Technology in School Paragraph

My first experience with educating computers games was when Ms. Priester introduced the class to Quizlet.com. At the beginning my first thought was that the website was for children and we were wasting our time. Then, I started warming up to the idea because I was getting my study time in, and the computer corrected me when I made a mistake. If I didn't have the spelling list printed and in my binder; I would go on Quizlet and study the words on the computer as another resource. I found it easier to go on the computer to study the words instead of getting quizzed by my house parents. I like the fact that computer games don't have to be complicated or boring, and I can concentrate better too.

JCCS Academic Language Written Assessment Week 23 Practice Paragraph

Dog fighting should be illegal. Even though they are very DISTINCT from humans they are still living animals.  POTENTIALLY good dogs are harmed in the process of training the dogs to kill their opponent. Therefore, they are trained to have a mind set of exterminating their own kind. People should not use this FORMULA of violence to entertain and make money off of. They are apart of this world also, so they should have just as much rights as the human kind of living in peace and serendity.

Imagery in Poetry Blog Post Paragraph

When you were born I wasn't prepared for your sweetness.
The touch of your soft baby hands and your cute button nose.
I couldn't be more proud to being your big sister.
When not a morsle passed your lips yet, the smell of your breath was as pure as your innocence.
I couldn't get over the sight  your dark brown eyes when you first opened them.
I could look into them forever as if I could see your future.
The sound of your giggle for the first time made my heart fly like a baby blue bird.
I tasted your baby food when you didn't want it for a week, and understood why you kept spitting it out.

Poetry Previous Knowledge Paragraph

If I'd had a choice between a book and poetry I couldn't choose. I love books because it lets explore in different worlds of a unique author's minds. I love poetry because it's really deep in thoughts and feelings.  It taps into a whole different level of feeling and understanding for me. I'm a little more keen on poetry because it comes from the heart and soul for me and not just made up of characters. Stories give me the chance to experience the imaginary side of my favorite authors. I'm sorry I can't give you an answer because literature is the same for me in any unit. I love to read both stories and poetry.

JCCS Academic Language Written Assessment Week 21 Practice Paragraph

Professional athletes should not be allowed to use steroids. Athletes are paid to use their natural abilities in sports and if they take drugs it defeats the TRADITION of using their own physical talents. Using drugs contains getting negative side effects to their body. It is PRIMARY that athletes stay healthy so they can continuing what are being paid for. Although, in a PERIOD of time it could bring fans to the stands because their athletic performance has enhanced, it is still crucial that athletes stay healthy in a positive way.

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.