goals for friday and monday

friday
-legand finsh
-research
-find more plants
-add in colors to my garden and legand

monday
make everything perfect and check to make sure its all there.

3 articles

Article 1

Soos, Andy. "Sustainable Ecosystems and Community News: Pesticides in California Rivers." Environmental News Network -- Know Your Environment. Web. 04 Oct. 2010. .

this one talks about pesticides that can be dangering the food supply to fish. it talks about a specific pesticide that is not really affecting the fish but its affecting there food supply which in the end will kill them.

article 2

Berardelli, Phil. "Amazon Hit by Its Own Katrina - ScienceNOW."Science/AAAS | News - Up to the Minute News and Features from Science. Web. 04 Oct. 2010. .

this article is talking about rainstorms in the amazon and how they are not unusual also it talks about how these storms are helping them to understand the rain forested. it also talked about if these storms become more frequent we will start to see big changed in the structures and compositions in its path which can be a good and bad thing.

article 3

Youngsteadt, Elsa. "The Fastest Way to Change a Species: Start Eating It - ScienceNOW." Science/AAAS | News - Up to the Minute News and Features from Science. Web. 04 Oct. 2010. .

part 2 semester reflection

Choose at least four (4) of the following and answer them in depth. I will quote from your answers in your report card comments, so please take time to edit & revise your writing, ensuring that it is ready for public consumption. For each answer, be sure to use specific evidence & examples.

• Explain how your thinking about American history and/or culture has developed over the course of the year. Include examples of particular people, places, events and/or ideas that influenced your thinking.

• What is the greatest challenge facing your generation? What will be necessary to address it?

• What is the greatest contribution you and/or your generation are in the process of making to America and/or American culture?

• Describe your vision for yourself in pursuing higher education.

• What in the world do you care about and what are you doing about it?

• What is a quality in a classmate that you would like to develop in yourself?

• What four-year college/s are you interested in and why?

• Beyond grades, what motivates you to work hard at school?

Semester reflection

Choose at least three (3) of the following and answer them in depth. I will quote from your answers in your report card comments, so please take time to edit & revise your writing, ensuring that it is ready for public consumption. For each answer, be sure to use specific evidence & examples.

• What have you learned about the way you learn, work, and/or collaborate?
• What project was most valuable to you, and what have you gained from it?
• Describe in detail one significant academic challenge you faced this year. Why was it a challenge for you? Go in depth, use specific experiences, and explain how they contrast with a less challenging experience.
• Describe one valuable mistake you made this year.
• What is your greatest strength as a student in a project-based learning environment?
• What challenges do you face as a student in a project-based learning environment?

writing reflection

Please answer both of the following with substantial, thorough, thoughtful, well-revised, multi-paragraph pieces of writing that feature direct evidence, specific examples, and a high degree of honest self-reflection.

• Explain one or more specific aspects of your writing that have improved this year. In this explanation, you must directly refer to at least two specific pieces of writing that you produced for this class. You may use any assignment, project, writing sample, draft, blog entry, etc. You should discuss the writing tips & strategies we studied, the processes & methods we used, the critiques & drafts we employed and the products we created (feel free to use these specific key terms to keep your reflection focused).

• Describe one specific goal for your future writing. Your explanation of your goal(s) must include some or all of the following: writing samples from this year, writing strategies you have used in the past, writing strategies or techniques you would like to develop, examples from authors you respect, etc.

historical person

In this day in age it is important to be original to get anywhere in life. It almost seems like everything you think of has already been made or in the process of being made. I need someone to inspire me to really go deeper in to my thoughts and bring out everything I have to offer. In college As I go to all My classes and try to find the best most positive way to succeed I would like to have someone that I respect and honor in my life. Where really look up to and want to be like. If I could bring back someone it would definitely be Kurt Vonnegut. This genius is everything I would want in a leader or professor he inspires me to think about war, life, people, and many other things in a way I have never thought of. He has really original ideas that are different from everyone else and he stands out in my mind. I would interact with him as if he was my teacher or someone that i admire. Meaning i would give him my full attention and really be happy when i get the chance to work or get feedback from him. I could learn so much just by some of his wise quotes like I want to stay as close to the edge as I can without going over. Out on the edge you see all kinds of things you can’t see from the center” also “if you can do a half-ass job of anything, you’re a one eyed man in a kingdom of the blind” another quote I liked was from Slaughter House-Five “He is in a constant state of stage fright, he says, because he never knows what part of his life he is going to have to act in next”

I have chosen him because he is original, pro thought, a leader, he's looked up to by authors, movie writer, everyday people, and of course me. he has made books worth reading for me at least reading is not what I call fun but somehow he has managed to draw me in to reading more of his books. There’s a lot to be learned from this man. I believe with his guides and help i could do better in college.

Who I would bring

If you could bring one character from any one book that we have read this year with you when you go to college, who would bring? Why?

College is a time Where students are trying to find what they were meant to do in life. I know for me i will need help thinking through my decisions on my career path. With a busy class schedule I will need to look to someone who wants to help me. I need to have a friend that loves people and will take the time to help me through my big decisions. The person that I would bring to college with me from any book would be Jim Casey from Grapes of Wrath.

I would bring him because he goes deeper into the meaning of life and religion he questions alot of things like why things are sins. one of my favorite quotes in the book was when he said " the hell with it! there ain't no sin and there ain't no virtue there's stuff people do its all apart of the same thing" In the book he thought deeply about religion and if he was fit to be a preacher because of the sins he made as he thought about it it realized that there was nothing wrong with what he was doing and he just loved people .I think he would help me when I'm lost even though he seemed really lost in life, his philosophy was well thought out in my eyes. He questions what he was meant to do in life and i feel like college is the time when I will be questioning what I should do in life and if its right for me. i believe he will help me to perfect my philosophy when this point in my life comes. The other reason why i would want this character in my life during college is because i feel like we could have conversation that is actually worth having. When i'm done talking to him i feel like i would be less confused about certain aspect of life.Not only that but he was a lover not a fighter and anyone who has that much love for people is welcome in my life because all he wants is to make people happy. Another quote that i liked was when he said "A fellow ain't got a soul of his own, just little piece of a big soul, the one big soul that belongs to everybody" I think this idea is a good thought and I would need these words of wisdom along the way.

I also feel like this character would be very interesting to be around. He kind of reminds me of someone that when they say something people listen because in the book tom joad seemed to really listen to him and talked about things he said and how the helped him "That Casy. He might have been a preacher but he seen things clear. He was like a lantern. He helped me to see things clear." this is what i want for me i want to see things clear too.