This week in Quest we did many different activities for both Quest Science and Quest humanities. In Quest Humanities we all worked on a couple of different assignments as a class. Each student was required to write a response to a question each day in our own log books. One of the questions was, “What is the difference between reading for meaning compared to just simply reading?” As a class, we had a broad discussion about our answers after we all had answered the query. Along with this, we also had an assignment about media literacy. 
We discussed and answered both of these different assignments as a whole to see what other people thought about the same topic. In Quest Humanities, we also presented our summer projects in small groups. Our summer projects were scrapbooks that each person made about a book they read over the summer. It was interesting to see the amount of creativity shown and the differences between each project, even though there were many people with the same book.
In Quest science, one of the things we were assigned to bring in was a picture of us at any age. The reason we did this was to put our class’s photos on the board so we can all look like a whole. It was cool to see the different images that people brought in because we could all learn about our other classmate’s interests and hobbies. This week in Quest science was less about homework and projects or tests, but about learning more about each other to strengthen our relationships with each other.
Over the course of the week, we learned many different topics and ideas. As a class, we are hoping to continue to learn new topics and to strive to do well in Quest. – Coyle
This week in Quest humanities we focused on the English aspect of things. We brainstormed what the meaning of quest is and we came up with things such as it’s a mission you go on, you discover things, and you go on an adventure. We also talked about what “reading for meaning” means and how it’s different than just regularly reading for entertainment. We came up with things such as understanding your reading, being thoughtful, being present in your book, and reading “between the lines”. We also talked about media literacy and why it’s so important. We read a poem called “Thank you Ma’am” by Langston Hughes. In the beginning of the week we were talking about theme, plot, character and things like that also. We brainstormed as a class about what the story is about, protagonists, antagonists, and symbolism in the book. We annotated and highlighted in “Thank you ma’am” and a news story that we read about Serena Williams. We used it is an example of reading for meaning. – Remi
This week in Quest the sections X, Y, and Z worked on current events, reading for meaning, media literacy, science treasure hunt, student rubric and our summer projects. Throughout this week the teachers have kept us all occupied. The current events that we worked on was about the incident of Serena Williams confronting Carlos Ramos (chair umpire) for accusing her of cheating. This made Williams slam her racket on the floor. Billie Jean King agreed with her as to why she was so upset. This one of the things that Quest has done this week. – Makayla B.