Academic Vocabulary Paragraph Assessment SS2 - Technical Colleges

Technical college is right for me, becuase it will help me persue my career of choice. For example, I want to be a chef that owns his own restaurant. Attending to a technical college, for culinary arts, will help me be more proficient in a live setting of a restaurant.Another example is I can be working at a small fast food restaurant and with the skills I have gained from a technical college, I can work at a 5 stars place that pays good cheddar.  It has a sufficient education system that is beneficial to me. Additionally, I can improve my abilities and also work as sooner than if I were to attend a four year.  I have some technical knowledge on cooking and I have experinced how a kitchen is ran. In conclusion, I have a better chance of following my dream of being a chef, if I attend to a technical college.

Bless Me, Ultima - Before You Read - Groups of People

People do seem to want to hurt each other when they are in a group. They do it , because they want to play around and they are comfortable with each other. They know the limits and the bounderies others have. For example, friends tend to wrestle or act a certain way infront of their friends because they are in their comfort zone. In addition, some talk mess to each other because they know that the other person is just joking around. Also, people in a group have pride and see each other as family. People socialize by making the right impression to the right crowd.

What color represents you? Why?

The color that represents me is orange because I am enthusiastic, fascinating, happy, creative, determined, attracting, successful, encouraging, and stimulating.

SPA Prom 2011 or Free Write

I didn't go to prom this year, but I had a really great time at home. I made a very tasty chicken sangwitch. I was qiute intriguing. I was riding a housemate's bike up and down the only street that we have. On Saturday, I spent time with my girlfriend and I went off campus to go on a food-run. It was awesome. My Sunday went really well. I played basketball and then I got chocolate. Yummy, the kit-kats were delicious.

Quote, Summary, or Paraphrase Paragraph

Welcome students! Today, I am going to teach you about what is evidence and some ways to use evidence. Evidence is a thing or things helpful in forming a conclusion or judgment. You summarize evidence when you do research papers. To summarize you write the main ideas in your own words and it is usually shorter than the information given to you. You quote evidence when you copy the words of another, usually with acknowledgment of the source. To use a quote you pull a piece of information from the evidence. You paraphrase evidence when you want to use a sentence from the evidence, but don’t plagiarize, switch up a couple of words to make it your own. To paraphrase you rewrite pieces of the evidence in your own words. To help you remember this, you should practice it when a teacher assigns a research project to the class.

Comment-Seeking Post

We all heard that Osama Bin Ladin is dead. They even talked about it on the news. To me, he is still alive. The way the U.S. acted upon his death by celebrating and cheering "He is dead, he is dead!" It was not appropriate. I think that he is still alive, that the United States shot a decoy. Or maybe he is dead but it was part of a plan. It's sort of an easy thing to think of getting back, like retaliation. The U.S. shoots him, Afghanistan plans for revenge, and they kill somebody that is a leader to us. It's a non-stop combat between the United States and Afghanistan.

Check-In Letter

Hi Ms. Priester,

How are you doing? I have been doing great. I've been working hard on catching up with my missing assignments for your class. So far I only finished 16 assignments and still increasing, but I think I'm going to need some help on some things. My day has been going good so far and I'm hoping that the end of this quarter I have at least a 2.5 or a 3.0.

I'll see you in summer school. We are going to have a lot of fun together. Can't wait until spend my whole summer vacation with my favorite teacher. I want to pass the 10th grade so I don't have to be behind on credits. This experience would be beneficial to me because it's letting me know that I need to work harder and get all of my work done and turned in on time.

This year's extra curricular activities were very hard with not being eligible to any of them. I don't want to be on academic probation when football comes around next year. I was on the baseball team and it was something I enjoyed doing, but I didn't stay on top of my school work and I wasn't eligible to play anymore.

Fourth Quarter Goals

My goals are very simple for fourth quarter. My plan is to try to get a 2.5 or a 3.0. I have a great support group who support me every step of the way, improving my grades. Another one of my goals is to improve my behavior in class and try to stay focus on my work. I have been noticing that my behavior has change but it’s okay. I’m sticking to these goals because I want to graduate with my Sophomore class. It’s is going to be awesome n shocking if I get an outstanding GPA this year. I’m looking forward to the awards assembly.

Testing Tips, Strategies, and Plays Reflection

Knowing tips, strategies, and plays can help me on testing because they are given hints. My feelings about the upcoming CST is very relaxed. I'm not worried about it because if I follow the tips and strategies, it would make the questions easier and if I know my material it would make the questions more understandable. I just need to take deep breathes and not spend too much time on one question. I think I'm going to do great on the CST this year. I hope all of my classmates pass the upcoming CST. This is going to be a lot of fun.

Free Choice Blog Post

SPA Fest was on Saturday and I had a friend come over. My friend is more like a sister to me than a friend because she is on my behind about school work. The worst part was last week when she had Becky made sure that I did my work. It made me feel like I was living in a nightmare. But in the end, it's worth it because I don't have to worry about if I failed or not. I know that I have people caring about my education because they don't want me to end up in the streets like a bum on a sidewalk.

Third Quarter Awards Review

My reflection about the assembly was good. I was not feeling good at the time because I had a fever, but It was desent. My favorite part was when we left for lunch because I needed medical attention really bad. Even though I didn't get an award, I'll try to get one next qaurter. It inspired me to get my work done and getting a 3.0 for fourth quarter. To acomplish this goal, I will turn in all of my work, study for tests, and pay attention in class. One part of the assembly that I really liked was when Johnny from the cafe got recognized by the Y.E.S. program and Ms. Taylor. Another part that I liked was when the Friends of San Pasqual recognized some of the students for their hard work.

UnGoogable Website Evaluation

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“Switch” Play Audience Member Experience

My experience as an audience member at the Playwrights Project Project play “Switch” was quite intriguing and emotional. There was a part in the play that I related to when I was a little boy. When C.P.S. took the kid away from his mother. It gave me a flashback of when they took my sisters and I away from my grandmother. I liked how the play was structured and how it was put together. I would really recommend this play for people to see how our lives are. It was an amazing experience for me.

CAHSEE Reflection

The CAHSEE was easy today. There was a few questions that were tricky, but I managed to do my best. The whole room was so quiet that I actually heard myself thinking. The essay portion of the test was pretty easy, but the hard part for me was the engaging opening and that's supose to be the easy stuff. I think I'm going to past the CAHSEE because I tried so hard to remember the material for each problem.Taking the test took me so long that there was only two people emaining, JoJo and I. I'm glad that I got that done with and over.

Feelings about the CAHSEE

My feelings about the CAHSEE are saying, "This is going to be a piece of cake." I'm not worrying about it. I know if I try my best I will at least pass it with a big star. I am going to prepare myself more on the English portion of the CAHSEE because I struggle a little bit. I'm good with numbers, so the Math section is going to be like nada (nothing). I'm excited that I'm taking this test because I just want to get it done with and move on to the next big thing, My grades. This is awesome!!!!

"Ex- Basketball Player " Paragraph

Athletics are important to me because I am an athlete myself. I do think that it prepares young people for life because you need to have grades in order to play sports. For example, you need at least a 2.0 or higher to be eligable to play all sports. Additional, it can be some sort of motivation for kids to do classwork and homework in order to stay on the team. As a result athletics are important in a young persons life because it would leave the kid looking forward and work hard to be an athlete and prove that they are one.

SPA Poem

Some days are good

and some are bad.

People say be grateful

for what you have.

Some days feel like it's lost

and some feel like it's found.

People say get up

if you hit the ground.

We may be surrounded by groves.

We may be surrounded by mountains.

You can say this place looks

like the bottom of many fountains.

This place has its days,

days that you would be amazed.

This place has its days,

days that you would try to get away.

They say this is the best place

out of many places.

A place with many different faces.

Faces of many different races.

We may have our downs

and we may have our ups,

it seems like half empty cups.

We come together.

We come as one.

We come as strangers

that like to have fun.

Tonight's Basketball Game

There is a game tonight. I hope we win. This is the last game of the season and we need to go hard. I'm going to eat a lot of chocolate and drink a lot of soda. Before my fun can start, first I need to do my homework. I feel like I am the energizer bunny when I'm at games because I get so hyped up. GO DRAGONS!!!!

"Grape Sherbet"- Graphic Organizer 2011

"Grape Sherbet" Blog post 2011

I can relate to the "Grape Sherbet" poem because I can remember my favorite dessert when I was 8 years old, it was chocolate covered poppers. They were the best. The phrase that help me imagine this poem is "Each dollop of sherbet is like salt on a melon that makes it sweeter." Imagery helps the reader to visualize the story or poem in their head and understand it clearly.