The most important things I learned is about credit and debit because when I get older I would need these to buy and pay my bills. I also learned about credit score and how it could affect my loans. This could help me when I need to pay debt which I hope never happens. The last important thing that I learned is annotating an article because I would have to sue this a lot in high school and it's good that I'm prepared for it.
A thing that we did that i will remember is going to six flags because it was my second time going there and I went to my first rollercoaster. It was fun but at the same time it wasn't because the weather wasn't good. It started to rain hard and we all got lost. But either way it was still fun and I can't wait to go again with my friends.
The nicest thing people in my class did for me is to cheer me up when I was sad during ELA. I would never forget the respect and how nice this class was.
A thing that I taught my classmates was about the type of music I listened to and how it impacted my emotions when I listen to it.
I made the biggest improvements in math because I used to struggle a lot during math but now I'm starting to get better at it thanks to the teacher and my friends that help me.
The most challenging part of the year has to be trying to turn in work for multiple classes in the same day because it takes time to do work but doing work that's do in the same day could be challenging to me but now I'm starting to get used to it.
The best piece of writing that i made is practically the speech that I made. It impacted my classmates and it also made some emotional. It was a very emotional day that ever happened in school.
One of my favorite books that I read was a book called Treaties, Trenches, Mud, and Blood which is a book talking about the horrendous battle in WWI "The war that would end all wars." I like this book because it made me learn a lot about the horrors of WWI and the battles that took place. It was a very good book and I would read it again if I were.
My advice that I would give to the new 8th graders would be to always stay strong even in the most difficult problems. Because it would be solved one day and you would be a master at it.
Friday, May 26, 2017
Motivation is Power
People say that the older you are, the more you would struggle. Many people think there is no solution to such thing and manage to let go of it. Many people know that there is a chance you could succeed with a simple emotion. That motion is called motivation. It all started in 7th grade when I struggled the most. I learned many things but didn’t know how to use them. It was mostly a struggle in math than any other class I had.
I felt like giving up was normal for people, but it actually wasn't. I didn't know what to do until I experienced motivation, and it was a very powerful feeling. I started to get better and ended up getting better to where I barely struggled.
Motivation is not only the best thing to have, but also the most important thing you need in your life. Motivation could get anyone to anywhere. It is the key to a better life and anyone who can't find motivation will eventually find it. Motivation isn't just words but it could also be seen. Many things that you see could motivate you in some way.
Receiving motivation from anyone is the best feeling you could possibly have. The best part is that people would end up cheering for others and stick with them. It is an endless cycle of caring. Motivation isn’t only words. It is a powerful tool that could be used on anyone. Friends and family are an excellent example of motivation, because they are always there for you whenever you need them.
I believe that motivation is everywhere, that everyone would understand each other's problems and find a way to keep going and succeed. No matter what type of person they are, they will always have motivation. Motivation could change a person’s life and it could even affect the world with the right words.
Thursday, May 11, 2017
Lit Circle Blog
The book that I was reading is called "The Boy on the Wooden Box" and it is about a boy named Leon who is the youngest survivor to be on Schindler's list at the age of 10. The book had many dramatic causes and shows how his life was in the ghetto. My question was how it changed his life during the holocaust. The holocaust changed Leon's life in many different ways during the holocaust. In the beginning of the book he was just an average kid who hangs out with his friends and having a fun time. Soon days when the holocaust started he changed a lot because of all the things he witnessed in the ghetto. He was scarred for life seeing all the things happening to his people.
There are many things in the book that the author used in a article that I read. In the book it talked about Leon hanging out with his friends and then hearing that he can't play with them anymore and that they never want to see him again. In the article it says "Followers of the Jewish faith were often viewed as strange outsiders by their Christian neighbors" This shows how many people were brainwashed and think the Jews were the actual threat which also caused Leon to lose his friends.
Another thing that the author used from information in the book is when the Nazis start taking over his town and sending them to the ghetto. In the article it says "In September 1939, the German army invaded the western half of Poland, marking the beginning of World War II. German forces soon forced tens of thousands of Polish Jews from their homes." In the book Leon witness is town getting taken over and his family being forced out of the house and sent to the ghetto. It shows how much the author put into when making this book to show the amount of emotions the readers have.
There are many things in the book that the author used in a article that I read. In the book it talked about Leon hanging out with his friends and then hearing that he can't play with them anymore and that they never want to see him again. In the article it says "Followers of the Jewish faith were often viewed as strange outsiders by their Christian neighbors" This shows how many people were brainwashed and think the Jews were the actual threat which also caused Leon to lose his friends.
Another thing that the author used from information in the book is when the Nazis start taking over his town and sending them to the ghetto. In the article it says "In September 1939, the German army invaded the western half of Poland, marking the beginning of World War II. German forces soon forced tens of thousands of Polish Jews from their homes." In the book Leon witness is town getting taken over and his family being forced out of the house and sent to the ghetto. It shows how much the author put into when making this book to show the amount of emotions the readers have.
Thursday, May 4, 2017
The Boy On The Wooden Box Blog
I'm currently reading a book called The Boy on the Wooden Box. The book is about a 10 year old boy named Leon Leyson who is the youngest survivor on Schindler's list. The book talks about Leon's life and survival in the holocaust with his family who were also on Schindler's list. So far on the book Leon is desperate and relieved that he made it into Schindler's list where he had a higher chance on surviving. He wasn't the only on to be on the list but also his parents and his only sibling who was alive. The book is truly amazing and emotional in almost every page.
The most interesting part in my reading is when Leon finally found his dad and brother who were hiding from the guards. He then learned that his parents and sibling were in Schindler's list where it could change his way in surviving but had to tell his mother. So he disguised as a women because of his hair and finally found her in a bed. He told her the great news and then ran back to the ghetto. This was interesting because for a 10 year old, he had the guts and the brains to sneak in the women section of the ghetto and being brave about sneaking it even tough he knew the consequences he would face if he were caught.
There are many problems that Leon had in the book and I've list 3 of his problems. His first problem is trying to take care of himself. This could harm him because since he's 10 he is too young to know how he should take care of himself by not getting into trouble or to do what he's supposed to do. Another problem is that he has to find his family because he doesn't want random strangers trying to take care of him. He knows that he needs his family in order to survive. His final problem is trying to make it to Schindler's list and this is one of his biggest problems because since his family in the list, he has to in order to survive because Schindler is trying to hep the Jews escape from the ghetto. This is also a huge problem because if he doesn't make it he would have to leave his family forever and could possibly die in the ghetto without his family with him.
The most interesting part in my reading is when Leon finally found his dad and brother who were hiding from the guards. He then learned that his parents and sibling were in Schindler's list where it could change his way in surviving but had to tell his mother. So he disguised as a women because of his hair and finally found her in a bed. He told her the great news and then ran back to the ghetto. This was interesting because for a 10 year old, he had the guts and the brains to sneak in the women section of the ghetto and being brave about sneaking it even tough he knew the consequences he would face if he were caught.
There are many problems that Leon had in the book and I've list 3 of his problems. His first problem is trying to take care of himself. This could harm him because since he's 10 he is too young to know how he should take care of himself by not getting into trouble or to do what he's supposed to do. Another problem is that he has to find his family because he doesn't want random strangers trying to take care of him. He knows that he needs his family in order to survive. His final problem is trying to make it to Schindler's list and this is one of his biggest problems because since his family in the list, he has to in order to survive because Schindler is trying to hep the Jews escape from the ghetto. This is also a huge problem because if he doesn't make it he would have to leave his family forever and could possibly die in the ghetto without his family with him.
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