Write about a time when you did something out of the norm. What was it and how did others react?

Write about a time when you did something out of the norm. What was it and how did others react? 

Prompt Response: Over my years of high school I have learned that people will judge you for basically anything. As a person you have to decide if you will care what others think or if you will do what you want. I used to think that having a friend group was super important and that having a good social status meant a lot. But, after having a lot of different groups of people in my life I started understanding that having individual friends and not a group is way healthier. People in groups leave certain people out, have smaller groups in a group, and also usually do not include people around them or make people uncomfortable. A lot of the people I know that are not in groups are super nice and very inclusive. The ones who are in big groups usually aren't as nice. When I decided to not have a group and have less of a social life that made me look popular people thought it was odd and different. But I decided to be myself and be happy. I also started dating my boyfriend and prioritized a lot of my life around him which also made people upset and question me. But, in the end I am going to do what makes me happiest and what makes my life the easiest.

Summary: In class we read a poem about being different and then we turned in our worksheets from the block day. 

Reflection: I am really enjoying this english class. I usually hate english classes but this class makes me interested and I actually want to learn.