MIss Disa's AEP class 23-24

  Maps have become my new enemy. I know this may sound dramatic, but I really just can't seem to like them. As an artist who loves anything related to colors and drawings, you'd think a map of all things would be right up my alley, but you'd definitely be wrong. The feeling of facing your adversary is like no other- this desperate thirst to defeat them, dying to be quenched. And so it begins... The day before the exam, we played "Squardle," but the joy it gave us upon completion was short-lived as it was replaced by the impending atmosphere of doom looming above us. I felt a pit in my stomach when I walked into the classroom the next morning. But I was prepared...or so I had thought. I only managed to score 87%, which in reality was actually a 77% because Miss Disa added 10 points to help bump up our grades. I barely passed really, but that doesn't matter now. When I had finished taking the exam, all I could think of was that it was finally over. I could relax...

 Disclaimer: I've never actually read Dante's inferno because it's Christian text lol. I think the circles do end at 9? or 7? I'm not sure. (I'm basing everything I know off of pop culture. This is not meant to be accurate.) Happy morning!! The last blog ended on a rather helpful note, I think. I'm hoping to keep this post rather short since a lot happened already. If I recall correctly, we had our quiz last (last?) week. Or midterms? I've truly got it all mixed up already since I feel as though we don't have much time for AEP anymore. (Granted I was absent this week but let's not talk about that.) How was the midterms? Miss promised us a crossword and she delivered! Thank you! I panicked to myself the night before as I tried reviewing all the words. Sadly, on the test itself, I missed one particular word and it made my blood boil that I couldn't get full marks. Whatever, right? It's just one mark. Anyways, I'm happy enough that it is all...

 Heya folks! I'm back with another blog. Let's skip the introduction and just get to it, shall we: March 18, 2024 - We started off the first period of the first AEP lesson of the week with 'hello wordl', and as usual chose to guess a 7 letter word. We managed to guess the word at the 4th try of the game and the word was 'worsted'. Not gonna lie, looking at the word makes me question whether or not if it actually is a word from the dictionary, it just looks so wrong to me. But it actually is, and it is a type of yarn. Huh, well, ya learn something new everyday. How interesting!  Next up, we did vocab quiz 11 using spin the wheel and answered 2/2 word correctly! One of the words were 'milieu' but I forgot what my second word was. Overall, this was an alright quiz.  For our last activity, we did a seatwork where we had to read an extract and give a title and summaries what it was about. I found this activity was quite useful and enjoyed doing it, a bit. Not...

 Well midterm has long past and I am just know writing this blog but thats okay because I will recap everything that has happened before and after the midterm.I wouldnt want to make you wait anymore so lets dive in back in Tuesday , March 12th. In the tuesday morning , we were welcome with a new twist in which regularly , we play squardle but to keep the warm-up game nice and quick, Miss decide to let us play the classic wordle. After number of guesses , we managed to get the word which was "heave". Afterwards , we play another interesting game "connections". This game usually quite tricky but somehow , we managed to finish the game within less than 2 errors. Moving on to the real deal , we had to wrote and essay about Farmshire village and the changes to be made by 2024. Personally , I find writing essay about maps is really difficult because I never really wrote about them before. There is a lot of challenges such as the tenses that I need to focus on. Since this ...

Hello! It's been a while since my last blog post, and I'm thrilled to bring you to speed with the recent occurrences in AEP. So settle down and enjoy a run-through for these past few weeks!  Let's kick things off with March 12th. Our class commenced with two engaging word games: Connections and Wordle. While the specifics elude me, I'm sure it was enjoyable! Following the games, we wrote our first ever essay on the theme of Maps. Specifically, we explored the evolution of Farmshire village through the lens of two distinct maps. As it was my first essay, Miss Disa provided meticulous feedback, pinpointing areas for improvement. Notably, many of my errors stemmed from the misapplication of certain terms, such as "repurposed," within the given context.  The subsequent week was abbreviated due to the Reading of Honors. Nonetheless, upon our return to AEP, we dove into a spirited round of Squardle, achieving an impressive tally of 65 words! Additionally, Miss retur...

  Good Day dear reader, welcome back to another blog made my yours truly:)!  Sundays have been closing and the weeks have been turning faster than I could ever imagine. Look, here we are at the 3rd term already done with our midterms. Frankly the amount of pressure Im feeling for my as levels are not a joke.  But Alas, here we are. Ms Disa doesnt really like it when we bring up the end of the year and her point is definitely really valid. Its because we didnt even end yet. Why retire your school brains when you still have around 3 more months in? I guess its a student thing, since its pretty much a shared experience of losing that sense of academic achievement from anything you do in school.  These days in AEP we have established a routine like schedule especially from our vocabulary tests all done in paper. I think Ms really wants to go back to the traditional days ( pre-covid). Until now, I still can’t comprehend how much of a drastic change she had to make for her...

  Ever since taking the midterm exams last week,the realization that school is ending and I have finals and I'll become grade 12 in just a couple of weeks is kinda scary. It's even more scary because the amount of homeworks and seatworks that I have just sitting on my desk is crazy. I've gotta change something before finals if i want to get a grade and actually become a functional member of society. Even this blog that I'm doing was supposed to be done like last week and instead I'm doing it on the day I have AEP because at literally 2 am in the morning simply because I don't want to get scolded. It's even more crazy because I haven't even studied for the AEP quiz that's happening today. With the sportsfest upcoming friday too.i'm not really excited since my team is dead last in the competition :(((

  Midterms are next week, so you know what that means: another blog! It's crazy how time has flown by so fast if you look at it from the bigger picture. So, as a refresher, let's start all the way back from where we left off- March 12.  It was a Tuesday morning and we started off the class with a short warm-up of "Wordle" and "Connections." We then quickly moved to the real agenda for the day: starting to write essays about maps. Our first prompt was about a village named "Farmshire" and the changes that the community was planning to make by the end of 2024.  Overall, it was a bit tricky writing this essay because I wasn't too sure whether we were supposed to cite each individual position of the facilities based on the compass or if doing that would be too redundant. (I later found out that its better to only use the compass sparingly to avoid puzzling the reader.)  Confusions were naturally expected as it was my first time writing; nonetheless...

 With midterm exams around the corner, and two days of the calm before the storm, will Leo be able to overcome the storm? Or will he be swept up in the whirlwind of insanity? The short answer: no. The long answer: this entire blog! Welcome to my third term second blog, where I will unveil the crazies that have been fumigating the airs of our classroom. To even call them "crazies" may be an understatement, as we literally talked about a doorbell for fish for 10 minutes straight in an advanced English classroom. I'm not complaining, just stating what happened! Speaking of, what about that? It was an interesting sight—a black screen. I shouldn't really be making fun of it, sincerely. I did go online right after school, searched it up, and watched it for the entire day. The doorbell is fun to click on. Maybe I am one of those weird people who ends up spamming the button to attempt to get something out of it. I digress.  As you can tell, I'm getting detrimentally cuck...

Although maps have always held a peculiar charm for me, a fascination sparked during childhood by watching episodes of Dora the Explorer and her indispensable map, my relationship with them has evolved. Previously, a map was a guide to travelling to places, a tool for discovering new café locations on trips, or simply a way to marvel at rather weird corners of the globe. However, my recent academic assignments have altered my perception of maps, making them less of an object of intrigue and more a source of stress. Essays have made maps worse! Before, engaging with a map never entailed writing an essay. If my father discussed a historical map, I’d happily delve into a verbal explanation rather than penning an analysis. But now, as a student in an Advanced English Program, essays have become a standard expectation. Tackling these assignments has been a significant challenge, turning my once enjoyable encounters with maps into a draining task. It’s clear now that the essays, not my exhau...

           With the month of March left behind us and a week-long "break", we immediately delve into the class of AEP.  To be entirely honest with you, the break did not provide nearly enough rest it should have.  As usual.  The following lessons of AEP were intriguing to say the least and have introduced my classmates and I new challenges and fish. April 1 - Fun with Fish          It was an unusual day for sure.  One of the reasons as to why is that I figured out the word for our Hurdle warmup game.  Usually, I can only solve these types of games at home where the school air does not fry my vocabulary skills.  It was a personal accomplishment that seems trivial to most.          This day's seatwork was mind-bending.  True, False, or Not Given??  How am I supposed to know?  It was much different than the usual AEP seatwork.  The extracts were shorter and Miss...

Hello everyone! Back again from the break. Now, time to head into school again. Yay... (sorry lazy intro, I'm sleepy) April Fools, 2024 Hurdle      After the week break, we warmed up with some Hurdle! I always loved our warmups, from Contexto to Squaredle, but never  Hurdle. Honestly, what in the world are you to do? You know how many there are in the right place, how many there but misplaced... I felt like I was dragging my body through a battlefield, the letters on the screen stabbing me. The whole game was just me staring at the board, as Summer, Adelia, and Hyeono had their go at finding the answer. Summer finally put an end to my suffering  got the word "overt" as our 7th try. It's as thick as Hyeonseo's gya-     Once our little warm up (which honestly made me feel dumb) was over,  Miss pulled out the worksheet for today. As the papers were passed around, a few complained on how thick the worksheet was. Adelia muttered that "It's as thick as ...

 Oh my god, this blog is really late, sorry Miss! We didn’t have any school on Monday as a reward for a successful musical (*cough* winner for junior category *cough*), so we missed our first lesson Additionally, I was unable to attend on March 12 and 19 because of Cambridge exam suffering. I don’t even know why I chose to take the exam Anywho! on March 18 Miss Disa introduced us to a new variant of Wordle: “Hello Wordl”. It was essentially just Wordle, but with 7 letters instead of the typical 5. I found this to be more fun than the normal Wordle, as our class had already mastered 5 letters (CHIMP, SALET, GUNKY, FJORD). We had to conjure up new, longer words, getting us out of our comfort zone Next up, we spun the wheel of doom for the vocab quiz! I always look forward to vocab quizzes, learning new words is always enjoyable. This particular quiz wasn’t very difficult, as I had already known most of the words prior to the quiz.  We used up the last period on another seat work...

  It has been quite awhile since we have written another blog, we had our one week break (holy week) and found it extremely relaxing since there was no school. Even though we have many quizzes and homework at the moment, it is important to remember that this will end. It will be over one day and you can forget about it. Indeed, the past is the past no matter what happens so i just say, get over it. Got a bit sidetracked, still curious what you’re gonna read?  Without further ado, let the blog begin! April 01, 2024 - FISH, FISH, FISH!  As part of our daily aep routine, we had to do our warmup, and that warmup was Hurdle. We all extremely dislike Hurdle, our exact reaction to knowing that we’re gonna play it was “NOOO”. I was the one holding the pen, mainly because I haven’t done it in a long time. I still enjoyed holding it, sort of.  Well it wasn’t that fun playing the game itself as we were confused, struggling and going crazy. It took us about seven tries, it also ...