Color Representation

Question:

What color represents you? Why?

The color that represents me best is Purple. I choose purple because it combines the stability of blue and the energy of red. Purple has been associated with royalty and power. it also portraits leadership. I am not just one shade but many different ones. Light purple when I am happy and I think of my self very highly, I believe that I can accomplish anything. But yet I can be a shade of dark purple very explosive and demanding like of royal power. I want things to go my way all of the time.

SDSU Teen Camp X:Options in Health Careers! First Day

Today I Learned about infections and bacteria, and thing I can do to prevent the spread of infections and the equiptment I can use like gloves, and wear masks. Also about the Implied v.s Expressed consent, and if someone is intoxicated then it is okay to work on them with out the consent. Also what to do if they refuse and DNR (Do Not Resuscitate), also all the different things of physical thearpy.

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Improvement

Over the past to years I have improved my writing skills before I had a really bad grammar and spelling problem. Now I don’t have it has bad, and I am learning to change that. My reading skills were alright and now I have learned why they were bad and because of that reason I still don’t like reading out loud it hard for me. I have always had some what of good speaking skills, even though I don’t like speaking in front of people. I don’t like working in a group but I manage I feel like I become a leader more when I get into a group. I had poor technology skills but I had learned a lot since I have been in high school, and I feel that they can continue to improve with help. I will work on all of my class work and homework and I will try not to procrastinate and get my work done on time, I think that it will make my life easier.

Portfolio - Future

I feel excellent about my future actually I am really excited to see what happens. My most major goal is to go Cal State Los Angles and actually graduate in the four years with out getting pregnant. I want to study Sports Medicine I realized that this is a lot of schooling, but I wanted to go into the medical field when I was in the 7th grade. I have had ankle injuries and knee injuries also I love telling people when they have injuries what to do for example to ice something when it is swollen, I tell some football players that and they just blow me off but I think I know a little bit of what I am talking about. Also on a hot day I know that if you exercise and get a head ache it is more than likely because of dehydration, but again they don’t listen to me. I love biology and the human body which makes this interesting for me. I need to continue to work on Science like Chemistry, Math and English. I think that SPA in general will help me also
Ms. Priester, Ms. Davis, Ms. Ramiez, and Mr. Fenick, and I say these teachers because they are the teachers that will help me the most in English, Science, and Math. I honestly genuinely believe that I will this major goal because I feel that the only thing that would ever stop me is if I get pregnant other than that I am okay. I don’t think that I will become too much of a party animal when I enter college, also I don’t imagine myself becoming addicted on drug and letting my hope and dreams slip away. I am a very dedicated person and I have a no doubt that wont get what I truly want.

Playwrights Project Play Performance Paragraph

During the performance I felt overwhelmed. I chose the word overwhelmed because I had so many emotions going through my mind. I felt nervous when they read my play I appreciate it even though they skipped a line so to me it threw my play off, but at the same time I felt bashful because I was praying to myself that I was the only one who caught the mistake. I also in a way felt proud to see my play acted out it made me feel accomplish, like I finally achieved something. I feel like this experience impacted me in a positive way because it made me prove to myself that I am capable of writing something and having it worth while, knowing that I created something that people might actually want to watch.

Greatest Highschool Accomplishment

My Greatest Accomplishment in high school is achieving a 2.67 GPA or higher for two or more quarters. I say that it is my greatest high school accomplishment because I have worked really hard in all of my classes. I really want to go to a four year University, and I need to start doing better if the is what I really want. If not I will go to a two year community college and transfer to a four year. I feel that education is important because out of everything no one in the world can take education away from a person. I really want to get a good job and b able to support my self and when I get ready my family. I don’t want to be like my parents who have to work two jobs to be able to pay the rent and stuff. I feel that this is my accomplishment because it is a push towards my future. It is getting me closer to breaking the cycle. Now all I have to do is wait till I am done with college and get married before I get pregnant and then I will really break the cycle.

Portfolio - My Educational Experiences

Due to my educational experience, I am currently in the right grade, or higher grade and learning the things that I should. I started a year early by going to head start. In the 3rd grade I stopped my speech classes, and I tested high on my reading scores. Also in 6th – 8th grade I got good academic reports from my teachers for trying hard even though I went to two different schools. I feel that even though I switched schools I was never taken away from my education, because I really only switch half of 5th grade. My 6th grade I went to a school for a full year even though I moved houses I didn’t move schools. My 7th grade year I came here two weeks before my school started and a week after the school here started so I still don’t think that I missed much. As of now I just try to focus in my classes and do the best I can and try to go above in certain classes

Voki Comercial Playwrite

End of Year Reflection – Greatest High School Obstacle

My greatest obstacle over the past two years have mainly been my grades. I say that because I have always had a hard time with keeping a 3.0 gpa, I can easily get a 2.67 but for me it was hard. I think that the class that I have the most problems in is Spanish and I say that because, ever since freshman year I have been having a problem. I don’t understand it and it frustrates me, but I try. Like now has of the moment I have so much Spanish work that I need to do and it so hard I hear it and I know a little bit but I just can’t comprehend it.

Week In Rap.

Free Post

I am super excited for this weekend because I am going to visit my family. I haven’t spent a holiday with my family since Thanks Giving it has been a very long time. I get to see my cousin De’Janique who I call my sister because she is exactly 1 month and 1 day older than me. De’Janique and I have been really close and we used to do everything together, but then when I moved to San Pasqual Academy that stopped and now I can’t wait to see her. We have so much to catch up on. Also I can’t wait to eat my Aunt makes the best food I think, I haven’t had a cooked meal like hers in a long time so I have so many things I am waiting to do.

Playwrights Project Play Completion Reflection

Free, I say free because I am finally done with the play. I have worked so hard trying to make it perfect and also to put emotion into it. Another reason why I say free because I don’t have to worry about it anymore because I know that I tried my best and I am proud of my self, I feel like I have less stress. Next week I am happy because I can’t wait to see how the plays turn out. I am excited for my classmates and other peers to see a part of my play. Also I am super excited to see my work performed by professional actors.

SPA Prom 2011

I went home and I took a nap. Around 2:30 in the afternoon, I woke up and I started to get ready for prom. I started to curl my hair it was easy I used a lot of hair spray, the funny thing about that is by the end of the night my curls still feel. Around and hour later the best person ever came over to do my makeup, after that I put on my dress and made sure everything looked good. Close to five Andrew came to my house and it was weird because I had gotten him a boutonniere and I didn’t know how to put it on so my house social worker was looking it up on her Iphone. We took a lot of pictures then we went to the bus. On the bus I sat with P’jay, and Sabrea it was a lot of fun we talked about a lot of things and took a lot of pictures. At prom Andrew and I took pictures, and P’jay, Kris and I took pictures and I had a lot of fun. After prom I took more pictures, but over all I had a lot of fun.

Title: Field Trip

On Thursday I went on a Field Trip with Mr.Beedle, it was kind of fun for the most part. I was embarrassed when Mr.Beedle took us out side of the museum to tell us the he received complaints about our behavior in the museum. It was funny because he told us not to touch anything, don’t talk loudly, and don’t take pictures, and then the kids did the exact opposite that he just said not to do. Over all I think that it was pretty good except for the little drama, but I think that next time he should just choose the people that are passing his class to go. I think that it should be a reward. My favorite part was watching the seals on the beach, they were so cute.

Kids in the Mud Scene

Scene One
Characters: Jasmine Nicole White- 6 years old

Kyle Michael White- 8 years old
Setting: a house, a hot sunny day, Organ

At Rise: Jasmine and Kyle are playing in the mud have a conversation.


Jasmine
(Looking at Kyle)
Kyle I think that mom is going to be very upset when she finds out about this

Kyle
No I think that we are good.. I mean she didn’t look to mad when I told her

Jasmine
Oh ok

Kyle
Just leave it all to me
Jasmine
What ever you say Mr
If we get in trouble I am blaming you
Kyle
Ok ok
(Throws mud on her)

Jasmine
Hey stop it
(She rolls on her back)

Kyle
Do you hear that?
Jasmine
No what

Kyle
Oh crap we are busted

Jasmine
(Whisper through her teeth)
Just smile and play it off

(Picture taken)

Summarize, Paraphrase, and Quote Peers’ Posts

Summary
This is a summary of Alex’s blog post titled Comment-Seeking Post (Drama). To access the full post, click here Drama.
At first I thought that this place was going to be awesome, when I came on my tour, but now I think it’s a drama filled place. So I decided that I am going to stay in my house and avoid everything and anything. I also decided to hang out with only certain people that I can trust, I knew that this place was to good to be true.

Paraphrase
This is a paraphrase of a section of Alex’s blog post titled Comment-Seeking Post (Drama). To access the full post, click here Drama.
My tour guide blindsided me I thought that this place was going to be awesome but my tour guide had me fooled.

Quote
This is a quote of a section Alex’s blog post titled Comment-Seeking Post (Drama). To access the full post, click here Drama
“I think I redeemed myself by staying home and avoiding everything and anything that could possibly involve drama.”

Week In Rap wordle

Quote, Summary, or Paraphrase Paragraph

Welcome my wonderful students! Today I am going to teach you all about the meaning or evidence, what is summarizing, quoting, and paraphrasing. Evidence is a text that you found in a reliable source that will help you with your focus question. You summarize evidence when it is a long selection of text such as multiple sentences or an entire paragraph. To summarize you retell the ideas of the text using in fewer words. You quote evidence when it is a short and very specific section of text that you need to copy exactly to keep its meaning. To use quote you copy the text exactly how it is appears and put quotation marks around it. Your paraphrase evidence when it is a short and simple section of text that you can easily put into your own words. To paraphrase you retell the ideas and put them in you own words. To help you remember this, you should practice this in all that you do especially in all of the assignment that I will be shortly giving all of you.

Research

Comment-Seeking Post

There are so many decisions and thoughts running through my mind. Its all crazy, like one of them is I don’t know weather to go on pass with my mom for Mother’s Day or stay back with Debbie. I know a lot of people will read this and think well that is obvious I would go with my mom. But at the same time Debbie is kind of like my second mom she is the one who is raising me and she is the one who took on the mom position when I need her most even though I can’t stand her sometimes I know that she will always be there. But on the other hand this is my biological Mom the woman who with out her I wouldn’t be here in the first place, my only thing is that my mom might have to work so there is not point of my going for Mother’s Day if I am not going to be able to spend time with my Mother. But other than that there are other things going on so I am asking for Help!! Please help me decided what to do for Mother’s Day.

President Obama’s Big Announcement

To learn about Osama bin Laden’s death, I read “Al Qaeda on the ropes? Little Arab outrage over Osama bin Laden's death” and learned that since 9/11 the US has been at war with Al Qaeda, now since he is dead there has been other volunteers to help bring the rest of them down. I read more than one but also the families who lost someone during the 9/11 attack were happy and they celebrated his death because they feel gratitude mixed with relief but also I read that it brought back a lot of memories that were painful to the family.

Now that I have read the news, I predict that the Al Qaeda will try and come back stronger with more bombs and things against the US, I predict that because to me considered a power struggle, also because I believe that they want to seem powerful and they want to take over. Another thing that I predict is, that even though he is dead our troops will still be over there because there are also more people in Al Qaeda who are just like him and I think that with people celebrating that someone else will step up and take leadership of Al Qaeda.

Posters in the Hall

No I don’t think that it is odd because I don’t personally think that it matters on what ethnicity the person is what he or she said or wrote is the important part, I mean any one can say something it could have been a Asian or Black guy or girl. It is the importance of the message that they were trying to get out that matters. And it must have been important to the people who put them there. We are a very diverse campus and we have a lot of different people who some from different backgrounds, so I think that it is not odd because of the way this campus is.

Playwrights Project Scene 1 for Feedback

Tierra A
4th
4-28-11

Scene One

Characters: Kylie Marie Martinez - white, black, and mexican, 6years old, curly hair, blue/green eyes, freckles, wear brightly colored dresses, white socks and shoes, very frendly, love animals. family lives in rancho bernardo, middle class

Brennan March Anderson-white, sandy red hair, 24 years old, mental illness, attracted to under aged girls who come from poor or middle class families.


Setting: a house underground, in a forest shut off from the world (its been a couple of day)


At Rise: it is 2002, a girl is chained to a bed with a dirty hopeless face.

Kylie

(Thinks to her self)

Is he gone he... he must be... I.. I want my family

( she slowly opens her eyes, only to find him looking at her)

Brennan

Bout time you woke up, not like it matters, I hope you wasn’t dreaming bout your family don’t waste your time they wont come for you, you little bitch, they didn’t want you in the first place,

Kylie

(starts to cry)

Don’t say that

Brennan

( Angry from her talking back, he moves to slap her)

did anyone tell you to speak.....

Kylie

(shakes her head no)


Brennan

Then why did you? you know what that means..... another day with out food, you will learn life is not all happiness.

Kylie

(She starts crying hysterically)

no! please!

I am sorry!

Brennan

you should have thought bout that before you spoke out.

Kylie

(she close her eyes again)

Brennan

(he slaps her)

you little bitch you have slept enough, stay up!, you are really starting to irritate me!

Kylie

(She sits up)

Brennan

You must like getting me mad don’t you....

I know what you want

(he storms to her)

Kylie

(Scream)

No! Don’t!

Curtain close

What do you want to read about in the next scene of my play?
What is the best part of my scene?
What could I add to this scene to make it better?

CST Testing Reflection

So far I finished most of the CSTs and I have to say that in some parts like, math and world history I had more problems with, but English not to kiss up or anything but I felt more prepared for the things that were coming. In the math part I was some what prepared and then there were some equations that I just didn’t understand, but Mr. Fenick said that it was because we didn’t go over that part yet in our class. Today was World History and I have to say I was the least prepared for that because it was only some things that I knew, the rest I really didn’t know, but I think that it was because we changed teachers so many times, I just hope that next year will be better because I felt not ready for this test

Testing Tips, Strategies, and Plays Reflection

Strategies, Tips, and Plays help me because I feel like it makes my life easier, because it helps me out. It makes me not stress as much as I did before and I feel a more comfortable taking it because I know what to do. This paragraph makes me laugh because when I first read it, I thought that it meant the plays we are doing in class and for a moment I was like what do that have to do with anything, but then I remembered class work. So over all I think that it helped a lot I feel a little better going into the test taking.

Testing Tagul

My Feelings about the Upcoming CSTs

One word that summarizes how I feel about the CST would be terrified. For example when I first came here I was terrified because I didn’t know what to expect, and I had a lot of thoughts going through my mind. Another example is getting on the plane for the DC Trip, I was terrified because I didn’t know what to expect because it was a long time since the last time that I was on a plane and I thought that it was going to crash. At lastly the most resent time I can remember feeling terrified was the morning of the CAHSEE, it was a big moment for me and I kept thinking just pass, but it was more difficult then I thought. I thought that it was going to be easier but it wasn’t what I expected. With this up coming tests I feel like I want to just curl under a rock and stay there, I feel that this is going to be more difficult because it has science with it and I am not good really good in science.

Free Choice Blog Post/ Spa Fest Saturday

Saturday was SPA Fest, it was really exciting. It was a lot of fun to see my mom, brothers, my aunts, and dad. I haven’t seen my brother Kenneth since September, and my other brother Greg didn’t come but I haven’t seen him since I was in the 4th grade. It was irritating because he didn’t come, but either way I had fun with my family that did come. After my brother left, I went on pass with my mom and brother. It was fun because that night my brother Chris and I went to the movies to see Scream 4, but it was sold out so we saw Insidious instead. It really wasn’t scary, I thought that it was going to be super scary because that is what every one said it more crazy then scary. But over all my Saturday was the best so far this year.

Playwrights Project Inspired by Music Paragraph

In class today we wrote the begging of scenes, by listen to music. At first I didn’t think that it was going to be a good idea and I didn’t know what to expect. While listening to the music o felt danger and something cold, an dark was going to happen. While I was writing I started to get into detail what was going on in my play. I started to set to tone of my play. Afterwards I felt that I had just started the begging of a masterpiece and I felt really proud of my self I have a twist to my scene I think that I chose the perfect one.

UnGoogleable Research Paper Website Selection Reflection

Today in class I went on the internet looking for good websites to use my research paper. To search for websites on google.com, I really didn’t have to much luck my topic, is so hard to look up. When I found a website related to my website question, I was happy because I started to think that I was going to have to change my question. I knew some of the websites I found were unacceptable because the websites had a lot of Ads, and I couldn’t find and proof of the author. I know the websites I collected were good because I made sure it said .gov, or .org, and they looked educational and they had an author, and they were an authoritative source. Tomorrow, I expect that Ms. Priester will tell me to start getting facts from these websites and start my paper.

Third Quarter Awards Review

On Friday around 11:30 at San Pasqual Academy, all the kids at San Pasqual went to an Awards Assembly in the auditorium, the awards assembly was for, academic, citizenship, and a ton of other things. A part of the assembly that I remember was when I was called up for my award for having between a 3.0 to a 3.4, I was really excited and it made me happy. Another time in the assembly that I was really happy in was when Ms. Davis, gave me an award for most improved student of the quarter. At one pert in the assembly I was upset because I try really hard and I felt unappreciated and it made me want to cry. Also another part I remember is when this kid got an award form the friends of San Pasqual, it surprised me because I honestly didn’t feel that he deserved it and I didn’t think that he has been here long enough to even really know that friends of San Pasqual, I mean has he even been here for a year yet? Over all I liked the awards assembly and I think that the next one will just continue to get even better.

UnGoogleable Research – What I Already Know

My focus question is “How is giving natural birth better then using an epidural?” I already know that women were meant to give natural birth, so there is no doubt in my mind that a woman’s body would heal faster. I also know that an epidural is a man made drug used to numb the body by injecting it into the spine. Additionally I know that having an epidural seems to relax the lower half, and it can have bad spinal affects later on in life. By doing research, I hope to learn more about the good and bad affects of both and I hope that I can take this into my occupation later on in life.

“Switch” Play Audience Member Experience

My experience as an audience member at the playwrights project play “Switch”, at first I thought that it was really like it didn’t really have to relate to my life and I thought that it was going to be funny. Once I got into the play I thought that it was bad and it was kind of making fun of foster kids. But towards the middle I felt my self crying at the strongest parts. I think the part that got me the most was when the little boy got taken away from his mom that really hit home for me, and I was crying a lot. At the end I felt really happy that I went because it made me realize that there are other people out there that are like me. When they were talking about statics I learned something I didn’t know. Over all I had a good experience and that makes me happy.

UnGoogleable Research Paper – Website Evaluation Tips

I asked people question to help me learn about good resources. I interviewed Ms. Davis and she said that if the website is a .gov or an .edu that it is a good website and educational. I interviewed Bob W and he said that if someone researches something in a search engine then the first thing that pops up is the one that is most recently used. I asked Jabriel and he said that if it has an author, someone who can back up the facts, also if it is an .edu, or a .gov. The advice that I got from these people will help me because I know that if something is an .edu, or a .gov that it is a good website also try to find a name or something that shows proof that it is a reliable source preferably first, or second person.

Testing Tips

Ungoogleable Graphic Organizer

Homonyms Poems

I ran by, a blue store
Early morning a lot of dew filled the air.
The scent of fresh bread went through my nose.
A bakery to my left and flower shop to my right.
I ran through the alley took it as a short cut before
I knew it I won the race I ended back at my place.


A week of snow or maybe two,
the weather is finally clearing up
now what do I do.
A walk through I park might
Help me decided
It’s been four month
Now spring time


Laying in my bed
my knee is black and blue
it feels so weak I think I cant move
I wear shorts and cover it with ice
It feels like it weights twice my size

A scent of strawberry a piece of pie
A tale or two would be a nice way
To end the night
I wait to see if I get the phone call from you
But instead it’s your sergeant telling me you won’t
Be due till tomorrow morning
The flight is delayed some where in Ireland

Fourth Quarter Kickoff Reflection

I woke up got dressed went to breakfast, and then went to school. At school all of the sophomores had to meet in one classroom. In the classroom we watched the movie a “Stand and Deliver”. I was an okay movie it was actually kind of boring. Then we split into our teams after lunch. It was pretty fun my team was the best. But I got injured in every sport I played in. The first sport I played I cut my finger, in the second sport someone’s knee ran full force into my knee, and the third sport I got scratched on my arm some how. But over all it was a fun day I wonder who won, my team was the best but we didn’t play team 1 and or team 6. I think that my team would have won!

Figurative Lanuage

Fourth Quarter Goals

My greatest accomplishment of the last quarter was receiving only one C for the report card. Some things I did were turn in all of my work, I had my teachers keep updating me with my grades and missing work so that I could turn them in before it was too late.
My goal this quarter is to get at least a 3.5, I want to go for a 4.0. Three things that I will do to accomplish these goals are:
1. I will continue to have my teachers update me on my grades and missing work.
2. I will pay more attention in class and take more notes when it is necessary.
3. I will study more and ask questions if I need to also ask for extra help.

Graphic Organizer

PLATO Accomplishment

What I learend 3rd Quarter

This is My third Quarter blog jog

Charming Billy

It is only my second day here and even though I haven’t experienced much war I have experienced a dramatic death. Charming Billy died out of all reasons a person can die of war, he died of a heart attack. As my troops and I were walking through the mine field Charming Billy accidentally stepped on one and he was in complete shock the doctor and nurses kept telling him that he wouldn’t die and he scared himself into a heart attack, a bloody heart attack. I don’t know why it is so funny to me. Maybe it is because I am scared myself. It keeps going through my mind as I am laying on the ground waiting to for the night to get lighter so I can continue to walk on.

What I Learned in the Third Quarter of English 9/10

This quarter I have learned a lot, some of the things that I have learned about are symbolism, allegory, poetry, imagery, figurative language, primary and secondary sources. My favorite subject is poetry. I would have to say that because I love to write poetry. I love writing how I feel it is a good coping skill. But with poetry I also use figurative language which is a way that I use two of the things that I learned this quarter. I love to use imagery it helps people see things from a different light. Imagery is used a lot in song to help people imagine what people may be going through, thorough out a song or poem, or story.

“Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?” Breaking News

BRAKING NEWS

We just received Breaking News, some time yesterday Bill Boy was killed by a heart attack. During the Vietnam War Bill Boy and his troops were walking through a mine field and when Bill accidentally stepped on a mine, he was in complete shock he thought that he was going to die. When they took Billy to the hospital the doctor said that he was going to live, because he was in complete shocked he scared him self into a heart attack. That is the worst way to die a very uncommon way to die from war. This proves that way is a possible way to die in war. Also the toughest guys can die from the smallest thing a shock.

CAHSEE Reflection

Today was super crazy so much going through my mind all at once, it was over whelming. At first, I was a scared and nervous because I felt so much pressure, but when I got the test in front of me I realized that it wasn’t that hard. When I got to the writing portion I felt so prepared, because I knew what I had to do and I felt really good about it. I really have a lot of thanks for the most important person who helped me Ms.Priester, thank you so much for helping me prepare for this test. Over all I think I did a pretty good job now tomorrow is the part I think I am going to do my best on. I love math. I just hope that with my dyslexia I didn’t mess up on the test. I tried to take my time and re-read things if I didn’t understand. The only thing I can do now is sit and wait to see what my score is.

“Where Have You Gone, Charming Billy?” Enlist Paragraph

If I had to I would enlist in the military, but if it wasn’t mandatory then I wouldn’t. I would enlist in the military for school if I need them to pay for my education and I am doing what I need to do so that I wouldn’t have to do it. I feel that people who enlist in the military deserve to be treated with respect and they deserve to be able to come back and have jobs for them and shouldn’t have to wait to pay for their family. If I were drafted into the military then I would go and serve my country to the best of my abilities hope not to die.

Plato Grammar

Primary and Secondary Sources Comparison

Primary and Secondary source both are informational and has to do with a specific event. A primary source is different because it is first hand someone actually saw it or was a part of it. An example of a primary source is a diary, letters, oral speeches. A secondary source is different because it is from someone who wasn’t involved but they were told from someone who was involved in it. For example biographies and magazine articles are secondary, even history books are secondary. Even though they are different Primary and Secondary source are important because it can help solve a lot of problem and it is a way for people to find out different thing and to learn facts on subjects.

Feelings about the CAHSEE

AHHHHHHHHHHH! My feelings on the CAHSEE are crazy. I really want to scream, and pull out my hair. I am so scared that I won’t pass, and I will have to take it over and over again. I feel like I am going let a lot of people down and I can’t do that. I have tried talking to people like my other classmates and friends and they tell me that I am going to do fine and pass it, but then I realized that my classmate were going through the same thing that I was and it made me feel al little better. But still I am nervous and also excited, because I have people telling me that it is easy and its all eighth grade math, so I think I will do fine with that and I will try my best to pass but I am not going to stress about it because I know that I have what it takes to pass it and I know that most of my friends will be there with me so it will make it a little easier.

Reflection Paragraph

Teaching the class today was a good but different experience. I say that because first I don’t really like standing in front of people speaking, and I had to read which I dislike with a passion. I feel that it was I did a pretty good job for my first time teaching, but I felt a little embarrassed because the links and things didn’t go the way that I wanted them to. Thanks to my group and my knowledge we switched the assignment into something different and kept the project going. Over all I think that this was a good assignment, I like this project and I think that we should do it more often because it will help us, as a class be better at presenting in front of people.

Free Blog Post

During life I have met a lot of different people. I have met people who have only been around for a season. People that have taught me many things on life, being at San Pasqual Academy I have learned the way certain people are, and the certain people I want to be around. Some things I have learned are “you can not trust every one” and to me this means that I have to be careful what I say to certain people, because the moment one person says something to another it can get flipped into something completely different and that is how drama gets started. Also I learned the best way to stay out of drama at SPA is to limited friends who don’t really open their mouth, and to keep a lot of thing to your-self. I say to keep things to your-self because if it gets out you can only be mad at your-self because you’re the one that said something. Also I say to keep a journal or play a sport. I do both because I love to get my anger out in basketball, but I also like to write out the things I cant say to people and hope that one day I can share it with them.

Persuading You to Read a Blog

People should read and comment on the freshmen’s blog, because it will help them be better prepared, also it will boos their self-esteem to know that other people care about their work. Everyone can remember when they were freshmen and how everything was different from middle school and difficult. It will be good for them to have special feed back so that they will know what to do better or what they can keep the same. Also because the freshmen lookup to the sophomores that it will be good for the freshmen to know that the sophomores do care and will take time from their busy lives and homework to support the freshmen.

Sophomore

To me what being a sophomore means that I am no longer a little kid but I am not an adult either? To me it is right in the middle and it’s at the point where all of the childish games need to go away and people need to start taking responsibility for their actions. Being a sophomore means that there is only two years left to have fun and make as many mistakes as possible, because if we don’t do it now we will get to old and start to have regrets.

Songs Containing Figures of Speech from Girls 102

Artist Song Figure of Speech

1. Taylor Swift, Picture to Burn, And so watch me strike a match
On all my wasted time

2. Taylor Swift, Tim McGraw , You said the way my blue eyes shined. Put those Georgia stars to shame that night

3. Matt Nathanson , Come on get Higher, Just pull me down hard and drown me in love

4. Dixie Chick , Cow boy take me away, Cowboy take me away Fly this girl as high as you can

5. Taylor Swift , Our song, Our song is the slamming screen door Sneakin' out late, tapping on your window

6. Taylor Swift, Cold As You, What a rainy ending given to a perfect day

7. Taylor Swift ,Breathless , Lay down your guns, too weak to run

8. Justin Bieber, Eenie Meenie, You seem like the type to love 'em and leave 'em, And disappear right after this song

9. The Fray, How to Save a Life, Between the lines of fear and blame. You begin to wonder why you came

10. Garth Brooks, I Got Friends in Low Places, Where the Whiskey drowns, And the Beer chases my blues away,

Mu Glogster Metaphor

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Similes + Metaphors + Personification = Figurative Language

Metaphors:
1. Love is an emotional roller coaster
2. Hate is cold rainy day
3. Life is a Crazy Fun House
4. Friendship is a sunny day after the rain

Similes:
1. Community meetings are like an endless hot summer day
2. Passes are like an endless day spa super relaxing
3. The gym is basketball paradise for all basketball players
4. My house is like lion pack

Personification:
1. The moon Dances across the night sky
2. Flowers sing in the morning as I walk by
3. Phones are chatty they talk way to much
4. Cars go singing down the road

SPA Poem

San Pasqual Academy
Since I have been here
I have had my share of tears

I have had my faire share of
Hate

I have learned the importance
Of having a
Best Friend

My best friend
He is like the sun on a
Rainy day

Sometimes I wish he would
Never
Go away

I once
Had this friend
Who was a
Complete…
Roller coaster

Kept me spinning around
In circles

Over all my experience at
San Pasqual Academy
Is just begging

Unfinished

People look and wonder why

Wonder why I do no cry

The tears I had for you have gone away

I am glad to finally make it through the day.

It took some months

It felt like years

I am so glad to be here

I never thought that after you

I can move on

And find someone new

Someone

That loves me the way you used to.

"Grape Sherbet" Blog post 2011"

I can relate to the “Grape Sherbet” poem because I know the feeling of trying to remember something that just is not quite there anymore. The phrases that me imagine this poem are, “Dad appears with a masterpiece swirled snow, gelled light”, also “He fights a smile, his cap turned up so the bib resembles a duck”, those are some phrases that help me. Imagery helps a reader to understand by using there senses, sight, touch, smell, hear, and taste. By using these it helps the reader know how the writer/ author feels about the story, and to understand the character.

Favorite food

Memorable Valentine's Day

A Valentine’s Day, that I remember I was in the seventh grade, and it was my first Valentine’s Day here at San Pasqual Academy. I remember it like it was yesterday. I woke up and got ready for school as usually, but instead of getting on the bus I went to the office. I watched as the bus left, and waited for my staff Denise to come, and we were of to the Orthodontist. I waited in the waiting room from the nurse to call my name. Thirty minutes later I was called into the back. They put me in this room with 3 other nurses strapped me down, and put a mask on my face. They told me to count down from 100, and the last number I remember id 95, and I think I count that same number like six times. Then I was out like a light. When I woke up my mouth was full of gauze and I could barley open my eyes. The nurse helped me get to the car and I slept all the way home. When I got back I stayed in girls 3 till my house opened. When I was able to go home even though I just got my wisdom teeth pulled, my house had this huge meeting about me being a drama queen, and that is how my Valentine’s Day went, and that is the one I remember the most.

My Lyric Poem

Love Betrayal Friendship Hate

Love
It funny how close we used to be
I and you
You and me
At one point in time we used to be
Family

Betrayal
A time came along
And…
We fell apart
I swear it literally broke my heart
You…
Betrayed
Me

Friendship
I sucked it up and forgave
You
The person that betrayed me
I took back like
Like a brainless
Dummy

Hate
Just when I started to trust
You
You went behind my back
At First
I didn’t know what to do
But.. Now.. I do..
Now
I hate you

There is a very thin line between

Love Betrayal Friendship and Hate

Rhyme Scheme: AAAAA, BCDDEFG, HIJKLJ, MOPQRSQ

"I am Offering This Poem" Emotion Paragraph

The emotion that “I am Offering This Poem” by Jimmy Santiago Baca express is love. For example, he says “I have nothing else to give you, so it is a pot of yellow corn to warm your belly in winter, it is a scarf for your head, to wear over your hair, to tie up around your face, I love you” the poem itself, this shows that love is amazing. In love addition he is say that love is all a person needs, this shows that the smallest thing can become the biggest in life. That’s what the emotion in of this poem is love.

Remember Home Work

These statements are logical because people need to know what is, and what was. For example, people need to learn were they come from, and what people had to go through so that they have the freedom to be where they are in their life. Another example is that people should be more connected with their roots, like were they came from. The final example would be that people need to remember were that they are connected to the world, universe and each other, the need to know that what they do now affect the people and generations that come after them. I do agree that the statements are logical because it is true people are growing and they need to know, remember what they are

Remember Paragraph

Entering the Poets world, I think that she wrote this poem and published it because, she wanted to let other people form generations to generations know that everything that they do now will affect the future. But also the things that people have done in the past are the reasons why they are at a certain place in their life. For an example, if I was the poet I would have published this because of the same reasons that she did to let other generations know the truth. This poem made me feel different about life, because it made me realize that I take advantage of my life.

Remember

Publication "Heart! We will forget him!" Paragraph

In the poem "Heart! We will forget him!" the speaker, speaks directly to her heart as if it were another person, a possible reason she talks to her heart seperately could be because it is separate. People say that hearts have a mind of theeir own and I think that, that is true. I think that maybe her in her long time boyfriend broke up and she was have a hard time moving on. Personification is when a write an unanimate object the characteristics of a human. The author uses personification, using personification toward her heart help her to cope, brcause she is talking to it as if it was something real, maybe to get it out. On way I can relate to this poes is I have been in that situation and I know how it feels.

Wordle

Same Song Homework

A time that I felt like I needed a new look was when I got out of a really hard relationship. I felt like a needed a new look physically because I felt that I had to prove to my-self that I can move on past that and that I didn’t need a guy to complete me. I needed a new look emotionally because I knew that if I wanted to get try a new relationship I had to be completely over my ex. I did not feel like I needed to impress anyone nor did I want attention I changed for me, to better my-self. Something’s I did was, change my style, I wore different clothes for about two weeks but then I got the attention I did not want. Emotionally I tried to open my eyes more to see the world also I kept telling my-self that he was not important and that I wasted years for nothing. But now looking back I didn’t waste years he just better prepared me for future. I am now happy with my life and I would not change anything from my past because my past is what got me to the place I am now.

Imagery in a Song

The song the represents imagery in my life is called “Up” from Justin Bieber. A piece of imagery is when he says “We can make the sun shine in the moonlight, we can make the gray clouds turn to blue skies” is meaningful to me because he is basically saying that in the dark time there are possible things that can happen. Another part is “We'll take it to the sky past the moon, through the galaxy” which to me means that nothing in life is impossible and that nothing is out of reach. A part that I really like that means a lot to me is “Baby we were underground we're on the surface now, we gonna make it girl I promise, if you believe in love, and you believe in us, we can go nowhere but up” this part has a lot of meaning in my life because he is saying that they were down and so low but with love they were able to grow above that and they are able to keeping moving forward. Like in my life I have been so down at time but I believed that I can make it above that and I have so there is nothing to do but keep moving forward, or in this case keep moving up. When I hear this song especially, when I am feeling down it makes me want to keep going knowing that I can rise above what ever I was gong through.
Here is a Link to the song lyrics

It's a big big world
It's easy to get lost in it
You've always been my girl (ah)
And I'm not ready to call it quits
We can make the sun shine in the moonlight
We can make the gray clouds turn to blue skies
I know it's hard baby believe me

That we can go nowhere but up
From here my dear
Baby we can go nowhere but up
Tell me what we got to fear
We'll take it to the sky past the moon
Through the galaxy
As long as you're with me baby
Honestly (honestly)
With the strength of our love
We can go nowhere but up

It's a big big world
And I'm gonna show you all of it
I'm gonna lace you with pearls (oh)
From every ocean that we're swimming in
We can make the sun shine in the moonlight
We can make the gray clouds turn to blue skies
Yeah I know it's hard baby believe me (oh)

That we can go nowhere but up
From here my dear
Baby we can go nowhere but up (oh)
Tell me what we got to fear
We'll take it to the sky past the moon
To the galaxy
As long as you're with me baby
Honestly (honestly)
With the strength of our love
We can go nowhere but up
(Nowhere but oh up, whoa whoa)
(Nowhere but oh up, whoa whoa)

Baby we were underground
We're on the surface now
We gonna make it girl I promise
If you believe in love
And you believe in us
We can go nowhere but up

That we can go nowhere but up (yeah yeah)
From here my dear (yeah whoa)
Baby we can go nowhere but up
Tell me what we got to fear
We'll take it to the sky past the moon
Through the galaxy
As long as you're with me baby
Honestly (honestly)
With the strength of our love
We can go nowhere but up

(We can go oh oh, whoa whoa)
Nowhere but up
(We can go oh oh, whoa whoa)
Whoa
(Nowhere but oh up, whoa whoa)
Yeah
(Nowhere but oh up, whoa whoa)
Yeah Yeah

"A Storm in the Mountains” One with Nature

One time I went to the beach when I was younger, and my cousin went to play in the water. I was sun tanning and I was looking around at all the people there. I way laying listening to the seagals and tuning everyone out. I felt the warmth of the sand underneath my body like a sunggle blanket. At that time I felt one with nature I felt like I could just wash away witht the water. The exprience changed my in many ways one way is that i felt more calm afterwards and I still de everytime that I go to the beach

Paragraph to Persuade You to Read My Poem

The name of my poem is “What I Love About You” by Crystal Jansen, people should read this poem because it shows a lot about love also it have a lot of imagery. People may not want to read this poem because it is about love and not a lot of people especially males have a big problem with love poems, but they should still read it because it shows character and it may bring up emotions that people didn’t know was there. People don’t take the time to do something out of the ordinary but guys and girls should both take the time to try, how will people know that they don’t like something if they never tried it. The best part about the poem is that even though it’s a love poem it’s really something extra sweet and for girls its sweet for guys and also it would be unexpected to read a love poem to a guy.

Imagery in a Selected Poem Paragraph

The poem shows how much this person love their significant other. The imagery appeal to sight and touch mostly. The feeling of the whole poem is happiness and warmth basically love, “What I Love about You by Crystal Jansen”. "Your eyes so bright and blue", this imagery appeals to be sight, the feeling that this imagery create is warmth. "Your Lips so soft and smooth", this imagery appeals to be touch, the feeling that this creates is lust. "I love the way you touch me sending chills down my spine", this imagery appeals to be touch, the feeling that this bring up is love and happiness. The use is imagery helps express feeling in way so the reader relates more to it, by actually visualizing it and imagining the situation as if they were in it.

Imagery Slected Poem

Imagery in a Selected Poem

What I Love About You

I love the way you look at me,
Your eyes so bright and blue.
I love the way you kiss me,
Your lips so soft and smooth.

I love the way you make me so happy,
And the ways you show you care.
I love the way you say, "I Love You,"
And the way you're always there.

I love the way you touch me,
Always sending chills down my spine.
I love that you are with me,
And glad that you are mine.

- Crystal Jansen -

Plato Prize

Dream House Paragraph with Imagery

My dream house is a three story mansion. When looking at my house from the outside you see a white house with pink shudders and a balcony surrounding the second and third story. When walking in to my house you see a mixture of bright vibrant colors that just feels so warm. The taste of clean fresh air will feel your nose. When touching the couch the soft and warmth takes over the body with such a home feeling it will make anyone want to stay to live. The smell of fresh apple pie will fill the nose and water the mouth of who ever walks in. The sound of love and laughter warms any heart that walks into my house. To achieve this dream I will stay in school graduate and do just about anything to make sure this comes true, and I will make sure that the things I want I will be able to do.

Third Quarter Goals Reflection

I have three goals for this quarter. One of my goals for the quarter is to get at least a 3.0 I really want to go for a 3.5 or 4.0. I feel that I can go far if I just put my mind to it and don’t get off track. My second goal is to stay out of drama because being on a campus with 164 kids it can get very hard to stay out of drama but it is not impossible. My third goal is to not get on restriction and stay on the straight path that I am on. I know that doing these things will be hard but they are something that I know that I can do. Some things that I have done to start achieving these goals are turning in all of my work and staying in class as much as possible with out having appointments. Also I have done the best on all of my homework assignment and I have been asking if I need help with something I am really going for A’s and B’s. I need to stay more focus when doing my homework and pay more attention in class and prioritize between work, sports, and school. I have a feeling that once basketball season is over I will be able to achieve these goals better. At the end of the quarter I want to be able to look at my report card and be able to say that I did it that was able to achieve my goal.

Poetry Experience Paragraph

Studying poetry is one of my favorite subjects to learn in school. In poetry there are so many things to learn, like rhythm, and rhyme schemes, and symbolism, I feel that every poem has a meaning and there was a reason why the writer wrote the poem. In the past I have studied poetry in many different ways like reading and analyzing poems, to creating one of my own for school. I love to write out my feeling that is a way I express myself. So I love to write my own poetry and I love reading others because I feel that I can relate to some of the poem that I read. I sometimes feel that I can be feeling something and look on the internet and have someone tell me word for word exactly how I feel through there own experience is exactly like mine. I hope to learn if anyone else in my class also express their feeling through poetry.

Teacher Traits

Symbolism and Allegory Unit Reflection

Over the past few weeks we have gone over all different types of symbolism and allegory one of the things that we learned from in symbolism was “Through the Tunnel” I think that story had a lot of different symbolism because through out the story the reader experienced a lot of different things with the boy. For example when he went from the safe beach to the rocky beach we as the reader were able to experience the change from child to adolescent. In the “Animal Farm” we experienced allegory. We experienced allegory through the animals and through the reading, for example the animals meant something completely different. My favorite symbolism was “Through the Tunnel” because I felt like I could relate to it more and I felt like I got a better understanding of the story. Studying Symbolism and Allegory has change my thinking to the point were I start looking deeper into what I am reading and to try and figure out the real meaning of things.

Graphic Organizer

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“Animal Farm” Character’s Symbolic Meaning Paragraph

In the story “Animal Farm” by George Orwell, the character Napoleon represents Dominance and Dictatorship. For example he has a follower they believe every thing he says “What I say is always true, is that understood.” This shows that people looked up to him and by him saying that it shows that he wants people to follow after him. In addition he had the most loyal side kick Squealer. Squealer will do anything for Napoleon and that is why he is loyal to him, even lie for him “Snowball took Napoleons idea and that is why at first Napoleon denied the windmill idea” This shows that even through Squealer was loyal to Napoleon he was very un-loyal and un-trustworthy to all the other animals. People who are like Napoleon and Squealer they are both very bad people to be around and they need extreme help mentally, if they were humans they would be the kind of people like Hitler, because in a way they want to dictate everything they want people to follow them. The pigs on the farm are a lot like people they all know what is right but they still decided to do what is wrong and that is just they way life is.

Animal Farm to the Real World

In the story Animal Farm by George Orwell, when the two pigs Napoleon and Squalor kind of began a dictator ship has allegorical meaning. For example, they both stuck together and they turned all of the other animals on the pig snowball also when they stared to break the rules and changing them to fit what they needed it to say. This represents how in other places and communities people began to break rules and had rules to fit what they need also hoe they alter rules, and they tend to start having people turn on one another even close friends turn their back on one another, Additionally, when every animal believed that what Napoleon said was true and how every animal followed Napoleon as their leader. This represents how people can be very easily influenced and will how people just like the animals in the story can fall into traps when the evidence is staring them in the face they still go with what they think is right. Even though most stories about animals are written for children, this story has a meaning that everyone should know about and should learn at any point in their life so that they don’t fall into any traps.

“Animal Farm” Revolution at SPA

If the students of SPA had a revolution and took over the campus it would be a complete disaster. If the students did take over SPA I would imagine this is how it would be. The students will be free to do what ever they wanted. If the students were to have a revolution the laws would be very lax. This is how it would be all of the students will gang together and go against the staff. But the kids were really creative. They will all talk and come together and plan on a day a Saturday, at 4pm they will all forward a text message to all the other students telling them to run to the auditorium but not every one just have one person stay back. And if every kid ran out the house they wouldn’t know what do. When the staff all start calling and chasing after the kids the one that was left in the house will take the door and lock it, then go and disable the alarm so that they can lock out the staff but let other kids in. The students will run to the auditorium nailing the windows shut and lock the staff in there. So they are free to do what ever they want with out having to worry about staff. And this will they will it will be until the staff get smart and learn how to break out, or until they call the police.

Symbolism "through the Tunnel"

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San Pasqual Academy Dragons Symbolism

The mascot for San Pasqual Academy is a “Dragon”. To me a dragon represents strength. Also it represents the ability to bounce back from obstacles and gain respect. A dragon represent that we are fearless, and that we will put up a fight not only through sports but also through life. That is why being a San Pasqual Academy “Dragon” is the best thing in the world, because when you’re a “Dragon” you are resilient and nothing can hurt you but you’re self. That’s why I don’t understand why people don’t take the fact that they are “Dragons” and change the way they are. “Dragons” are not scared of anyone or anything. I feel that we has foster youth should take that and put it into our life. What I mean by that is we shouldn’t give up because we are going through obstacles; we need the mentality of a dragon through out life.

“Through the Tunnel” Foster Youth Initiation

Even though they don’t have to swim through a tunnel like Jerry in “Through the Tunnel” by Doris Lessing, foster youth are initiated into the foster care system once they are taken and placed into the system. Most people like me were really unprepared. Being taken away from my family was the most life changing experience both negative and positive. There are certain things that I when through first feeling helpless, and lonely. Second after feeling lonely, was feeling unaccepted and un-normal wanting nothing more but to feel normal. Third lost and that is when the anger comes feeling like your family does not want you. Feeling that no one wants you and the anger comes through the pain of feeling neglected. As a result of this initiation, good things can come from it. New relationships can form and you can begin to see you’re self differently, as a positive person who can accomplish anything. After people get past the wanting to be normal and get passed the feeling of neglect they have official been initiated and once they accept that, they can turn it around and change their ways.

"Through the Tunnel" Prompt A

In “Through the Tunnel” by Doris Lessing I do find it very convincing that Jerry took a risk and survives. I was scared because I was afraid that he might die. When he got is cut on his head I thought that it might be over. Also when his chest started hurting even though I was reading it, it felt so crazy because I thought that it was real, I felt like I was in the water with him. The fact the he survives was a complete twist to me, I really thought that we was a going to die and that no one would be able to find him. I thought that there wasn’t going to be an end to the tunnel. In “Through the Tunnel” it really showed that if you just believe your-self that you can do anything that you want, also that anything is possible.

“Through the Tunnel” Prove Yourself Paragraph

When I was 7 years old I was at my Aunt’s house and I was determined to do a back flip on the trampoline because all of my older guy cousins were doing it. They were making fun of me for being too scared and they said if I didn’t do it then I couldn’t jump on it. So I go on the trampoline and I jumped twice when up but I got scared and didn’t do it, and they started laughing at me. I almost started crying but I women up at I decided that I was not go to be scared because I realized I couldn’t get hurt because it would just bounce back. I told then if they wanted me to do it that they had to get off. Not believing that I would do it they all got off. I jumped three times to make sure I was high enough and flipped when I landed I slipped. They started laughing at me because I feel I was upset but at the same time I was happy because I proved to them and myself that I wasn’t scared and that I could do it. Now looking back at it I laugh myself because I was making it bigger then it needed to be. (words:216)

House Symbol

The Lions symbolizes our house which is Girls 102. To most people, this item is just a picture of lions. To us, it represents family and order because in our house Bob and Debbie would be considered the Lion and Lioness also known as the leaders of the pack. We stick together just like in the wild we hunt together and protect one another from others. They guide us to make the right decisions just like the lion and lioness will have to do also Bob and Debbie will go to any extent to protect the girls in their house, just like the lion and lioness will for their cubs in the wild. Our house is the brightest, strongest, pack in the wild also known as San Pasqual Academy

Third Quarter Goals

My greatest accomplishment of the 2009-2010 school year was achieving a 3.5 G.P.A. My greatest personal accomplishment of 2010 was moving on to better things in life. To accomplish my school goal I studied hard and turned in my homework. I stayed focus and I thought about my future and what I wanted out of life. To accomplish my personal goal it took a really long time but I opened my eyes to see what else was out in the world. My Goal for this Quarter is to get back on track with life and achieve a 3.5 G.P.A again.

Three things I will need to do to achieve this Goal.
1. I will be able to stay more focused in school because I am happy with my personal life.
2. I will pay more attention in class and study hard so that I understand what I am learning.
3. I will take more notes in class and ask for help on things I don’t know.

Winter Break Narrative

My most memorable day of this vacation is Christmas. This Christmas was one that I will never forget. I got woken up by the middle school kids in my house. I went to go open my presents. I was happy when I opened up my second pair of Jordan’s, I was really happy when I found out that I got the first season of GLEE. The first thing I did was put it on TV. Around 8:00 am I went to go get dressed to go to the café because they were serving brunch. After I got dressed I went to the café and I sat with Shaurice, Marcus, Andrew, Aryon, and Shrray. After that we all went to boys 105. at boys 105 we watched the boys play video game. During that time shaurice got kicked out of boys 105. at 5:30 Shaurice ate dinner at my house. Debbie cooked stake and shrimp it was delicious. After that we went to the gym and I watched as Shaurice, Marcus and a group of other students played basketball. Then I hung out with Andrew and Tashanna out front then I went to girls 9 and I gave Andrew his gift before he went home. Shaurice, Marcus, Sharray, and I went up to girls 9 and we watched “Easy A” it was my first time watching it. I had fun talking to the staff, Kristen she is one of my favorite staff on campus. It was 9pm and the movie was almost over not I asked Debbie if I could stay longer to finish it, As Sharray and I were walking home it started to rain I got really upset because I was were my new purple and black shoe and they were getting wet. So we started running and I ran into a tree because it was dark and I couldn’t see. When I got home I took a shower and put back on GLEE, and that’s how my Christmas went. ( Word 331)