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Pal Hello, my name is Alexa Islas and I go to innovation middle school. I live in San Diego CA and I like the beach. I enjoy swimming, playing, hanging out with friends, going to the movies, parties, and many more. My favorite color is red and also LOVE pizza. I have a dog, and two birds. One of my birds is sick right now and we are trying our best to help he. Last night, she wouldn't stop crying and it was 1:33 in the morning because my mom dropped her on accident and she can't fly because her wings are clipped. Anyways, we are having a fair this month in San Diego called "The Del Mar Fair." It's really fun and the fair comes every year on June. I've been there since I was really small but only missed the fair once. Last year I went with my cousins and we went on a ton of rides. There was a fish game where you can win real fish! And I won! He lived for almost one year but died last month because my cousins over feed it. How about you? What do you enjoy or like doing? Got any favorite foods?

fast food Young people should limit their consumption of fast food because it can affect their diet in the future. Studies say kids gain more weight now than they did back then. There are schools worldwide that are taking away junk food and adding healthier food. Also, schools replace regular chips with baked chips. I think it’s a fair choice but eating baked chips all day at school might also cause a problem. There are millions and millions of fast food restaurants worldwide, but the number one restaurant is McDonald’s. Some people eat it once a week, but some people also eat 7 day a week non-stop. There are about 38 McDonalds in Manhattan alone, which isn’t good. The company gets a ton of complaints over there restaurants on if the should keep selling or stop. Anywhere u go, at some point you can find a McDonalds. Not just on the rode

Reading book I read a fiction book about a man brings strange creatures to a zoo and thousands of people went to the zoo just to see the wild creatures from other planets. The man that owned the creatures made people pay one dollar just to see them and many of the people said it was worth it.

1. The part thats the hardest for me in this poem is the sentence "If you can dream, and not make your dreams your master" is kind of confusing because what do they mean by master? The part that i did get was the sentence "don't give way to hating" because it's telling you to not pay attention to it. 2. Don't let yourself down, happy, brave, fearful, and confident are one of the conditions i choose. 3. Yes because this poem in a way is talking about hate and it's telling you to not let any of those things bring you down. 6. Yes because some kids deal with these kind of things all day and its telling you to don't worry about it.

1.I would pick "I'm Nobody" because i thought it was interesting and it shows people to not be that kind of person who just sits behind a chair in a dark room and feel like no one cares or thinks you exist, no, in the very ending it says to show yourself and actually get out there and be public. 2. Maybe it means like how she feels because when it says "a loaf and invite my soul" its like what she feels inside. 3. I think Whitman is giving advice on like it's okay to show yourself and to not be afraid to do anything because you can accomplish something. 4. Some of the difficulties celebrities face today is they can't always do something and they feel like they are backing out. But in this poem it shows to let the world know who you are just like a celebrity. 5. Nobodies can keep there secrets to themselves and not really worry about anything. I disagree that being a nobody is better than being a somebody because your not being yourself. Being somebody can really make a huge difference in your life. You have to let everything out and show people the really you, and you don't have to be normal ether.

Grades My grade for the “Teacher story essay” was a “B” which is okay because I didn’t get to finish the whole story and I got an 85%. My grade for the “Language Skills Reflection” was an “A” which is really good because I got a 96%. The good thing about both of them is that they both had paragraphs and correct spelling. The way the “Teacher Story” can be better is to have more time to finish and think of some good thoughts that can be in my story. The grade is fair for the “Teacher Story” because I understand that I didn’t finish and it has to have way more detail. The grade is fair for the “Language Skills Reflection” because I did finish and I had enough time to complete it all. My goal for English class is to try to get to at least a “B”.

Best: The Outsiders Review The Outsiders by S.E. Hinton is an excellent book. The story talks about two gangs called the Greasers and the Socs. The main character talking about everything in the whole book is a Greaser called “Pony Boy.” The character Johnny died because he wanted to help Pony boy because a Soc called Bob was drowning him. It turns out that he killed Bob and later on Johnny died because he was trying to save someone. In the story, Pony boy says that Johnny isn’t dead because he is shocked and depressed that he is gone forever and was trying to make himself feel better. The weird part of the story is that Greaser and Socs hate each other but one Soc was starting to become friends to Pony Boy. Later on Johnny’s best friend Darry died because of stealing a market and cops chased after him. Pony boy’s brother Soda pop told him to stick together because that was all he had left because gang was falling apart.

Comment: I choose this one as my best because I like how I made a summary of the whole story of the book “The Outsiders.” It doesn’t talk about every single detail but it talks about the most important ones in the story.

Middle: 1/12/14 One day, my mom told me we were going to the snow during winter break. I started to pack up early because we were going to go on a Saturday. On Friday night, I heard my parents arguing that my mom really wanted to go and my dad didn’t. My mom started forcing my dad but still said no. So that night I was just lying down on my bed just thinking about what we would be doing if we went. At around 5:00 am, my cousins called to see if we were going. We asked them we couldn’t, so they left without us. In the morning the house was quiet and my dad left to go play soccer. My mom told us if we wanted to go eat. We went to Broken Yolk and I ate pancakes, while we were eating, my mom told us if we wanted to go to the movies. After the movies, we went to eat dinner and

Comment: First of all, I didn’t finish the story and it doesn’t have too much detail. Like in this sentence “ We asked them we couldn’t, so the left without us” should have been more like “We called them and said we couldn’t go, so they started there car, and left without us.”

Worst: 1/13/14 one dark morning, my parents woke me up at 4:30 to go to Universal studios; we packed up because we were staying there for two nights. When we were all done packing; we headed to a gasoline station to wait for our cousins. When they all arrived, we all left and it took us two hours to get there. Finally, everyone made it around 6:30 am and stopped to eat breakfast. After breakfast we arrived at Universal Studios and found parking. I grabbed my ticket and gave everyone else’s there’s. When the lady scans our tickets she said that today was our blackout day. We were very disappointed and we didn’t go inside. My dad told us if we wanted to go somewhere else around Hollywood since we didn’t get to go. So, we all went to see the Hollywood stars and check out the stores. It was still fun either way.

Comment: I picked this as my worst because this story didn’t explain much and in the part when it said, “we were very disappointed and we didn’t go inside” it doesn’t talk about what happen and what made us not enter the park. So in the rest of the story it’s talking about places we went but you can’t really understand what was going on.

Life of a teacher It’s another typical Monday and I have to be filling students homework from last week. I change and finish eating then hop on my car. I can hear the engine starting and I drive through the free way. In the middle of the free way my cars tire just pops. “What am I going to do? There are 20 minutes before school starts and I have to come in around 7:40 am,” I asked all worried. I finally called someone to drive me to work and I also called someone else to help pick up my car while I am at work. I finally made it just in time and sat down in my desk waiting till my whole class comes in. “RIIIINGGGG” (the bell) when the bell rang, all my first period students arrived. As I was talking and writing on the board, I can hear small conversations in the back. “No talking while I’m teaching students!” I said. When every student started working, I started drinking my coffee and working at the same time. “Can I eat my snack please?” I student asked. “There is no eating in my class,” I said. “Why are you drinking coffee then teacher?” “Because I am the teacher! One more question and you will be sent to the principles office for talking back.” I said to the student. I got up to help students until the bell rang.

“RIIIINGGGG” I sat down and waited for the second class to start. When class started I could see to girls arguing in the back. I told the two girls to stop and break it up. As soon as you know it they started punching each other. I grab a girl and the other students helped break out the fight. “Everyone wait outside and you two come inside, I need a talk with you two.” I asked the next-door teacher to come and watch the kids outside for a bit. “What is going on?” I asked. One girl kept crying and wouldn’t stop while the other was all mad and kept talking to fast. I took them both to the principle office and the principle switched each of the girl’s classes and the both got school suspension. “Alright class come on in, sorry for what happen.” “Okay class, today we will be studying about the solar system and we want to kno-” right when I was talking there were students not listening. “Jason grab your things and go outside please” when the bell rang I talked to the student why was he talking and to stop that because he was the only one who always started conversations.

Well, third period was my brake and I didn’t have classes until next period. I started filling in student’s homework and other work from my class. “This is so much work that it’s tiring” I said all confused. I got out of my seat and went to check on other class rooms just to see what they where doing.



The Road not taken

The author’s message and theme is like the two roads are both something important. It means he either chooses one side, or chooses the other. The challenging words for me in this poem is Diverged, undergrowth, and trodden. One question I ask is what does each of the roads mean or lead to? Does it mean a good side or a bad side?

Deep Freeze “Deep Freeze Makes Lake Superior an Icy Boss” is about ice that froze lakes and the lakes were 92.2% frozen. The record was 94.7% in 1979. The ice made ships stop and they couldn’t move. Scientists say the ice buildup and it helped fill low water levels in lakes. When the freeze set, there business exploded and on weekends, 20,000 tourists fooled the community. The good thing about icy lakes is it also helped wild fire but the ice clogged up to 4 feet.



**//The Outsiders:// Test** 78/100
 * In 2-3 thorough and well-written paragraphs, compare and contrast Greasers and Socs. You will need to be specific, use quotes, and focus on similarities.. You may use the book and the Word copies of the chapters. Do not use the Internet. Doing so will result in a grade of 0 on this test. **


 * In the book The Outsiders They are both two gangs that hate each other. They both live in poor places but the Socs are kind of richer than the Greasers. They both smoke and are always together in one big group. **


 * The difference between them is they always hurt the Greasers but Johnny only killed one. The Socs never got in to much trouble than the Greasers and they both have different gang names. Also, one of the Socs were being nice to the Greasers and didn’t want to fight anymore. ** 40/50 Quotes?

I. Multiple Choice: Type the letter of the best answer on the blank.

__c___1. Pony and Johnny pass time at the church by 18/30 a) playing checkers. b) texting on their cell phones c) reading //Gone with the Wind//. d) reading a book of poems.

___d__2. Pony doesn’t want Johnny to cut his hair because a) Soda told Pony not to cut his hair. b) they don’t have scissors. c) it would make him look too old. d) long hair is the Greaser’s trademark.

___a__3. At the church, when Pony and Johnny talk about the night of the murder a) they cry until they get used to the situation. b) they decide together to go home. c) they argue and blame each other.
 * d) they agree that Bob had it coming.**

_d4. Johnny sees Dally as gallant because… a) he admires Dally’s manners. c) Dally tells the truth. d) Dally would clobber him if he didn’t.
 * b) Dally took the blame for something Two-Bit did.**

___a__5. Johnny tells Dally that a) he was a fool to help them escape. b) he admires him. c) Cherry Valance wants to help the Greasers.
 * d) he’s going to turn himself in.**

___c__6. While Pony waits at the hospital, and Soda and Darry come in and…, a) they are angry at Pony for running away. c) they all go home right away. d) Darry slaps Pony again.
 * b) Pony finally realizes that Darry does care about him.**

___c__7. When the newspaper comes out the next morning, Pony a) tries to hide the picture because of his hair. b) reads that Johnny has died. c) finds out there will be a hearing and he might have to go to a boys’ home. d) finds out he’s being blamed for the murder.

___a__8. Randy won’t be in the rumble because he a) is sick of fighting. b) is scared. c) misses Bob too much. d) doesn’t want to upset Cherry. __a___9. After Pony talks to Randy, he a) begins to see Randy as a real person, not just a Soc. b) hates Randy more than ever. c) blames Randy for everything. d) decides to become a Soc, too.

___c__10. Johnny says that he’s not ready to die because a) he thinks being a hero is fun. b) he wants to become a fireman. c) there’s a lot he has not seen or done. d) he wants to repair his relationship with his parents.




 * Short Answer: Answer each of the following questions in 2-4 complete sentences**.

11. Explain why Ponyboy was so upset about having to cut and dye his hair. Give **2** reasons.

Pony boy was upset because his also meant the Greasers trademark. He also sad that he liked his long hair so much that he didn’t want to cut it. When Johnny cut it, Pony boy started crying because he didn’t like his hair short. On the other hand, Johnny had to cut it also. 20/20

Alexa Islas 1/23/14 Johnny Johnny from the book The Outsiders is brave. First of all, Dally wouldn’t leave the two girls alone which made them get mad. But, Johnny came in and told him “Leave her alone, Dally.” In this sentence, it proves that Johnny is brave because he stood up for the girls and told Dally to stop. Since Dally didn’t do anything about it, Johnny told him again, “You heard me. Leave her alone.”

Alexa Islas Period 3 The theme of the Pearl is Money can change you because in the story, Kino was fighting with a man because of the pearl, and killed him. They also tried to leave to another place to sell the pearl and get more money. Money shouldn’t affect you on who you are in life because it can also cause danger. A reason why it isn’t safe is cause Kino beat his wife (Juana) up because she said the pearl is evil and wanted to throw it back to the ocean.

“Hush,” said Kino. “Do not speak any more. In the morning we will sell the pearl, and then the evil will be gone, and only the good remain. Now hush my wife.” In this sentence it’s saying that there is evil in the pearl, but when they sell it, only the good will remain. So it's saying that if they don't sell it, they evil will remained and it will change them.

1 What is the name of the town where Kino first attempts to sell his pearl? (A) Santa Lucia __(B) La Paz__ (C) Cadaques (D) Tegucigalpa

2. What is the first pearl dealer’s nervous habit? __(A) He manipulates a coin in his hands__ (B) He twiddles his thumbs (C) He taps his foot (D) He chain-smokes

3. What is the best offer Kino gets for his pearl? (A) 5,000 peset (B) 1,000 pesos __(C) 1,500 pesos__ (D) 20 pounds sterling

4. What reason does the dealer give for not liking Kino’s pearl? __(A) It is too large__ (B) It smells funny (C) It is actually made out of beeswax (D) It is stolen

5. How does Kino decide to make money when he realizes that the local pearl dealers are lowballing him? (A) By panhandling and singing for money (B) By stockpiling all the pearls of La Paz __(C) By traveling to the capital to sell his pearl__ (D) By filing a lawsuit against the dealers according to the Sherman Anti-Trust Act of 1890

6. What does Juana propose to do with the pearl? (A) Have it set in a silver necklace that she can wear on formal occasions (B) Throw it back into the sea (C) Give it to Coyotito __(D) Sell it to the highest bidder as soon as possible__

My name is Alexa, I live in San Diego California, and I have two pets. My favorite animal is a tiger. My family and I always go to Los Angeles for a vacation for one or two days almost all the time. My favorite food is pizza and my favorite color is red.

One day my parents my sister and I went to target at 9:00 pm cause it was black Friday. We had to wait one hour to enter the store because there was a HUGE line. When we finally entered the store, we found out there wasn’t as much things on sale. So we called are cousins to come with us to go shopping for the whole night. When they arrived we drove on there van and headed to the mall. When we got there, the place was crowded. All the stores opened at 12:00 am and there were so many people waiting in line to enter the stores. We bought a lot of stuff and left to eat at 4:00 am. We headed to one more mall and left at 10:00 am. That day was really fun, but also really tiring.

Alexa Islas Period 3 Oct.10.13 No Bullying Every single day someone is getting bullied. Bullying is bad because it can cause death, stress, and Bullying is a big problem, it can happen anytime, anywhere. Bullying can cause low grades do to depression. When someone is getting bullied, do something don’t just walk away, help the person that’s in trouble. Some reasons the bullies bully other people is because they think they are cool doing that, anger issues, depression, or maybe because they had been bullied before.

Every single day, a student can die because of cyber bullying. Bullying can happen on the Internet and in real life, I understand that it’s hard to stand up for yourself but it’s the correct way to do it. A long time ago a girl in middle school was bullied every single day and wipe of her tears every time she came home. She would hide it from her parents and no one would every stand up for her. Till high school she finally told her mom that she was being bullied since middle school and was upset because is she told her parents about this since middle school she might of not been bullied anymore.Don’t be a bully, it’s wrong and it isn’t cool. Its not right to bully people because of there size or how they look.