The Briggsy Awards!!

The most interesting part of this class would be whenever we talk about how readings or speeches will interfere with our life later on. Before I got into this class, I didn't think it was a big deal about making speeches and throwing yourself out there. Now after taking this class I've realized you will need to find your own voice, because without it you wont get anywhere. Although I'm still shy, these speeches helped me break out at moments. Soon enough I'm wanting to break out completely. This class was the beginning of me becoming more comfortable speaking.

I'd say the most boring part of this class would be when we read "The Crucible." I don't know why but it didn't really trigger me much. I liked reading "1984" a lot more. Some kids might think the opposite. While reading I would kind of get lost and find my mind drifting away without meaning to. It's probably not that bad of a book. I'm getting the summer fever.


I laughed a lot in this class because of the way Mr. Briggs can act in different voices. I think its hysterical. I also like the Boston accent lol. My friends and I always talk in a Boston accent becaause my neighbors mom used to be from Massachusetts. I remember one time when Mr. Briggs talked in like a girly accent and I laughed so hard that I lost my breath lol. It came so unexpectedly. I liked all the accents lol. British, gangster, Boston, haha.They bring excitement to class. Also I remember in English 1 when you showed us your raps. I used to rap when I was in like 6th grade lol. You should keep showing them because I think the kids will like them a lot!


What I learned in this class that will be most useful in the real world goes along with what interested me the most. Not being so afraid to use my voice, and working hard to accomplish my goals. From here I will try to keep building in these skills.

The best thing about Mr. Briggs as a teacher is the way he organizes things and can still make everyone fun at the same time. It makes it a very balanced out class. I like how he tells stories every once in a while to get the class focused on something else but still relates it to what we're talking about to make you think about things in other ways.

Im not certain what to do to make this class funner..maybe you could like have a speech where kids record themselves like they're on the news or something, and then they can bring it in and watch it. Kind of like in creative writing when we did this movie project. Although I'm really into movies. I think it would be a cool way to wrap up the end of the year.

Easiest decision and Hardest decision

I'm trying to think of the easiest decision I've ever made...but its not coming to me..I would say it would be when I was younger but I don't know what lol. I would say deciding if I wanted to go to the fair or not, because I wanted to go most of the time and when I was asked I didn't really need to think that hard. If I were distracted outside playing with my neighbors I would end up not going most of the time and forgetting all about it. When your a child things don't matter as much. Now for my hardest decision..I'd say deciding what to write about for my hardest decision, because there's many and I just cant choose one. That's like impossible..my hardest decision I'm going to be making will be what I'm going to be when I'm older because what I decide will be what I'm going to be doing the rest of my life and I don't know when I'll be ready to make that decision. I want to get a job I'm interested in, and I definitely want to enjoy what I'm going to be.

my biggest crush

If I were to say my biggest crush or atleast big enough one that I remmember, I'd say it was Aaron Carter. Nick was cute but I thought Aaron was like...hot. I bought almost all of his cd's and become like obsessive. I swear. His voice was also hot. I always thought I could meet him and then become his girlfriend, or record a song with him. I went to one of his concerts and realized how many girls liked him, and after that I didnt like him anymore. Crushing over him was fun while it lasted though. Now, he's not really that popular anymore so I kind of forgot about him. I dont really know what happened to him, or nick. Even though I wasnt that crazy about Nick, or atleast not for that long anyways. This crush with Aaron Carter lasted for a long while. I remember obsessing over his cd photos. Like he had this one on the beach and I imagined being there and I craved how famous he was. I was wondering where the picture was taken and who took it and all this jazz. His hair was glistening in the sun...and his face was flawless to me. What a fantasy this was.

If I were to teach this class

If I were to teach this class, I would do about the same things as you. I wouldn't want to give out that many tests because some kids aren't good at taking tests. I wouldn't give out homework every night of the week but maybe two or three. I'd give my students time to get their homework done in class, and hold a lot of discussions about what we're learning. I would focus on the main stuff and leave out discussing details that aren't that important or off topic. I would include lots of fun projects to get the kids comfortable with other kids in the class. Every Friday we would watch a video about what we're learning. They could take notes on it and have a short quiz. I'd try to make the class as fun as possible. I wouldn't want my students to think of my class as a drag. I'd want to make it one class they'd remember and look forward to going to.