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Thanksgiving is a time for giving thanks and spending time with family over a nice dinner. Write about your most unforgettable meal.

Prompt Response: My unforgettable meal is when my mom made oxtails and rice because it's one of my favorite meals that she makes including her Mac and cheese and turkey. Summary: The group test made me realize that you always have to read the directions and questions carefully so you won't click something wrong. Reflection: I'm very excited for my break I need to get relaxed and more full with energy so when I come back my grades can get higher and I can get my GPA up this year.

Write about a time when you realized you needed to look out for yourself in a silly or harmless situation—maybe dodging a pop quiz, escaping a group chat argument, or remembering at the last second to submit an assignment. How did choosing wisely make your life easier?

Prompt Response: When I see that issues are starting to happen I try to get away from it because I have enough going on and I don't want any more stuff going on. Summary: Today we read The Life You Save May Be Your Own and a man do what typical men do they use women to get the things they want and left the daughter at a diner. Reflection: The daughter was deaf and I don't think he should have done it he could've just dealt with his poor life instead of using people for advantage.

Describe a time that you had an encounter with a homeless person, either directly or indirectly. What did you think and how did it make you feel?

Prompt Response: I was on the way to practice and I gave a homeless man some money for food directly. It made me feel good knowing that I can help a person in need and they can have something in their stomach for a day. Summary: We read short paragraphs about and homeless man and and old woman it shows that each of those character's are mysterious in a way. Reflection: I think that people should help the homeless at least once because it's a good deed and a good feeling in your head for helping them cause that could be their motivation.

Write about what you are thankful for.

Prompt Response: I am thankful for all of the bonds that I have made up or created in the past years because they always taught me something or are always there for me when I need them so it makes me happy knowing that I have people by my side. Summary: Today we created sentences with new vocabulary words and reading small paragraphs and answering questions that are similar to the vocab words. Reflection: I made a lot of sentences just using the ones in the book to get a better understanding of the definitions and change them around in certain ways.

Write about a moment when new information changed your perception of a person or situation. How did that “plot twist” reshape your understanding, the same way Faulkner’s ending reshapes the story?

Prompt Response: When I was younger I didn't realize how much stuff my aunt would treat her own family, like she treated others better than us until she did it to me she does and buy more stuff for a child who is not blood related other than me I get hand me down stuff that doesn't mean anything or just doesn't want to spend time with me in general. Summary: Today we did a pop quiz my first attempt was really good even though I got one question wrong but I was proud because I read all the questions and knew the answers and the story. Reflection: I know this quiz will make me do better on my other quizzes because sometimes you don't have to study in order to pass a quiz as long as I know the subject and read carefully I will pass every quiz in the future.

What happened, and why did it stand out to you? How did people react to it, and what does it reveal about human behavior?

Prompt Response: The strangest one I heard is a story about a man who was kidnapping baby monkey's. It shows that the man was not in the right mind and had to do something if he was kidnapping monkey's. Summary: We finished the story A Rose from Emily and she killed her loved one with rat poising because she was hurting that she wanted a actually a relationship with Homer so she killed him and laid with him because she didn't believe that he didn't want her. Reflection: I can see why she did the thing she did but I don't think it was the right thing to do, she wasn't in the right state of mind because she was so hurt but it was better off that she died from old age so she can stop suffering and go on with her resting life.

Describe a place that holds deep memories for you—positive or negative—and explain how it reflects part of who you are or how you’ve changed over time.

Prompt Response: A place that holds deep memories for me is my grandma's house because all of my family had went over there for every holiday or school break, and my siblings always bonded there more to make us get closer, it reflects who I am because I am a people person. I always watch after who I care for if needed. Summary: We read a story called A Rose for Emily and she hid her father's body in her house which caused it to smell bad because she was in denial of her father's passing and didn't want to let go, but she did eventually. Reflection: I can see how she felt because if I lost my mom I would go into a mode like that but it's not worth smelling a deceased person because I don't want to live with that and it's better for someone to rest in peace.

Describe how it was used and whether the context helped you understand the word better.

Prompt Response: The word donnybrook with the context of action or a fight happening has made me understand the word more even the I never heard it before because it's a thing that happens a lot in this generation. Summary: Today we learned more words and definitions that can be used in essay's and stories that can help your future instead of using basic words. Reflection: There are a lot of words that I saw that have easier definitions to words we commonly say but seeing them can make me realize that we don't have to use the same words over and over.

Explain how their approach to discipline has influenced you or shaped your behavior.

Prompt Response: It has shaped me into a better person who can take what people say bad or good so I don't be so mad about it but more just take it as an exception and keep it pushing. Summary: Today we learned process of elimination and how to properly read and choose the best answer. Reflection: It taught me to read every question and answer carefully because there are answers that could be close to being correct.

Thinking about "The Rockpile," what is something your parents forbade you from doing when you were growing up? Explain what it was and why they might have set that rule.

Prompt Response: Something my mom told me to never do is to go outside when it's dark and to never open the door for somebody unless I know it's a family member because she will tell me if someone I personally know was coming. Summary: We learned about a new author James Baldwin and the read about the Rock pile and it's telling how your parents tell you not to go or do something because it could be dangerous and it could have happened to them when they was younger. Reflection: It was important to see the offenders in the area to see what is going on and to be aware of what's going on in your neigborhood.

Think about a time when learning a new word or understanding a specific term helped you better analyze a text, express an idea, or make your writing stronger.

Prompt Response: I learned that reading something then analyzing second really helps understanding the meaning of the poem or article it makes me think on a deeper level of normal literature. Summary: Today we did 3 exercises learning new vocabulary words and with the roots of those words combining them with other words that we use daily. Reflection: It’s good to see words that our generation use can be used in a more meaningful and engaging way for us to use in a writing.