Tuesday, September 17th

Journal - What is creating an outline for a paper important? Do you think it helps you personally? How would you prefer to outline a paper - pen and paper or an online tool? Is there a different way you know if that would prefer to organize your thoughts?

It is important to always write an outline when creating a paper. It helps put all facts where they are easy to see.  I always write an outline before my rough draft. That way I can copy and paste later. You will be able to add on to your outline while you are writing your paper as well, that way you have facts in the essay, and in the outline.

Monday, September 16th

Journal - Tell me about your weekend. Where did you go? What did you do?

This weekend I hung out with friends and slept. On Friday, I went over to my dads house and had a few friends over there. Then, on Saturday, I slept late, and I went over to my moms house with my stepbrothers. On Sunday, I did my homework, and watched football.

Wednesday, September 11th

Journal - Who do you look up to in life? Why? What have they done to help you or guide you?

I look up to my cousin Zac. He is an accomplished musician and inspires me to get better every day. He got his first major show when he was 17, and had thousands of people watching him. He and his friends band is inspiring because they were only 17 when they got together and became full time musicians.

Tuesday, September 10th

Journal - What is good email etiquette and why is it essential in the "real" world? How can having good email etiquette put you ahead?

Good email etiquette is to talk like you talk in real life, but professionally. Like you are writing a paper. All sentences should be complete with no abbreviations or texting signs. When writing an email, you should start off with a greeting and introduction, and then follow with the purpose of the email. Then, depending on what the email was about, conclude it and finish it off with a goodbye.

Friday, September 6th

Journal - If there was one big global issue in the world that you could fix, what would it be? A cure for cancer? Save the rain forest? Stop pollution? Think about it and then write about it. Why would you choose that specific issue?

If I could fix one issue in the world, it would be cancer. Cancer has been a problem for the whole world for a very long time. It is the most common and dangerous disease, which is still very hard to cure. I have been around the disease and have seen what it can do. It takes many lives every day, so if the disease didn't exist, there would be no more deaths. No more families would be shaken by the horrible effects of cancer.

Wednesday, September 4th

Tuesday, September 3rd

Journal - On Friday we discussed Public Service Announcements. In your own words tell me what they are and what their purpose is. If you could create a PSA what would your topic be? Why?

Public Service Announcements are created to raise awareness about a certain subject or problem. For example, there are plenty of sad PSA's about dogs that are abused or neglected. If I had to make a PSA, I would make mine about child abuse. Child abuse is a big problem, and it comes in many forms.