5th Hour 19-20 Language and Composition

Overall I think that the blog posts were very effective this year because they weren't super large assignments that take forever so they...

I could easily write a 150 word blog post for each of the ten questions asked in the prompt so I am going to narrow it down to what I am goi...

In this post I will be creating the perfect playlist for a wall ball session.: Song 1: Levels by Avicii. This legendary song, produced by ...

Writing has never been my strong suit so when we had already written a paper after the first week of school I was a little bit nervous for t...

Junior year has had its ups and downs but has been by far the most eventful year of my life. Even with Covid-19 making life difficult in man...

1. How Deep is your Love -Bee Gees I chose this song due to the fact that it is my most favorite song of all time. The hidden meaning withi...

Things I appreciated in class: socratic seminars (reading, discussion); writing many many many blog posts; a feeling of comfort; honesty fro...

I'm a person who loves writing so AP lang is somewhat my idea class. In terms of suggestions, I would offer the following, but honestly,...

I have had weird school years. There was the year that we had two weeks of snow days, the year the swine flu went around, the year we had a ...

Every parent wants to make sure they instill certain values and ideas in their children, and my father is no exception. However, the things ...

Sunday Dinner, not dinner on a Sunday, is an inherently special thing. It is a final opportunity for freedom, shrouded in the reality of the...

I really enjoy writing and talking, so mostly, this class was a bet.  I appreciate that we didn't have a ton of work and barely had h...

I think it's hard for me to write this one because I feel like I've told bits of pieces of my story in responding to all the prompts...

Reading and writing has NEVER been my strong suite. All skills in the English language skills in the Chavez household were given to my siste...

This prompt leave light years of room for interpretation, while many common app prompts are like this, I keep finding it difficult to find o...

Everyone said that Junior year was gonna be grueling and that I wouldn’t have any time to see my friends because i’d spend the weekends stud...

heyo! i just want to say thanks for keeping your class a respite from the drudgery that was junior year.  we consistently got off topic but ...

So, I'm going to start with the criticisms that I have, which should be pretty brief, and mostly have to do with the multiple choice sec...

What I found most effective were the practice essays and the book Writing With Style. I even think that book could be incorporated more thro...

I think that I was very prepared for the AP test through this class. The assignemtns that did the most to prepare me was the practice timed ...

My playlist is going to be a perfect playlist for when you want music to fall asleep to. The first song is “Love Galore” by Sza featuring T...

It’s really strange that I’m going into my last year of highschool, with my Junior year getting cut short it all went by too fast. For my se...

Overall I feel like I was pretty well prepared for the AP test. As much as I dreaded them, I do think doing multiple timed writings helped m...

In summary, your class was very, very effective. I liked that our work was mainly completed in class, minimizing homework. I also liked that...

All things considered, I've learned a lot from this class. The most effective components, in my opinion, were the timed writings and the...

junior year. ahhhhhh what a time to be alive, am i right? no i'm definitely not. this year was filled with changes in a word. my best ...

It almost feels surreal that the year is basically over. I took the AP exam for this class just a couple hours ago! This year has taken a lo...

Preparing for any AP exam is tough but I thought this class prepared me for it. The timed writings in class was extremely helpful because it...

I'm not sure how much useful feedback I can provide. As you said, you're effective, and over the years the way you've taught the...

I’m honestly having trouble remembering what in person class was like and they kind of concerns me, however there are some major this I rem...

Although the second half of my junior year has most certainly not been pleasant - with plenty of inconveniences that I'd like to forget,...

Okay, if I'm being honest I'm one of those people that just compiles every single song into one giant playlist - BUT I think it'...

This year was a pretty interesting one, but it was for sure not easy. With the amount of assignments from Calculus, and the dreaded key term...

1. "Hajdemo u planine" by Bijelo Dugme A 1980's Bosnian classic that is sure you get you singing and dancing. Even if you do...

1. "kiwi" - harry styles it's iconic first of all, so it deserves to be at the top of the list. i am physically unable to re...

You read the title right, I consider myself a dog. For starters, I share a lot of traits with dogs. I am loyal and whenever I'm needed, ...

hmmm, wow, where to begin. this year was insane. the best way i can describe it is high highs, low lows, in between in-betweens. actuall...

disclaimer: not sure this is cohesive at all, it's more like organized chaos. https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7sco2z8JrdSnSLiOSVnsH...

I think I'm kinda unique. I'm farsighted, couldn't swallow a pill until this year (yes, this year), and am terrible at spelling....

You've dreamt of the big screen and red carpet since the first moment you saw a motion picture. Back then they were just silent films, b...

Junior year hasn't been easy. This has definitely been the hardest year of my life and while I'm grateful for being pushed and growi...

I’ve gotten to the point where I don’t tell these stories anymore because when I do, I always see half-hidden eye-rolls and scoffs and hear ...

I always knew this year was gonna be the most stressful of all my high-school years. Everyone warned me, and I thought I understood what tha...

Junior year has been pretty bizarre, top to bottom. My grades have been good, which is my most easily quantifiable/objective success, althou...

Junior year has definitely been memorable. There were a lot of ups and down, but for the most part I enjoyed junior year. I will miss sittin...

This year is probably one of the most memorable. I guess its because its still happening. Regardless, I've had a good time overall and w...

I wanna be better in all things.  It's easy for teachers to get stuck and comfortable in patterns and activities that are completely le...

Honestly, besides the obvious Corona conundrum and the loss of my grandmother in December, junior year was a good year for me in terms of pe...