Final Refection

1- What are the three most important things you learned this year?

Three most important things I learned this year was that I learned new words that I had never heard before. Second, I learned how to write in a better and proper way of writing. Lastly, I read more books this year than I have ever read before which is very surprising for me because I own a lot of books but never get the time to read them.

2- What is something we did this year that you think you will remember for the rest of your life?

In most of my year from 8th grade the one thing that I'll remember the most is the speeches we did for This I Believe I say that out of all the time I have been here that is the one I'll remember for the rest of my life because in those speeches it made me realize how we are more alike than different and we have our  adversitys. 

3- What was the nicest thing someone in our class did for you this year?

The nicest thing someone did for me in this class was I always had something say hello to me evertime I walked into this class. It made my day knowing that someone was caring enough to say hello and know about my day.

4- What is something you taught your teacher or classmates this year?

I don't know if I taught someone something this year that would be valueable. I do know that I have learned a lot from other classmates and teacher and they taught me how to be a better person.

5- In what area do you feel you made your biggest improvements? What is something you accomplished this year that you are proud of? The area I made the most biggest improvement was having good writing in some of my paragraphs. Something I accomplished this year that I am most proud of is that i passed the Illinois constitution test that was one of my greatest accomplishments.

6- What was the most challenging part of this year for you?

The most challenging part of this year was trying to keep up with my IXLs and vocab test and learning five new words every week also root words. That was kind of a challenge for me since I tried to keep up in class and it was hard at sometimes but I got through it.

7- What was the best piece of writing that you did this year? Why do you think it is your best?

One of my best writing pieces that I did this year was when I wrote about depression I had very detailed paragraphs and I put a lot of effort into my writing. I think it was the best out of all them because I feel like I put more attention and focus on to my writing than other ones.

8- Of the books you read this year, which was your favorite? Why?

My favorite book out of this year was when we were doing lit circles and we got to choose our own books and the book I chose to read was called Thing Not Seen . This book was very interesting to read I really enjoyed the book. The book really had a good setting and it graced my attention more than other books.

9- What advice would you give students who will be in this class next year? 
For the next students who are coming in to become 8th graders to this class my advice to them is that they should always do their homework and class work so they won't get in trouble. Always do your IXLs so you won't get any falcon fouls. Never come tardy to class. Don't talk back. Always study for your vocab test. Try your very best when it comes to writing a essay or an argument essay. Always have very detailed blogs. Lastly, have fun in 8th grade and don't be so negative try to be positive and enjoy the moments you have and make the best of it and enjoy 8th grade.

This I Believe

“Always remember the moments before they're gone”
By: Arely Marin

In our lives we believe in something. “I believe that we should always remember the moments before they're gone”.

I say that remembering things that happen throughout our life can take us a long way even when we don't know it.

A memory I have that has never left my mind was when I lost my great grandmother.

 My great grandma was a very nice lady. She always put a smile on my face. I never really spoke to my great grandma as much like I used to. One day I was out with my family and at this time my great grandma was not here, she left to Mexico, she was gonna stay over there for a little while.

Sadly, as I got back home my mother calls me and brother out she tells us to sit down. The news my mother had to tell me broke my heart. My great grandma had past away in Mexico, the saddest part is I never got to say goodbye.

Ever since that happen my family separated from each other. I hadn't seen my family in 6 years and still today I haven't seen them. I hope to see them again some day. It's sad because I remember the good old days with my family.

At that time I felt very lonely. I thought I could never heal. In that moment I fell into a dark hole. It was a very sentimental day for me.

My great grandma made me a stronger person by showing me that when life gets hard, to remember that she is by my side every step of the way. I will always remember the moments I had with my grandma.

Since this happened I feel that the life we have we shouldn't take for granted we should make the most of it because life is short. We should take every chance life has for us. Even though life might be hard on us we can all get through it.

You should always remember the moments before they're gone.

Literature circle/ Non - fiction blog

One of my essential questions that I had was Does Bobby ever get back to normal because all the theories the dads have created, do not help? So will he ever go back to the way he was? This question ties up the whole book since the book mainly talks about Bobby the invisible boy. The fathers of Bobby and Alicia made theories about why Bobby became invisible and they say that it has to deal with science. When Bobby is reflected on the light you could see his shadow. Soon or later and the end of the book Bobby goes back to normal.

In my book "Things not seen" and my article  "Seeing" words a different way, and winning a spelling bee have a main character in their topic. They use textual evidence and details on the topic. I would say a article and a book can be different because both represent different topics. They both include quotes, questions and more to help the reader understand better. My book ties in good with my article since one of my characters in my book is blind and the article talks about kid who is also blind. They may similarities but they also have differences. Both book and article provide well information.

Some examples from a book and an article is you have complete body of work on a particular subject. A book, typically, references other books or Journal articles and provides an overview in a subject. Some books are drafted as textbooks. An article is something published in a Journal or a conference, typically reviewed or very narrow scope targeting experts. Those are some examples about how a book and a article can be different and also be similar.

Clements, Andrew. Things not seen. New York: Puffin , 2006. Print.

""Seeing" words a different way, and winning a spelling bee." Newsela | "Seeing" words a    different way, and winning a spelling bee. Newsela, 20 Feb. 2015. Web. 12 May 2017. 

Literature Circle blog

In the book " Things not seen " talks about a boy who is invisible and he tries to figure out his life as being an invisible person. Through out the book so far Bobby who is the main character of the book and he is the one who is invisible has trouble focusing on his life. He can not go to school, he can't speak to no one not even his friends he basically is a missing person. Bobby in the book feels left alone most of time because since he is invisible no one can see him and he has to stay secretive until he can go back to his normal self. Along the way Bobby meets a girl named Alicia she is blind so basically Alicia can't see him. Bobby and Alicia create a great bond together and they become good friends. At first Alicia did not know Bobby was invisible and her reaction was priceless. After knowing that Bobby was invisible she was in shocked and she couldn't beileve it was true. Bobby starts to get out more and talk to people and his parents aren't to happy. Their worried that they might take Bobby to the government to get expirmented on. Through out the book the parents meet Alicia parents and they get along pretty well. Eventually the services come to Bobby's house and ask his mother if Bobby is still here. Since Bobby has been secretive and has not been going to school the services got suspicious. They inspected the whole house. The mother said that Bobby was with his aunt sending some time with his aunt, but of course services didn't believe it. After that I still need to read the chapter to find what happens next, but that is all I know through out the book that I have read. After reading, I wonder what will happen if  Bobby will ever get back to normal and he won't be invisible no more and why was he invisible in the first place.