Hanis' AEP Diaries : ep 4

 Welcome back to my diary series! It's been a long time since we've- I mean I've talked about what's popping in AEP classes 2023. So far, the least I could say is that the classes are a mess. Technically the class is not the problem but the way how things always somehow lands on days we have AEP classes, it kinda disrupts the overall plan we did to help guide us through the maze of time. AEP for this year have their own sweet and sour moments. I can smile while looking back at all the stuffs we did last year. 

First term is the best term. Everything was so chill and going through smoothly. Even though many were still adjusting to the new normal and face-to-face classes, it was the most peaceful term in comparison to the other two terms. I could see the class doing well and enjoying themselves. We did a lot too actually. We tackled two vocabulary topics which are crime & punishment and issues facing young people. We were very productive. New year's luck I guess 

Then came term two. This is where everything started going downhill. I think I went through a series of disastrous events during this period. It was because of the Science Congress 2023. This event took a major role in determining my grade in all science and math subjects. I couldn't really focus and regular classes and what more AEP classes. I went through a mindset that just wants to get everything done. I just want everything to stop. To top it of, I had a conflict with my classmates. Because of a simple misunderstanding, we grew very distant like we were strangers. My confidence dropped to the lowest level. I isolated myself from people while having this 'mask' on saying "I'm fine".

That term was truly something. I don't know how I got through it but I'm just glad I did. Was it the best term? No. But is it gonna change if I still dwell on it? No. So I have to keep going. I still have so much stuff on my plate that I have to keep on eating before it goes bad. No use crying over spilt milk. I seriously took a whole day to reflect on where it went wrong. This coming third term, I will be trying my best to not let history repeat itself. 

Third term just started and to be honest, it went of shore already. We missed our first class and didn't have a direct destination. Today was our first class and it started with this blog. Jokes aside, I love writing blogs. To get in the mood to write something is kinda hard but for me, once I get into it, I can find a way to stop. I just let my fingers take the lead and type out what's in my mind. 

I'm very looking forward to the 14 challenge. I hope I could get started with some new habits and throw those bad ones out of the window. I'm not really someone who plans out my day because I'm more of a go with the flow type of person. However, I do want to take this project seriously and if it goes well, it might even become a good habit for me! I get benefits and I've got nothing to lose. 

I have conveyed my inner honest thoughts about what I think about AEP class so far. So yeaah! That's what I think. I hope I can stay happy and healthy throughout the remaining months of 2023 school year. ＼⁠(⁠^⁠o⁠^⁠)⁠／

Hanis' AEP Diaries : ep 2

THE FIRST BLOG OF THE YEAR!

10.12.2022

Did your school just started and you're already bombarded with assignments? Yes? Me too! Don't worry, you're not alone 😌 

It's been a while ☕

Hellooo everyoneeee<3 🙌 Before this blog even gets started, I just wanted to say that it has been quite a while since I've last done a blog and I was kinda- I am crusty at writing one in the first place. Everything is all over the place but hey, the content and feelings is what's important. If you're reading this, I hope you're having a wonderful day! If you're not, I'm sending a virtual hug to you (⁠づ⁠￣⁠ ⁠³⁠￣⁠)⁠づ

So far...this is what I've been up to

This blog will not be about everything. It will be solely dedicated to talking about what happened in AEP class. Since we're grade 11 and AEP is a minor subject, Miss Disa decided that we would be focusing on improving our vocabulary so that it could be used in our future classes. We we're given a couple of topics and were asked to vote which one to do via Google forms. 

Alrighty, the very first class we did wasn't really a class. We started the year with......🥁 SCRABBLE! I'm.so.bad.at.scrabble. Ughhh it's not even a funny anymore. Thanks to AEP class, I've realised that I'm  actually bad at Scrabble. It's okay, that's just not my expertise. I don't know if I remember correctly but we spent a good 2 periods with Scrabble.

For our very first official class, majority of us voted for 'The World of Politics'. As per usual, there is always a warm-up game in AEP class. It could be wordle, quordle, word master, scrabble, and there's probably more to come. Idk at this point, Miss Disa might as well just give us the whole day to play games. Jokeee I know that will never happen. If you ask for a free period in class, boy you're gonna get more work instead. So pleaseee do not say 'free time' in AEP unless miss says so herself.

Our first activity was to make a word cloud based on vocabulary related to Politics. From all the activities and projects we did, this one was my favourite!💞 Then we did like Miro stuffs and more Scrabble. For me, vocabulary was and is still my weakness in English. I think the problem is I know words but I don't know the meaning of the words and how to use them in a sentence. Even though I've just learned the meaning of the word, it wouldn't really stick to me that much. Believe me I'm trying to find a way that would work for me in remembering the meaning of the difficult words. 

Hanis' AEP Diaries : ep 1

Retrospective Blog

Hello! Today's blog is kinda a new approach because I will be looking back about what I've learned and felt during the past AEP lessons. Honestly, I kinda thought I would forget what I've learned as time goes by but when looking back, I've realised that we actually have done a lot of things. If you've read my AEP blog entries, I have specify the topics that we have covered so far. Here, I'll be giving my honest opinions on the activities that we have done.

Speech 🎤

*Insert me crying in a corner*

Before I completely talk bad about how my speech went, it was quite an experience. I felt the anxiety and nervous feeling again as you would feel when doing a presentation infront of everyone. I've never really like presenting;nevertheless doing a speech. I hate the nervous feeling and the ecstasy in the stomach. We had to talk about issues facing the young people;we had chose our own topics. Mine was about social media. Preparing the speech was one thing but presenting and talking itself is another thing. When I feel nervous, I usually stutter and pronounce a word badly. I don't really know how to cope with that but I try each time to calm myself and to overcome the nervous feeling. I really do try. I never knew 3 minutes would be so long before. I had a script and I've practiced a lot to the point that I have remember the script, but again the nervous feeling make me forget stuff to mention during the speech. I remember we determined the order by taking a Scrabble letter and see which letter comes first and which comes last. If I remember correctly, I had the the letter S;therefore, I was the last one who presented. Well the experience was quite normal to be honest. Everyone was supportive and considerate which eased my  tension a bit. I wasn't as nervous as I thought. I still did stutter though. The speech went on smoothly. Everyone did a great job in my opinion. It wasn't the best but it was a nice change of activity. I really don't want another speech though, pleaseeeeeee. Overall, it wasn't a bad experience but I really don't want to do another speech. Mainly because of the anxiety and nervous feeling.

Blogs 💻✍️

As mentioned earlier, this is my second blog so far. I feel that blogging is actually a nice little activity to do every now and then to recap what we have learned and felt during AEP classes. I was introduced to blogging from last year and only good memories come out of it. It's a nice and chill writing activity to do with some complementary classical music in the background. It definitely helps me in creating a sentence and writing more in general. I just love music you know. I work better with it. I don't have any problems with this activity and would love to continue doing it in future lessons.

Miro Board💻

Gosh this is my favourite part of the class. Ms Disa would be mad if I say so because it is a game but it's not any game, it is a WORD game. Mhm you read it right. It's a word game. What makes it special? Well just the game is really fun because there is just so much kinds of wordle today;however, the real reason I like wordle is because it's an activity where all of us work together. It's different than Miro because we are working together but we're doing it online and not talking as much as we would during the very first part of our AEP class. Sometimes there are struggles and sometimes there are giggles. Every lesson comes a new word game. It never bores me. Different types of wordle has different types of challenges, but if we're working together, nothing is impossible. As the saying goes, two heads are better than one. Moreover, six heads are better than one. Make it seven heads including ms Disa. In summary, I like this starter activity. It never fails to start my brain and get it going for the next two hours.