VOCAB I WILL USE FOREVER

To my understanding

Allusion: is something that will happen but don’t say it

Plot: events in a story, central ideas

Theme: what the message is

Diction: the choice of words author uses

Syntax: how the author puts them

Indirect characterization: how the character is in a story

Static/ dynamic characters : static is when characters stay the same the entire time & dynamic is when the characters change throughout

Symbolism: a things that represents something

Synecdoche: expression ?

Crazy year

This video represents how this class went for me. I was pretty confused about the blog post and Dr. Preston leaving us to decide how the year will go but over all at the end of the school year I learned new valuable things.

Joel and Jose masterpiece

Joel
Is graffiti art?
invented in 1907
1980 showcased as artwork

Spread message
Like how it looks like

Represents gang sometimes
Sending message- culture



Jose
Why it is hard moving schools?

Hardest thing - grades, friends, vaccines

meeting new people is easy for him and important

Sm to Cibola
-clases
-lunch
-school rules
-schedules

Destiny Axel and Orlandos masterpiece

Destiny
What is stigma?

Categorized- bullying
Getting worse
No guns
School shootings- judged


Axel
Why is reading important?
Develops mind
New vocabulary
Listen more
Exposed to more words
Understanding skills


Orlando
Grades
Practice hour in weight room
game days = highlights other schools
scholarships & signing day

Nats masterpiece Karinas masterpiece

Nat
Multiuniverse

More than one universe
Not easily testable



Karina
Imagination
As we get older, adapt easier

Yolanda’s masterpiece

Yolanda’s masterpiece was on the power of music

Stimulate either pain or sadness

Get over a breakup
Get hyped
Depends on mood
Inspires her

Carlotta’s masterpiece

Carlotta’s masterpiece
Why do we appreciate education?
School systems

USA.                                        Mexico
Too much homework.              Beg for homework
Not enough freedom.               Not much access
Teachers are mean.                   Ignorant teachers
Not paid enough.                      Teachers don’t do anything


Teachers :
They come drunk
They are rapists
Get to class late or don’t come at all
Careless

Maria, Griselda’s &Ernie’s Masterpiece

Maria’s big question is :do I want to go straight to a university or not?

Many students say college is great to do after high school but then over the summer get lazy to enroll. Her mind is set on being a medical assistant

She can get to little as 8 to 9 months



Ernie’s big question is: why do I want to be an English teacher ?
He likes reading books
Inspired by Dr. Preston
Is going through the same troubles as him
At first he wanted to do medical field after his friend died but changed his mind
He has a personal journal where he is also writing a book.
He would want to go to CSU Sacramento


Griselda’s Masterpiece is on general surgery
She’s seen a knee & liver operation

Rafael’s Masterpiece

Rafael’s Masterpiece is on the most powerful countries in the world


Rafa said many people think the US has the most powerful military in the world but he disagreed.

US & Russia owe 95% worlds nuclear weapons.
Russia has the most powerful bomb in the world
The ‘ tsar bomb ‘
If it dropped in Santa Barbara then people in Santa Maria would get 3 degree burns

China
Made first satellite to be destroyed by middle

India
Army built the highest bridge in the world

France
Military spend almost 31.3 billion

Japan
Not allowed to have any offensive military forces

Turkey
Gained independence in 1923
Was founded in 1920

Germany
Not allowed to make nuclear weapons due to the two plus four treaty

UK
Cost 30 thousand euros to train a soldier
 So many great facts about the most powerful countries in the world. Safe or not safe to say there are other powerful countries.

Monica’s Masterpiece

Monica’s big Question was why are some classes mandatory in school?
Cons :                               Pros:
Schools boring.               Improve reading and writing skills
Teachers expect a lot       Get smarter
Too many hours


School is neutral to me if that makes sense. I don’t dislike it but I also don’t live school. I get tired like everyone else but I still do what I have to do. Monica said she loved history and I do too. Most students hate it because they have to write essays or it’s just boring for them but I like to write so I don’t mind.

Aliza’s Masterpiece

Aliza’s masterpiece was on, Why Finland’s education is better than the United States. They are ranked #1 in education. Here are some facts I learned:
• teachers are not underpaid & are much more respected
•they focus on what we need and don’t compete with each other
•free college
•tests only senior year
•more in consideration on students
•graduation rate is twice more than the US
   

I learned a lot about the education system in Finland. I would have to agree with Aliza because she made good points on how In the US we compete and don’t work together all the time. The schools education system needs to change.

Fahrenheit 451 Essay

                                          How did Clarisse impact Montags life?


          Throughout the book, Fahrenheit 451, Clarisse and Montag become really close friends. They meet up and on the way home they start catching up and she asks Monatg about his wife Mildred and his career.  As clarisse starts helping him to appreciate the little things he soon starts to realize that he doesn't care about anyone, not even his wife Mildred. He realizes that the world is filled with conceited people. Many people don't care about anyone or anything but themselves. Montag starts to learn the meaning of life and only focuses on himself. He does start wondering who cares about him but sees that no one does.

         The advice Clarisse gives Montag impacts his life.  She helps him realize the real world of how people do not really care about you or about each other basically. Montag doesn't even care about his wife. Clarisse helped him see the truth of people and how they really are and now he is focusing on himself. She tells him the truth.

For the reading of Fahrenheit 451 I’m on part 2 where Montag wants to steal books but Faber does not

Notes of what I thought about of the Essay:
• many people just skim through the books but don’t fully understand

• everything you do creates who you are

• taking books can affect them

• re-red

• deeper meaning in the book and in yourself

Synecdoche: author uses part of something as a symbol to stand for the whole thing

Synthesis : remixing the information from different sources

Reading is a relationship

The Great Gatsby Notes

Effeminate: writing clothes, destructive
Supercilious: overly serious
Tom is talking down on Nick and Nick doesn't do anything- he's innocent
Daisy and Jordyn Baker are uncaring
Tom ignores his wife and cheats on him
He is racist, he is cheating
Displacement: not belonging on purpose
Daisy and Jordyn are careless
Daisy floats around and Tom is dangerous and intentionally
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                                        The Great Gatsby Essay Prompt #1

             The last line of the book, " So we beat on, boats against the current, borne ceaselessly into the past ", is very important.  This line to me represents what life is all about. The meaning.
         
         Durning the ending of the book at this point, the author decides to end the book by writing down that quote. For a reason of course. The quote to me symbolizes how people are always stuck in the past for a reason and are trying to move on from there. There are struggles which might be like waves as you are swimming but the waves are always keeping you from doing so. You try to do one thing but the past or present is pulling you back, like it did with Gatsby.

  The Great Gatsby is rich and mysterious that people are always talking about. He is trying to move away from his past, life, but something won't let him do so. In the book he faces many situations that he goes through. Basically I think the authors, Fitzgerald, quote means that no matter how hard life gets, the world doesn't stop, you move forward.

      Gatsby does many things but no matter how much money and parties he makes, he won't join Daisys social group. Gatsby goes through tough moments but doesn't stop trying. I believe Fitzgerald wanted to say that life goes on so never stop doing something until you get there.

1. A description of your BIG QUESTION and why it interests you;
My BIG QUESTION is why do some people have the ability to sing and some don’t.  This interests me a lot because I’ve been singing my whole life & I never actually asked myself that question. I really would like to find the answer to my question. I have found very interesting information about it and good evidence but I haven’t been full convinced on whether that’s the final answer.  
2. A brief summary of THE ROAD to your Big Question (how did you get interested in the topic?);
When choosing my BIG QUESTION I have been finding amazing facts & most of them weren’t things I had known already. I do know something about music and singing but I just wanted to go deeper. I feel like most people chose a random question but I chose one that interested me ALOT. 
3. A description of THE BENEFIT to investigating your Big Question-- how will learning about this help you and the world in general?
Investigating my BIG QUESTION would really help my investigation skills, help me learn more about singing. I also got to talk to someone that’s close to me about it & get great information.
4. The NEXT STEPS you will take in exploring your Big Question;
To go deeper in finding the answer to my question, I will look for more people to talk to, research a lot more ! I can talk to the choir teacher in the school, I can even look somewhere outside of the school. 
5. What you hope to ACCOMPLISH in your learning by June 2018.
I hope to improve dramatically on my writing and reading skills. I’m not the worst but I always like to improve!