April 6th-10th Supplemental Learning Tasks

Task #1: The above poem written by Neil Gaiman provides insight on the difficulties we are faced with in life - the dragons of our time. Dragons can be seen as a metaphor for all of the struggles we face during trying times. Perhaps you are finding our current situation difficult at times - perhaps you are being faced with fighting dragons of your own. The poem reminds us that we can overcome obstacles we are faced with in our lives - that any dragon can be defeated with strategy, perseverance, and grit.

- Create your first blog post, titled "The Dragons I'm Faced With"

- Ensure your blog post is no less than 500 words

- Write about anything related to the above poem - if you're unsure what to write about, here are some suggestions: What are you struggling with during Covid-19? What are the "dragons" that people around you are facing? More importantly, what strategies are you using to overcome such obstacles? How are you choosing to fight your dragons? How are the dragons making you feel? How does it feel when you defeat a dragon?

Some dragons I am facing include: being able to leave my house to participate in my hobbies, connecting with my yoga community at Modo Yoga Sk, connecting with people in person, saying HI to my teacher colleagues, socializing with friends on weekends, and my daily routines. However, I have strategies and I have been doing well in dealing with my dragons. Some took some time and perseverance - but so far, I feel as though i'm doing a good job.

Task 2: Tweet your blog post - an example Tweet could be: "The Dragon's I'm Facing during Covid-19..." #ela9aEH

- Please make sure you include the hashtag #ela9aEH, #engchat, and #blog - include any other hashtags you find to be appropriate. #ela9aEH is most important as it's how I'm going to be tracking your blog posts.

Task #3: When you have completed your blog post, comment on one other student's blog post. This is very important. You can find the URL to other people's blogs in the class forum: https://sgreghayes.wixsite.com/website/forum - share your thoughts on what they've written. Can you relate? Do you have any solutions for them? Can you share some advice on what's been helpful for you?

Task #4: Forum Discussion Response

Watch the following video:

Respond to the forum post here: https://sgreghayes.wixsite.com/website/forum/welcome-to-the-forum/how-do-you-define-yourself-lizzie-velasquez-response