Where the Red Fern Grows by Wilson Rawls(Western 2-19-15)

This book is extremely sad(and happy in the beginning). The part that I hated the most was when the dogs died. I wouldn't have cared if they had died fast, and not brutally, but their deaths were terrible! One dies of loss of blood, and the other dies because they can't fit their intestines back into the body. I just couldn't believe it. Now I know that I should never take animals out hunting(or camping). I would give this book a 10 because it makes people feel for the animals, and angry at some kids. It's just an emotional book. Writers that are able to make the readers cry(sadly, or for joy) needs a pat on the back!

Quickwrite 2/23/15

This wasp is carrying its' baby somewhere. The wasp is holding something between its' legs that looks like another wasp, but it is also smaller than the one that is holding it ("What's Going on in this Picture?", The Learning Network). Since the wasp is wrapping its' legs around an object that looks like another wasp, while moving, it seems that it is bringing the object to a place.

American Revolution Project Reflection

     My group was cooperative in the end while we were getting the information. Beau would get the information paper cut and ready, I got the game and the delegates match-up ready, and Clint helped put the board together. In the beginning, Clint wouldn't really do anything, and it was hard to communicate because we were misinterpreting one another's opinions and ideas. This is such as whenever  Beau would say live exhibit, I didn't know what he really wanted to do. I honestly think that the idea of people from different blocks/periods coming together to do a project was awesome. The only thing is that we needed a little bit more of an explanation on how to get the email thread ready. I know that some people would get the idea right off the bat, and other people would forget how to do it right as they were put up to the task. I think that the emails were fun to use, but I would have liked to just share a document with other people and just use that. It just seems simpler to me because people would do their work on their drive, then they would forget to copy and paste that information back into the email thread. I think that if there would have been no teacher monitoring our discussions, then there would have been a lot of joking around on the email. The teacher also helped with making sure that each student got his/her work done throughout the project. I feel like I have learned that being in a group project definitely need some communication. Some of my group members wouldn't communicate throughout the whole day. If they don't tell their members how they feel about the project, then the project won't have 100% effort from all of the team members.(just like when a member doesn't like something and doesn't want to do what the other members are doing and they don't try to work because they don't want to.) I feel like I gave my all and worked really hard to get the project perfected. In this instant, I would say that I would get a 10. I know that Beau and I did A LOT of the work throughout the project. I also know that Clint was playing games through class, so to be honest, I think that Beau and I did try to get the project nice and clean so that the whole group would get a good grade.

Quickwrite 2/10/15

The woman is being surrounded by the bomb squad due to a bomb attacked to her upper torso. They are also filming the event, as if they are putting it on the news. The picture shows a group of people dressed in camouflage, surrounding the woman. One of the people seems to be trying to calm down the woman with the bomb looking thing strapped around her chest. One of the people that is surrounding her is holding a device that looks like a camera, but he is also holding a shield in front of himself. ("What's Going on in this Picture?", The Learning Network).

Mid-Year Reflection

     Most of my goals were to become a nicer, better person, so in a way, I am better. I wouldn't say that this project helped me become nicer(or meaner), but like I said, I did get better at some things. I would say that I got better at being able to search up things, and find good, precise websites. Before this school year, I wasn't able to find reliable sources and it didn't come easy to me. After the big NHD Project, I was able to find reliable sources like the snap of my fingers.
     I think that I have accomplished making people think that my sister and I are two different people. The only thing that I need to accomplish out of my goals is to let people know that I am a nice and generous person. Other than that, I don't think I need to ditch any goals, or even come up with other. I feel like I have been successful, and that is good enough for me!

National History Day Reflection

     I feel like I have accomplished so much from NHD. My sister and I worked incredibly hard, and we were able to go onto regional. I also have learned a ton about how I work and cooperate with other people during big projects like this one.

1. I figured out that I tend to want to do things my self. I would always say, "Hey, don't put that there" or other things like that.

2. I'm also a freak of neatness. If the project looks a little bit messy, it would be okay, but I would prefer it to be really neat and appealing to the eyes.

3. This isn't my favorite habit, but i also tend to want to do things extremely fast. I wanted the project to look neat, but I also wanted to have it done fast, so that we wouldn't have to worry about if we were going to be late to a practice because we were finishing our project.