Take risks

Take risks

There’s nothing you wanna miss

Live life to the fullest

Who cares if you’re not the coolest? 

Never forget a moment.

If you are confident, own it.

For my last blog post, I decided to create a poem. Our unit of crossing boundaries inspired me to create this. It connects to the theme since taking risks relates to crossing boundaries. If you take a risk, something good can come out of it, just like if you cross a boundary something good can come out of it. I created this by thinking hard and thinking about living life to the fullest and making memories. The standards I used were 1)http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/L/9-10/2/c/ by spelling correctly 2) http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/L/9-10/2/ by using proper punctuation in my poem and 3) http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/L/9-10/1/ by using proper grammar.

Equality

For my blog post, I created a drawing. The book “To kill a Mocking Bird” by Harper Lee inspired me to create this. I created this by sitting down and drawing an image that was in my head. This connects to the unit theme because 

  the theme is crossing boundaries. The boundary is racism and the man is crossing it by letting the black person sit with them. The book “To Kill a Mocking Bird” is also very racist so it tied into my drawing. my three standards are http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/SL/9-10/5/ because I took a picture of my drawing and used technology to upload it, http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/L/9-10/1/ by using proper grammar throughout my post, and http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/L/9-10/2/ by capitalizing the title and spelling words correctly.

Don’t take things for granted

http://youtu.be/sZfonlLXgwE I created a video with my friends about crossing boundaries. When I was younger I was angry about how I didn’t have as many clothes as I wanted. But then I met a friend who rarely had enough food for their family, and it taught me not to take things for granted. It inspired me to create this. I created this using my phone to record and editing it with iMovie. This connects to the unit theme because in the video a boundary is crossed because a rich snobby person decides to look at life through a different perspective and understands things better. The first standard I used is http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/W/9-10/4/ since I made sure to write this in a way which would be easy to understand for other 9th graders. The second standard I used is http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/W/9-10/6/ because I posted the video to youtube and used my iPhone to record it. The last standard I used is http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/W/9-10/10/ Since I had to arrange time to film it, edit it than upload it.

Theme for English 1

For my 3rd blog post I created a poem. I wrote a poem for Mrs.Gusso’s English 1 class as an assignment. I created this by sitting down and thinking about my own values and beliefs. This poem relates to the unit them because it shows that I believe that people take too many things for granted. Also, I am making my point that people shouldn’t take things for granted anymore.

Here are the 3 standards I used 

http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/W/9-10/6/

I posted this from my phone.

http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/W/9-10/3/a/

I stated a problem which was too many people were taking things for granted.

http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/W/9-10/3/a/

I talked about two different points of view ; someone who was crying because they didn’t have water and someone who was crying because they can’t get a new pair of shoes.

Making my point

I wish you could hear all the words I’m too afraid to say.

I wish I could tell you all of my ideas 

opinions 

and thoughts 

one million things going through my head 

but we just sit in silence.

For my 2nd blog post of the 3rf quarter I created a poem. Martin Luther King inspired me to create this because he spoke his mind and it made all the difference. I created this by reading over his speech and thinking about what would have happened if he didn’t say it. This connects to our unit theme because the poem is saying how people are afraid to speak their minds. No one has any idea of what goes on inside some people’s heads. Sometimes those thoughts can change the world. If you think about it if Martin never spoke his mind where would African Americans be right now? If  Thomas Edison never shared his idea of a lightbulb would we be living in the dark? My point is, if you feel passionately about something, speak your mind about it. You don’t know if you could change the world. I mastered the standard CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.8

Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the usefulness of each source in answering the research question; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and following a standard format for citation. because I searched up who created the lightbulb. I also mastered the standard CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3.E

Provide a conclusion that follows from and reflects on what is experienced, observed, or resolved over the course of the narrative. by telling my point at the end of the paragraph. The last standard I mastered was CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.3

Write narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective technique, well-chosen details, and well-structured event sequences. by giving examples of famous historical events like Martin Luther King Jr’s speech and when Thomas Edison created the light bulb to make my speech more effective. 

Dress sizes don’t matter.

For my 1st blog post of the third quarter I created a drawing. This drawing has a very deep meaning. A lot of things inspired me to create this. My whole middle school life has been up and down struggling with the way I look, youtubers like MissRemiAshten and Bethany Mota sending positive body image vibes inspired me to create this. I sat down and drew it to create it. This connects to the unit theme because the theme is making my point. This picture I drew couldn’t say my point any more clearer. The girls are different skin colors and different shapes and sizes. If you look very closely you can see they are all unhappy. No matter what you do, exercise, eat right, or drive yourself insane you will never meet your mind’s requirement of a perfect body. Society doesn’t help with discrimination. People are judged by their size and skin color and even stupid things like eye color every day. My point is dress sizes don’t matter. Skin color doesn’t matter. Height doesn’t matter. That number on the scale does not matter. How you are living life and looking at things matters. Surrounding yourself with things and people who make you happy matters. That is my point. The first standard I mastered was CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.2 (Demonstrate command of the conventions if standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.) In my blog post I used correct grammar and spelt all of my words correctly. The second standard I have mastered is CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.5 (Make strategic use if digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and interactive elements) in presentations to enhance understandings of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest.) I am sharing a digital picture of my drawing in this blog post. Also, my inspiration from the drawing came from various videos on YouTube. The last standard I have mastered is CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.1.D (Respond thoughtfully to diverse perspectives, summarize points of agreement and disagreement, and, when warranted, qualify or justify their own views and understanding and make new connections in light of the evidence and reasoning presented.) I have had many conversations with my friends regarding the topic of weight and body discrimination and I have discovered that many people have different views on this matter. Some people think it’s not a huge problem and others think it’s the biggest problem ever. But we always come to the conclusion that everyone thinks differently.  

 

Scars

When you needed me most

I was there.

When you needed to cry

I was your shoulder.

When you needed to laugh

I was your jester.

When you needed me most

I was there.

When I needed you

You weren’t there.

And now I’m left with scars.

 

For my third blog post I created a poem. The unit theme of actions and reactions and past experiences have inspired me to create this. I created this by putting all of my thoughts together and writing them down. This connects to the unit theme of actions and reactions because the poem is about a person who was always there for another person. One day the other person finally needed someone. They weren’t there. The first person felt like they got stabbed in the back. “Now they are left with scars.” I thought about one of my ex friends from when I was in middle school who I always texted when she was down, and always made her laugh when she cried, then one day I was down and she wasn’t there. I used the CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.5 standard Craft and Structure: (Analyze how an author’s choices concerning how to structure a text, order events within it, and manipulate time, create such effects as mystery, tension or surprise.) by separating all of my sentences to create an illusion of dramatic speaking. I also used CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.6 Production and Distribution of Writing: (Use technology including the Internet to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology’s capacity to link other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically.) By writing this blog off of my iPhone and using the Internet to post it. The last standard I used was CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.3 (Spell correctly.) by not having any spelling errors.

 

I lost you

I found you in a field of flowers

I had you wrapped around my finger

I treated you like a cat in a dog house

I lost you like my left sock

I created a poem for my blog post. The book “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck and the unit theme inspired me to write this. I created this by reading the story then sitting down and thinking about it. Then I just started transferring my thoughts to metaphors. This connects to the unit theme of actions and reactions because the action was treating the person badly which is what is meant by “I treated you like a cat in a dog house.” The reaction is losing the person which was a result of treating them badly and also what is meant by “I lost you like my left sock” because socks go missing all of the time. The story “Of Mice and Men” by John Steinbeck involves a man named Lennie. George and Lennie become friends and Lennie did whatever George said. George had Lennie “wrapped around his finger” like I said in my poem. George treated Lennie very badly most of the time. He was calling him names like a “crazy bastard” pg 5 and a “crazy fool” pg 9 etc. George also told him multiple times that he would be better off without Lennie. Instead of helping Lennie the insulting made it worse, he didn’t get any better and he started taking peoples lives. Finally Curley was fed up with the fact that Lennie killed his wife and set out with others to find him and kill him. George decided to kill him instead, George the “lost him like his left sock.” I used the ISTE standard 1a (Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products or processes) by using the knowledge I had from reading the book to create a poem. The second ISTE standard I used was 1b (Create original works as a means of personal or group expression) by writing an original poem by expressing what actions and reactions means to me. The third and last ISTE standard I used was 3d (process data and report results) because I got all my text evidence together and used it to support how my poem relates to the story and the unit theme.

Circumstance vs. Perception

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For my blog post today I created a picture. The picture is of me playing soccer because this was my last soccer game. I got this picture from my computer. Our unit theme dealing with circumstances and perceptions inspired me to create this. This relates to the unit theme because it is a perfect example of my circumstances and perceptions. The circumstance was I was quitting soccer. My perception of it was that is was horrible and sad and over all ridiculous because it was something I was really good at. But quitting soccer led to another circumstance. Which is starting cheerleading. Starting cheer was effect me in many positive ways. Now my perception of quitting soccer has changed since it benefitted me and I found something I really like to do. The first standard I have mastered was 4c (Collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions) because me and my dad both sat down and picked out reasons about why I should quit soccer. The second standard I mastered was 3D (Process data and report results) because I thought about it then reported to my parents that I wanted to quit. The last standard I have mastered was 4B (plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project) because I planned to look for other sports in order to find a solution of me being mad about quitting.

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