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 * // Are Kids Getting Enough Opportunities to be Creative? //**


 * // Schools do not provide kids with enough opportunities to be creative. See at my school Kids are very creative but I feel like they don’t get to show their creativeness to us. The rest of the world is more creative then kids here in the U.S. According to [|www.britannica.com] kids in the U.S., grades from kindergarten through third grade, show us that they are becoming less creative, “Torrance Tests of Creative Thinking” did these tests //****// that were led by Kyung Hee Kim. Kyung Hee Kim also said, “Kids are less humorous, less imaginative and less able to elaborate on ideas.” //**


 * // Kids are not as creative as they could be because of schools. Well [|www.debate.org] says that schools are taking kids time as well as effort away from their passions and interests. They also say that U.S. schools are not letting kids find their own passion to explore and see if that is what the kids want to do. //**

Poetry Questions 04/15 1. I would want to spend my time with “Song of Myself” because the person seems chiller and has time for other people. 2. In lines four and five the speaker is trying to tell us that the speaker is calm and at ease. (b)This is a celebration of self because the speaker is doing fun. 3. Whitman is saying that the one largest world that is enough is that the world that other people live in is way more than the speaker needs. (b) To me the picture tells me that Whitman’s view of himself is a very happy person that is just enjoying life. (c) The advice that Whitman is passing on to us is that you should enjoy life because life is not that long. 4. Dickinson says that she’ll be banished if people find out that she is not a famous person. (b) She feels it that if she is not famous, then people will forget hr. (c) This poem by Dickinson suggests that some of the celebrities have to be famous or people forget about them and that the people won’t like the celebrity. 5. Well if you are a “somebody” then you have to keep up with your reputations and do everything right, and not make any mistakes. But if you are a “nobody” they don’t have go through all that stress and just live life how you want and not have to worrier about other people liking you or not. (b) I think it is better to be a “nobody” than a “somebody” because then you don’t have any worries and just live life and have fun with the life you have.

Language Skill Reflection

New's Article Steroids are bad because they may cause you to die, even though ay make you look strong. Several other things that steroids can give you besides strength is cancer, acne, and permanent baldness. People may think that it is safe to use, but they don't know what it is or what it can cause.

Steroids are also bad because it is seen as a form of cheating in sports. People take steroids to be stronger and faster. If they are caught doing it, which most people are, they might be banned from playing these sports ever again. Steroids can even kill you! It is bad because people kill themselves in order to not be caught with steroids, or because steroids make them do it.

The Outsiders Review 03/05 // The Outsiders // by S.E. Hinton is an excellent book. The book shows the main character Ponyboy change over time through the book. //The Outsiders// book, show the relationship between a family of three boys without parents. The parents of Ponyboy, Sodapop, and Darry, died in a car crash. They have been without them for many years, so Darry had to be the so-called parents of them. When a friend of Ponyboy dies, he goes through a stage. The first stage he went through was denial. Ponyboy mentioned in the book “Johnny is not dead, I told myself, and I believed it.”

The main character Ponyboy also went through the acceptance stage. He was accepting the fact that his best friend, Johnny, was gone. He said, “I try to think that Johnny is better off now, try to remember that Dally would have ended up like that sooner or later.” The book //The Outsiders// has a lot of stories, friendships, relationships and sad stories throughout  the book that changed my mind about // The Outsiders. //It was a great book, and I could read it again.

One Paragraph for Editorial 02/13 Should Schools Offer Cash Bonuses for Good Test Scores? Yes I think schools should offer a cash reward for good test scores. I think that because that will only make students want to study and do their work more than they do. Over three years, nearly 38,000 A.P. exams being taken in math, science and English, by many black and Hispanic students. That means that anybody could take the test and earn a little bit of money if they do good enough. This year, 308 schools in six states are participating, in California. Just think of how many students could be getting in to collages and high schools, if they earned some money on a test. That’s enough encouragement to make students want to learn and participate in school.

Semester two Goals and Strategies 01/28 Some of my goals and strategies that I’m going to work on are actually doing my homework. I have an X Box 360, so that is one big problem. I have stuff to do like every day, so that can get in the way too. I can probably fix that by me bringing my homework with me, everywhere I go. But most the time I’m just way too lazy to even think about my homework.

Some ways that I can fix my problem are setting a time that I can do my homework. I can also have better self-respect for myself. I am trying to work on myself discipline too. Some strategies that I could use are, staying after school, asking for help and paying attention while I’m in class as well.

Life in Two Years 02/27 In two years from February 27 I will be in high school. I’m probably going to be playing baseball for my dad. I’m going to Madison. I will have great grade, better than they are now. I’ll have to keep my grades up because you need to have a 2.5 grade average. I’m also going to play football on JV, junior varsity. I don’t think my dad is going to coach, but I’m going to play. I love football, so I’m all four years I’m in high school. I know a lot of the kids that are going to play for Madison so I’ll fit in just fine. My grades are still going to be good.

1 Paragraph 02/26 How big a problem is bullying or cyberbullying in your school or community?

Bullying and cyberbullying is a big problem at my school. I see people getting bullied. I don’t do anything about it because then I will get bullied. I don’t see cyberbullying that much but there’s probably a lot of it going on. I don’t think people should bully other people because you might not know what’s going on in their life. You shouldn't cyberbully, or bully anybody.

Song or Poem 02/11 The song that I'm doing is called, “Party Rock Anthem.” By LMFAO. The message of the song 'Party Rock Anthem' is about having a good time and just to dance. It says that "everybody is in the house tonight, everybody just have a good time," that means to just simply have a good time. This song is all about just having a fun party that tells you to relax, and have fun. Instead of arguing and ruining everybody’s time, it says, "Just have a good time", to me that means not to get so mad, be chill and relaxed.

4 New Words 02/04 Bewildering: I think it means something about adrenaline rush

Reformatory: I think it means like the dungeon.

Corn-pony: I think it mean like being corny because it has corn in it and the farmer had a grin.

Premonition: I think it means something before because he knew that Tow-Bit was going to do what he did.

Symbol 02/03
 * The symbol that I’m doing is the Super Bowl Championship trophy. You can only get the trophy by beating your opponents in the playoffs and going to the Super Bowl. The championship trophy is a symbol of overcoming the obstacles in your way to be on the top and stay on the top. If you win the Super Bowl, which means that you overcame your challenges and worked your way up to become that championship team in the NFL. I would want to be on a team that has won a Super Bowl, like the Seahawks. They were the team that won the Super Bowl this year. They were the ones who overcame their challenges and obstacles this year. They deserve to be called champions.**

Life in 20 years 01/29
 * //My life in twenty years will be awesome. I will be playing in the NFL. I‘ll be trying my best to get into an NFL program. I want to be able to play on the New England Patriots. They have a three time Super Bowl quarterback champ, Tom Brady. I love Tom Brady. They had Randy Moss too, he was great.//**


 * //I love the game of football. There is contact, legends, and players that I have watched my whole life. Players such as Adrian Peterson, JJ Watt, Cam Newton, and Colin Kaepernick. These players are all time greats, and plus, they are still young, so they have a lot of time left to play in the league. I would love to play against these players because they are fast, tough, and smart. That’s my life in twenty years.//**

One Character Description 01/16

1-5 Questions 01/15
 * 1) Do you have friends whose social, ethnic, or economic backgrounds differ from yours? How do these conditions affect your relationship?
 * //I have one friend that is Muslim and we don’t like the same foods, have the same hobbies, or like the same things, but we are great friends. I am Mexican-American and he is Muslim. He like Arabian food and I like Mexican food. That can get challenging sometimes, but we work through that. I like soccer, football, and basketball, but he doesn’t like sports. But our relationship is still going to be the same even though we don’t have that many things in commend. //**
 * 1) To what extent does a person’s environment determine their success and happiness? Is it possible to overcome your environ- ment? If so, how?
 * //A person’s environment will limit the person’s success and happiness to a certain point. If you live in a place where all there is gun shots, fights, or even killings, then they might not be able to overcome their environment. But if they are smart enough to try to move somewhere that is more peaceful and calmer, then they might be able to be successful and have happiness. //**
 * 1) How is a gang like a family?
 * //A gang is like a family because they care for you, they love you, respect you will be loyal to you, and are willing to do anything to save your life. //**
 * 1) What do you think it takes to make someone a hero?
 * //It takes a person to help and save lives of other people to be considered a hero. I would consider a firefighter, police officer, or a paramedic a hero, because they help save lives every day. //**
 * 1) What is your definition of an “outsider?”
 * //My definition of an outsider is a person who doesn’t really fit or belong in a group with other people that are different from the person. //**

1/09/14

Comparing 12/18 I’m compering the Christmas carol to the Grinch. I’m comparing Mr. Scrooge to the Grinch because at fir, Mr. Scrooge didn’t like the time of Christmas. I don’t know why he doesn’t like Christmas, but that’s how the Grinch was too. The Grinch would still the little kid’s toys because he doesn’t like the Christmas spirit. The Grinch was very rude and a mean, just like how Mr. Scrooge was but then the Ghost of the past, present, and future took him and he saw all the bad things he has done from back when he was a teenager to when he was an adult. Except the Grinch would take the kids toys, and throw them out. So Mr. Scrooge and the Grinch are very similar. But then something entered their minds and they both were very nice and generous. Mr. Scrooge became generous only because he met the three ghosts and then he started to change a lot because the ghost startled him. But for the Grinch, he suddenly started to give the presents back and started to act nice. There was some people in the town that the Grinch lived in that tolled the Grinch not to be mean so Christmas was all good and we all live happily ever after.

10 Hard Words 12/12 = Mourner- funeral attender = = Gait- a walking way = = Shrewdly- way of speaking = = Legatee- a person who receives something = =<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 21.3333px;"> Solemnized- remembered = =<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 21.3333px;"> Comforted- scarf = =<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 21.3333px;"> Humbug- nonsense = =<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 21.3333px;"> Parliament- national legislative = =<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 21.3333px;"> Bedlam- hospital = =<span style="font-family: 'Arial','sans-serif'; font-size: 21.3333px;"> Liberality- generosity =

Persona Change 12/11 **<span style="font-family: 'Bell MT','serif'; font-size: 29.3333px;">Scrooge's Persona Change **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bell MT','serif'; font-size: 29.3333px;">In the early times, Scrooge was a very ungrateful because he declined an invitation to dinner from his nephew. He also said Bah! Humbug. What reason do you have to be merry? You're poor enough.’’ When his nephew said Merry Christmas. He is stingy, because he wouldn't donate money for the poor. In the middle he starts becoming a better person when he sees Bob Cratchit son and asked the spirit  if he will live.'' Also when he hears who other people say bad about him and nothing good. **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Bell MT','serif'; font-size: 29.3333px;">In the end he is generous because he donated a lot of money to the poor. He gives a kid money for buying him the turkey, then he gives the turkey to the Cratchit family. Mr. Scrooge doesn't get mad when Bob is later for work, instead he doubles Bob's salary. He goes to see his nephew and his wife and he is very nice to them. He tells the singers that they sing very well and gives them some money. **

12/10

Mr. Scrooge 12/5 Just by watching the first 20 minutes of //A Christmas Carol//, I figured out that Mr. Scrooge would not be one of my friends. I say that because he is selfish, uncaring, ungrateful, miserly, grouchy, paranoid, and negative. He is greedy because he has all this money, but he doesn’t use any of it. He would rather save and get money, but not spend any of it. He lives in this mansion, but it is just him and these ghosts that he thinks are there, like I said he paranoid.

Mr. Scrooge said, “Are there no prisons, and are there no workhouses?” <range type="comment" id="477191406_1">Meaning that he doesn't care for the people that don't have houses or that they are homeless, therefor he is careless for other people</range id="477191406_1"> <range type="comment" id="477191406_2">t</range id="477191406_2">here was a man at the dance, and he asked him for some money for the homeless kids, but Mr. Scrooge said no. Why would he say no when he has all that money. I don’t know, but Mr. Scrooge is not a nice person. He is a careless, selfish, and negative person.

The Pearl Quiz 11/7 1. Who watches Kino when he wakes up every morning? a) Coyotito. c) His dog. d) Their bird.
 * //b) Juana.//**

2. How many beggars are outside the church in Chapter 1? a) Two. b) Ten. c) Four.
 * //d) Seven.//**

3. What city does the doctor dream of? b) London. c) Rome. d) New York City.
 * //a) Paris.//**

4. Who knows all the sins of the town? a) The beggars. b) The doctor. d) The trackers.
 * //c) The monks.//**

5. What makes the insect that stings Coyotito fall into Coyotito's bed? b) The wind blows it into his bed. c) It lunges for his face. d) Coyotito reaches for it.
 * //a) Coyotito laughs and shakes the rope.//**

1. How are the homes of the poor different from the homes of the rich? Use quotes
 * //The homes of the poor people are not constructed well enough. The poor houses have a pit for a fire place. The poor houses have mats for beds too. But the rich houses have real fire places. The rich houses have real beds, and the rich houses constructed very well.//**

2. How is the doctor described?
 * //The doctor is described as rick, knotty, greedy, and he's a bad doctor.//**

3. What does the doctor’s comment on page 13 reveal about his attitude toward Indians?
 * //The doctor’s comment’s on page 13 revel that he doesn’t really like Indians and that his attitude towards Indians is very negative.//**

The Pearl Sentences 11/5 I was avarice when I stole more candy then I was supposed to.

I love the smell of bougainvillea in the morning.

She sent her consolation by giving me a hug when I saw her.

I felt a sudden detachment when my cat died.

I saw an indigent man on the sidewalk.

There was a procession as my mom left the room.

He was reassuring me by telling me that nobody was hurt.

They were both caught in the scandal.

Everybody has ulcers in their bodies.

Prediction 10/25 I predict that the White's will get all there wishes but their wish to get their son back. I predict that they will get 200 hundred pounds. They will get to go to India, but they won't get their son back. So that's what i think is going to happen.

Frankenstein Questions 10/23 What is Victor’s goal in creating the creature? In what ways does he succeed and fail? ~His goal is to create life, Victor succeeds and creates life for the monster but the monster feels like nobody loves him and turns evil.

The creature claims, “Only misery made me a fiend.” What does he mean? Do you agree? Explain. ~He means that sense nobody loved him, he felt lonely and sad and that the slightest thing can make him upset, I understand why misery turned him into a fiend but I couldn’t agree with him killing people out of rage.

Mr. De Lacey says, “Most people are friendly—unless they are blinded by prejudice.” What prejudice does the creature face? What does the play say about the effect of prejudice? ~People think he is a monster because of the way he looks. When the little boy was prejudice to Frank, he got so mad that he killed him.

Why does the creature want a companion like himself? Do you agree with Victor’s refusal to create one? Explain. ~He wants someone to love and someone that will a love him back. Having someone just like him will not make him feel lonely. I agree with Victor’s refusal because if he created another one they would both kill, and Victor would have guilt.

Was it justifiable for the creature to murder Victor’s loved ones as a means of revenge? Explain. ~I do not think it was justifiable to kill his loved ones because it just made him feel bad and heart broken of his loss.

Rough Draft 10/22 <range type="comment" id="477191406_3">“Ok mom see you later. School ends at 3:00p.m. “Anthony said to his mom. Anthony’s mom drives away from the school. “What’s up Bryan?” Anthony asked “Hey” Bryan replied. “Molly isn’t here yet.” Bryan told Anthony. “Oh, that’s cool. Wait she’s right there.” Anthony said. “Where, I haven’t seen her anywhere.” Bryan said shockingly. “Hey guys, I was helping the principle with some stuff.” All the kids go inside their classroom because the bell rings. “Ok, calm down now. Class is going to start in 5 minutes.” Mr. Michael told the whole class. “Class is bout to start, who cares.” Anthony mimicked. “Who said that?” Mr. Michael asked. “It was the kid in the corner back there.” Anthony said. “Yeah right, it was probably you. Your lucky you’re the star running back.” said Mr. Michael. Yeah, I’ll beat anyone in a race though!” Anthony said. “Anthony can you be quiet please so we can learn.” Molly said. Anthony, your ego is high! You need to calm down.” Bryan said to Anthony. Can you guys please be quit so Mr. Michael can teach us please?” Molly said. “Thank you Molly, at least someone appreciates my teaching.” Mr. Michael said. The bell rings, and school is over. Molly’s mom picks up Anthony, Bryan, and Molly. “Thank you for the ride Mrs. Mayflower.” Bryan said to Molly’s mom. The kids get dropped off at Molly’s house. “Hey, do you people have food up in here?” Anthony asked. “That’s not how you ask, but yes we do.” Molly says. “I have to do my homework now.” Bryan randomly said. “Do mine too. I got football practice now.” Anthony orders. “Dang that boy needs to learn his manners or he won’t be coming over anymore.” Mrs. Mayflower said. “Don’t say that mom, we are friends.” Molly said to her mom. Suddenly a loud BANG, BANG, BANG happens. A girl screams for her life. “What was that? It sounded like gun shots!” Molly asked shockingly. “Look, there are people running out of that house with the white van!” Bryan said. “Don’t move I’m going to call the cops!” Mrs. Mayflower yells. A man walks out of the house with a body bag. Molly grabs her phone to call Anthony to see if he’s ok. “Anthony are you ok? Where are you?” Molly asked with a mumble. “I’m…” Anthony doesn’t finish his sentence. What did he say, is he alright?”

10/18
<range type="comment" id="477191406_4">Bryan said, “Watch out Molly!” Molly looked puzzled. “Watch out for what Bryan?” Molly said. “I just saw a floating object, and then it just disappeared!” Bryan said. Molly was kind of scared. “Bryan, what are you talking about? You are making me scared.” Molly said. “No, I just saw it. It was right behind you. Look there it is again!” Bryan said to Molly. “Bryan, are you hallucinating? I think you are going crazy.” Molly replied. Bryan said, “Whoa that looks like Anthony your friend from school.” “Wait, Anthony from English class?” Molly said to Bryan. Bryan replied, “Yeah the coolest guy in school, the on in English class.” Molly yelled, “Oh my god, I just saw it! Bryan I’m really scared now.” “Well, ok, um, shut your eyes. Who did you see?” Bryan said. Molly said, “I saw Mr. Michael from the house at the end of the street with the white van in the drive way.” “Really, that guy freaks me out more than a floating object.” Bryan said. Bryan said, “Molly look behind...” Bryan suddenly stopped talking. “Bryan, Bryan, Bryan are you ok?” Molly asked concurringly. There was no answer from Bryan. “Molly help me, someone has me!” Bryan was yelling to Molly. “I can’t see you its pitch black in here. I think we’re in somebody’s basement.” Molly said. “You will never find him!” Mr. Michael said. Molly asked, “Who was that?” It’s the man from the end of the street with the white van in the drive way.” Mr. Michael said. “No way, we are in your basement right now?” Molly yelled. Mr. Michael, “There’s no way you can.” Hey you let them go right now! Thoughts are my friends and I do anything to protect them! I’m not leaving here without them!” Anthony was screaming at Mr. Michael. “Anthony help me!” Molly begged.</range id="477191406_4">

Elements of Fiction
10/17 Characters: Anthony Macias, Mr. Michael, Molly Mayflower Setting: Neighborhood, School playground, Basement Problem/Goal: To escape from Michael’s basement Rising Action: Michael kidnaps Anthony and Molly, Molly calls the cops, Molly dies, Anthony almost escapes Climax: Anthony is about to escape Resolution: Anthony escapes from the basement