Blog Reflection

                 Throughout the year, from typing blog posts and non-fiction critical analyses, to creating synthesis pages, I have become a more experienced writer.   Making a blog is harder than you think.  You have to be aware of your surroundings.
                I have learned several things as a reader from creating and keeping up with my blog this year.  Firstly, I have discovered what my taste is in young adult books and in books in general.  Also, I have learned that I enjoy the most dramatic and escalating scenes in realistic fiction books.  I like to read realistic fiction books because I feel that I'm experiencing the scenes that are happening in them.  I benefited from this experience by becoming comfortable with using the blog that I created.  It was interesting to learn something new that you and your friends in different homerooms could socialize about, even in school.
                In my opinion based on my experiences in writing, writing online is different than writing in your notebook. When you write online you have to be more conscious of the people who could read your blog and just the social media.  However in your notebook it can be very personal.  As long as you keep it in a safe place, you can write whatever you think, believe and want as a person.  If you hate what you wrote in your notebook you could burn it.  On the other hand, the parts you've written online will be hard to get rid of.  You will probably regret what you wrote if it was something private.
               Initially,  I think that people do create online personalities the best of ourselves.  In fact, people don't want to be judged online, so they exaggerate certain personalities  that they contain to make them seem "cool."  Nowadays, teens shouldn't worry too much about their image.  Furthermore, be yourself.  The people who criticize you aren't your friends!  To sum up, writing online can be difficult in many events.

Non-Fiction Critical Analysis

             The article "Native American schools are in such bad shape, some might be torn down" by Washington Post adapted by Newsela wants us to know that leaders in Washington D.C. "have not paid much attention to the Bureau of Indian Education," but this is going to change.  Washington Post quotes John Kline, a Republican and powerful lawmaker from Minnesota, "you've got collapsing roofs, leaking roofs, buckling floors, exposed wires, popping circuit breakers, gas leaks.  That's totally unacceptable."  This quote shows that the environment of the inside of the Native American schools are dangerous for the kids learning in the schools.  These schools have to be fixed for the children's sake.  According to Kline, "you can't be well-educated in my opinion when you're attending school wearing your coat, wearing your mittens and hoping that the blanket keeps out the 30-degree-below-zero air."  Washington Post chose to quote Kline because they wanted to get out the message that you can't have a good education if your school isn't stable.
            Washington Post persuades you that the schools need to be repaired.  They achieve this by saying "children are not getting the education they need or deserve."  In addition, they says "kids are shivering in classrooms with thin walls.  Some are studying under leaky roofs."  Lastly they state that "last year, the government said about 1 in 3 Native American schools were in poor condition.  It also said more than $1 billion would be needed to fix them."
               Washington Post adapted by Newsela has persuaded me that the schools where Native Americans go have to be fixed so they can get the education they need.  They quoted several people to support their opinion.  In conclusion the Native American schools will eventually get repaired with President Obama and John Kline's assistance.