Response to Priester's Syllabus

I feel like I’m kind of already adapted to Ms. Priester’s environment, because I’ve had her since freshmen year so it shouldn’t be any different. I’m kind of already familiar with the rules, tardy policies, absences, and make-up work. I had trouble last year so I have to retake English 10 my junior year which I don’t mind. I just hope that this year I won’t be to shy to ask questions or get help. I am really familiar with the way Ms. Priester’s classroom works so I don’t have much questions I’m pretty much aware of everything. I also think Ms. Priester expects me to know her rules and expectations since I’ve been in her classroom since freshman year. I’m ready to try English 10 again!

"Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket" Before You Read: Paralyzed by Fear

A time that I was paralyzed by fear was around the time I was placed into the system. I was twelve years old and my dad was really upset with me. To make matters worse I had just gotten suspended. My dad told me to clean the house and wash the dishes and then left for work. He had warned me however that if I was not done by the time he got home he was going to beat me. I laid around in bed expecting him to come home around five. By the time he got home I wasn’t even halfway done. So he called me to the living room and gave me that look, and I just didn’t know whether to run or scream or cry so I just stood there and eventually got the beaten. That was a time that I was literally paralyzed by fear.

End of Year Reflection – Greatest High School Obstacle

My biggest goal was to try and go to school and I tried... It was also my biggest obstacle thanks to certain incidents...

Freewrite

I spent prom night with a bearded dragon named “Athena”, I took off with John’s bike and then came home to watch chick flicks by myself. On Friday I tried something new and I didn’t like it and then I watched everyone in my house get ready for prom. I was really annoyed because I felt really crowded in my own home I felt attacked with all these people in the house. Then after everyone left I was kind of bored but then I got over it and that was it.

CST Testing Reflection

When we were taking the CST’s I felt pretty nervous at first, but then after I started I felt all right. On Monday we took the English portion and I felt I did a good job, but I am not sure. We had a break and then we did the second portion of the test and I felt really tired with all the reading and stuff. I finished and read a book. The next day I tested in the tech center and it was really hard for me because I don’t really understand math so I don’t think I did really good. The other two test were for history and science and I wasn’t so sure about those either but I tried and did my best!

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