what inspires me

for one my parents inspire me. they showed me that things can be done with hard work and dedication. they are originally from africa and my dad was sent to america by his family to come here and go to school to get an education. he came here by himself leaving my mom and older brother and sister in africa until he could afford to move them here. i thank god he came here because in america we have a good chance of have a better life. also good music inspires me bacause it motivates me to do better life and be a better person. also this world inspires me. i see a lot of shady stuff and it has happened to be a better person.

First memory writing

i have always loved music and and when i was little i used to try to write songs. me and my two closest frriends would write music and then rap them on a microphone. it was so funny and was a extra hobby for us. i remember on days it used to rain since we couldnt play basketball we would all be at one of houses and write music

Freewriting

today is monday the first school day of the week obviously. i feel good about myself and i have no worries as of now. im wondering how this week is gonna turnout but at the same time im still counting my blessings because i know tomorrow is not promised. I wondering what obstacles am i gonna have with school, money, work, and girls. those are mainly the four most things i have to deal with. im not leaving my family out i just dont consider them as obstacles because i dont have any problems with my family besides me being away for school. But i love my family to death and we all get along pretty well so there are no problems in that area. As far as school goes i am working on being prepared for each in every class no matter what day time or class it is. success in school is something i want the most in my life. Now aws far as money goes i wish i had a lot more but hey.. who doesn't. im just trying to budget my money and work it well get better as soon as my checks start rolling in from work. But overall i have food clothes and gas so i am blessed and thankful for all i have.

Teaching

Students need teaching that supports their writing every single day. There is whole class teaching in the form of focus lessons, small grorp teaching and indivdual teaching. The teachers have spent a lot of time developing their curriculum knowledge.

As a highschool teacher I would use the writing workshop as a way to have the students interact with each other in groups, and also have them peer review each others work. I feel that group work amongst students teaches social skills. Through conversation with their peers, students can develop new ideas for their essays, and research papers. My role as a teacher would be to encourage the class to be creative and to write throughouly. - Jessica

I think in this particular classroom, maybe there would need to be more teacher interaction with the writing. Such as, giving the students certain prompts or questions that they can answer maybe about their rougth drafts that way when they are thinking about writing their final drafts, it becomes easier for them to have something to focus on. Other than that, I don't really see problems with this idea. -- Megan

I agree there would need to be more teacher interaction. I know when i was in high school we got to talk to our teachers one by one with our drafts and she would tell us what we did good on and what we did not so good on. It builds up confidence in wrinting when you can interact with the teacher and not just be imtimidated by the teacher and how he/she grades. Also you are more confident when you see just what exactly you need to work on to improve your writing.

grammar and punctuation

english is to me the most important subject we have to take in our lives. i say that because how you express yourself shows just who you are. in english we are taught how to talk and write. it is always important to use good when grammer in life. although i dont always use perfectly good grammer i do try too. but with the words that i choose to say i think it shows that have i good sense. Grammar and punctaution are strong keys in written. everyone should know how to do both things in written and it is important to do. in high school i would get points taking off for those same reasons. i try my best not to make little mistake by not usuing good grammer and punctuation. I want my students to master this as i teach writing

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I agree with the quote because writers write all the time and when you write i feel as if you are expressing yourself. Therefore you are more in the habit of finding significance that is in your life. When i write and read what i wrote after im done it makes me think more about life. Sometimes just reading things can help you figure out various situations in life. Other than just thinking it through in your head. Like how we wrote what we think of ourselves on our hands and took a picture of it had a lot of meaning to it. I think about that everyday now since we done it. My word was "authentic" i do think i am authentic and i push myself to be everyday now. Since we wrote our words in class i have been pushing myself even harder now. A simple word of what you think of yourself can make difference, that just shows you how after you think about the word. Now writers write a lot and there are a lot more words in poems novels and various books and articles so i can see how writers are more in the bait of finding significance that is in their lives.