My SLR Progress Today

1. SLR doing well in ESL
I would like to tell something that I am doing very well in ESL. That is Think Creatively, because whenever I was doing project, I tried to make it creatively. Especially, we had to include a lot of images on blog which were matching with the writing piece. I tried to upload creative images when I searched the pictures on the internet. Also, I am interested in drawing so when we were doing drawing activity, I thought about how I could make this drawing very creatively or what stuff that I could use to make this project creatively. I have improved my thinking skill from those activities.

2. SLR need to improve
Yet, I have much that I need to improve on. One of them is Collaborate Constructively. Recently, we had a lot of group activities in ESL. However, I wanted to make the group that the members were friendly with me. I avoided making the group with boys. Sometimes, I thought the boys make me annoying but that was my prejudice. They were helpful and useful to me. They gave creative ideas while we were doing activity. Therefore, I will collaborate constructively with all classmates.

Wordle on Pandora

This story is about Pandora who was made by Hephaestus. I chose the word 'Pandora' is the biggest word because Pandora is the main character of this story. Next, there are Hephaestus and Zeus. He created the Pandora after receiving Zeus' order. Zeus had the punishment to the human, because human used the fire without his permission. He was very upset. Also, 'curiosity' is big, because from Pandora's curiosity, every evils were come out. And I chose 'disaster' and 'beautiful' into small word because they are not very important. I choose the 'hopeless, hope and despair' are big size words because the end of the story, Pandora opened the box and every evils were come out: despair. Then she shut the cover of the box. Therefore, the evil which symbol is 'Hopeless', was arrested by Pandora. That's why although the person failed something, still we have hope so we can do again.

Book Report Reflection

In 1st trimester, I read a book called 'The Witches' which was written by Roald Dahl. This book was the funniest book that I have read before. Also I prefer fantasy book rather than the other genre book. I thought this book was very difficult and unmatchable to me at first. I was nervous with it. However, I realized that it had a lot of fantastic vocabulary and the story was extremely fun. Of course, it was easy for me!! I could know a lot of information about witches (I am not sure it was true) and also, I learned useful words from this book.

After read 'The Witches', I did 'Book Jacket' project. This activity was about making the cover of my book. Because the real cover of the book was quite boring. I wanted to create new book jacket. Back of the book, I wrote interesting summery. I drew a mouse which is very essential character in book and I drew the witch which is frustrated by the mouse. I wanted to show the mouse that is the main character in the story and the witches. They have their own interesting position. I think it is very creative.

I think I did well on presenting. I tried to demonstrate my project in front of my classmates confidently. I always practiced in front of my parents and I was advised by my parents and sister. For example, eye contact, clear and loud voice and etc. While presenting my project, I was nervous but I tried my best. However, I want to improve on speaking. We have to say the sentence smoothly, but I was not really. Sometimes, my sentences were mistaken. Next time, I will practice harder and I will show my work perfectly.

For SLR, I did well on learning enthusiastically. For my presentation, I was really enthusiasm. I was really working hard and wanted to show useful presentation to my friends and teacher. I am pretty sure I was enthusiasm. Also I learned other thing to do presentation. For my next book report, I will do more creatively and enthusiastically.

If I choose next book for the presentation, I will choose either mystery or fantasy book. I have a lot of curiosity so I want to read the mystery or fantasy book. It will be very interesting and unforgettable to me. I can't wait next book report project!!!

My memories

Memory is a way of holding onto the things you love, the things you are, the things you never want to lose. ~From the television show The Wonder Years

Can you memorize any information easily? Do you have any important memories? May be, everyone has their essential memories in their brains. Something sad or happy, something good or bad. I have a lot of memories in my brain. Those are very important so I cannot forget them.

I would like to talk about my important memory which makes me cry. The sad novel makes me cry. Those are korean books. Especially, the book 'On se mi ro' is the saddest book to me. I have a funny story about that book. When I was living in Korea, I used to go to school too. I was reading 'On se mi ro'. At first, I didn't know how much sad was that. I read the book during the class. It was extremely sad. During the class, I cried about 10 minutes. My friends and teacher asked that what had happened to me. I was embarrassed. But my tear was still falling down on my cheek. There was the another novel which makes me sad also. Whenever I read those books, I cry during the reading time. One day, I read the book with my friend in the bus. Foolishly, my friend and I cried together. At that moment we were just crying even everyone was staring us. Now, my mother scolds me not to read thoes sad novels, because I waste a lot of time to read those books. Also, I knew those books are neither useful nor knowledgeable. Still, I cannot forget that ridiculous happening.

My second memory is something long time ago. Since I was five years old, I used to go to Jeju Island every year. Jeju is very beautiful Island which is situated south of Korea. My family liked to go to Jeju Island with other family because there were a lot of good activities that I could do. We could feel smell of natural and there were a lot of museums which were very valuable. I learned many speices of marine lives. My trip that I had gone to Jeju Island was very eligible to me.

Owning our memories are good for us. We can remain the funny or scary incident and they will make me happy. They are all valuable. Everyone, 'Keep your ESSENTIAL memory in your brain!!!'

Orphan Boy Summary

In Africa, there was an old man who was living very lonely and spending his time for counting the stars in the sky. One day night, he noticed, one of the stars was missing.

When the old man was looking the stars, the old man heard the sound of footsteps and there was a boy standing in front of the old man. The boy whose name is Kileken, introduced himself he is an orphan. The old man was so excited because he had a companion. They spent time together. Next morning, when the old man woke up, the boy had already prepared all the breakfast for the old man. The man was curious about the boy's behavior. How could the boy do all the morning chores before the sun came out? How? Also, he took the water from the spring(place) in a day. The old man asked how you could do all those works. The boy just said to trust him. Despite of his saying, he was curious. He decided to find out the boy's secret. At the break of dawn, the old man pretended to be sleep. At that time, the boy went to the waist-high grass and looked around cautiously. The old man followed. Suddenly, the boy raised his arms. Instantly the sun dimmed as a powerful glow spread down the boy's arms and through his body. And the boy turned around and found the old man hiding behind the tree. The boy had gone.

That night, one of the stars appeared which was missing. However, it neither flickered nor twinkled. The star is ther planet Venus. The Maasai call it Kileken, the orphan boy.

My Name

In ISKL, everyone calls me MIchelle Ahn. Actually my korean name is 'Ahn Ji Hyun'. It was named from my grandfather. In Korea, there is very important tradition. Most of the Korean receives their name by using a Chinese character. In each letters, they have meaning. Even the prociation is the same, they have different meaning. My name is 安 知 玹(Ahn Ji Hyun) ‘Ahn’ means ‘calm and comfortable’. ‘Ji’ means ‘has a lot of knowledge’. ‘Hyun’ means ‘precious and valuable’.
In Korea, giving the name is very essential thing in our life. Most of the people believe that the name can change their destiny. We have a place that gives the good name to us. My grandfather named my name when I was young. My mother said that my grandfather had tried to make a valuable name to me. Also, my grandfather went to that place and brought three different names to me. At that time, there was a fabulous and smart anchor woman whose name is Ji Hyun. On my name lists, there was Ji Hyun too. Accordingly, my father and grandfather chose Ji Hyun and gave it to me. Now, I am satisfied about my name.
I have an advantage in my name. When I was young, I met a friend whose name was same as me. I could make a good friendship with her and everyone said that we looked like twins. I was so happy. On the other hand, I have a disadvantage. In my school, there is one student whose name is same as me. Sometimes, her message was sent to me and my message was sent to her. However, everyone said that my name is familiar.
I have been teased by my classmate. There is Korean word start with ‘Ahn’ so they used to call by using those words. Sometimes, they emphasized my name strangely. Despite of their teasing I always think the meaning of my name.
Everyone said my name is very familiar and comfortable. As my name's meaning is comfortable and calm I want to be a same person.