Hello! The most common and probably most important blog post that I read is DO NOT PROCRASTINATE!!! I'm not the best person to talk to about not procrastinating, because I sometimes have to cram my work and do it last minute. Even though I still get an A every time, it's very stressful and not the best thing to do, especially in an Honors class. The next best blog post I read is probably to relax. Doing crappy work when your stressed or not relaxed is not smart because the work turns out bad, and you get stressed. When you just relax, focus, and do your work ahead of time so you're not stressed about it, then you get quality work that gets an A. The third most important piece of advise is probably to read, read, read. the iRead 40 club sounds really fun,and I want to be in it. I also really want an A in this class, so it's really important to read. I also love reading, so I don't think that it will be very hard to read the 14 books a trimester, and I also read 60 books last year, so it won't be very hard to read a lot, but it's very important. Those are some of the most important tips for this class.

        Hi! My name is Janessa Wilding. and I love to write. I like free writing the best, because you get to express yourself, and it's very creative. I specifically like writing fantasy, and fantasy is also my favorite book genre. I probably like writing fantasy the best because when your writing fantasy, there's no rules (Except for the regular writing rules), and its nice to just be able to write whatever you want. I want to improve my writing skills in this class also. I love to write and want to be able to write better.

     This is Bryce Christiansen and I just finished reading many good tips of advice from the last years honors class. There was a lot of good info, and the top one in my opinion was DO NOT PROCRASTINATE!!! During sixth grade, I kind of tended to procrastinate with my homework a little bit (especially with the science study minutes) and sometimes I had to do extra credit to get my grades back up and running. This year I will try not to procrastinate as much with my homework, (math and science study minutes this year) and hopefully I won't have to do any extra credit. I kind of have already not procrastinated by not waiting until the 29th to do this blog post.
     Another very good piece of advice from last year was to pay attention. The author of that bit of advice said it in a funny way that made my laugh, but then I realized it probably is a good idea to pay attention. In a way I have already failed at this, because I had to ask four different people before I knew how to get here. So working on paying attention can start, tomorrow...
     The third best piece of advice I found  was to learn. Many of my friends say that they are glad to not be in honors language arts, but I agree with this third piece of info that if you learn, then it will easier than one might think.

         Thanks for reading!
   

                Hi this is Owen Redd and I read all of last years posts and they were awesome. One comment stuck out to me and that was READ. I know this is an honors class so I knew that there was going to be a ton of reading getting done. I have always loved to read so I knew this wasn't going to be a big problem but I usually forget that I have to read. I usually do a ton of reading every once awhile, but this year I'm probably going to read every day. Another thing that stuck out to me was don't procrastinate. I know I have a huge problem with this. For an example I accepted the invitation like two weeks ago and i'm now posting. My mom gets mad at me all the time for doing this. Although this year I am going to try my hardest to keep up on all the latest assignments. Lastly I saw relax. I picked this one because I always get stressed about the simplest things. This year I made into all honors and I know to just relax because I usually get stressed in my honor classes. Also I know as long as I keep up on the assignments i'll be fine.

                 I usually love to write cool stories and I think its really fun. But the thing I hate about writing is all the essays and Utah Compose stuff. Other than all essays I love to write cool and fun stories. Last year I won a short story contest on any subject and it was published In a book. I thought that was really cool and I hope to win writing contests this year. Last year in honors language arts I didn't really like to write. But by the end of the year and the older I got I enjoyed writing a lot more for some reasons. I think its because the more cool books and stories I read the more I became to appreciate it. Anyway I enjoyed writing my first blog post and I look forward to it next month.

   Hi I'm Halle! Some of the most common advice was to not procrastinate! I procrastinated a lot last year. it was terrible. I was always putting off all of my work till either the day it was due or the day before it was due. I was always stressed about it so I'm not going to go through that again. Another piece of advice was to read. I love to read so that hopefully will help this year. The last piece of advice I read was to pay attention. All of those combined will make me a better student and this year a lot better than last.

   I'm for sure not the best writer in the class. I don't always love to write. I like to write when its a topic that I like or feel strongly about. But if it's something I don't like I put it off a lot then I don't do it as good as I should. It's bad I know. So this year I'm going to do better. I guess I started writing in preschool. That's all I have for this blog.

   

     Hello! My name is Scarlett D., and I've recently read the blog posts from the honors students last year. The pieces of advice were amazing! There were three things that I saw come up a lot. One of these things was do not procrastinate. This seems like a great piece of advice to follow because school is more stressful when you procrastinate. Another piece of advice was to read. This seems like a good idea, saying that this IS a language arts class, after all! The final piece of advice I will be talking about is to pay attention in class. This is a good piece of advice that I will follow because  you can't learn anything if you don't pay attention. I will be sure to follow all of these pieces of advice, because they will all help me become a better student.
     I love to write stories in my spare time. I come up with characters and have just fallen in love with them. They have existed for almost 2 years now. I love writing fantasy stories, and I feel like I never run out of ideas. (Even if some of them are really weird!) I hope to become a better writer this year. I also hope to finish at least on of the stories I am writing, saying that right now I am writing about 4. I started writing my own stories in 3rd grade. At first, I would just write random essays. I would write about pretty much anything. Sometimes I would write how-to guides. Then, in 4th grade, I started actually writing stories and sharing them with my friends. I have continued writing stories since then. I love writing and drawing, even though I'm not a very good artist! I like to free write and write haiku. Haiku is the only type of poetry I like writing. I am very excited for this year in language arts with Mrs. Robins!

    Hello! This is Braden Loveland and I just got done reading last years honors blog advice. The main thing I saw was do not procrastinate! this showed up in almost every post. I like to procrastinate very much especially on days when I have practice. Every time I do I always tell myself I won't do it again, but that never happens. The second piece of advice I saw was that you should always read to stay on top of your tracker and bingo card. I usually am very on top of my reading as long as I get a good book the first time I choose one. This year I am going to try to read more than I ever have. The final thing I saw is that you should relax and have fun. This is very good advice because with all the homework you are receiving you can get super wrapped up in your work and grades. These are the main pieces of advice I saw.
    Writing has never been something that I loved to do, but I don't hate it. My favorite type of writing is when their is a prompt that actually interests me and I get to argue my opinion. I probably like this so much because I am very stubborn and once somethings in my head it takes a lot to get it out. I am not creative at all so anything that has to do with coming up with my own story usually does not turn out very well. This is the type of writing I like to do even though I don't love it.    

As I was reading the blog posts from last year, I found many great pieces of advice. The first piece of advice that really stood out to me was don't procrastinate! I am a really bad procrastinator and one of my goals this year is to be proactive and get things done! Last year my procrastination really got to me and made me really stressed and tired. I would like to be able to use my time wisely this year and get things done before necessary. I think that a good student knows how to manage their time and put first things first. This skill is one I would like to develop this year. The second piece of advice was read! I love love love to read but I don't do it as often as I should. I also like certain types of genres that I read all the time, but I don't ready other genres as often. This year, I would like to explore more genres and try new types of books! And going back to the first piece of advice, I  have certain times when I can read, so that I don't procrastinate my reading until my last book is due and I have to cram it in all in one night! So, this year I hope to become a stronger reader and have more of a variety of books on my reading list. The third piece of advice that I took to heart was pay attention. Sometimes in class I don't pay attention and then when I try to find where I need to go to do something in class or turn something in online, I don't know where to go. This year I have set a goal for myself to take notes and know where I need to go to get anywhere. With all of the new teacher websites and apps, I get confused where to go and end up going to the wrong place. I have decided to write down where everything is so that I don't have a hard time getting there. As you can see, this year I have a lot of goals that I would like to accomplish!

My name is Abbey Mathews. I love writing! I really do. My favorite type of writing is creative writing. I love writing whatever comes to my mind! I have lots of crazy ideas and dreams and I love writing them down so that later on I can remember them. I also write in a journal and I think that helps me become a better writer as well. In my journal I write anything. My feelings, stories, thoughts, I doodle and write quotes, and I make lists! It really helps me express myself and write down ideas. I really started to love writing in second grade. My teacher, Mrs. Goodman, really pushed me to become a better writing. She saw that I had potential and encouraged me and helped me get to where I am today in writing. I would really like to write with fluency and make sense of what I'm trying to write easier. Sometimes my writing is choppy and my creative flow is blocked. During these days, I would like to be able to get past that and regain my flow. This year I hope to become a stronger and more fluent writer and be able to express myself more creatively! Sorry this was a really long post, I guess I have more to say than I thought! :)