Dec 2- Prompt: In “We Real Cool,” the speakers make choices that seem exciting, bold, and rebellious, even though those choices lead to consequences. Write about a moment in your own life when you followed what looked cool or fun, only to realize afterwards that it wasn’t the smart or responsible path. What influenced your decision, and how did your perspective change later?

 When I was younger, my neighborhood friends and I used to go over the train tracks behind my house to reach this bamboo forest. To get to the forest we had to cross over a fairly deep creek by walking over a fallen tree. While walking over this fallen tree I fell into the water. For some reason my shoes had not been on all the way, and I ended up losing a shoe. This taught me that things that seem cool and fun may not always turn out to be that way.

Summary: Today we read "We Real Cool" and analyzed different thing that were "cool" and "not cool."\

Reflection: I learned how to better relate my personal experiences to a poem/text.

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