Jonah's First Blog

Today, Ms. Nakada first took attendance. Then, we read Bailey’s blog. 

We wrote in our English notebooks the following: 

week three: Sept. 8- Sept. 11

Agenda/Blog corrections

Q.Q song

The Outsiders STAR TEST 

“Nothing Gold Can Stay”

HW: Elements of plot for ch 8/9 of TO

Quote of the week “Sometimes a breakdown can be the beginning of a kind of breakthrough, a way of living in advance through a trauma that prepares you for radical transformation" Cherrie Moraga. 

After we wrote that, we then discussed what the quote of the day meant. No one answered so Ms. Nakada played crickets. Finally someone answered. 

We then discussed “How do we practice self-care in times of stress/uncertainty?" People came up with a spa day :), deep breathing or playing basketball, going to the pool because it's hot, biking, moving to a positive space, time with family or a socially distant gathering, going on a walk, and listening to music. 

We listened to the song of the week, it was called “The Gaslight Anthem.” We discussed how this relates to The Outsiders. Then, we discussed what was our favorite lyric, no one answered again, and Ms. Nakada played crickets. Someone answered and we back-tracked to week 2 and discussed what happened in chapters 5, 6, and 7. 

Finally, to finish the day we took the Renaissance STAR test, and left.