SS3 JCCS Academic Language Written Assessment

Plastic bags should not be banned. One reason is because Some people use plastic bags for other TECHNIQUES like using them for trash cans or holding their dirty clothes. Another reason is because they make it more easier for grocery baggers to ACCESS the bag to put the items in. Additionally plastic bags are a VALID way of saving money because plastic bags can be used for many resources. In conclusion that is why plastic bags should not be banned.

Lord of the Flies - Before You Read - Power Struggle

Whenever a group of people live together, will there be a struggle for power?  Yes there will be a struggle for power for example if a certain half of people think it’s not fair that someone else is leader then they are going to complain and argue with the other group of people that think it’s good that the other person is a good ruler. In addition there is always a group of people of one person that doesn’t agree with someone else’s decision so of course they are going to struggle for power. Also if they think they can take power over the leader then they could try like other people in different groups because in any group there is always a struggle for power no matter what group it is. People tend to argue with others if they think someone made a bad decision so no matter what there will always be a struggle for power in any group.

Portfolio - Improvement

Over the past two years, I have improved in some academic courses, as well as maturing into a young man. My writing skills were in need of much improvement during most of my middle school career; do to being in sixteen different schools my whole life. My skills improved because I got to learn basic writing skills by being in the same school for being in the same school for more than one year. My reading skills were lacking because I didn’t like to read and where I was living it was not emphasized heavily. Now they have improved greatly due to the fact I have been introduced to more books, and exposed to other great ways of learning. Before high school my speaking skills were nonexistent because I had a hard time expressing myself, and when I did it came out poorly. Now I can verbalize more appropriately and keep my emotions in check. My group work skills were immature, and attention seeking. But now during group time I listen, and observe appropriately. My pre high technology skills were not that good because we didn't use computers at my middle school. Now my technology skills are good because I got to work on computers the majority of time in classes so I'm more familiar with computers and other technology things. In order to improve my academic and other skills for the future years I will ask for help when it is needed and I will complete the assignments that are worth a lot of points to help my grade.

End of Year Reflection – Greatest High School Obstacle

The biggest obstical I encountered happened when I was in 9th grade, and I was living at San Pasqual Academy. It was the biggest obstical of mine because I was starting high school and my brother was coming in and out of my life and so was my mom. I felt kind of overwhelmed because my brother would be with me for a couple of week but then he would do something to get in trouble and finally got kicked out. On the other hand my mom would come and visit me once a month and then all of a sudden she just stopped visiting me until she finally called my house and told me that she moves out of state, now she is living in a state called Maine. The obsitcal changed me because it taught me how to be strong and it also taught me how to be independent because I used to depend on my brother or mom to be there for me but when they both left I learned how to count on myself. The reason it made me feel strong is because I felt like I was an only child and its kind of hard seeing people with siblings because it makes you feel different, but like a famous rapper named Tupac said " Sometimes being an only child makes you stronger."

Multiple Choice Test on Friday

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JCCS Academic Language Written Assessment Week 29 Practice Paragraph / REAL TEST

Parents should face jail time for missing their child's school conference. One reason is if their student is kicked out of school and is roaming the streets of a dangerous community the parents wouldn't know because they never attened the meeting so they couldn't SEEK the help their child needed to stay in school. Another reason is if their child is using illegal RESOURCES for their school project and get the school in trouble the parents would have to deal with the issue. Additionally if the parent doesn't have time to attend the meeting the teacher should take it upon themselves and TRANSFER all the information about their childs behavior so the know how their kid is doing. So those are my reasons why parents should face jail time for not attending their childs school meeting. 

Homonyms Practice Blog Paragraph

I grabbed my stuff and ran towards THEIR football field. THEIR field was very nice, it had so many football stands. THEIR favorite part of the field was the center because it had their logo in the middle. THEIR rival school has a field just like that one but with a different logo. Maybe THEIR team will play against their rivals tonight or Friday night. THEY'RE hoping to win this game because THEIR rival team is very competitive and dirty. I asked them, whats YOUR teams strength? and they said that THEIR team is much faster and stronger. I asked if THEY'RE going to win the game and everyone screamed out yes. I replied "Then go out THERE and give them all you've got". 

JCCS Academic Language Written Assessment Week 25 Practice Paragraph / REAL TEST

In my own opinion I think adults shouldn't carry a concealed handgun. One reason is because what if a little kids gets hold of the gun then that INDICATES that they are not a good role model and that even an adult can handle having a weapon. Another reason is because if the gun gets stolen and used for a robbery, and the owner has a bad past. It will then ESTABLISH an even bigger impact on the owners record, because one he has a bad history, and two he got his gun stole and used as a robbery weapon. One last reason is because if a adult JUSTIFIES their reasons on having a handgun then they could have one because they are adults and they should know right from wrong.  In conclusion that is why I think adults shouldn't have the right to carry a concealed handgun.

Technology in School Paragraph

In tenth grade, my teacher uses a site called Quizlet.  It helps me with spelling because I create spelling flash cards that have the definitions, and when I'm done I could listen to the word and then type it in and see if I spelled it right. So its like a spelling game online.  Also in tenth grade, my teacher uses a site called Plato.  It helps me because it's a site that helps kids with every topic such as English.  In the English column They have everything from capitalization to punctuations.  In additions, in tenth grade, my teacher uses Blogger.  It helps me because it's like doing English homework but on the internet.  I really like this technique because it gives us students a different way of doing homework instead of doing regular homework on a piece of paper.  This site also keeps all your submitted work in one section so it's easier for the student to find their work, instead of keeping them in one big file.Future teachers can help their students to learn by making them study for their tests online.  Studying for an online test make it easier because they could listen to the questions and answers so they know what to say and write on the real test.         

Academic Language Week 23 - Dog Fighting

In my own opinion I think that dog fighting should be illegal.  The reasons dog fighting should be illegal is first, its a DISTINCT way of animal cruelty and no animal should go through that kind of stuff.  Second dog fighting is just another FORMULA for gang members and other kinds of criminals to get money or entertainment.  One last reason is that criminals are giving innocent dogs the POTENTIAL  to kill its own kind which is unnecessary because dogs should be treated just like humans. That is my opinion on if dog fighting should be illegal.

Poetry Previous Knowledge Paragraph

I would rather read a poem instead of a story because a poem can tell a whole story in just a few lines that rhyme, and a book takes pages to tell how a character feels, and where the story is unlike a poem.  Another reason is because a poem is a another form of writing a story but with more rhyming and finesse put into it.  One last reason I would read a poem instead of a story is because a poem is something a poet wrote out of plane feeling instead of choosing their topic.  The poems people write is about what they feel at the moment and what they think.

Speeling

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JCCS Academic Language Written Assessment Week 21 Practice Paragraph

Enhancing drugs should not be allowed in sports. The athletes would be to good for the league but then on the down fall they will end up getting seriously injured after a PERIOD of time. There needs to be a TRADITION to influence athletes not use drugs, such as steroids. PRIMARILY enhancing drugs hasn’t been a issue in sports except baseball. The idea of even letting athletes use steroids will be outrageous.

First Semester Portfolio

Symbolism Assessment Project
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Plot Assessment Project
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Character Assessment Project
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Narrator Assessment Project
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Narrative
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Persuasive Essay
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Persuasive Essay

“Should Students Attend House Outings for Bonding Time”

Some kids on campus like going on house outings because it gives them time to get off campus and bond with other kids that live in their house like a normal family. But on the other hand there are kids that don’t like going on outings because of bad experiences in the past or they never had a family to bond with. Students should go on house outings for some bonding time because it not only helps them build a strong and steady relationship with their housemates it also helps them build trust and makes communicating with each other easier.

Did you know it’s proven that spending time and having fun with people that aren’t family memebers actually starts to build a strong and  good relationship with those people because you enjoy having fun with them. Some house parents say that going on outings helps build a strong relationship with other students in the house because they are use to having fun and spending time with each other that it becomes something they like to do.  It also helps the kids build trust between each other becuase they are use to being around the same kids that trust issues don’t normally apply in their everyday relationship.

If a student doesn’t like attending house outing then they might have had a bad experience of trying to bond with other people in the past and something went wrong or they never had an actual family to bond and spend time with. There are some kids on campus that never had a family to spend time with so when their house asks them to go on an outing they try to avoid attending because they are not uses to bonding with other people. According to some kids on campus they don’t like going on outings because they never had the time to bond with other people so they try and avoid going becuase they don’t know how to bond. But if they do go then they could try and learn how to bond with other people becuase if they don;t know how to bond then they might never know and bonding is a real big factor in the outside world.

When students go on outings with their house it builds a strong relationship between all the kids so they start to feel like they can trust and count on each other to be there when they need each other the most. For example I had a personal experience of having personal problems and then only people I could talk to is the kids in my house. When I talked to them about my problem I trusted them not to tell anybody and I counted on them to keep the conversation between us and thats what they did. They didn’t tell anybody about the problem because we had a strong and steady relationship that we could talk to each other about anything and count on everybody not to break each others trust.

So  basicaly this essay is about students going on house outings to build trust and bond with other kids in their house because there might be a point in time where the only people they have to talk to or bond with is the people in their house. And if they never built a strong relationship with the kids in their house then they will have a hard time talking to the kids because they aren’t use to talking to them because they never spent time to bond with them. So you should go on house outings so just in case you need someone to talk to or someone to count on you have the people that live in your house because you guys built a strong and steady relationship that they will be there for you when you need them.

Character Assessment Project

Symbolism Assessment Project

SPellign List Week 20

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Opinion Statement Brainstorm

1) Self- passes
2) Independent living skills
3) Child abuse
4) Taxes
5) Helping countries that were in natural disasters.

 Which of these opinion statements should I select for my essay? Why?

Spelling words

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Academic Language Practice Paragaph 17

In my own opinion I think goods that are exported from China and Imported in Americas out weighs the consequences because first of all when the US EXPORTS one thing to China they export four things in return. Second of all when China IMPORTS their goods to the US it doesn't cost us money because they are shipping to us not the other way around. And one last reason is because most of the objects that people use on a daily bases is made from China so that means China's products have better FUNCTIONS the the US. So that is why I think the benefits of importing Chinese goods outweigh the consequences.

JCCS ISP - Cyberbullying - Perspectives Video Paragaph

kids at my school really don't like me, and I'm starting to think they all want to fight me. As I walk threw the halls its filled with gossip and all I want right now is for them to stop it. All they do is make up lies and every time I hear them it brings tears to my eyes. As I go home I act like I'm fine but really I got the bullies on my mind. I don't want to go to school because its always the same all I wish for is my school life to change.