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Those most interesting activity I was introduced to during presentations has been the compare and contrast of a rap lyric and a poem. I thought it was so new and brilliant. I hope one day I can use that activity in the classroom as a teacher. It’s great to have students realize that their favorite song might stand as their favorite piece of poetry in a way. Today listening to the AR saga really took me back to my childhood. I remembered those computer book quizzes on AR and honestly can recall reading super easy books to get my points done. I thought of reading a book as a chore. I would read other books independently at my home with my mother. The books I read not related to school, I actually enjoyed because I was reading at my own pace and knew I wasn’t going to get tested on it. I support the changing of AR! By the way, I never knew there were so many hilarious memes out there! I am pretty happy we are presenting topics in class in groups because one: I love watching my peers, and two: it’s a great laid back atmosphere to practice teaching other people.