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

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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