Free Choice Blog Post

When I was in the fifth grade me and my friend we in the school playground talking about how we cant wait for the fourth of July because it was only a couple of days away and we couldn’t wait to light some fireworks. When I mentioned the word firework he looked at me with a huge but conspicuous smile on his face. So when I saw him put that look on his face I knew he was up to something and I knew he wanted me to help him with whatever he was going to do. So I asked him what was his plan, and his plan was thirty minutes before the bell rings we will go on the football field and put a bunch of cherry bombs in a water bottle and throw it in the air so it will explode in mid air. So while waiting for time to go by we were trying to find a water bottle to use and finally we found one in the bushes near the track fence. By the time we found the water bottle the yard duty blew the whistle and said there is half an hour left before school started so me and my friend went to the far side of the track and started to pack the water bottle with cherry bombs. When the bottle was finally full with cherry bombs he asked if I was ready to witness an explosion and I said sure. He took out a lighter and counted down from three all the way to one and when he got to one he light the fire works sealed the water bottle and threw it high in the air and ran to stand next to me. As the bottle was in the air my friend and I were waiting for an explosion and then all of a sudden there was a loud bang that sounded like a gun shot. When we heard that we both got super scared and ran to the swing set where we sat down and never spoke of the situation again.

Fourth Quarter Goals

My greatest accomplishment of last quarter was to get the grades to get off two- hour. Getting off two-hour was my greatest goal because I didn’t want to do two hours of studying every night and I wanted to stay out late with my friends on weekends. To achieve my goal I had to pay more attention in all my classes and turn in all my work because in the beginning of the year I didn’t care and I never turned in all my work until someone told me I needed to turn in my work and get off two-hour so I listened and now I thank that person for telling that because now I’m off thanks to her .

My goal for this quarter is to get good grades so I can go to prom and pass the ninth grade. Three things I will need to do to achieve this goal is 1) Pay attention in all my classes and turn in every piece of work I get. 2) Not hang out with people I know will make it harder for me to achieve this goal or hang out with people that are holding me back. 3) The last thing I will do to achieve this goal is focus on my school work before anything because I want to achieve this goal.

“American History” Experience with Discrimination

When I was first discriminated against I was in the sixth grade. It all happened after the first day of school when a kid in the eighth grade came up to me and said I don’t belong there because I was in a lower grade. When the kid told me that I told him I didn’t care because it was just a school and when I told him that he got mad because he didn’t want to hear that he wanted to fight me. After the kid heard what I said he said he is not going to let me leave until he fights me but I told him I’m not going to fight over a stupid reason so I left and as I walked past the kid he bumped into  my shoulder because he was mad that he didn’t get to fight me. The experience made me feel sort of mad because I didn’t do anything to the kid and out of nowhere he wants to fight me but I didn’t fight that kid because it was the first day of school.

Inspirational Experience Reflection

The experience I used in my poem was losing our football game. The experience changed me because our team could’ve gone undefeated if we won. Before the experience happened I was supper happy that we were going to win because we were going to be undefeated but now when I play a football game and it is very close I start to get nervous and start to think about what might happen next. Another example Is when I saw our running back get hit it made me think twice about running on the field during a live play without knowing where defensive players are at. From the experience I learned that in football game there is going to be a lot of losing and a lot of winning and that there is always a winner and a loser.

Free Choice Blog Post

One thing I like about being in ninth grade is it’s my first year in high school and I can meet more people. One reason I like being in high school is I could join a high school basketball team or football team with other kids in higher grades then I am in. I would join the high school   football team or basketball team because it’s sort of a challenge for me because most the kids on other teams are bigger than me.  Another reason I like being in high school is the home work and class work. I like high school home work and class work because it’s kind of the same as middle school but different because some of your work can be on computer and in middle school your work is all on paper. So that is why I like being in high school.  

“A Blessing” Break into Blossom Paragraph

 One time when I felt like I was going to break into a blossom was when I hear I was going to have a little brother and little sister. When I hear I was going to have younger siblings I was six years old and I was living in Los Angeles with my dad. I was sitting down in the living room on the couch eating a bowl of cereal and watching cartoons when my dad came into the house after answering the phone and told my older brother and me that we are going to have a little brother and sister. I saw my dad with the phone in his hand with a big smile on his face and my brother happy and smiling with my dad. I heard my dad and brother talking about what we are going to name our brother and sister. I was touching my cereal bowl and my TV remote. I felt happy because I have four older siblings and now I have two younger siblings. The experience changed me because I was use to being the youngest and now that I have younger siblings I can play and have fun with them like my older brothers and sisters did with me

Symbolism String

Six items I would put on my symbolism string is 1. A Match because I have a short temper and I get mad very easy. 2. A number 3 because I have three brothers and three sisters. 3. A star because one day I want to have a star named after me. 4. A Chain link because when I was little my grandma always told me to be strong like a chain. 5. A NFL Logo because when I graduate college I want to get drafted into the NFL. 6. A phone because I like to text people a lot.

"The Grandfather" My Tree Trunk Paragraph

Like the narrator in “The Grandfather” by Gary Soto, I surround myself by a strong group of friends. I consider the group of friends to be my family. These people are my family because I knew some of them for a long time and I knew I could go to them if I was having trouble with something and knew they would help me. They give me strength by encouraging me to do well in school, and keeping me out of trouble. An example of a time when I depended on them was when I need help studying for a test so I asked them and they helped me with everything I needed so I can pass the test. A tree symbolizes family because it starts out small then over time it starts to grow and sooner or later the tree is thirty-feet tall.

The Grandfather” Symbol of My Significant Person

The person that is significant to me is my sister. The item I chose that represents my sister is a heart, I chose a heart because I know I can count on her to keep me moving through school like how I count on my heart to keep me going during sports activities. One thing my sister and a heart have in common is that when I have trouble with sports she will help me with my problem, like my heart will help me. Another thing they have in common is when I get pumped up for a football game or a basketball game she tries to keep me pumped. Sort of like when my heart keeps me pumped up so I can have energy to play. One last thing the two things have in common is when my sister knows I am having problems she tells me not to worry and she keeps me going like my heart keeps me going every day. I think my sister would be surprised if I told her because it’s only been one year since I meet her because we’ve been separated since we were little kids and it makes me happy when I see her because she is one of the people I think cares about me and doesn’t want me to fail.

"The Grandfather" Important Person Paragraph

One person that means a lot to me is my sister. My sister means a lot to me because she was always there for me when I get in trouble and when I need something she will always would always help me. My sister is the kind of person that people can count on if they need help with something. My sister is also a nice person because when you need to talk to somebody she will listen to what you have to say not like some people who wouldn’t even listen to you and walk away. My sister is important to me because she has always been there for me even if I was in the worst situation and I knew I could count on her to help me. She is also important to me because if I didn’t have her around I wouldn’t have anyone to encourage me or get on my case about getting good grades, or doing well in school. My current relationship with my sister is very good even though I meet her when I was 14 because when we were little me and my siblings got separated except me and my older brother Aj, but even though I meet her a year ago she is still encouraging me to do good in school and get good grades.

Third Quarter Goals

An accomplishment from last year is I was able to finish middle school even though I didn’t care the first semester but I was able to graduate. I took tutoring classes after school and tried to stay focused in all my classes because I noticed I needed to bring my grade up. I also brought my grade up because if I didn’t I wouldn’t have been able play in the championship game with my old football team.
Three goals I am setting for 2011 are paying more attention in class and turning in all my assignments, another goal is doing whatever I have to do so I can be on our high school football team, and my last goal for 2011 is passing the ninth grade with outstanding grades.

One goal that I am going to do is pay attention in class and turn in all my home work.

• One thing that will help me achieve this goal is work during study hour and turn in all my assignments.

Another goal is to do all my work so I can be on the football team.

• One thing that will help me achieve this goal is motivate myself so I can be a starter on my high school football team.

My last goal is to past the ninth grade with great grades.

• One thing that will help me achieve this last goal is me looking ahead and going into the tenth grade with good grades so I can do the same the following year.

What I learned in English 10

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What I learned in the second quarter of English 10

What I learned in English 10

What I learned in English ten second quarter was the different types of themes, irony, and what is the characters and readers points of view. Prietser had showed me allot about how I can join in on an online conversation and how I can create a poll. I had also learned that I can join in on a contest that can benefit the school or any school in the state. She showed us this cool website that can help us create an online persuasive project. It was simple and easy, you can try if you want to. I have learned new vocabulary almost every day and have learned to explain ambiguity in text. n blogger I can post comments and create a project that celebrates a holiday online. Also on blogger I can write about anything even my days on the campus I live on. On Google docs I was able to learn about creating my own graphic organizer and publishing it on the web. Another thing on blogger you can create new pages and embed new projects that are shown around the world. It is safe and harmless if you learn to use it correctly. I also can crate a poll that I can have others rate my writing. I also learned how to make a quiz for friends and family. Those quizzes are actually fun and can be for any subject. I also have a delicious account and can make new bookmarks about any vocabulary or events that are happening.

Chilean Miners Rescue

The thirty-three miners that were trapped in a Chilean mine were rescued after having to stay under ground for two months. It was not till the night of October 13, 2010 when the last of the thirty-three miners was rescued and sent to the hospital the next day. If I hade one word to describe this situation I would chose the word devastating. One thing that happened in the mine was that they were able to use a small device to communicate with people above the ground, including their religious leaders. I think that it was good that they got to communicate with the people above ground because they were able to tell their family that they were okay, and not to worry because they will get out safely. Another thing that happed was when they were rescued they were forced to wear sunglasses because they were in the dark for so long that their eyes got use to it. If I were them I would feel bad because have to wear these sun glasses for a long time because of my eyes got adjusted to the darkness in the mine.  If I were one of the miners I would be so glade and thankful because I get to go back to my family and not have to worry if people are going to rescue us or not.

The Most Shocking Time

Boom! Boom! Boom! The sounds of three gun shots came roaring into my cousin’s house interrupting the movie, my cousin’s friends and I were watching. I was at my cousin’s house because she wanted me to come over and watch a movie with her friends. At first we thought that the sounds came from kids playing around with fire works, or popping brown paper bags. We were in the house watching a movie when we hear arguing, we ran towards the door to see what was happening when my cousin yelled GET IN THE HOUSE! We did as told, but instead of watching the guys argue from the doorway we went inside so we can watch them argue while sitting on our brown couch that was right by the window. While my cousin’s friend and I were watching the two guys argue I started to think what will happen next, is someone going to get hurt, or is someone going to try and break up the argument before something bad happens. Till this day I still remember what everybody was wearing. On that day I was wearing a white shirt, black shorts, whit socks, and black and white Nike shoes. One of the guys that were arguing was wearing a brown shirt, jean shorts, and white shoes. The other guy that was arguing was wearing a blue shirt, black pants and white shoes. While watching the two guys argument I asked my cousins friends if they know who those people are they told me that the two guys are from rival gangs and one of them are in the wrong neighborhood. After they said that they were in rival gangs I knew that someone is going to get hurt. After about five minutes of watching the two guys argue I thought that since nothing is happening that it is okay to turn around and finish watching our movie. After I turned around, and got up to push play on the DVD player I heard three loud gun shots and I quickly through myself to the ground as fast as I could because I didn’t know if they were shooting at our house or if some out side got shot. After about two seconds everybody in the house got up off the ground and darted towards the door, as soon as we reached the door the sounds of screeching tires followed by the screaming voices of bystanders.

While watching the shooter get in his gray Nissan I noticed that there were people running away, some people were just standing there in shock and didn’t know what to do, and a lot of people were circled around the guy that got shot. When I saw that people were forming a circle around the shot guy on the ground I ran over to where the guy was laying to see if he was dead of if he was bleeding really bad. As soon as I reached where everybody was I looked at the guy and I noticed that there was a big puddle of blood that was coming from two holes, and one hole in his arm. After looking at the blood I realized that he was dying because when I looked at his eyes they were rolling back so you could only see the whites of his eyes, he was also coughing up blood while he was trying to ask people to help him and he was also crying because of the pain.

While people were watching the guy the guy die someone in the crowd yelled out “SOME ONE GO CALL THE COPS INSTEADE OF JUST STANDING HERE”! When I heard that I ran inside the house so I could call 911, when I called the police I told them that someone got shot and is dying they told me to give them my address and to keep pressure on the wounds. It took ten minutes for the police to get to my house. When the police got to my house people were telling them the description of the shooter, and the car that he was driving. After they got the description they called the paramedics so they can pick up the guy that was shot. When they asked who called the police I told them that I called them and they said that they are glade that I called as soon as possible because now that they got a description on the shooter, and the license plat number of the car that he has now they can go and try and find him so nobody else that argues with him gets hurt. So ten minutes later all the cops were gone, and the streets of long beach California were quiet and dead again I said to myself whenever I argue with someone be careful who you argue with because you never know what will happen and since that very day I watch out for the people who I argue with.

One Flashback

One flashback that I had was when I was on summer vacation and was visiting my cousin who lives in Long Beach. when I was ten years old me and my cousin were riding our bikes around our neighborhood when we both got tired we stopped at a park called Silverado park. We were walking around the park to see if we knew anybody that we know after ten minutes of walking around we stopped at a nearby picnic table so we can rest. When we were resting I remembered a time when I was eight years old and my cousin was seven and we were both riding around the neighborhood like he was my best friend. after the memory was done I said “hey do you remember two years ago when we were riding our bike around this same neighborhood like we were best friends” and he said “ oh yeah I remember that time we did everything together”. After we were done resting we both got on our bikes and rode back to his house. That was one flashback that happened to me.

Ten Most Memorable Days

1. When I was four my dad took me and my brother to Disney land for the whole day.
2. When I was five I learned how to roller blade while living in Long Beach.
3. I was seven when I learned how to play basketball with my brother at Silverado Park.
4. When I was eight my cousin pushed me down a hill with roller blades on and I face planted.
5. When I was nine my dad won the jackpot at a casino in Long Beach.
6. When I was in the fifth grade I got in trouble for putting a frog in another student’s desk.
7. The first time I saw someone get shot was when I was ten.
8. I started playing football at the age of eight at my elementary school.
9. I bought my first phone when I was sixth grade.
10. I was thirteen when i graduated from middle school.

In Ms.Priester’s class I have an F and I feel that I should have a D in her class because I did a lot of makeup work which should have brought the F up to a D. I have an F in this class because I had a lot of assignments that I did not do them or I forgot to do them. I have a lot of strengths In this class like Oral work, speaking, reading, and working on computers. The stuff I need to do in order to maintain a good grade in this class is turning in my work, doing make up work, stay on task, and most important is to listen and follow the teacher’s directions. Some campus adults can help me by asking me if I need help, or if they see me frustrated come and ask if they can help and if I really need help I will tell them that I am having trouble with my homework. Ms.Priester can also help me raise my grade when I need help I will usually ask her for help and she would come over and try and tell me how to fix the problem. By the end of this quarter I hope to have at least a D or C because I am trying my best to get of two hour and stay off because I want to have good grade so in the future I can go to a good college and I can only do that if I have good grade throughout highschool.

One FlashBack

One flashback that I had was when I was on summer vacation and was visiting my cousin who lives in Long Beach. when i was ten years old me and my cousin were riding our bikes around our neighborhood when we both got tired we stopped at a park called Silverado park. We were walking around the park to see if we knew anybody that we know after ten minutes of walking around we stopped at a nearby picnic table so we can rest. When we were resting I remembered a time when i was eight years old and my cousin was seven and we were both riding around the neighborhood like he was my best friend. after the memory was done i said “hey do you remember two years ago when we were riding our bike around this same neighborhood like we were best friends” and he said “ oh yeah i remember that time we did everything together”. After we were done resting we both got on our bikes and rode back to his house. That was one flashback that happened to me.