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Think about a speech, song, or message that has inspired or motivated you. How did the speaker or writer use language to make an impact? Connect your experience to at least one rhetorical device you identified in Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech.

  Prompt Response:  A song that had motivated me is God speed by Frank ocean. This song reminds me you're not always gonna be able to understand or do good in life but you need to keep trying. In   Dr. King's "I Have a Dream" speech he uses metaphors. in this song he uses metaphors to talk about there will be mountains you wont move. he used it to make an impact by saying its okay. Summary: We went over rhetorical devices. Reflection:  we broke down Dr kings speech.  
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On today’s rhetorical devices test, was it easier to recognize devices from their definitions or identify them in quotations? Explain why, and discuss a device that challenged you, if any. What did this experience reveal about how well your study habits prepared you?

  Prompt Response:  I think it is easier to identify them in quatations. I think it will be easier because it makes more sense. My studying is definitely trash. I will need to work on my studying from here on out. This is what I thought about the test. Summary: we wrote a blog post. Reflection:  We took a test.
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Think of a fictional character, celebrity, or historical figure you can relate to. Create an allusion that connects your personality or experiences to that person. Explain why you chose that reference.

  Prompt Response:   someone I relate to is Charlie Brown. Charlie Brown is an outgoing funny person but he gets sad sometimes. he wanted a small tree that was little and perfect. when he came back to show his friend they made fun of me. I feel Charlie Brown because when I do something and show my friends they laugh at me sometimes instead of laughing with me. that is why I chose that reference.  Summary: In class we took notes.  Reflection:  we talked about how to make a good essay. 
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Think about a time when someone challenged your opinion or told you that you were wrong. What was the disagreement about, and how did you defend yourself? Did you change their mind, or did they change yours?

  Prompt Response:  A time someone told me I was wrong was last night when I was baking cookies. the disagreement was about how much butter one stick is 1/2 cup and two sticks is one whole cup. I showed that only using one stick of butter didn't make the cookies stick together and were crumbly. so then I added another stick of butter and got them to the perfect mix.My dad changed his mind and relisted I was right. that is a disagreement I had last night about how much butter goes into cookies. Summary:in class we took notes and did exercises. Reflection:  we wrote down vocabulary words and turned the papper in.
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Have you ever worried about what others think of you? How did it affect your actions or decisions? Share a personal experience and use hypophora at least once in your response.

  Prompt Response:  I have worried about what others think about me. I think that if I changed the way I would act they would want to be my friends. It affected my decisions because I was trying so hard to fit in I forgot who I really was.  do you change yourself to fit in. I know I did when I went to camp and tried to make friends. that is why I tried to fit in. Summary: we did notes  Reflection:  we turned in the notes when we were done 
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Consider the following statement: "We spend more time connecting online but less time connecting in person." Do you agree or disagree with this antithesis? Explain your perspective using personal experiences. Discuss how technology has influenced the way people communicate and build relationships. In your response, include at least one original example of antithesis.

  Prompt Response:   I agree that we spend a lot more time online. I know when I'm at home im sitting in my room playing on my phone texting my friends or calling my boyfriend. I know if I walk downstairs I can have a face to face conversation with my parents. instead  I don't I just scroll on my phone. so I agree with what that person is saying and I feel like social media consumes people. Summary: I didn't come to school because I was at the doctor  Reflection:  I did notes in my notebook.
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Prompt: Think about a time when you exaggerated something to make a point, tell a story, or get someone's attention. What happened? What did you say? Why did you exaggerate? Looking back, do you think your exaggeration made your message more effective? Explain.

  Prompt Response:  A time I exaggerated something was when I was talking to my parents about this party I went to. I did it so they would listen to me. I was just like there is so many people and they had stuff that they shouldn't have had. and I was just like telling them how craazy it was even tho it wasn't that crazy just so they would listen. That's a time I exaggerated. Summary: in class we did notes in our book  Reflection:  I wrote about vocab words and turned in a paper on them.
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