8/14/2023
Today in class we learned about the culture and history of African Americans in America. I learned about preconceived stereotypes about African Americans, and the lesson was interesting. We also learned about the African American community's cultural ideals, such as the ideal of bouncing back. I overall enjoyed the lesson and thought it was exciting and informative.
8/15/2023
This class today was one of the most interesting classes I have had in a long time. I personally find it interesting that we have the tools to go back in time and look at the faces of our ancestors. So I enjoyed seeing Mr. Rease's background and it made me want to invest in a 23 and me.
8/21/23
Today in we reviewed the poem "Mother to Son" by Langston Hughes. I enjoyed the poem thoroughly and I liked finding the hidden meanings written between the lines. I also felt that it was very motivational and inspired me greatly. I at first did not realize it was written by Langston Hughes and thought it was really a letter from a mom to her son.
8/25/23
9/6/23
Today in class we reviewed words that were most offensive to us. This prompt I found to be very interesting and I liked hearing everyones response. The prompt made me think of every bad thing that had been uttered to me.
9/11/23
Today in class we read the story fences. I love the movie version of this story so hearing it in story form was fun. I always loved the acting in the movies but never really appreciated the dialogue and writing. But that changed after today I found the dialogue to be funny and intriguing.
9/12/23
9/13/23
We continued to read the play "Fences" today. One of my favorite scenes was read today in which Cory and Troy have an argument. I liked the duality between them and I felt that both of them were a little right. However I feel that Troy is too hard on his son and I also agree with Rose when she said that Troy didnt understand things were changing.
