Brian's English Blog

 We presented the work we did for our roles in our literacy groups over the reading of "the sorrows of war". What we learned during this lesson was to speak and express what each of us had done depending on our role and how to present in front of the class. This is a lesson that can be used to better public speaking and showing that we analyzed the text. Something i struggled with was remembering what was on my drawing for presentation time.

 We continued reading in our literacy group while filling out a sheet of the main topics the group discussed between every 2 pages. The lesson that we learned within our groups was to focus on our opinions of the text rather than restating it while discussing what emotions or thoughts we had about it. This knowledge could be used when trying to describe a text to someone without revealing details that occur in the text. What I struggled with was wording the emotions I felt towards the text. I came in for half a day so it felt more relaxed then usual.

 In class we received literary group papers and read within those groups while discussing the book "The Sorrows of War" . What we learned was how to find underlying meanings and connections to the events occurring within the book. What I liked about the lesson was that we were able to give our own opinions and discuss why we thought  that opinion was reasonable. What I struggled with was finding inspiration for my part as illustrator within the reading. I felt tired that day and was ready to go home.  

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