We have finally drawn an end to our first semester of sophomore year, this means that finals are coming up. Mr. Dunn has asked us to make one more blog before the semester is over about how our first semester of English II went. We were taught many things through out the semester such as learning about the Holocaust, to figuring out how to word our sentences correctly. One of my favorite things we learned about was the Holocaust. Mr. Dunn incorporated knowledge that we already had about the topic, and introduces us to new books and information. Writing the journals as if you were in the Holocaust was a lot of fun. It wasn't just the usual five paragraph essay that we usually had to write. It really made you think about what you should write, and how to make it interesting.
I also really liked reading the book, I am the Cheese. Mr Dunn really made us turn the book inside out and think about all the possibilities the author had in mind when he was writing. We didn't not just read the book cover to cover like most classes did, we read articles about the topic of schizophrenia and actually understood what Adam could have possible been going through. I just really enjoyed coming into class and having a class discussion on what we read the night before. Soon after Mr. Dunn would also ask us questions that we never would have thought about if we were just reading it by ourselves. This really got me into the book, and understanding it better. We also got to watch a movie called, A Beautiful Mind. In this movie you can really relate to what Adam might have been going through. This movie does actually have a lot of connections with I am the Cheese.
Another thing that I liked about fist semester of English II was how Mr. Dunn taught. I loved how we never just focused on one thing. Just like when we were reading our independent reading novels. We didn't just sit in class and read them, or answer questions about them we did many other things. During the same time, we were reading Night in class and discussing the Holocaust. He also would incorporate little lessons on English, like learning how to make a DED. This really made me enjoy coming to class because I never knew what we were going to be doing that day. English was never one of my favorite subjects, but ever since this year I really have began to like it.
