Thursday, January 26, 2012

Persausive Essay

Montanna and Rossy were top in their classes and were offered an interview on the local news. They were doing so well in their classes at SPA that they thought they should be recognized for their accomplishments and good efforts in school. They begged for Beth to let them be on t.v., and Beth just kept saying no because it was for their own safety. Finally, they gave up because it wasn’t worth the fight if they kept getting shot down and rejected. They complained to their house parent that it wasn’t fair that every other teen in San Diego were allowed to be on t.v. and just because they were foster kids they were hidden behind rules and restrictions by the judges and social workers of the court.

SPA students should be able to be shown on television. The odds of Spa kids being in danger of being stalked by a stranger are very low, because we are so far away from civilization that it would be hard to find our current location. My house got the chance to be on the San Pasqual documentary video and it was shown on the news to all of San Diego. Nothing happened to us, in fact we probably were more noticed on a positive note rather than a negative. Most of the time when we are allowed on t.v. it's for a good reason and it makes our school and home look positive and worth filming.

Spa kids should be allowed to be recognized just like any other person. Also, it shows they are the same as any other teen in San Diego by being a part of the local news. If one of the students at Spa were asked to be interviewed on t.v. because they wanted to know their life story they would have to say no because of the restrictions. If they weren't foster youth they would have been able to accept the offer and probably would have even helped them in their future. Why is fair that "regular kids" get to be shown on t.v., but when it comes to foster youth we have to be hidden from the rest of the world. We are all the same. Being a foster kid doesn't define us, and neither should rules that say we can't be shown like everybody else.

Since SPA students are not allowed to be filmed, it leads them to feeling different from non-foster youth. Foster youth only want to feel normal like other kids do. From hearing a story about having to wear a "No Camera" sticker on their shirt for a school field trip just says that they have to be hidden from society even at school events. This shows that they can't even function around their peers without being told to be on the the other side of the film. From personal experience on the D.C. trip in eighth grade I was told that I wasn’t allowed to be in a picture because it was going to go on the school website I could get into trouble with SPA’s rules against it. I was heart broken that I couldn’t even take a picture with my friends without being pushed to the side and told that it was for my safety.

In conclusion, Everyone should be treated the same. If that means that foster has to argue with the court to get the same privileges as the common teen so be it. Foster youth are more likely to be noticed as “regular” if they are given the same opportunities as kids of their age. Being apart of the foster youth community myself I only wish to get the same treatment as my peers off campus. In fact, foster kids not being a loud on t.v. excludes us even more from being considered regular.

Narrator & Voice Assessment Project - Thanksgiving 2011 - Freshman Version


November 30, 2011
English 9 - Period 3
Narrator Project

Jammer Dinner 2011

First-Person Narration from Lil’ Beyonce’s Point of View
Today is our big performance at the year round Jammer dinner and I’m super excited. I can’t wait to see all the people from last year there and the new people. Everybody calls me LIL’ Beyonce’ because they know I get down when I’m dancing. This year our outfits are purple and that’s my favorite color. The Jammer dinner is always at the Hall of Champions and it’s really neat inside. They have a second floor that is just for awards and for the people that contributed to the museum. We are outside practicing the routine when we see two big buses coming that means the kids have arrived and we can get start heading into the building. We decided to go through the whole routine one more time before going inside just to make sure we have it down. When we step inside we immediately go to the second floor to have a meeting about making sure we do our best and going out there and have fun. We Were all pumped and ready for the show. When they announced us out to the floor(stage) we all let out squeal and starting going down the stairs. It was a fifteen minute performance but we ended the routine with smiles on our faces and everybody clapped for us. We got to meet all the kids there and I hope I get to perform next year also.
Third-Person Limited Narration Focused on Montanna
Montanna was excited to be going to the Jammer dinner with her housemate Keona. At first, she wasn’t even planning on going because she had nothing dressy to wear.  She was contemplating on wearing her graduation dress from last year but decided that she didn’t want to wear the same dress twice. So her and Keona decided to “match” and wear the same top,jeans,and converse. She was satisfied with what she was wearing and decided to be more prepared for the Christmas dinner. Her and Keona headed out to the buses that were parked in front of campus. People were dressed all fancy and she was just wearing plain old jeans ,but really didn’t care. Wayne the campus supervisor told the girls to get on one bus and the boys on the other. So they both hurried on the bus to make sure that they got good seats. Right when they got on the bus everybody yelled at they bus driver to turn on the radio. When the song “I’m Sexy And I Know It” came on everybody started singing along to the song and dancing in their seats. Montanna Told Keona that it’s along dn they drive to the hall of champions so we might as well just watch videos on my phone. We listened to Keona’s favorite song first because insisted it was the perfect song ever. When Montanna put on the song “ It Will Rain” By Bruno Mars They both immediately started together. Then they finally arrived at the hall of champions Downtown everybody was starved and ready to eat. Montanna and Keona both got off the bus and ran inside to meet Quentin Jammer and to get their tables. she ate with some of the girls at the academy and they all had good time laughing and joking around. she enjoyed watching the dance team and listening to a man Named Matthew talk about his life it was really inspiring. Then it came to a end and they headed home. She fell asleep on the bus ride back and was glad that she attended the dinner.
Narrator Expository Paragraph
A narrator can influence the reader on how much  they can tune into the characters thoughts and feelings. For example in first-person, The narrator is the character in the story and  they tell you everything. In third-person limited, the narrator, who plays no part in the story, zooms in on the thoughts & feelings of one character. Many readers enjoy reading first-person narrative because they really get to look into the mind of the character.

Symbolism Assessment Project


  • The basketball symbolizes my effort to become part of a team where I knew I belonged because I have a position on the team and they need me and I’m making sure that I try my hardest to succeed and make Tia proud.


  • The  Angry Birds keychain symbolizes my baby sisters  because we usually play and watch the cartoon all day when I go on pass to see them and I miss them a lot.



  • The two yellow circles symbolizes my twin  because I wish I got to know her or him.


  • The football symbolizes my brothers because we used to play football all the time when we used to live together.


  • The Shoelace symbolizes the step team because I worked really hard to get on the team and I used to enjoy it a lot.


  • The Music Note  symbolizes singing because I love to sing.
  • Character Assessment Project

    First Semester Projects

    Plot Reading Assessment Project
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    Character Reading Assessment Project
    Click here to view my alter
    Symbolism reading assesssment project
    Click here to view my symbolism string
    Narrator Reading Assessment Project
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    Persausive Essay
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  • Narrative Essay Persuasive Essay

    Wednesday, January 18, 2012

    Persuasive Essay: Opinion Statement Brainstorm

    1) middle school curfew
    2)electronic rules
    3)the no beach rule at SPA
    4)self pass
    5)not being able to take driving lessons

    Which subject should I write my essay on

    Wednesday, January 11, 2012

    Keona's Symbolism String Sentences


    1. The basketball symbolizes my effort to become part of a team where I knew I belonged because I have a position on the team and they need me and I’m making sure that I try my hardest to succeed and make Tia proud.
    2. The I love N.Y. globe symbolizes where I want to end up in the future because I know I can get there if I do my best and accomplish my goals.
    3. The  Angry Birds keychain symbolizes my baby sisters  because we usually play and watch the cartoon all day when I go on pass to see them and I miss them a lot.
    4. The half of a heart symbolizes my twin  because I wish I got to know her or him.
    5. The football symbolizes my brothers because we used to play football all the time when we used to live together.
    6. The Shoelace symbolizes the step team because I worked really hard to get on the team and I used to enjoy it a lot.
    7. The Music Note  symbolizes singing because I love to sing.

    Sunday, January 8, 2012

    Dragons' Den First Semester Week 17: Free Choice

    For my topic this week I chose to talk about the movie my house chose to watch this week for our outing. We went to go see Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol. It was probably the best movie I have seen this year. It had a lot of action in the movie and I was on the edge of my seat the whole time. My favorite part of the movie had to be when Ethan (the main character) was going up the side of a 130 story hotel building hanging by just one of his high-tech sticky gloves. I like this movie because the suspense of what would happen next just killed me and I really enjoyed watching this movie with both of my houseparents and the whole house. I recommend that everyone should go and see this movie.

    Thursday, January 5, 2012

    Academic Language Practice Paragaph 17

    The benefits of importing China's goods do not outweigh the consequences. Everything that is IMPORTED from China is cheaper than the U.S products. What supplies we EXPORT benefits them and what goods they EXPORT benefits us. On the bright side it helps our economy FUNCTION better by giving us certain jobs. I think this trading business helps both of our economies work together, and keep the working world working for both countries.

    Wednesday, January 4, 2012

    JCCS ISP - Cyberbullying - Perspectives Video Paragaph

    Hopeless Child
    A boy sits at home crying thinking to himself
    Why am I in this world?
    I'm useless, I'm nothing to no one.
    My use to be friends and family  wishes I was gone, that I was never here.
    So I'll give them what they want I'll just disappear.
    As he pulls out his fathers razor blade out, he starts to cry and the decision he pry's, and then he says
    "I'll just get it over with."
    Then he slashes his wrist then he cries and cries till there are no more tears to cry.