Devin’s English Blog

 I never really experienced anything shocking. If I was to, I would probably take a short time to reflect to myself. Also, I would want to discuss my feelings with my love ones about how I’m feeling.

 Happy New Years! It’s 2023, new year and new beginnings. Today in class started off about discuss our new book,” Wild.” To start it off, we had an open discussion about hiking. Then we named 10 items that are important for hiking.

 Hyperbole: 1.)  She was so smart that she would win every Spelling Bee.                     2.) The food is so nasty that I wouldn't even feed it to my cat. Hypophora: 1.) How would we save the world? By making a plan.                     2.) How did you become so successful? Lots of studying and practicing. Understatement: 1.) Many people aren't as tall as they seem.                            2.) His hair isn't as bad as it seems from a distance.

There are many different ways that I can improve as a student. A key way can be that I should study more, when it comes to testing. In 2022, I tend not to be as organized as I would like and this year I want to change that. The previous semester, my teacher actually helped me in a very big way. 

 Today in class, many different events took place. We started off the class by talking about what's coming up soon. This Wednesday, we will be completing the Georgia Milestones for American Lit. So to keep us prepared for the test, we looked over so test-taking strategies. After we reviewed the strategies, we had to complete a 3-2-1 about dealing with stress as human beings. 

 I was absent