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Prompt: Today we discussed why academic writing must reflect your own thinking and understanding rather than relying on artificial intelligence to generate your ideas. After learning about the expectations for authentic writing, reflect on why it is important for students to write essays in their own words.

 Response: It is important to write your own essays so you can benefit from the work. If you are not thinking critically and challenging yourself to work hard, you will not develop the skills you need to be successful in the work place.
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March 3 Prompt: Today we focused on constructing a strong literary argument paragraph about Wild and whether discomfort is necessary for meaningful personal growth. After working through the claim-evidence-analysis structure, explain which part of the paragraph was most challenging for you and why. Do you find it more difficult to create an arguable claim or to move beyond summary in your analysis?

 Response: I usually find the claim part the hardest since its hard for me to get started. The evidence is easy because its really just the quote and some context. When I do the analysis it's not that difficult either when I already have the claim since i'm just connecting the evidence to it. 
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March 2nd Prompt: Reflect on your experiences with essay writing. What aspects of writing essays do you find most engaging or challenging? Discuss your personal strengths as a writer as well as specific areas where you experience difficulty or would like to improve. Support your reflection with clear examples from your own writing experiences.

 Response: I personally love writing essays, especially argumentative ones. I love the creative aspect and how I can take time to put my thoughts onto paper. In my middle school we had to write lots of essays. So many that I began to enjoy writing them. I can write for hours and not get bored.
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Feb 23 Prompt: Describe how you spent your time, any activities, traditions, travel, hobbies, or moments that stood out to you. You may also discuss something new you tried, something you learned, or how the break helped you reset before returning to school. Keep your response appropriate for a school setting and focus on experiences you are comfortable sharing publicly

 Response: I did not do too much over the break. I mainly worked Tuesday through Saturday. I had some friends over Saturday night to watch the UFC fight and when I went outside the next morning my house had been covered in toilet paper.
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Feb 24th Prompt: 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?

 Response: I learned that it is much easier to create a simile, at least for me it is. Probably because it's much easier to make a sentence make sense when you say that you are like something, instead of saying you are something. 
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Feb 26 Prompt: 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).

 Response: I had the most trouble with finding my identity. Probably because I am still doing that. I had to think back to a really early experience and come up with figurative language for that.
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