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Prompt: In Into the Wild, Christopher McCandless gives up many of his possessions in pursuit of freedom and meaningful experiences. If you had to simplify your life and keep only a few important possessions, what would you keep and why? What would be hardest to leave behind?

Prompt Response: If I had to simplify my life and only keep a few possessions, I would keep 3 items. One being my CDs because I think physical media is important in preserving the media you love. The second would be my favorite items of clothing I own because I would want to wear clothes I feel comfortable in. The third item would be my handbag because it was a gift from my mom that I love dearly. The item that would be hardest to leave behind is my CDs because music is something really important to me and I really value my collection of CDs.  Summary: In class we did the "Into the Wild Chapter 4 Quote Analysis" assignment on Writable      .  Reflection: Through answering the reflection questions on the quote analysis, I am able to reflect upon the themes of Into the Wild through my own experiences. 
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Prompt: People sometimes feel the need to step away from their normal routines or environments in order to better understand themselves. Describe a time when you needed distance from a situation, place, or group of people in order to think more clearly or gain perspective. What did that experience teach you about yourself?

Prompt Response:  A time I needed distance from a group of people in order to think more clearly was in 4th grade. I was friends with these four other girls, and despite it being a toxic friend group, I kept staying friends with them. Later on I started to feel like they were leeches sucking every bit of my personality out of me. Once I stepped away from them, I realized my identity was just attached to them. I officially cut them out after the time I spent to myself.  Summary: In class we read Chapter 1 and 2 of Into the Wild individuality and filled out a theme analysis chart.  Reflection: After my readings of chapter 1 and 2 of Into the Wild, I still think McCandless is naive.
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Prompt: After reading Chapter 1 of Into the Wild, consider your first impression of Christopher McCandless. Based solely on the events and details presented in this opening chapter, do you believe McCandless truly understood the risks he was taking when he entered the Alaskan wilderness? Why or why not?

Prompt Response: After reading chapter 1 of Into the Wild, My first impression of Christopher McCandless is that he is a rebel and naive. I believe that McCandless did not truly understand the risks he was taking when he entered the Alaskan wilderness based on the interactions with Gallien. McCandless was asking questions to Gallien about what berries he could eat and other things. He also revealed what he carried in his backpack, what he had would not last him in Alaska. McCandless also denied Gallien when offered to buy him the correct equipment or tried giving him his boots, showing he naively believes he can survive off the land.  Summary: In class we read Chapter 1 of Into the Wild.  Reflection: Based on reading the first chapter of Into the Wild, I think Christopher McCandless has a rebel mentality. 
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Prompt: Today you worked on creating your Vocabulary Digital Cards in Adobe Express. In one well-developed paragraph, reflect on the assignment by explaining which vocabulary word was easiest for you to understand, which word was most challenging, and how creating your own sentence and selecting an image helped strengthen your understanding of the vocabulary. Use specific examples from your work.

Prompt Response: While working on creating my Vocabulary Digital Cards in Adobe Express, the easiest word for me to understand was provocative. I've encountered the word before in previous times in my life. The most challenging word was toady because it was brand new to me. Creating my own sentences for each word helped strengthen my understanding of the Vocabulary by practicing using the word in context. Selecting images for each word helped strengthen my understanding of the Vocabulary by providing a symbol of the word.  Summary: In class we did the Vocabulary Digital Cards in Adobe Express. Reflection: I learned that goad means to urge or prod. 
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Prompt: After viewing your classmates’ digital posters and reading the feedback comments left on your work, what new ideas or perspectives did you gain about your poster? Reflect on how the feedback influenced the way you think about your creative choices and describe what you learned about the creative process while designing and presenting your poster.

Prompt Response: I gained a few new perspectives on my poster after reading the feedback left on it. I got compliments on my design of the poster and my creativity. This feedback influences me to think positively of my creative choices because it shows that I put a lot of creative merit into my poster and was very dedicated to making it look visually interesting. Through designing the poster, I learned that the creative process has to come instinctively to you.You cannot force ideas out of your brain, letting it come naturally makes the process a whole lot easier.  Summary: In class we gave positive feedback on our classmates' digital posters.  Reflection: Through creating my digital poster for my similes and metaphors and viewing others, I got to expand my knowledge on how visuals bring words to life and give them a whole lot more meaning. 
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Prompt: Reflect on the simile and metaphor worksheet. Which topic challenged you the most when creating your figurative language, and why? In your response, explain what made that topic difficult and how you worked through the challenge (or what you might do differently next time).

Prompt Response: While writing my similes and metaphors, I found doubt and criticism the most challenging topic to create figurative language for. It was hard to think about the experiences in my life where I have been told I would not succeed in something. The topic is kind of similar to being underestimated except doubt means someone is unsure of your capability. I worked through the challenge of creating figurative language for this topic by thinking hard of smaller moments where I was in the face of doubt from others. I ended up being able to create a good metaphor.  Summary: In class we made a Digital Poster on our similes and metaphors we wrote.  Reflection: Through creating a digital poster of the figurative language I wrote, I am enhancing the meaning of it with visuals. 
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Prompt: Today you created similes and metaphors that reflect your struggles, growth, and resilience. In a well-developed paragraph, reflect on the process. What did you learn about yourself while writing your figurative language?

Prompt Response: Writing about myself through figurative language was an interesting process. It really made me think about who I am as a person. What I think about myself and how others do. I was able to reflect upon my growth over the years and the struggles that carry with me. Using figurative language to express these things made me understand myself more. I really got into the crevices of my brain with this part of the assignment.  Summary: In class we wrote 6 metaphors and 6 similes about ourselves, internally and externally.  Reflection: Through creating these similes and metaphors, I am able to reflect on myself. 
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