• What was the most important thing you learned today?

• What is one way you contributed in class today?

• What would you like me to explain more clearly?

• How could you apply what you learned today into real life?

-I learned what should be included in an argument essay. Also, I learned the difference between a counterargument and a refutation. These knowledges would be useful later when I write a persuasive essay.

A. In today’s class, I learned about the concept of counterargument and refutation. This skill can be especially useful in real life situations, such as when making an important decision. Considering opposing viewpoints first can lead to better choices, and if you can present a strong refutation, your decision will be more confident and well supported.

4차시: 8/18 (최필락T) p.105 Activity4 / p.107

5차시 : 8/20 (남규리T) p.108~109

6차시 : 8/22 (김세영T) p.110~111

7차시 : 8/25 (남규리T) p.112~114

8차시 : 8/26 (강민정T) p.115 + p.184~185

9차시 : 8/27 (최필락T) p.116~119

10차시 : 8/29 (강민정T) p.120~122

One impact of social media is the disintegration of relationships. Spending time on social media takes away time and energy that could be put towards cultivating real relationships. People nowadays are spending an immense amount of time on social media “contacting” their friends and family members. Rather than devoting that time to actually meeting their friends and spending time with them, people are willing now to merely send them messages. Before social media was prevalent, people would go out with their friends after school or chat with their parents while driving home. However, because of social media, people are so focused on their phones that they forget about the person who is right in front of them.

Another impact of social media is on mental health. Seeing only the best of other people’s lives can make social media users feel inadequate and depressed. It seems like many students try to compare their “mediocre” lives with others’ “fancy” lives. However, what they overlook is that those “social media lives” aren’t necessarily “real lives.” In other words, social media images are just collections of nice moments but they are not “daily” life. Everyone has their brightest moments, as well as their darkest moments. Comparing yourself with others’ brightest moments when you’re in your darkest time is neither real nor ideal. Social media perpetuates a vicious cycle for everyone; everyone pretends to be happy, when they aren’t.

Physical health can also be negatively impacted by spending too much time on social media. One of the crucial effects of social media is that that virtual life seems to be “real.” People can’t stop scrolling down their For You page, because time flies when you’re on social media. The illusion that it creates — how it seems to be real, which makes time management hard — encourages people to be on social media so much to the point where it affects a person’s physical health. All of the electromagnetic waves can cause damage your eyes, and the great amount of typing will make your thumbs numb.

Some people might argue that messaging on social media can eventually lead to face-to-face interactions and create new friendships and relationships. This can be dangerous, however. In reality, no one really knows if the person is conveying his or her real feelings or showing his true character. Since the first interaction was made through social media, we cannot say that we “truly” know that person. He or she may be wearing a social mask in order to hide their true selves, and there is no way for us to know whether or not that personality is real.

We were taught different ways to cite sources and why it is important.

I realized that citations help make writing more trustworthy and organized.

At first, it felt a little complicated, but the examples made it easier to understand.

I think this skill will be very useful for essays and research projects in the future.

Overall, the lesson was quite helpful and worth learning.

*수정사항1. Body1의 4번째 줄에서 (and her colleagues)삭제

*수정사항2. 맨 아래 Works Cited에서 2번째 Source 들여쓰기(indent)

The most important thing I learned was about the oceans. By reading this essay I realized that the problem was much more serious than I thought and thoght that it's time to make active actions.

Today I learned that the oceans are emptying because of the advancement in technology and human greed. There are still ways to fix them and people are working on it. Through this, I learned to be more aware of the nature and of the place we live in. Also, we did a short quiz and wrote an outline for the essay.

I discovered that almost one-third of the food produced in the world is wasted every year. I also learned that wasting food means wasting water, energy, and labor used to make it. The video helped me understand that food waste is not just an individual problem, but a global environmental issue.