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, the first paragraph came to me a bit easier since it only contained rephrasing the prompt and the overview (something I've gotten used to). However, as for the other paragraphs, improvements could still be made.
Feeling a bit demotivated from my first try, I wasn't all that excited to write another map essay. However, to take our minds off of it, the next day, we played a new game called "hello wordle." This is like "Wordle" but adjustable, meaning that you can decide how many letters you want the word to have. Miss Disa determined it would be best to make it 7 letters long and it didn't take long for us to eventually guess the goal word, "assault." Then, we went over the last essay that we wrote. We compared it to the "bad" sample essay given online and basically tried to differentiate the do's and don'ts of writing map essays. I really think this helped a lot and that we should do it more often. For some reason, I find it so much easier to "fix" another's work rather than to start fresh on my own. So, to put the knowledge that we'd learned to the test, we ended the lesson by rewriting the essay. I'm happy to report that I definitely improved this time! Hooray!
Flash-forward to March 19 when we got our essays back and I managed to get a 91%. Not too bad! Next up for the day was "Squardle," which had over 60 words. We managed to complete it in the nick of time for the bell had just rung when we found the last word: "below."
By next week, after a one-week holiday break, we had returned to classes and begun straight away to discuss the plans for our midterms: a crossword that covers the words, phrasal verbs, and phrases from units 8-11. We also shared what we did over the one-week break; I went rug-tufting and watched lots of movies- both my favorite activities! Then, to end the session with the remaining time we had left, we decided to play "Squardle.”
Lastly, on April 2, we played "Hurdle" and the word was surprisingly "alloy!" After that short warm-up, we talked about a new weird activity called "Fish Doorbell." It's this odd website that has a camera where you wait and watch for fish and then press the doorbell on the screen to let them through. If you accidentally press the doorbell, it's not an issue because the gate only opens when the doorbell has been pushed multiple times by other people also watching (to verify that there is actually fish that needs to pass).
After talking about that for a few minutes, we went straight to map-writing. The picture this time was of an island and how it was transformed into a resort. For me, this one was a lot easier because things weren't removed or placed elsewhere. Then, the day swiftly with "Padlet."
Overall, these past few sessions of AEP have really been quite an adventure. I can't say that I'm a fan of map writing because of all its specific terms and rules needed, but I guess it's better to adapt to it now than later when Finals roll around. Speaking of which, that reminds me that I probably need to prepare for midterms. This coming week is sure to be hectic with all of its hovering deadlines and exams. Wish me luck and see you next time, AEP!
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