PeaceFlower1016

      Today for class, I worked on my blog post that I haven't done yet.       I finished my comparison essay last night at home since I have so much to do for Friday. I have a test and a debate on politics on Friday so I have to prepare for both. I am really concerned that my teachers don't communicate with each other and give us tasks specifically on the same day. I know that I need to organize what I need to do and schedule myself, but I feel like it's tough to have a debate and a test on the same day.           I'm really bad at scheduling myself and I never write and post blogs on time. I wrote most of my blogs on the same day, weeks after the actual class was held. Since I'm going to be a high schooler soon, I genuinely need to improve on my scheduling skills or I won't be able to pass my classes. 

       Today we were given time to do whatever we haven't finished yet. So I worked on my comparison essay. It took me a decent amount of time to organize what I wanted to say. A few of my peers told me that they had already turned their documents in and I hadn't done anything yet. This fact hesitated me a little bit and made me hurry.      Mr. Paterson told us this class that we aren't having the test that he told us about last week. I was really interested in the quiz and the system or program that he was planning to use. However, I felt a little relieved because there are so many subjects that have tests already and I want to go home early. Less subjects less time in school for the exam week. 

      Today we were given time to finish anything that we hadn't finished yet, including our comparison essay on academic and pleasure reading. I was surprised to hear that the paper and every other work would have to be finished by next week. I didn't write anything for my essay yet so I need to work on it right away or I'm not going to finish it in time. On 3/5 we have so many assignments due on that day, I have to plan myself thoroughly.      Another thing that surprised me was the news that Mr. Paterson would give us a test on exam week. But I was glad to hear that it would be multiple choice and it wouldn't be hard. I am really curious what that system is, I thought that if we implement that in schools it would be much more efficient than paper-based tests. 

      I chose this book, Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli, for my pleasure reading because I saw a movie trailer for this novel. It was released last year, and I came upon it because it starred one of my favorites artists, which is Grace Vanderwaal. Also, I thought that it fit my preferences. The assignment that was given last semester about our own preferences, helped me understand what I really like to read. Before, I never really thought about what I like to read so this was the first time actually picking a novel from my preferences. From the movie trailer, I could predict that the book would be about identity and being different from other people. I was really excited to read it.      Leo Brolock is the protagonist of this novel. One day, a girl calling herself Stargirl shows up in Mica High. She was different, she wore "different" clothes, like colorful dresses, she has a pet rat, and she always holds a ukulele on her back. She sang in the cafeteria in fron...