PD 4 ENGLISH 10 HONORS
Above is a Wordle with your focus words from last week. A wordle is "a visual depiction of the words contained in a piece of text". The above wordle makes the words used most often larger. This means that more people in our classes selected those words as focus words. (note, I forgot to collect focus words in several classes, so this does not display every single word selected. Sorry!) Using the above list, select one word that you think is the most important word to drive our class this year. In the comments section, please answer the below questions about your word.
Your response should be at least 5 thoughtful sentences.
21 Comments
Kaden Conklin
9/1/2017 07:50:13 am
Creativity- This class thrives on the creativity of the students. It makes this class feel special, and makes me feel like my imagination can be set free. This class is powered by the students who come up with new ideas every day. This just feels like a fun class because it doesn't have to be boring. Its only bad if you make it bad, so let your imagination loose and experience the possibilities.
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Victoria Riley
9/1/2017 07:56:22 am
Authentic: The word authentic is a very real word in its connotation. It makes you think of the purest feeling of a piece of literature or even in the personality of a person. The denotation of authentic is very similar to the emotional meaning. Authentic by definition means genuine. This word will remind me to always put my most genuine work into a paper or project.
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Cady Potter
9/1/2017 07:57:20 am
I choose the word cooperation to focus on. Cooperation has a positive connotation. It makes me think of teamwork and respect for others. Personally, I associate this word to our class because we work together in our groups a lot, and everyone should be kind and respectful. We also need to cooperate in order for this to be a fun and exciting class that everyone is happy to be in. This year, I want to be able to cooperate better with my peers, even if we don't agree on some circumstances.
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Chance M
9/1/2017 07:58:23 am
Determination- in order to thrive in a class room of any challenge you must have the right determination. Determination can take ones mind a very long way and a successful way and that is what you want in life is success in platform.
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Jackie Kelly
9/1/2017 07:59:21 am
Responsibility: Without having responsibility in my life there is no way I could pass the class. To be irresponsible and to not care about work is going to do nothing good for you in the class or life. The class could also help teach responsibility because it will be more work and harder to comprehend. I will need to be more responsible and make sure I am trying my best in everything that I am doing in the class. Being responsible for this class is going to be very important and it will help to make me more responsible in life.
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Makenzie Yates
9/1/2017 07:59:41 am
All of the words mean so much to have a successful classroom, but one that stuck out the most is confidence. Everyone in the room needs to have confidence to participate in discussions, and not be afraid to share their opinions. In addition to everyone being confident, we could have some awesome discussions with everyone's opinions. That is why I think confidence is very important to this classroom.
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Julie Veilleux
9/1/2017 08:00:32 am
Creativity. It's a very positive word with endless interpretations. It makes me think I am able to do anything if I put my mind to it. English is creativity, the words, sentences and stories. Personally when I think of creativity I think of it as an art, I can do whatever I choose and it will be beautiful. My goal is to put all my creativity in my writing this year.
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Jaron Lussier
9/1/2017 08:02:45 am
Knowledge- To do well in this class, you must have a decent amount of knowledge. Using prior knowledge, you can work on gathering more. The connotation is experience in something. I associate it with English class because in this class you inspect writing and learn from it. My goal that involves this word for the year is to try my hardest and take away what I can.
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Sydney Izes
9/1/2017 08:03:02 am
Challenging: Without a challenge, we will never grow. No one can get everything right, and without failure, we are not able to blossom. If something is challenging we strive to do better, to obtain a better grade than what is average. Challenging our minds let them grow and expand, allowing us to do better. Achieving something challenging, we gain confidence.
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Taylor Shade
9/1/2017 08:03:14 am
Respect- To do well in this class, you must respect the teacher and your fellow students. Respect makes me think of a student following the teachers directions. Respect can be found all over the place in school, most students respect their teachers a lot. Personally, I think respect means listening to others and not be rude to others. My goal for this year is to get everyone to respect me
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Olivia Creel
9/1/2017 08:03:34 am
I think that creativity is the most important thing for me in this class. Without creativity our world would be a very dull and unexciting place to live. We are born with an amazing imagination, and I feel that as we grow older we tend to lose that creativeness.
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kimberly
9/1/2017 08:04:40 am
Hardworking- The word hardworking has a very strong definition for a English word. The word hardworking helps me think that I need to stay focused and that I need to do my best work. One goal that I have that associates with this word is to work hard on all the work I do and to also not give up.
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Khaliyah Doleman
9/1/2017 08:05:00 am
I chose the word understanding. It is important to ensure your understanding of things in class. It makes me think of responsibility and striving for success. I have a hard time understanding certain things at time so this word relates to me in a way of trying to do my best to learn.
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Brian Lin
9/1/2017 08:05:58 am
Determination - It has a positive connotation of being focused and hardworking. This word makes me think of getting things done and not slacking off. You have to be determined for school and classes if you want to pass. This word means stopping at nothing to me. This year I want to be determined to finish my assignments and not slack off.
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Hailey Horn
9/1/2017 08:06:23 am
The word I have chosen to focus on is teamwork. The connotation of this word is positive and makes you think of your social skills. This word, teamwork, works well with the school, or class environment because you are not alone. You are working together with your peers and if you can't do that, how will you accomplish your goals? Personally this word means to get along and work together, in life there will be people you dislike, but have to get along. My goal for this year is to come together as a class to make a wonderful piece of art.
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Maree Dieterich
9/1/2017 08:07:29 am
Persistence: Upon hearing this three syllable word, I think of late nights sat on my bed, writing away in order to finish my last piece of work. I think of doing what I must do to be successful. Those who came from little to nothing, working themselves to exhaustion in order to reach their goals are the ones who embody the nature of persistence. I hope to be someone who also stands as an embodiment of persistence. Hopefully, I will find the motivation to reach each and every one of my outrageous goals.
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Chris Burton
9/1/2017 08:07:45 am
adventurous- There is a positive connotation for this because when you adventure, you usually find something new. It makes me think of the movie, "UP," because the old man tries to go to Paradise Falls his whole life, and when he finally does he learns so much and makes a friend or more. This should be associated with our class because it will get us curious to how much stuff there is to learn.
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Derek Stotler
9/1/2017 08:11:01 am
Determination. In a class room you need student who are determined to succeed. It really makes me think of a class who all the students are paying attention and not fooling around. You really need to be determined in anything you do. It makes you think that you can do anything you set your mind to. I really am determined to get good grades during the entire year.
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Kylie DeJulis
9/1/2017 08:11:52 am
Commitment: English class can be a lot of work, especially honors at that. You need to be committed or you will fall behind and it will be hard to catch up. Commitment means you stick to something once you're in it. Whether that means coming to class or just getting your work done its important to keep on top of everything.
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Morgan Miller
9/1/2017 08:14:00 am
Respect- Respect is needed in all situations, and without it you would get no where. Respect makes me think of how you treat the Janitor or a CEO as the same. I associate this with our school and class because many still don't understand the point or how to use it in everyday life. It means to me personally from the way people treat me the first time they talk to me, if they have no respect for me, I pay no attention to them. My goal for this year, and this word is to use it more often, and not have the way i feel about someone get in the way of what I do on a daily basis.
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Michael Wahl
9/4/2017 08:28:46 pm
Cooperation- Important for any classroom and the real world. Without cooperation how would things get done, which is why we need cooperation. Cooperation has a positive feeling that makes me think of teamwork and getting things done with people. I associate it with English class because we need to cooperate to get things done in our groups, or what is the point in having them. To me personally the word means getting along with people to get a job done. My goal for this year involving cooperation would be to make more friends, and so hopefully through cooperation I can accomplish that.
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