Cycle III Extra Credit

Extra Credit for Cycle 3

We have just finished J.D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, and many of you have expressed interest in recreating a scene from the novel, so now is your chance!! This will be counted as an extra credit assignment. Now, I realize that many of you will not be comfortable acting in front of the camera, but you can still earn the same amount of extra credit points. Here is how:

1.       Each group can have 4 people..MAXIMUM

2.       For those of you who do not want to act, you can be the writer or director for your group!

3.       You can pick a specific scene or do a shortened version of the play ( The Catcher in the Rye in 10 minutes)

4.     Costumes, props, and setting will enhance your performance.

HAVE FUN WITH THIS! BE CREATIVE!

Due Date: April 12,2011

Cycle II Reflection

We have come to the end of Cycle II and it is time to do some self-reflection. As the year progresses, you should be seeing some type of improvement in your writing, reading comprehension, or critical thinking skills. I want to know which area(s) you are improving in(stregnths), and which area(s) you still need to work on(weakness). What are your goals for cycle III? What is your plan to achieve these goals?

     Cycle II looks like this:

   A= 5

  B=2

     C=10

   D=1

   F=2

Your post should include the following:

1. Your areas of improvement

2. Your areas of weakness

3.Goals for Cycle III/ Plan to achieve those goals

**Extra Credit**

This assignment will be counted as EXTRA CREDIT if you choose to accept =) The last day to post your response is 2-2-2011(Wednesday)

Career Goals

Upon graduating from high school, it is important for students to think about their plans for the future, whether they include additional schooling, joining the workforce, or some other activity.

Think about what you would like your career to be after you graduate from high school.  In a well-developed essay, state your career goals for the next five years and explain your plans to achieve these goals. (3 paragraphs)

As you write, remember your essay will be scored based on how well you:

develop a multi-paragraph response to the assigned topic that clearly communicates your controlling idea to the audience.

support your controlling idea with meaningful examples, reasons, and information based upon your research or readings.

organize your essay in a clear and logical manner, including an introduction, body, and conclusion.

use well-structured sentences and language that are appropriate for your audience.

edit your work to conform to the conventions of standard American English.

**Extra Credit**

This assignment will be counted as EXTRA CREDIT if you choose to accept the mission =) The last day to post your response is January 2, 2011 !!!!!

 

"Until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned, everywhere is war and until there are no longer first-class and second-class citizens of any nation, until the color of a man's skin is of no more significance than the color of his eyes. And until the basic human rights are equally guaranteed to all without regard to race, there is war. And until that day, the dream of lasting peace, world citizenship, rule of international morality, will remain but a fleeting illusion to be pursued, but never attained... now everywhere is war.”

-Popularized by Bob Marley in the song War

1.       Analyze this quote. What message is Marley trying to convey to his audience?

2.       How does this relate to The Color of Water?

3.       Do you agree with the lyrics? Do you disagree? Why? Explain.



Student Poem

One of my students from my English II class wrote a poem that they wanted me to post on the blog. Even though they are not in your class, we are still a community =) So check it out and give them feedback. Also, please feel free to send me anything that you want posted on the blog.

“LOVE”

Even if it takes forever to see

What happiness really means to me

I understand love will always be

There except for you and me

One day you will come to know

That no matter how far you may go

The joys and sorrows that we have shared

Are just like a touch of your hair

Yet I can only say

This love for you will never fade away

I love you every single day

In every single way

Pain runs through my veins

As I have to

See my love for you

Just fade away. .

Assignment due 11/29/2010

Hello Block 3,
I hope you all have a nice and enjoyable Thanksgiving! The following assignments are due when we come back from break, Monday 11/29/10:
1.Read chapters 6-9 in The Color of Water. Chapter six should already be completed and chapter seven we read in class.
2.Complete your study guide for chapters 6-9, including the dialectical journal.
3.Read and ANNOTATE the handout entitled United States of America.

Top 5 Colleges/University (Homework)

Your homework assignment due today was to list your top 5 college/university picks. These could have been schools that you are interested in going to, or just schools that you find interesting and are curious about. Since this is our SAT class, the assignment was to find out the SAT requirements or GPA requirements for the colleges/universities you chose. Keep in mind that just because you do not have these scores or the GPA does not mean you cannot apply to these schools. The scores you are about to see are just an average of what most students attending this school received. This is not to intimidate you, please keep that in mind. I just want you to start thinking about college and how important the grades you earn in high school are. There's always time to change it around :)

I only received 5!!! This was a homework assignment and will be grade as such. However, for those of you are not handing in your homework please be aware that this will lower your grade and we don’t want that to happen!

Mario Hernandez
1. Seton Hall University - SAT between 1600-1700 GPA 3.2-4.0
2. Harvard - with good grades minimum 1400-2000
3. Princeton University - At least 1560 or higher
4. Columbia - Reader - 680/770
Math - 680/780
Writing - 690/770
5. Stanford University - 1558 or higher


Lenin Marcatoma
1. Rutgers University - English 4 years, Foreign language 2 years, Mathematics 3 years including Algebra I, Goemetry, Algebra II, Science 2 years, Other Course 5 other academic courses. Total 16 academic courses.
2. Seton Hall University - 2.0 grade point average, Honor class with a "C" average, grades "A" - "C", approval from Seton Hall Director
3. Florida University - Foreign language proficiency, 2.0 GPA, 60 community service hours, pass all high school classes
4. New York University (NYU) - GPA 2.0, SAT scores, AP exam scores froms senior year, ACT writing test
5. Washington University - ACT/SAT scores, senior year course information,

Pierce Fernandez
1. University of Central Florida (Orlando) - GPA 3.4-4.0 SAT 1600-1900
2. Florida State University (Talahasee) - GPA 3.2-3.6 SAT 1600-1800
3. University of South Florida (Naples) - GPA 3.3-3.7 SAT 1600-1900
4. University of Miami (Miami) - GPA 3.5-4.0 SAT 1700-2000
5. Florida Atlantic University (Boca Raton)GPA 3.0-3.5 SAT 1800-1900

Lewis Garcia
1. Capitol College - SAT 800
2. Massachusetts Institute of Technology - Critical Reading 650/760
Math 720-800
Writing 660/760
3. Rutgers University - Critical Reading 520-630
Math 550-670
Writing 530-640
4. Syracuse University - Critical Reading 540-650
Math 570-680
5. University of North Carolina - Critical Reading 520-620
Math 560-620
Writing 510-610
David Cardoso
1. Rugers University - See Above!
2. Montclair State University - SAT score 1425 GPA 3.1; 4 units of English, 3 units of Math, 2 units of the same foreign language, 2 units of lab science, units of social studies, 3 units of academic electives
3. NJIT - GPA (no lower than a 2.8)
4. University of Southern Florida - GPA 3.0 or higher