Author Archives: rachelshimokawa

I feel good about my topic choice for the personal narrative, especially because the event I’m writing about occurred quite recently. Instead of writing about the time I was cut from the volleyball team, I decided to write about a season when I wasn’t on the team I wanted to be on, but it endedContinue reading “How are you feeling about your topic choice for the personal narrative? Do you have any reservations about the narrative or topic?”

Spending time with friends and family at the fair is always something to look forward to. I always like going on the fun rides and playing games with my friends, but also fundraising and giving back to our school. My favorite memory is from a couple of years ago. One of my friends lives closeContinue reading “What is your favorite ‘Iolani Fair memory? If you have never attended the Fair, think about other amusement parks or carnivals you have been to in the past.”

Personally, finding periods of growth has been easy for me. I associate these times by remembering the difficulties in my life. Rather than feeling bad for myself, I like to look at how those obstacles challenged me and changed me into a different person. I think it has been easy for me to see howContinue reading “As you are narrowing down your topic, what has been easy for you throughout this process? What has been difficult? Please briefly explain.”

My most vivid events from my timeline arise from my journey playing volleyball. Throughout lower school, I would play just for fun, but when I started upper school, I wanted to play for the school team. Although I thought that I would be able to play at the higher level, I realized this was notContinue reading “Out of all of the events you have brainstormed on your timeline, which one is the most vivid? What makes this event stand out from the others you have listed?”

If I could meet anyone in the world, I would want to meet Zendaya. She seems like a very interesting person to meet because she’s achieved a lot of success over a short amount of time. I’ve always liked her personality because she’s respectable, but also down-to-Earth. I would ask her which show or movieContinue reading “Fun Friday: If you could meet anyone in the world, who would you want to meet and why? What two things would you ask this person and why?”

Today, my Internet was not the best, so I was unable to hear a full version of everyone’s book talks. However, from what I was able to understand, everyone’s introductions stuck out to me the most. I thought everyone had a good hook that could catch my attention. Then, they followed with an explanation ofContinue reading “Book Talk Reflection Day 2: What stuck out to you today in class? Which books sounded most interesting? Which book do you think you will choose for this quarter?”

What stuck out to me the most today was the ratings and recommendations in everyone’s book talks. I thought it was good to know how everyone felt about their book and what kind of person it would be suited for. This gave me a better idea about which books I would be interested in readingContinue reading “Book Talk Reflection: What stuck out to you today in class? Which books sounded most interesting? Why did these books appeal to you?”

I would rather only be able to eat what I can carry in my arms out of the grocery store. I’m not very good at caring for plants, so I don’t think I would be able to grow my own food for the rest of my life. There’s also lots of things I could buyContinue reading “Fun Friday: Would you rather have to grow all of your own food for the rest of your life or only eat what you can carry in your arms out of the grocery store?”

After a couple days with distance learning, I have become somewhat used to online school, but I’m not especially liking it. I think it’s great that we’ve prepared for this scenario and we were able to work with zoom before we went to distance learning. However, it’s been a little difficult for me to focusContinue reading “Free Choice: Distance Learning”

For the book review, I need to write the conclusion and proofread the whole paper. Although I have done the majority of it, I need to make sure it is less of a summary, and I include all of the requirements. Honestly, I have not started the book talk, so I need to complete thatContinue reading “What do you still need to complete before the book review and book talk are due next week?”