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Jillian Casey 6/5/14 Period 7

Should middle school students be drug tested?

Middle school students should be drug tested! Nowadays, middle school students are very exposed to drugs and alcohol. Things that people would expect high school students would be exposed to. Many kids are doing drugs and other bad things that are putting a bad label on this generation. Middle schools are now doing surprise drug tests to the students, unfortunetly other schools aren’t. the schools that are doing surprise drug tests are doing it for many different reasons. First off, they think that the students who are being tested are less likely to do drugs later on in their life. Secoundly, the schools who do drug testing will show the students that it’s bad and give students a reason to not get pressured into doing drugs. Lastly, schools who do drug testing can idetify the studetns who have drug problems or who have done drugs and help them stop or get them treatment.

One reason middle school students should be drug tested is because some schools think that the students who are drug tested are less likely to use drugs in the future. According to the study by the partnership for a Drug-Free University in New Jersey, one of the lead researchers, Dan Cassino, says that when middle school students are randomly drug tested they realise that drugs can get them into trouble so tey shouldn’t use them. Cassino says that “we see a spike of drug use in the junior year of high school, onece kids get a car and a job the amount of kids who do drugs go through the roof, but the amount of kids who do drugs are lower with the school that do random drug testing.”

Secoundly, the schools who do drug testing will show the students that it is bad and it will give the students a reason not to get pressured into doing drugs. According to the reporters of CBS news students who are being randomly drug tested have a less likely chance of doing drugs because they can use the random drug test as an excuse of not doing drugs so they don’t get pressured into doing them. For example they could say that they cant smoke because there might be a surprise drug test the next day or something. CBS says that most kids that go to schools that do drug tests are not doing drugs because they are afraid of getting in trouble.

Lastly, schools that do drug testing say that most of the tests are negitive but when they find a student who does drugs they make sure the student gets help or is put in treatment so they can help the student ad make sure they stop doing drugs. Many schools think that if they stop the students from doing drugs at an early age they will most likey not do drugs when their older.

I understand that not every school does drug tests for different reasons like it cost to much or the privcy of the students. But it’s a good idea to have schools do drug tests because most students stop doing drugs and it will bring down the chance of middle school students doing drugs. It will also stop a lot of crime.

Random Drug Testing for Middle Schoolers? - CBS News []

Drug Testing of Middle-School Students May Help Prevent Substance Abuse: Study | Partnership for Drug-Free Kids []

Frequently Asked Questions About Drug Testing in Schools | National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) []

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5/27 Jillian Casey 5/27/14 Period 7 Should middle school students be drug tested?

Middle School students should be drug tested. Nowadays Middle school students are very exposed to drugs and alcohol and other things that you would think high school student would be exposed to. Many kids are using drugs and doing other bad things that are putting a bad label on our generation. Many schools are now doing surprise drug tests to their students and other schools are not. The schools that are doing drug tests think they should for many different reasons. One reason is they think that the students who are drug tested are less likely to do drugs later on in their life. Another reason is the schools who do drug testing will show the students that its bad and give students a reason to not get peer pressured into doing drugs. One other reason is that schools who do drug testing can identify the students who have drug problems or who have done drugs and help them stop or get them treatment.

One reason Middle school students should be drug tested is because some schools think that the students who are drug tested are less likely to use drugs in the future. According to the study, by the partnership for a Drug-Free University in New Jersey. The researchers found drug use by students in grades 6-8 is relatively rare. One of the lead researchers named Dan Cassino says that when middle school students are randomly drug tested they realize that drugs can get them into trouble and don’t do them. Cassino says “we see a spike in the junior year of high school, once the kids get a car and a job the amount of kids who do drugs are through the roof, but the amount of kid who do drugs are lower with the schools that do random drug testing.

5/22 Should middle school students be drug tested? Students who were randomly tested for drugs were less likely to use them in later years, according to the study.( []) First, schools that conduct testing hope that random testing will serve as a deterrent, and give students a reason to resist peer pressure to take drugs. ([])

4/21 I got a very good score on the Prefixes and Suffixes test. I got a 100%. I didn't study very long but after I took the test I wasn't very surprised to find that I got them all right. The test was very easy for me.

3/27 That night something weird happened when I took the camera home and took my first picture with it the picture didn’t look right the picture I had taken wasn’t on there, it looked like to me that the picture was of time square in New York there were lost of people and the people on the picture were moving and I could hear voices. I think that my story about the enchanted camera in my journal was best righting’s. I think that I’m better at righting stories than righting anything else because I have a really big imagination. I think that this righting was good because I put a lot of details into it and I added quotes. Another way I think I did good with this story is because I put a lot of details I also had more than one character.

My sister and I get along pretty well but when it comes to my bedroom I like everything clean and organized. My sister is the opposite. Her bedroom is a mess and it has been for the 3 years we have been staying at my house. I think this is more of an average righting that I did. The good side to this righting is that I put the downs and the ups and downs of living at my grandma’s house. The bad side to this righting is in one of the sentences I could have made it into at least 2 more sentences and I kept repeating the sentences. I think I could have done better in this righting by rereading my righting and taking out the extra things that didn’t need to be in my righting.

My favorite sport is softball because it the only sport that I play, only girls can play softball, and if your on a softball team you begin to become really close with you teammates and you can trust them. I think that this is my worst righting’s because I didn’t use very good grammar and I could have done better. I could have added more details and I should have written more.

3/28

A Day in the Life of a Teacher

Narrator: Today is Mrs. Casey’s first day of teaching. She is teaching at Holmes elementary School and she is teaching 6th grade.

Mrs. Carmen: good morning Mrs. Casey, there is coffee and bagels in the teachers lounge, help yourself to anything.

Mrs. Casey: thank you Mrs. Carmen. Have a good day.

Mrs. Carmen: Your welcome, and you too

Mrs. Casey: Hello class my name is Mrs. Casey. There are going to be a few rules in my class. The first rule is the most important, DO NOT bully other students I will not tolerant it in my class. If you are going to bully another student I will send you to the principles office and you will deal with your problems there with you parents. The second rule of my classroom is to respect your teachers and your classmates. If your classmate or a teacher is talking you are not to talk at all. You will give full attention and have respect. The next and last rule is to have fun. I am not going to be a men and strict teacher I will try my hardest to make this classroom fun, but if you ruin that privilege its your fault. 3/27

Today is my first day as a teacher, I have been going to school for 8 years living up to this moment. Today I am attending at Holmes Elementary School I am teaching in a sixth grade class. Growing up I always hated having mean and strict teachers so today I am going to put myself in the kids shoes and be the teacher I have always wanted. I’m going to be nice but make sure my class is in order. I am going to have fun hands-on activities but I am going to make sure my class isn’t off task. Like every other class rom my classroom is going to have rules not a lot just 3. The first rule is the most important. Don’t bully other students. I am not going to be very strict about many rules but this rule I will be extremely strict about. I am not going to tolerate bullying in my classroom. I don’t care if its just name calling or joking around I’m not going to tolerate it I’m not going to risk my student getting bullied or beat up in my classroom. If this happens I’m not going to say anything to them I’m sending them straight to the principal and he or she can deal with their problems in her office with their parents. The second rule will be to be respectful that goes for teachers and students, if the teacher or another student is reading or presenting out loud in front of the class I expect my students to be respectful and kind. The third rule is really easy it’s to just have fun. If you’re going to be nice to me ill be nice to you. In my class I will make sure to make things fun but if you ruin that for yourself then its not going to be fun for you.

This morning I woke up at 5:30 to get to school early and set up my classroom. When I got to my classroom I was surprised to see that my classroom was already a mess. I was told I would be provided desks and books I was told I would be supplied with pencils and other supplies. As I walk into my classroom I see that the desks were spread out all around my classroom my supplies were still in boxes and I didn’t have anything to organize or make my classroom look at least a little bit presentable. I walked to the office. Maybe there are more teachers that could help me out with my classroom. As I walk into the teacher lounge I find that there’s fresh coffee and bagels in spread out on the table. I make my way to the office and I see the two office ladies.

“Good Morning Mrs. Casey, help yourself to some coffee and bagels in the teachers lounge.” Mrs. Carmen says.

“Thank you, but I was actually wondering if I could have another teacher help me with my room, it was left in kind of a mess and I don’t think I will have enough time to rearrange it until school starts” I ask Mrs. Carmen

“Oh yes, and sorry about the room we’ve been using it as a storage room and the custodian was supposed to make it so you could go in there and be ready one your first day at this school. I will talk to him about that.” Mrs. Carmen says

“Thank you please have them go to my room I will be getting started.”

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 * Big In-class essay: ** In MS Word, describe the //traits// and/or a characteristic from one of the main characters in //The Outsiders//. Begin with an adjective as your claim (smart, brave, supportive, upbeat etc.) and use specific evidence of what they say and do to support your claim. Finally, make connections between your claim and your evidence. Two full paragraphs.

Sodapop is very caring. I think he has to be caring because since his parents died he has to be caring and loving to his brothers because he has to take care of them. Another reason why I think soda pop is very caring is because when Ponyboy got beat up by the Socs he was caring and nice to him. Like when he said to pony boy “its ok Ponyboy they aint gonna hurt you no more.” I think he was caring when he said that to Ponyboy because he wanted Ponyboy to feel safe and know that the socs weren’t going to come back. He is caring is since Johnny doesn’t get love at home from his parents that the gang including Sodapop shows Johnny love and takes care of him. Another reason why he is caring is because he stuck for Ponyboy when Darry was being hard on him about not using his head.

Sodapop is handsome I think this because it says it a lot in the book. Like when Ponyboy was describing Sodapop he said “Soda is handsomer than anyone I know. Not like Darry, Soda is Movie-star handsome, the kind that people stop on the street to watch go by.” That’s one of the reasons why I think one of Sodapop’s traits is handsome. Another reason why is because when Ponyboy’s gang went to the drive-in and they seen the two girls one of the girls said that Sodapop was a doll. Which means that he is very handsome or cute.

12/17
 * 1) 1. Briefly summarize each scene.
 * 2) 2. Pick a scene for your performance
 * 3) 3. Pick a character for you to play.
 * 4) 4. Learn your lines. Imagine how you will act this out.

Act 1 Scene 1-The ghost of Marley talks about Scrooge. Act 1 Scene 2- Scrooge is rude to his nephew and others Act 1 Scene 3- Marley warns Scrooge of three ghosts. Act 1 Scene 4- G of C past introduces himself Act 1 Scene 5- G of C past takes scrooge to his past

Act 2 Scene 1- G of present comes Act 2 Scene 2- Scrooge sees people being nice to each other Act 2 Scene 3- Scrooge sees Mr. Cratchit’s family Act 2 Scene 4- Scrooge sees his nephew and his wife talking about him Act 2 Scene 5- Scrooge is happy on Christmas day

The role I want to do in the play is Cratchit's wife

11/21 I think that the theme of //The Pearl// was a lot of people only want money. I think this is the theme because when the scorpion stung Coyotito and Kino took Coyotito to the doctor the doctor wouldn't take the amount of money that Kino had and the doctor said that he wasn’t going to heal Coyotito because he wasn't a veterinary. The doctor was referring Coyotito and the other people as animals. Then when Kino found the pearl the doctor decided that he was going to heal Coyotito but when he went to Kino’s house and treated the baby he ended up poising the baby and the doctor thought that if he poisoned the baby and then healed him that he would get the pearl. Another reason why I think that this is the theme is because when Kino found the pearl and the whole town found out about it everyone was thinking how Kino would give them the pearl. The priest was wondering if he ever baptized Coyotito and Kino would give him the pearl because he did that.

The main reason why I thought that the theme of the pearl was that all everyone wants is money is because when Kino found the pearl all he was thinking about was what he was going to spend it on like he was going to get married in the church and he was going to have all new clothes and Coyotito was going to be educated. Kino wanted that to happen so bad that when something bad to his family would happen he wouldn't notice and he wouldn’t get rid of the pearl. But when Juana realized that the pearl was evil she tried to get rid of it first by telling Kino that it was bad then when she realized that Kino wouldn’t get rid of the pearl she tried to throw it back into the ocean but when Kino saw he abused her and killed someone so that he could get the pearl back. Because of Kino’s Actions Kino and his family had to leave. But when they left they didn’t want anyone to know so they left in the middle of the night when it was windy so they wouldn’t be tracked all because Kino didn’t want to get rid of the pearl.

11/20 What I like about my scary story is how much I put details. I think I put a good amount of details in my story. What I would change in my story is how many run-ons and punctuation errors I have.

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1 What is the name of the town where Kino first attempts to sell his pearl?  (A) Santa Lucia  (B) __La Paz__  (C) Cadaques  (D) Tegucigalpa

 2. What is the first pearl dealer’s nervous habit?  (A__) He manipulates a coin in his hands__  (B) He twiddles his thumbs  (C) He taps his foot  (D) He chain-smokes

 3. What is the best offer Kino gets for his pearl?  (A) 5,000 peset  (B) __1,000 pesos__  (C) 1,500 pesos  (D) 20 pounds sterling

 4. What reason does the dealer give for not liking Kino’s pearl? <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse;"> (A) __It is too large__ <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse;"> (B) It smells funny <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse;"> (C) It is actually made out of beeswax <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse;"> (D) It is stolen

<span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse;"> 15. How does Kino decide to make money when he realizes that the local pearl dealers are lowballing him? <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse;"> (A) By panhandling and singing for money <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse;"> (B) By stockpiling all the pearls of La Paz <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse;"> (C) __By traveling to the capital to sell his pearl__ <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse;"> (D) By filing a lawsuit against the dealers according to the Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890

<span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse;"> 16. What does Juana propose to do with the pearl? <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse;"> (A) Have it set in a silver necklace that she can wear on formal occasions <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse;"> (B) __Throw it back into the sea__ <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse;"> (C) Give it to Coyotito <span style="-webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 2px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 2px; border-collapse: collapse;">(D) Sell it to the highest bidder as soon as possible 11/14





10/28 “The Monkey’s Paw” Quiz a. Discussing India b. __ Playing chess __ c. Eating dinner d. Walking in the rain a. __ It is very valuable __ b. It was stolen from him c. He doesn’t want anyone else to have sorrow. d. It is out of wishes. a. She wants to go to India b. She wants more money c. __ She wants her son back __ d. She wants no more wishes. a. __ It caused too much trouble __ b. He wants it for himself c. It never existed d. He lost it a. He became an outcast. b. His wishes never came true c. He became wealthy and powerful d. __ He wished for death. __ a. It gives the family more money b. It takes away the result of the second wish c. __ It gives them nothing __ d. It brings back their son. a. To travel b. For their son to be back c. __ For two hundred pounds __ d. To be an emperor a. Russia b. __ India __ c. Ireland d. Wales a. He receives money because of his son’s death. b. He receives fame instead of money. c. He doesn’t receive anything. d. __ He receives a small amount of money. __  a. __ He is caught in a machine and killed __ b. He is late c. He is fired d. He receives two hundred pounds.
 * 1) What are Mr. White and his son doing at the beginning of the story?
 * 1) Why won’t Morris sell the paw?
 * 1) What does Mrs. White want as the second wish?
 * 1) Why doesn’t the Sergeant Major want to discuss the paw?
 * 1) What happened to the first man who made wishes with the paw?
 * 1) What does the third wish do?
 * 1) What is the first wish?
 * 1) Where had the Sergeant-Major been for twenty one years?
 * 1) How is Mr. White’s first wish not what he expected?
 * 1) What happens to Herbert at work?

Mr. White’s first wish was ironic because his wish came true but he lost something. It sets the story because it makes it feel like it’s scary. I could predict that Herbert was killed when the nurse said that he was badly hurt but not in any pain and if you’re badly hurt you have to be in a lot of pain unless he’s dead because if he’s dead he can’t feel anything. I thought it was predictable when the author described the look on the mothers face and how she was beginning to go crazy. I think it was just a coincidence because when they wish for something they lose something that is very special to them and when they lost Herbert they were really sad so they might have been hallucinating.
 * 1) Define irony. How is the fulfillment of Mr. White’s first wish ironic?
 * 1) How does the setting of the cold, wet, night and the warm, cozy fire set the mood of the story?
 * 1) At what point could you predict that Herbert is killed in an accident? Use specific examples for support.
 * 1) At what point could you predict that Mrs. White would ask her husband to wish her son alive again? Use specific examples for support.
 * 1) Do you think Herbert was really outside the door, or was it just coincidence? Explain your answer.

10/17 When her mom died she was very distraught for a long time. He fiends his dog he is always with it and he always talks about it. When I witnessed a car accident it was very ghastly. I am perplexed with all of the instructions my teacher gave to me. My friend has spasms a lot with her body she goes to a doctor to fix them sometimes. It was the vilest crime when he shot the innocent bystander My next door neighbor was is a very old and wretch kind of person

<range type="comment" id="464266540_4">10/11</range id="464266540_4"> Why is bullying <range type="comment" id="464266540_1">a bad thing and why is it taken so seriously? </range id="464266540_1">So many people have been bullied and most of them self-harm or end up attempting suicide. Most bullies have been bullied or hurt in their lifetime. When kids bully kids they don’t know that they are hurting the victim or that they are even bullying them. A lot of adults don’t know about the bullying because the victim is too afraid of telling an adult. In a bullying situation there are 3 different people there are the bully who is the person who is either mentally or physically hurting the victim. The victim is the person who is getting bullied. And the bystander is the person who has witnessed someone getting bullied but just walks away and doesn’t do anything about it. <range type="comment" id="464266540_2">A lot of kids who have been bullied have attempt or commit suicide. A British study reported 44% of suicides occurring in kids 10 to 14 were caused by bullying. Those bullied often remain silent until the emotional pain is eventually no longer acceptable. Cyber bullying is a particularly hateful form of bullying. 38% of kids have been cyber bullied. Nea</range id="464266540_2">rly 43% of kids have been cyber bullied and 1 out of 4 happened more than once. 31,599 kids have called a bully hotline in 2012/11 about a bully. A lot of kids are scared to go to school because they are scared of getting bullied and a lot of kids are scared they are going to get bullied but they don’t get bullied. Bullying statistics NSPCC.org tells that almost half (46%) of children and young people been bullied at some point of their lives<range type="comment" id="464266540_3">. On October 10, 2012 Amanda Todd committed suicide because she was bullied so badly. Amanda posted a video on YouTube telling her bullying story in flashcard and background music. The video went viral after her death. In the video she said that when she was in 7th grade she went on video chat with a stranger who took inappropriate pictures of Amanda. The st</range id="464266540_3">ranger then black mailed her and told her they would send the picture to her friends. In the video she says that in the next Christmas break police came to her door and informed her that the photo had went viral and was going around the internet. She then suffered anxiety, depression, and panic disorder. Later she began using drugs and alcohol. Amanda moved to different schools and every time she was bullied she was called psycho because she attempted suicide but failed. This all lead up to her suicide So do you see that bullying is a very big deal and that it can happen to anyone and everyone? If you ever witness anyone being bullied or if you are being bullied the best thing to do is tell someone. Also you should never bully anyone, everyone has feelings. You don’t know them even if you think you know them you don’t. They might be going through something that is really hurting them and you are bullying them. That makes them feel a lot worse and you might even risk someone’s life. So if you ever see anyone getting bullied tell an adult and comfort the victim so they know someone is there for them. Suicide of Amanda Todd, [] NSPCC.org, Statistics on bullying []
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My name is Jillian Casey. I was born in San Diego California. I have lived in San Diego all my life. I love to play softball and hang out with family and friends. I am going to Middle School. I have played softball for 8 years. When I’m older I want to be a photographer or go to collage to study marine biology.

In 2012 I traveled with my softball team and went to nationals in Spokane, Washington. I went on an airplane to Portland, Organ and drove the rest of the way. We stayed in the tournament for a week and lost in 4th place. We placed 4th out of 30 teams.