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Prompt: In Into the Wild, Christopher McCandless gives up many of his possessions in pursuit of freedom and meaningful experiences. If you had to simplify your life and keep only a few important possessions, what would you keep and why? What would be hardest to leave behind?

       Gemini said I would choose to keep my favorite books and my stuffed animal because they provide both comfort and room to grow. I am leaving my old journal behind because I want to stop focusing on the past and start looking toward the future. By holding onto these specific things, I feel ready to move forward with a clear mind and a happy heart. Summary: In class we finished answering questions for chapter 2 and 3 of the book we are reading. Reflection: I finished the questions and I have to work on reading chapter 4 on writable.
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Prompt: People sometimes feel the need to step away from their normal routines or environments in order to better understand themselves. Describe a time when you needed distance from a situation, place, or group of people in order to think more clearly or gain perspective. What did that experience teach you about yourself?

       When I felt overwhelmed by my big math project or other homework, I decided to take a break and play outside for a little while. Being away from my desk helped my brain relax and stop feeling so frustrated. When I came back, I realized that I actually knew how to solve the problems all along; I just needed a clear head to see it. Summary: In class we read chapter 1 and answered questions. Reflection: I finished answering my questions about chapter 1.
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Prompt: After reading Chapter 1 of Into the Wild, consider your first impression of Christopher McCandless. Based solely on the events and details presented in this opening chapter, do you believe McCandless truly understood the risks he was taking when he entered the Alaskan wilderness? Why or why not?

      We weren't able to read chapter one in class today;even though its a short chapter, we didn't have time. Instead we went over the introduction of the book. Knowing what hiking means, what you have to bring, and just being ready for it. We went over a presentation about what they book would be about and that it's over a real story. Summary: In class we went over an introduction of the book. Reflection: We wrote on our paper what supplies we would need to bring for hiking.
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Prompt: Today you worked on creating your Vocabulary Digital Cards in Adobe Express. In one well-developed paragraph, reflect on the assignment by explaining which vocabulary word was easiest for you to understand, which word was most challenging, and how creating your own sentence and selecting an image helped strengthen your understanding of the vocabulary. Use specific examples from your work.

       The easiest word for me to understand was bumpkin because it sounds like "pumpkin" – which is a simple and plain object. The most challenging word was indecorous because it is just a hard word to remember. For my slideshow, I wrote: "Miles says that he was soporific on Mia – saying that when she woke up she was even more tired than she had already been." Using my own sentences and picking images helped me because it made the definitions stick in my head. Summary: In class we worked on a slideshow about unit 9 Vocab words. Reflection: I finished my slideshow and blog post.
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