There are so many demands on teens these days. We have to do our homework, participate in school activities, sports, grades, and keep up with our social lives all at the same time! How we balance it all is a mystery but somehow we manage it everyday of our lives.
When we wake up we have to get ready, while responding to the text you just got, and trying to make sure we have everything we will need that day. Throughout the day you are constantly talking to your friends about weekend plans while also trying to pay attention in class. We have very complex minds that help us get through what we need to with the power of multitasking. Without it, we would not be able to do the things we want and need to be dont.
Monday, September 24, 2012
Reading Response
Working on my literacy narrative at first was hard because I couldn't find a topic that I wanted to write about but after I found what I wanted to write about it became easier and easier. Every time I write a draft I find more and more things that I can change and improve.
In the process of writing my narrative, I began with writing a list of any possible topics and broke them down one by one from there. Once I found the topic I began to write yet another list of things that happened during this event and time . I found that writing about it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be.
1:25 One Day- 55 pages
2:00 Narrative- 3 drafts
In the process of writing my narrative, I began with writing a list of any possible topics and broke them down one by one from there. Once I found the topic I began to write yet another list of things that happened during this event and time . I found that writing about it wasn't as hard as I thought it would be.
1:25 One Day- 55 pages
2:00 Narrative- 3 drafts
Monday, September 10, 2012
Free Read- One Day 3
This week in my book there were not many big events that took place but a few little ones that are beginning to lead up to a big one coming later. I am starting to be able to relate a little to the book because it is starting to seem like real life events that are happening and it is stuff that you would hear about in your daily life.
The pages go by slow but there is alot of information on each page so you have to make sure that you are focused in on what you are reading or you will find yourself having to reread the page or even the chapter. When reading I have to make sure that I am tuned in to what i am reading and not distracted by things going on around me.
20 min- 7 pages- thursday sepember 6
30 miutes- 15 pages- friday september 7
The pages go by slow but there is alot of information on each page so you have to make sure that you are focused in on what you are reading or you will find yourself having to reread the page or even the chapter. When reading I have to make sure that I am tuned in to what i am reading and not distracted by things going on around me.
20 min- 7 pages- thursday sepember 6
30 miutes- 15 pages- friday september 7
Comment Response
Dr. D,
You told me that my In Defense Of Sleeping post needed to be more through so I decided to go back and go into more detail on it.
Teens tend to not get enough sleep each night therefore they are not as awake and alert at school the next day as they should be. The main cause of this is that teens usually dont go to sleep until between 10:30 and 1:30 every night. That adds up to only 5-7 hours of sleep a night and 20-35 hours a week instead of the normal needed 9 hours a night 45 hours a week time.
The main cause of teens going to bed so late is procrastination. Teens usually wait until the last minute to do homework assignments and end up staying up late to finish them. This causes stress and fatigue to the student. Athletics also push back time that the student gets started on homework each night. After homework is finished most teens tend to stay up and listen to music or text friends. Cellphones are one of the main causes of why teens dont get enough sleep because they go to bed so late. Once you hit the pillow to finally get some sleep your brain doesnt have enough time to turn off for rest from the time you go to sleep to the time you wake up, therefore you dont get a solid nights rest.
You told me that my In Defense Of Sleeping post needed to be more through so I decided to go back and go into more detail on it.
Teens tend to not get enough sleep each night therefore they are not as awake and alert at school the next day as they should be. The main cause of this is that teens usually dont go to sleep until between 10:30 and 1:30 every night. That adds up to only 5-7 hours of sleep a night and 20-35 hours a week instead of the normal needed 9 hours a night 45 hours a week time.
The main cause of teens going to bed so late is procrastination. Teens usually wait until the last minute to do homework assignments and end up staying up late to finish them. This causes stress and fatigue to the student. Athletics also push back time that the student gets started on homework each night. After homework is finished most teens tend to stay up and listen to music or text friends. Cellphones are one of the main causes of why teens dont get enough sleep because they go to bed so late. Once you hit the pillow to finally get some sleep your brain doesnt have enough time to turn off for rest from the time you go to sleep to the time you wake up, therefore you dont get a solid nights rest.
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Free Read- One Day 2
This week the book is starting to speed up a little and starting to get to the point a little more. It is a really slow read so the page to time ratio is really low. While reading I was thinking about how I could relate events in the book to real life events that I have experienced. Also I tried to think about the things that are important and put the not so important details to the side.
Motivating me to read and finding time to do it is hard after school so I try and get alot of my reading minutes done in class but sometimes it makes it hard because I'm not fully paying attention to what I'm reading so I have to reread alot of the pages. As the book starts to speed up more and more I think the reading will become easier.
Hurricane Break
During the hurricane I lost power at my house until Saturday night so I went to my babysitters house to spend the night and my sister, my babysitter, her roommate, and I watched the season finale of "Friends". My sister is in love with that show and watches it ever night and was dying to see the finale so we agreed to watch it with her.
I am not the biggest fan of Friends because my sister watches it 24/7 but this episode was so much better than the rest so while I was watching it I didn't realize that my sister was being extra quite so at the end I looked over at her and she was tearing up, I said "Carson are you crying?" and she said "yes", and the next thing I knew she was rolling around on the floor crying because Friends was over. It was so funny, but what makes it even funnier is that the show actually ended like 5 years ago, she just rewatched EVERY single one of them again. It was a pretty funny moment during the break.
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