where I can type a bell ringer without really thinking too hard.]]> 2017-12-14 23:05:43 UTC https://padlet.com/nickelwilliam/vdq0h5vet1ac/wish/216355497 Dialectical Journal nickelwilliam https://padlet.com/nickelwilliam/vdq0h5vet1ac/wish/216356761 Dialectical journals have never been one of my strong suits and this one is no exception. One good way for me to better myself in making dialectical journals is to practice in my spare time and continue to work on it in later years.]]> 2017-12-14 23:19:26 UTC https://padlet.com/nickelwilliam/vdq0h5vet1ac/wish/216356761 Goals for Unit 3 nickelwilliam https://padlet.com/nickelwilliam/vdq0h5vet1ac/wish/222203302 1. I would like to be able to analyze and explain how the English language has developed and been influenced by other languages very easily in maybe a couple of days.
    2. I would like to easily write a poem that reflects an awareness of poetic conventions and traditions within different forms within a class period.]]>     2018-01-17 19:22:02 UTC https://padlet.com/nickelwilliam/vdq0h5vet1ac/wish/222203302     Unit 3 Flipgrid nickelwilliam https://padlet.com/nickelwilliam/vdq0h5vet1ac/wish/234856124 This is the Flipgrid video I that recorded over "The Book of Dust."]]> 2018-02-23 19:02:39 UTC https://padlet.com/nickelwilliam/vdq0h5vet1ac/wish/234856124 Bell Ringers nickelwilliam https://padlet.com/nickelwilliam/vdq0h5vet1ac/wish/234858938 In the beginning of the document, I was very good at figuring out the warm-ups, then I gradually got a tiny bit worse, but I have definitely gotten better over time.]]> 2018-02-23 19:07:14 UTC https://padlet.com/nickelwilliam/vdq0h5vet1ac/wish/234858938