Heart! we will forget him! Voki

Dream House Paragraph with Imagery

My dream house is a big mansion that sits on top of the water in Bora Bora, Tahiti. It would have glass floors so you can see the fish swimming at the bottom, white walls, colors everywhere, white and black furniture, and a huge master bedroom. You can taste the wonderful food prepared by the master chef of the kitchen. You can smell the wonderful smells coming from the kitchen and the cool ocean air coming in and out of the house. You can hear the birds singing and whistling outside, and the water's waves rushing back and forth. All the furniture and carpet is so soft that if it was compared to a cloud, it would be softer. Everything in the house would be amazing.

Third Quarter Goals Reflection

My goals for this qaurter were to try to get a 4.0 at the end of the qaurter. To achieve my goal I have been trying to turn in all my work and I have been studying for most of my tests. Somethings I need to do differently is to turn in all my work on time instead of late. I also need to study more often for all my upcoming tests in every class I have. I know that if I do all these things and achieve my goal at the end of the quarter I will feel acheived and proud of myself because I know that I can do anything if i push myself and put my mind to it.

Poetry Experience Paragraph

I poetry studied poetry for a while in all my grades. Every year we study poetry and we are going to again this year. I have learned a lot about poetry over the years, like how to understand them, and how to write poems of our own. I have studied poetry in the past like in my freshmen class by reading them, writing them, and doing projects on them. Sometimes when I have nothing to do I will write poetry about experiences I have had or things I think about. This unit I hope to learn a lot more about poetry like haikus, and limericks. I would also like to understand some of the more complicated poems, and their meanings.

Symbolism and Allegory Unit Reflection

Over the past few weeks our English 10 class has been studying about sybolism and allegory. We have studied a lot about symbolism. We have read stories and written paragraphs tyo learn and show our understanding of it. We also learned alot about allegory. For this we read a play called "Animal Farm", it was very interesting. Then we made graphic organizers about the charcters and allegory. my favorite assignment was makeing the graphic organizer about all the characters in "Animal Farm". It was fun because we got to make them with partners and we also got to compare all the characters of the story to a trait that many different people have. I think that I learned a lot about sybolism and allegory in this unit. Our whole class did a great job!

"Animal Farm" Allegory Graphic Organizer

“Animal Farm” Character’s Symbolic Meaning Paragraph

In the story “Animal Farm” by George Orwell, the character Snowball represents bravery and initiative. For example when snowball comes up with the idea of the windmill after researching and drawing up plans, he shows initiative because it shows his leadership and how he was smart. When he stood up to Squealer and Napoleon to argue that the windmill would make less labor for the animal all the animals agreed and then Napoleon scared Snowball away with the dogs. This showed Snowball’s bravery when he stood up to them and no one else would. People who take initiative and are brave usually are successful leaders and have many people support and follow them.

Animal Farm to the Real World

In the story Animal Farm by George Orwell, where all the animals escape the Manor Farm, after not being fed all day by Farmer Jones, and form their own farm, has allegorical meaning. For example it could represent when people in a country of group are either not being treated right or they don’t like the laws or expectations they will usually leave and try to form their own group. An example of this is if there was a group of friends and some of them felt like they weren’t being treated right they leave and form their own group of friends. Even though most stories about animals are written for children, this story represent many more complex situations and symbolizes much more then just talking animals. This story is mainly for older readers because to understand the symbolism and the meaning behind ever character the reader would have to pay close attention to detail.

San Pasqual Academy Dragons Symbolism

The San Pasqual Academy mascot is the Dragon. We are the dragons because the dragon symbolizes strength and power. San Pasqual is a strong place to be because of all the people and support we give to each other and the support we get from the adults on campus. We are a campus of strong students and leaders. The dragon is the best mascot for our school because we are not only good students but we have many other things that show strength in our school, like athletics. Our campus is full of student athletes who put all their determination into there passion for sports. I am proud to be a dragon because I love to represent my school and everyone in it.

"Throught the Tunnel" Symbolism

“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/out of the foster care system. The initiation of foster youth entering and exiting the Foster System is when a foster youth is taken away from their families they are usually put into a temporary placement in which they are there for about two months until they can find longer term placement. The youth are then usually moved around from placement to placement until they are emancipated from the system. Foster youth tend to miss a large amount of school and are affected by it in the long run. Going through the system for some youth is a experience that helps them to mature faster and to become more independent as them come into adulthood. The youth have to overcome many hard obstacles to become successful adults.

“Through the Tunnel” by Doris Lessing Prompt B

The narrative “Through the Tunnel” by Doris Lessing would be different if it were to be told in first-person from the point of his mother because there would not be much to the story. The story would tell of the mothers worrying thoughts of being too overprotective and her worrying about her son not being safe. When the boy’s nose started to bleed constantly it would tell of her worrying about him and what he had been doing at the bay. It would be a story of suspense and mystery because it would not explain how the boy was getting the nose bleeds or what he was doing. Most of the story would be missing. This is how the story would be in the mother’s point of view.

“Through the Tunnel” Prove Yourself Paragraph

When I was seven years old I was living at my foster parents who lived in a small apartment complex in San Diego and all my friends from the complex were doing things to prove that they were brave like riding their bikes over ramps and stealing fruit from the neighbors trees. They were calling me a scardy cat so I decided that I needed to prove that I was more brave then all of them. I decided to climb our giant tree we had in the middle of the complex, which was taller then all the buildings, and jump off and land on my feet. I started to climb the tree and when I was about ten feet off the ground I started to get scared, but I knew I couldn't back down. When I got to the top everyone was yelling for me to jump. I looked at the ground, took a deep breath, and jumped. When I hit the ground my feet were the first thing that hit the ground and then my knees buckled and I fell on my stomach. All my breath in my lungs came out and i got the wind knocked out of me. I couldn't breath or talk for about a whole minute. It was so painful and crazy that I knew it was the dumbest thing I had ever done. I felt unaccomplished, but in the end I knew that I really was the bravest of them all. Looking back on the experience I regret doing it because I know now that I didn't have to prove myself to anyone.

House Sybolism

A symbol that represents my house, Girls 102, would be a tree. To most people a tree is just something that grows in nature, but to our house it represents us because a tree has many leaves that is like our house because we have many different people that make up and help our house. All the branches of the tree are all our connections to each other and how close some of us are. Our house is like a giant tree because we are always growing together and becoming stronger together. Girls 102 is a tree.

Links to my housemates blogs: Chanda, Nora, Tierra

Third Quarter Goals

My greatest accomplishment of the year 2010 was me succeeding in school and passing all of my classes that I need to pass. In order to achieve this I had to try hard in all my classes and do my work. I know though that if I would have put more effort into my work that I could have done even better. Another accomplishment I had was staying in sports and working hard at it. I am still currently playing basketball.


My goal for this quarter is to achieve a 4.0 GPA. I want this to prove to myself that I can really do it. Some things i need to do to achieve this is to:

* Turn in all my work daily
* Study for all my upcoming tests
* Get in all my classwork (especially when I miss class)
* Have a positive attitude
* Do all my work the best I can

My Winter Break Narrative

My winter break was extremely adventurous. this break I went to my friend, Janeth’s, House. I spent New Year with them and it was the best I had ever had. The most memorable day was New Years Eve. That day we threw a big party. We cooked a goat which turned out really good. It was cooked in the ground covered in cactus leaves with hot coals at the bottom of it, and it was then buried in the ground to cook for twelve hours.Later that day we went to go drive quads on the ranch where they live. We found a really big area where we set up fruit crates as gaols and we all played soccer. We set up teams and played for about two hours. My team won. When we were all worn out we went back to the house to play some card games. Then when it got dark everyone went outside and set up a small bonfire where we roasted marshmallows and played music. Everyone ended up dancing and laughing. Finally when it was about 10:00 it was time to uncover the goat and take it out. It was so crazy and cool to watch them take out the goat. Later we ate it. It was so good. I had never eaten goat before but it was really good. it tasted like a combination of pork and beef. When it was about to be midnight we all gathered together near the bonfire, and when the clock struck twelve, everyone screamed, “Feliz año nuevo!” Then there were hugs and talking everywhere. All of the kids and some of the adults stayed up till 4:00am. When we went to go to bed, everyone fell asleep fast from being worn out and having fun all day long. It was the best day I ever had. I hope that maybe next year our New Year will be even greater.

What I Learned 2nd Quarter of English 10 Portfolio

What I Learned 2nd Quarter of English 10