English 12 Reflections

Bobby Meyer Blog #8 Course Suggestions            One of my favorite units in English, was the Veterans Day project. I liked this particular project just because it was a way to give back to the veterans, and a way to thank them for their time in the military. I thought this project was cool because we had the chance to interview veterans one on one and hear their own personal experiences from when they served. It was also cool, because I was given the chance to interview a teacher hear at Alden High School. One thing that I wish we did more of in class was interactive games or have more breaks. Although we did a lot of class discussions, I would have preferred to do more games or something. We also did not have a lot of time throughout the school year to not worry about having to type an essay or film a project. I think one way I would improve this class is by not requiring so many video projects, because not a lot of people know how the edit. Overall...

Bobby Meyer Blog #7 Survival    The survival unit in English 12, was probably the longest unit. During this unit we read four books in class, one of these books was read on our own time. Over the course of this unit, the class revolved heavily around survival traits and skills. One of those traits that often repeated itself was determination. Determination is a trait that was constant in the need for survival in each book that we read. To me, determination is your will to finish what you started no matter what conflicts you may face. An example of determination can be seen in the book The Old Man and the Sea. The old man in this book, named Santiago, battles an extremely large fish for 3 days straight. This showed how determination plays a huge role in survival.

Bobby Meyer Blog #6 STTP    For the speak truth to power unit in English 12, we had to make a video project to explain what our human rights defender did. My partner and I had to make a video on the Human Rights defender Robert F. Kennedy, brother of the president John F. Kennedy. Robert Kennedy was best known for his push for civil rights during the 1960's. RFK wanted to expand and equalize the rights of African-Americans. Since Robert Kennedy played important roles in the government, he could make a huge impact on the lives of thousands of African-Americans. While I was researching Robert F. Kennedy, i came to the conclusion, that he was a very inspirational, and bold man. RFK constantly reached out to help others before himself, and that reveals a lot about someones character. I also learned from this project, that a single human being can make a enormous impact on the lives of others through simple efforts. People look up to others that have the same characteristics as...

Bobby Meyer Blog #5 Veteran's History project          So for veterans day this year, everyone in English 12 had to interview willing veterans. The veteran that I interviewed personally is an industrial arts teacher at the High school. My veteran was Mr. Art Eggink. Mr. Eggink served in the United States Army for several years. Every group was giving specific questions to ask the veteran's about their time in the military. During the interview, Mr. Eggink explained that when he first joined the army he was doing it for the educational benefits that can be earned. He explained that his initial thoughts of joining were to go in and get it over with, but he ended having a change of mind for it. He told me stories about what his job was, and how fast things can happen when you are serving in combat zones. Mr. Eggink seemed very genuine, and true to his word when sharing the things that he went through, he also made it clear that the Army was one of the best thin...

Bobby Meyer Blog #2        In the beginning of my senior year of English 12, everyone set a goal to try and achieve by the end of the year. My goal was to win the sectional championship in baseball again for B-1. Unlike some of the other goals I had, I was able to accomplish this goal. The only reason I could achieve these goals was because of the team I had to play with. Without the team we had this year, I highly doubt I would’ve been able to achieve my main goal. At the start of the season I didn’t think that our team could pull ourselves together in time to start winning a lot of games. After we lost the first game, all of our attitudes flipped, and we didn’t want to lose any more games. So the second game came and we crushed that team by over 10 runs. This helped us gain momentum for the rest season and we carried that momentum all the way back to the championship that we played in last year. The championship game was played at the same school as last year, u...

Bobby Meyer Blog #1 Going back into my times in the primary, and intermediate school I have realized that I have had some pretty good memories. Starting in kindergarten, I met a friend that I didn't realize would be one of my best friends for the next 13 years. My first year of "legit" schooling started in 2005 with my teacher Mrs. Abrams. Mrs. Abrams was probably the nicest teacher I ever had. She was always very kind and caring to all of her students no matter who they were. She would always have snacks for us if we forgot ours, or she would get us lunch if we somehow didn't have one. Then next few years that followed kindergarten in the primary school, is where I met most of my friends that I am still close with to this day. When I got into the intermediate school, which at the time consisted of grades 3-5, I started to do fun activities in class, and getting closer to my friends. One memory I have from third grade is when we raised butterflies in class, and the...