Friday, April 29, 2011
Thursday, April 21, 2011
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Monday, April 18, 2011
My Feelings about the Upcoming CSTs
At school there are going to be upcoming CST testing and I am a little bit scared, because I don't like to take major tests in school like the CAHSEE. I get really nervous and sometimes I will forget what I learned at school and freeze up on some of the questions. I really hope that this year I will do good on the CST, because I know that I am smart and that I can do do good if I focus and work hard. I also hope that am prepared when it comes. I hope that our whole sophomore class does really good and that we all pass with at least an at grade level.
Free Choice Blog Post
This weekend was a lot of fun. We had family day, and I was preforming in the talent show with our group called "La Familia de Hip-Hop" We were dancing to "Whip Your Hair" and "Get Out of Your Mind" Everyone in the crew did really good, it was Jabriel, Shaurice, Marvin, Tierra, Ivan, and I. I was really nervous to go on stage and preform because I had never preformed anything in front of anyone before. We we first were called onto stage I was nervous because I thought that I was going to mess up or get too scared and not preform. When the music started to play and I started to dance I stared to feel better because I knew I was doing good, and I was having a lot of fun doing it. My mom came to family day, but I wish that my sister, Leandra, would have been able to come. Afterward we walked around, and I showed my mom my house and my room. Then later some old friends from my old school came, they showed up late because they had to work, but I was still really grateful that they got to come, we ate dinner together and had a really good time together. I hope that next Family Day will go as good as this years did, but even better.
Friday, April 15, 2011
weekend Rap
Playwrights Project Inspired by Music Paragraph
In class today we listened to music to help us come up with ideas for our playwrite projects. At first I had a lot of ideas on what I could do, but then later when it came time to write them down i couldn't think of anything! While listening to the music I still couldn't think of what i could write about. I only got one idea the whole time in class.While I was writing I felt frustrated and confused because I had no ideas of what i could write about. When I got home it was easier to figure out new ideas but I dont think that I really want to write about any of the ideas I had.
Tuesday, April 12, 2011
UnGoogleable Research Paper Website Selection Reflection
Today in class I researched websites For my research topic, "How does the media affect teens image on themselves?" To search for websites I used different search engines and looked for websites that were reliable. Looking for good websites is sometimes difficult because a lot of websites are not good sources. When I found a good website I added it to my delicious account so that i can have it for later, and I read through them to make sure that they are good resources. I knew some websites were unacceptable because they had many advertisements, were from other students, came from question and answer websites, and had no authors. I know the websites I selected were good because they had authors, were from universities, had dates, and little to no advertisements. Tomarrow I will expect that Ms. Priester will make us create a graphic organizer to put all of our information together, to make an outline and to find more information.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Third Quarter Awards Review
On Friday we had an awards assembly with the whole school in the auditorium. All the teachers gave out awards to who they thought was doing the best in their class, then they called up everyone who had good grades for the third quarter. I got called up four times, the first one was for being a part of the Key Club, the second was because my social worker picked me for the triple A award (Athletics, Academics, and Attitude) The third one I called up for was for having a 3.5-3.9 GPA. I'm not really sure what my GPA was but I know that I did a good job. I hope that this quarter I can get a 4.0. The last thing i got called up for was because I got invited to the Knotts Berry Farm trip, because I didn't get any D's or F's all year. My best friend got a 4.0 GPA and I was super proud of her I hope that this quarter I can catch up to her. I like having the award assemblies because it recognizes all the people who worked hard for their grades and who are doing good.
Friday, April 8, 2011
Thursday, April 7, 2011
UnGoogleable Research – What I Already Know
My focus question is "How does the threat of deportation affect undocumented American teenagers?" What I already know about this topic is how most undocumented teenagers show large states of depression, and are often worried. I also know how the emotional state of some teens is more vulnerable. They have more that they need to worry about and tend to have higher stress levels. Additionally many teens stress on the fact of having to be separated from other family members and how their everyday lives are. By doing research I hope to learn how this threat greater affects them, and how they cope with it.
“Switch” Play Audience Member Experience
Being an audiance member I felt like I was actually one of the characters in the play. In the beggining of the play, I was confused on what was going on and how it was working, but as it continued it started to get better and i understood it more. The play really brought some memories back and some of the situations I had been in. When the child was taken away from his mother, and he was crying. It made me feel so emotional, because I thought of the time when i had gone trough the same thing, and how it had made me feel. My favorite part of the play was when it was like they were in a game show and when they didn't want to play anymore, they distroyed it, and left. This part of the play made me feel like they had acomplished everything that they had worked for and were done with all their problems of the foster care. The whole play made me really relize how many other foster teens feel that same way I do and how I am not the only one who feels that way.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Monday, April 4, 2011
Homonyms Poem
School is a crazy and sometimes fun place. It's a place where you wear what is right Its best thing do is to learn until you've won. You can write a poem, read a book, or solve a math problem. Wear the school colors like blue and silver. Learn what to buy at the store to calculate your money. When it's time to say bye to your school, it is a sad but fun time. Now it is time to celebrate and not worry about the weather. Or worry about whether or not you should wear your new shoes. Its your time to shine and you're the one who made it to the end. Do not worry about when your project is due. Now the only thing to worry about is if you sent in your payments, and the couple of cents you have in your pocket.
Friday, April 1, 2011
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