E-Portfolio Day Book Entries

7/30/2019 E-Portfolio Day Book Entries

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The Questioner: (1 part)I wonder 8/23I wonder about the rapture a lot. I wonder about being left behind. I dont want to beobviously. But I do a lot of bad things according to the Bible. I never go to church,and rarely even pray. I wonder why obesity is such an issue in our culture; PUT

DOWN THE FRENCH FRIES! I wonder if our football team will even be worthwatching. If not Im going to have to transfer. I wonder why sororities and

fraternities are how some people are identified.

This demonstrates curiosity. Im curious about the rapture, obesity, UNCC football, and

Greek life. And curiosity always leads to questioning.

The Creative Thinker: (4 parts)Interest Inventory 8/31

Trends` Places ControversiesJersey Shore NYC-New Years abortionTan skin Honeymoon taxesSelf-employment Hollywood warNorts Las Vegas drug legalizationPlat form shoes Rocky Mts separation of church and stateiPhone Paris legal age adultsFacebook Tahiti drinking ageTwitter IstanbulGoing green FujiPlastic surgery

Hair extensions HabitsNetflix Nail bitingEbay Playing w/ hairRedbox Gum smacking$5 Pizza Foot tappingHomephones Touching faceTexting Pen clickingInstagram ShopaholicDisney starsE! TV TechnologyBraces Macbook vs. PC

Combat boots Electric CarsHigh-wasted pants SegwayTopknot iPhoneRed lipstick tabletsSteroids 4GVaneers Wifi


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This demonstrates creative thinking. I was brainstorming for my Extended Inquiry

Project. I wrote down whatever came to mind and tried to bring out my creative side

by writing as quickly as possible.

Wordle Freewrite 9/6

I am: tall, strong, beautiful, honest, intuitive, crazy, silly, dysfunctional, contradictive,stubborn, powerful, a go-getter, and caring.I feel strongly about: our military, government, leaders, school, food, exercise,Christianity, abortion, and marijuana legalization.If money were no object, I would be a: zookeeper, teacher, lawyer, doctor,photographer, graphic designer, and entrepreneur.

This is a creative daybook entry because I had to talk well of myself, as well as admit to

things like being stubborn and dysfunctional. The wordle that we went on to make

after this daybook entry was very creative. We were able to pick our on colors, theme,

and font. It was really a good expression of who I am.

Brainstorming Subtopics 9/18-Emotional effects of fast food-Long term effects-#1 cause of obesity-personality-do advertisements on TV effect children

These were subtopics I was curious about for my Extended Inquiry Project. Not all of

these topics made it into my actual paper but the were some creative additions to it.

Provocative Inquiry Question (not dated)-America is too fat-Are you fat?-Go eat your Chickfila, fatass.-YOU NEED TO BE ON A DIET-Put down the cheeseburger and nobody gets hurt!

While most of my creative thinking entries are lists, I think that makes it more of a

spur-of-the-moment, write-faster kind of entry. So I tend to think less, making my

entries more creative from my point of view.

Analytical Thinker: (2 parts)Topic Proposal Freewrite 9/11My topic is on how detrimental fast food is on children. It is the leading cause forobesity among teenagers. Ive read a bunch of articles online specifically explaining

the problems they are causing children. I have read blog and discussion forumsactually defending why its okay to eat fast food for a week straight! (Solely forentertainment purposes) I hope to learn the long-term effects that eating fast food


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will have on me and I hope to try and keep parents from feeding their children fastfood.Healthy lifestyleFast food addictObese-aphobic

Love children.

This is an analytical journal entry because it is my research to date, and why I chose

the topic I did. We had to break down what we have done and what the topic means to

us. Directly below the entry is a list of why this topic is specifically important to me.

Outline 10/29I. Intro

a. How has fast food changed over time?b. Are fast food companies really to blame for obesity?c. How does fast food intake effect your lifestyle?

II. Evolution of fast fooda. Going out to east used to be a treatb. Preservatives and fillersc. American Lifestyle (9-5 Job)d. Its cheaper to eat out now than it ever has been before

III. Lifestylea. Dormantb. Antisocialc. Technologicald. No people skills

This analytical entry put my paper into the categories in which I was going to write it(at that time). It forced me to put everything into a box and write my paper that way. I

didnt particularly want to do that. If Im doing an exploratory essay, I wantmay paper

to be more creative and curious, and not have as many rules.

Reflective Letter: (1 part)From Degrading to De-grading 8/25

This essay does make total sense to me. I completely agree that school is justa bunch-o-facts and a chore rather than a place to learn and grow as a student. Iam guilty of just learning the material I have to know for the test or exam and not

actually thinking twice about why it happened or how it happens.I do agree that we need to improve the learning styles of teachers; I still thinkgrades need to be given. Not on each individual assignment maybe, but on thechapter as a whole. On how well you were eager to learn about the material and putforth effort to understand material.

I think we still need grades in order to make the college application processeasier. Portfolios are a great way to show colleges how well you can perform.


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Schools and universities couldnt possibly interview if we didnt have a grading

system.This essay is laid out very nicely and is easy to understand. The topics and

subtopics make it easier to speed-read. The author is writing to every student,teacher, and administrator; and makes it very clear that it is every bodies

responsibility to make learning better.

This reflective essay is the first one we did this semester. Our instructor always chose

interesting articles for us to read outside of class so it made the homework a little

more bearable. I reflected on how I felt about the paper, what the author was trying to

get across, and how the essay was laid out.

My favorite daybook entry: (1 part)Mind + Heart + World Around You 9/9Question: What intrigues your mind?Answer: Things like listening to others be so passionate about what they

believe in. Listening to people be so angry and intense standing up for what they feelis right. I dont ever have anything to say in return; I have no desire to voice my

thoughts or retaliations, I just enjoy listening.I love listening to peoples success stories. How they made a name for

themselves out of nothing, It helps me set my goals high and know that they can bereached.

At the same time, I love hearing about other peoples failures. I dont love it

when people fail! I just learn from other people all the time, about how not to be.Because Im determined to be great one day. Im not sure how. But Ive gotdetermination, so Im halfway there.Question: What matters to you?Answer: My family is what matters to me. I love them so dearly. I learn fromthen everyday. Whether its patience or compassion.

My God is what matters to me. Im not always right on track. But I love my

Heavenly Father and know Hes always there for me.

My dogs matter to me. Dogs are like therapy. They listen even though youdont say anything. Dogs and humans have a special bond that is unlike any other

animal and human relationship.Question: What do you pay attention to?Answer: I pay attention to people. I could sit in front of McEniry all day and justwatch everyone. I pay attention to how people walk, how they dress, how they do

their hair, how they wear their backpack, what shoes they wear, etc. I pay attentionto how couples interact, how they talk, whether theyre holding hands, smiling,arguing, what have you. I watch reality TV all the time because I want to watch howpeople (kind of) act in real life.

This is my favorite journal entry because I basically made it like a diary. This is

technically three entries, divided by each question. I basically spilled the beans on how


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