Time has come for my final blog for this school year... so here it is! This school year has been particularly interesting and it really is bittersweet that we're onto the final week. As for AEP, with its ebbs and flows, I'm glad to have attended Miss Disa's class and learned from the big and small. Undoubtedly, everything we've absorbed will prove useful, even if we don't realize it as of now.
Now, let's delve into the recent events- after all, it's been a minute since my last post. April 15th kicked off smoothly with a spirited game of Squardle, offering a tempting reward of 10 merits upon completion. Naturally, this spurred us into action, our voices animated as we scrambled to form words. The following day marked our Midterm exams, which, I must say, went reasonably well, considering we had ample time to complete them. Surprisingly, I found myself finishing early for the first time ever. While my responses may not have been detailed as I would've liked, I came to appreciate clarity over verbosity. Miss Disa then grouped us into pairs for a game of "forming the largest possible number of words with randomly selected letters," which turned out to be surprisingly enjoyable. I hope we'll have the opportunity to play it again sometime.
The subsequent week brought the return of our midterm results. While I'm not ecstatic to report a 85%, I'm grateful that my errors were not too far off, ad I know that with practice, I can aim for a higher score. We concluded the day with another round of Squardle. The following day, we reviewed our essays, taking turns at the board to identify and correct one error each. Personally, I found this exercise immensely helpful, as it allowed us to learn from one another's mistakes and reinforce our understanding. Finally, we had our long- awaited Vocab test. It was about time, considering how often we revised for it. Thankfully, it went well and everyone got their well deserved perfect scores!
To my surprise, the following week we had online classes due to the heat outside. As Much as I'd rather go to school face to face, I guess online had its share of benefits as well. I got a sense of feeling somewhat organized after feeling in a constant rush previously. That Monday morning in AEP, I had just joined the meeting, and Miss announced yet another essay for us to write.
Honestly, I had not completed my morning routine yet, so the time given enabled me to start off my morning right-- which honestly is one the most important things to me. Afterward, I outlined the key points to bullet form and prepared to dive into my essay. The topic revolved around the evolution of a school since 1985 compared to its current state. The most challenging aspect was determining the structure. Should I present the timeline in two distinct paragraphs, or should I group points that felt relevantly connected? Opting for the former, I separated the past from the present, as I had become accustomed to this structure in previous essays. Miss extended the deadline until 5 pm, and thankfully, being at home, I was able to complete it after school.
The following day, our online class began with a round of Squardle. This time, we virtually raised our hands, taking turns to contribute a word. Miss then allocated more time for us to finalized our essays. With mine already completed, I took the opportunity to work on other school assignments. Finally, we indulged in a game of Codenames, and to our delight, emerged victorious! It was a thoroughly enjoyable session, culminating in a lively round of "Word Bomb" to conclude the class.
Now, onto last week! We got to play Scrabble- WOOHOO! Even though this time I played solo, it was enjoyable nonetheless. Additionally, we penned our final essay for the school year (excluding exams, of course). To be completely honest, I was sleepy (quite noticeably) during the class when Miss discussed all the details and improvements we should make, including the do's and don'ts. I vividly remember drifting into a dream related to words, strangely enough. So, I guess I didn't miss out that much- kidding. Anyhow, when the time came for us to start writing the essay after the break, I made a conscious effort to shift from feeling "dreaded" to feeling motivated to finish the very last essay for AEP. And that was it! I managed to complete it in time, although what I actually wrote is a complete blur to me right now, I hope it somehow makes sense.
That concludes this blog entry. I want to express my sincere gratitude to Miss Disa for her guidance throughout the year, particularly in teaching us essay-writing skills and much more. As always, thank you for reading this and I'm hoping to see you in the next one!
Signing off,
Meral
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