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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?

  Prompt Response: I will keep the things that keep me healthy. Summary: We went over answers and read chapter 4. Reflection:   I will finish the assignment.
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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?

  Prompt Response: My old competition team because I didn't want to continue to injure myself physically and mentally. Summary:   We read chapter 2 and 33 and did a assignment. Reflection: He died too quickly.

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?

  Prompt Response: My first impression was I thought he was just a man who didn't want to be bothered by anyone and wanted have a new life. Summary: We learned new facts about how to prepare for a hiking trip. And we read the first chapter of the book 'Into the Wile' today. Reflection: I am very curious of how he died and how he got so far into his trail.

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.

  Prompt Response: I think they were all challenging trying to find a picture to that word.  Summary:  Today we did vocabulary for 15 new vocab words.  Reflection: My assignment is gonna look nice

After viewing your classmates’ digital posters and reading the feedback comments left on your work, what new ideas or perspectives did you gain about your poster? Reflect on how the feedback influenced the way you think about your creative choices and describe what you learned about the creative process while designing and presenting your poster.

  Prompt Response: I will be more designed in my assignment. Summary: Absent. Reflection:  I will do better on my similes and metaphors.

Reflect on the simile and metaphor worksheet. Which topic challenged you the most when creating your figurative language, and why? In your response, explain what made that topic difficult and how you worked through the challenge (or what you might do differently next time).

  Prompt Response: My appearance to others because I hear a lot of things from others but I never really payed attention about those but it made me had to think about those times. Summary: I finished the 'Still I Rise' simile and metaphor assignment. Reflection:   I am ready to start on my digital poster now.

Today you created similes and metaphors that reflect your struggles, growth, and resilience. In a well-developed paragraph, reflect on the process. What did you learn about yourself while writing your figurative language?

  Prompt Response:  It made me realize that I am stronger than I think and how I can get through anything.  Summary: I wrote the similes and metaphors reflecting myself.  Reflection: I feel like similes and metaphors can help you figure out who you are in life and it helps describes it in a way people may not understand.