Alex McCole

September 27, 2011

Language Arts – Block 1

Before and After

A normal happy kid, playing video games everything was “gravy” until that day. What I did is a very vague memory but I know that what I did was in no way deserving the punishment that was given to me. I merely received a pink slip from school and my dad reacted as if I took the president as a hostage.  The car was full of tension and angry faces that my dad kept making. As my backpack hit the wall I felt the grip of a 200 pound 6’3 man grab my shoulders. Not knowing what to think I start panicking only being in 3^rd grade I don’t know how to act in a situation like this. “What’s the matter with you” says my dad as he’s repeatedly punching me over and over. I hear my mom yell “that’s enough’’ my dad finally leaves and I muster up whatever self positivity and confidence that I have a go talk to my mom. As I’m walking out of my bedroom I can feel the negative energy.  The memory of that night is very vague but I remember I didn’t want to go to school the next day because I didn’t want to get in trouble. Pretty soon after that the beatings got so frequent that after about the 10^th time my body adjusted to it and got used to it. Sometimes I’d go straight home and sit in my room because I knew what was going to happen when my dad got off work and came home.

 As I got older it’s not like the beatings stopped as I became more and more mature the beatings never really affected me so I never Payed attention to them. The beatings never did seize but continued as more of a reminder not to mess up anymore. I didn’t really express myself like I should have but instead I started acting out more and more soon it led to ditching then tagging now look where I’m at JCCS and I’m on probation. These are all the consequences of my rebellion towards my dad. Obviously these decisions didn’t make anything better but they worsened my overall condition. The beatings intensified so much that I started to miss-behave intentionally because I thought my dad would give up on me and let me live with my mom again.

 I`m still holding onto an enormous amount of animosity towards my dad. We had to do a mediation with my dad about a month ago and I broke down everything from the past just came flying “ you can’t change the past but you can arrange the future”  a quote from that day which really made me forgive my dad but to remember that everything happens for a reason. I would like to thank my dad for putting me threw everything because without his abuse I wouldn’t be the young man that I’ve become today.

december 8th

China’s economy has grown very quickly over the last 30 years due to the number of
1) _exports_________ they send to countries like the United States. It is almost impossible to name a product that Americans use that is not 2) _imported_________from China – toys, clothes, electronics, and furniture. The Chinese government has spent more than $568 billion on improving transportation in China in order to increase the Chinese economy. One recent development has been the introduction of a bullet train that runs between two major Chinese cities.
Its 3) __function________ is not just to transport passengers, but to help increase China’s economy by helping to transport goods between cities faster.In 2009, China became the world’s largest
4) _exporter_________ of goods to the rest of the world. It is expected that China’s economy will become the world’s largest by 2027, beating out the United States. It is difficult for the United States to compete with China. We 5) ___import_______ four items from China for every one
6) _export_________ that we send there. This means fewer jobs for U.S. workers and more jobs for Chinese workers. The benefit that Americans receive from the high number of Chinese imports is that it allows U.S. stores to offer lower priced goods. However, many Americans feel that the U.S. government’s 7) _function_________ is to decrease this trade deficit if the U.S. wants to remain the largest economy in the world.

article

1. Is it dangerous to use a cell phone while driving?
hell yea its dangerous to use that while driving.
2. Should cell phones be banned completely while driving or are they safe to use with hand-free devices?
no because they can have an emergency and need to talk to somebody.

week 5 grades

algebra i have 69/109 63%
home room i have 126/200 63%
language arts i have 241/283 85%

im not satisfied with these grades
i can work a little harder to maintain my grades so they dont drop down so low
i have 9 missing assignments

Week 4 Critical Reading Passage

1) Do you think social networking sites have made a positive or negative impact on your life and our society? they have made a positive and a negative impact on my life because i wake up facebook,tumblr and a positive impact because of all of the friends you  can make online

2) How have social networking sites changed the structure of social relationships?
because people can talk to somebody anytime anywhere

3) As of 2011, it is legal for colleges and businesses to view the social networking profiles of applicants. Do you think that is a violation of their privacy?
yes because its there life and what they do outside of there profession

perceive-observe something

 impact-how something takes affect on  you

 structure-how something is organized or built

Edmodo Grades

1.)Algebra grade is 39/69=50%
Home Room is 106/140=85-90%
Language Arts is 155/175=90%

2.)i have 6 missing assignments for all 3 classes

3.) i am sastified with all my grades except for my algebra grade because its low

4.) i can make up all of my missing assignments and stay on top of them to make sure i get a good grade

Q2, Week 4 Critical Reading Passage - Should Human Cloning Be Allowed

Should human cloning be allowed?

Cloning became a hot topic when Dolly the Sheep was cloned from an identical sheep in 1997. Cloning basically equates to creating a genetic twin. There is no evidence that human cloning has occurred yet, but it is believed that scientists have the ability to do so. Most countries have evaluated the pros and cons of human cloning and limited or outlawed it. If you look at this in a different context, there are human clones among us right now. They are identical twins, created naturally, not in a lab. Supporters of human cloning say that it could help couples who are struggling with conceiving a baby. More importantly, many people say that human cloning could be used to save lives by cloning a diseased liver or heart or to replace a body part like an arm. In this context, human cloning may not be such a bad thing.Opponents of human cloning say that people are “playing God” and they equate that with going against many people’s religious beliefs. Some people fear that scientists could create “superhumans” that would be bred as super-soldiers or super-athletes which would make it impossible for non-cloned humans to compete with them.




My Response to it

i do not think human cloning should be allowed because the earth would become over-populated even more so anybody can have a baby when ever they want as technology maybe so far advance to possibly having artificial woumbs and the lady wouldnt need to have a baby. there are many different factors to human cloning. but on the other hand it could be good to have human cloning if a family member past away then you could recreate them but the personalitys would be the complete opposite due to it being a clone and not an exact replica.

Q2, Week 4 Vocabulary Definitions & Cloze Reading

Cloning became a hot topic when Dolly the Sheep was cloned from an identical sheep in 1997. Cloning basically 1) __equates________ to creating a genetic twin. There is no evidence that human cloning has occurred yet, but it is believed that scientists have the ability to do so. Most countries have 2) __evaluated________ the pros and cons of human cloning and limited or outlawed it. If you look at this in a different 3) __context________, there are human clones among us right now. They are identical twins, created naturally, not in a lab.

Supporters of human cloning say that it could help couples who are struggling with conceiving a baby. More importantly, many people say that human cloning could be used to save lives by cloning a diseased liver or heart or to replace a body part like an arm. In this 4) ___equation_______, human cloning may not be such a bad thing.

Opponents of human cloning say that people are “playing God” and they
5) ___evaluate_______ that with going against many people’s religious beliefs. Some people fear that scientists could create “superhumans” that would be bred as super-soldiers or super-athletes which would make it impossible for non-cloned humans to compete with them.

Focus Question: Do violent video games contribute to youth violence?

Respond to the focus question with a minimum of five sentences and include the following: 1) A topic sentence stating your opinion, 2) At least three reasons that support your opinion, 3) A concluding statement, and 4) The three academic language words used correctly in the paragraph.

i do not agree that violent video games increase a persons violence because some of the things portrayed in a game cannot be the same in real life
but if they do go to increased violence i believe they will have a small percent that may be involved
i also do not agree because kids should know the difference between real and fake
theres somethings 
But then some kids might be not understand and they might go and do something bad
such games like Grand theft Auto or call of duty portray such violence.
those are the reasons that i believe that some kids may or may not interpert the game and resort to increased violence

Ninety-seven 1) ___percent_______ of twelve to seventeen year olds in the U.S. played video games in 2008, thus fueling an $11.7 billion domestic video game industry. In 2008, ten of the top twenty best-selling video games in the U.S.
2) ____invovlve______ violence.Violent video games have been blamed for school shootings, increases in the 3) _______percent___ of students being bullied, and violence towards women. Critics say that these games make players less sensitive to real-life violence, reward players for simulating violence, and that children 4) _____interperet_____ them to mean violence is an acceptable way to resolve conflicts.Video game advocates 5) ____involve______ the research on this topic as deeply flawed and say that there is no relationship between video games and social violence. They argue that violent video games may reduce violence by serving as a substitute for rough and tumble play and by providing a safe outlet for aggressive and angry feelings.

Do kids who are involved with playing violent video games tend to be more aggressive? If and when you have children, will you let them play violent video games? Are there benefits to playing violent video games?
 Interpret, how you understand something
 Involve to be in on something or adding somebody in
 Percent how much of something


If kids that people theyre video games that are violent then they can tend to be more aggressive because of everything that theyve seen. they may think that its ok for them to do that because it whats being portrayed.but i wouldnt rule it out as a major factor because its also the stuff thats being portrayed on tv like the movies and tv shows.the one thing that maybe a big factor could also be the music thats being played not just the video games, the movies and tv shows.

Health care is an 1) _Constoversial subject_________ that continues to be debated. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, millions of people in the U.S. do not have health insurance. In 2007, Americans spent more than two trillion dollars on health care. Health care is the largest industry in the U.S., employing more than 14 million people.

Supporters of the right to health care, believe that health care reform would stop medical bankruptcies (when people go broke because someone in the family gets sick), improve public health, and reduce overall health care spending.
2) _POLLS_________ suggests that 2.1% of all U.S. bankruptcies in 2007 were related to medical expenses. They say that no one in the richest nation on earth should go without health care. A June 2009 report 3) __SHOW________ the results of a poll that showed 64% of Americans believe health care is an important
4) __FACTOR________ and should be a right.

People who are against using taxes to provide health care for all Americans argue that it is socialism (a government run society). They also feel that there is
5) __OPTIONS________ to suggest that it would decrease the quality and availability of health care for those who already have medical coverage. In 6) _DEBATES_________, opponents say it is not the government's responsibility to guarantee health coverage.

1. What do you think it means to be “real” or “fake”?
talking Shit behind a persons back is fake
real isnt doing that

2. Do you think it’s easier for people to be “fake” online than in real life? Why or why not?
online they can make themselves look better

Watch the following video in which a group of teens explores these questions...



Ramon's Story from Mark Rounds on Vimeo.

Answer the following questions based on the video...
1. Ramon talks about how some people exaggerate or seem very different online than in person. How do you explain these differences between their online and in-person personas?
being 6''3 online 5''8 in real life

2. Are there risks for creating an online presence that is very different than the offline one? Are there benefits?
yes and no they vary
3. What are other reasons why people might feel they can act in ways online that they wouldn’t act offline?
because they arent seeing the person
REVIEW the Key Vocabulary words anonymous and inhibited...
4. Are there any benefits to being anonymous or being less inhibited online?
yeah people wont think bad about you

5. Are there risks involved with being anonymous or less inhibited online
yes people might think your creepy

HOTEL RWANDA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

1) What are the two major groups in Rwanda?
hutu and tutsi
2) What group is considered "superior?" Why?
the lighter skin is a factor
3) How was this group treated better?
better jobs and eductaional oppurtunities
4) How long did the genocide last? How many people were killed during this time?
100 days 800,000 people were killed
5) Define genocide
mass murder of upto 100,000-200,000 people

Verify - Whenever you are absent, Julianna calls your mommies and daddies to verify your absence and make sure you are actually sick and not just skipping school!

verify-just to make sure / to check

Sequence - Your personal narratives should follow a logical sequence of your story - the "before" you, the story that changed you, and the "after" version of you.

sequence-in order

Simplify - You should try to simplify your life by simply listening to your teacher sometimes!
to make things simpler not so hard

1) As of 2009, approximately how many active gang members are there in the US?
aproximitly more than a million gang members
2) What percentage of gang members are under the age of 18?
Consider - why do you think this number is so high?
because they are young and they need something else to do on the weekend
3) Out of the boys who have been in juvenille hall, what is the ratio of them that have some type of gang affiliation?
9/10 of the boys that are in juvi are gang affliated
4) When female gang members are ar rested, what are their crimes usually for?
fights with parents or theft small offenses
5) What percentage of female gang members have been sexually abused
70% of the females have been sexually abused

vocab

positive.

Ms.s  pregnancy test came out positive.! SURPRISEE
Eddie tested posotove for marijuana

illustrate.

please illustrate the following picture
i was shown an illustration of umoja

Estimate.

she had shown us a repair estimate.
the house needed to be repaired

a. Positive - optimistic, constructive, affirmative



SURPRISE MS.S


b. Illustrate - demonstrate, show, exemplify


this i s a myth busters illustration



c. Estimate - approximation, guess, calculation

language 87/116 C- 74%
math lab 85/117C-73%
algebra 99/216 F+59%


2 from language arts
2 from math lab
3-4 from algebra  

1.yes
2.yes
3.no

vocab

felix identified the hotdog as edible. so he entered the hot dog eating contest as he constructed his eating metheod he won.because of his stratigec stomach. i wasnt in the hotdog eating because i couldnt identify the point of eating 228 hotdoggs. but instead i constructed a method for a pie eating contest.

1) Identify - Recognize, spot, name


identify the snake
2) Construct - Make, build, create

the twin towers were constructed
3) Significant - Important, major, noteworthy

the 9/11 attacks had such a significant impact on american lives

AYEEEEEEEE

MY GRADE IS A 0.00000000000% BECAUSE MY BLOG IS ON ONE BUT I SHOULD HAVE 109% BECAUSE IM SO GREAT AND ITS ALL DONE

vocab

a. Identify - The biology class had identify different body systems that make up
identify something as in  look at something specifically
b. Construct - Children like to construct tall building with their building blocks.
to bulid something like the lakers staples center
c. Significant - Going to college is a significant accomplishment
significant importance very important

Garbage

1. How much trash does one American produce each year?
195 million tons
2. There are many reasons to reduce, reuse, and recycle. These reasons are:
**Saving Space
**Saving Natural Resources
**Saving Energy
**Reducing Pollution
Explain how the three R's help with each of these reasons in at least one sentence.
3. What does it mean to reduce? Explain in at least one sentence. reduce the amount of trash made
4. What does it mean to reuse? Explain in at least one sentence. recycle our own materials
5. What does it mean to recycle? Explain in at least one sentence. to make something reusable
6. List one fact about each of the following:
**Garbage
is what a landfill is soley built for instead of the garbage traveling to the ocean
**Paper
is a recycleable material that we use daily
i**Landfils
contain a lot of trash that is over flowing which needs the extra space
**Recycling
is a process that should be implemented for everything
**Energy
is being used to run the recycling plants that we use daily

vocab

the way my dad handled my punishments were not appropriate for the type of trouble that occured.A usual night at my dads house usually consist of a beating a shower and then off to bed. i hold a high amount of animosity towords my father.after all thats happened i continuley try to focus on the positives instead of the negatives.

vocab

1) What are bottom liners?
a layer under the trash to protect the earth

2) Explain, IN YOUR OWN WORDS (the answers are right there and obvious so you have to be able to put your answers in your own words), the problems with the following types of bottom liners:
a) Clay it breaks easily
b) Plastic typical household products break the material down
c) Composite leaks out the trash
3) What is a leachate collection system? Explain one problems with this system.
if the water cclogs up it can create a bathtub

4) What is a cover? Explain one problem with using a cover.
a cover is something that keeps the water out

5) Considering that Americans produce almost 5 pounds a day (as an individual), what do you think are some alternatives to landfills?
burning the trash or

vocab

1) Appropriate - Correct, proper, well-timed

this is not an appropriate picture for a law school
2) Consist - Contain, include

the body consist of many parts
3) Focus - Concentrate, target, devote



this car is called a ford focus

1. How much waste does one person make a day?
4.6 pounds per day

2. Of all waste created, what percentage is recycled or used as compost?
81.8 million tons is recycled and or used as compost

3. In the US, how much trash is thrown into landfills?
81.8million tons of waste

4. What is the difference between a dump and a landfill?
a dump is just a hole that trash is dumped in
a landfill is a structal area with a liner down to seperate the enviroment from the trash

5. Why is the flow of water near a landfill important?
because its to keep the hazardous waste out

6. When a landfill is built, why does there have to be so much extra land surrounding the actual landfill? What is this for?
because of the extra soil needed to bury the trash

7. Consider - considering how much trash Americans produce each year, what do you think are some potential problems that we may encounter
running out of space, pollution and other dangers

1) Appropriate (adj) - It is not appropriate to use your cell phone during class.
the clothing that she wears for school is not appropriate.
2) Focus (verb) - Students need to focus on their teacher's lesson if they want to pass their classes.
the main reason why the student was not passing the classes is because the idiot wasnt focusing in the classroom
3) Consist (verb) - A great meal consists of salmon, mashed potatoes, and asparagus.
getting good grades consist of studing hard and completing all work

1. What is Jardim Gramacho? Where is it located?
the trash dump located in rio
2. What are catadores? What has their contribution to Jardim Gramacho been?
catadores are people who take out recycleable materials
3. How many catadores live in Jardim Gramacho?
roughly 3,000
4. How has the catadores job been formalized by the government? When does it end? What effect could this have?
1,752 are officailly registered but 3,000 are working

vocab

the affect of maintaing the exhibit is the animal stays happy .
the affect of an earth quake is mass chaos.

to maintain the earth we have recycle
in order for the class to stay clean we have to maintain it

i sent ms.s and julianna a text
connie is still in school witch is why she carrys heavy textbooks

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1) Affect - Change, alter, modify

the affect of eating a whole cheezit box is that he has to get surgery.

2) Maintain - Carry on, continue, manage


to maintain a healthy lifestyle you need to excercise.
3) Text - Words, document, class book

this picture is an example of the different text you can write in.

1) Affect (verb, noun) - The weather can affect your mood for the day.
affect means something has something happen to them
the affect of the hurricane is the destruction of houses

2) Maintain (verb, noun) - Zoo keepers do their best to maintain the natural habitat of the animals.
to take care of something the zookeeper maintained the exhibit

3) Text (verb, noun) - The text about World War I is confusing; but the text on the human body is very intriguing.
text exerpt from a book the text is hard to read.

vocab

vocab

Reason 1 - Diverse racial composition
The black population has not been compressed into one neighorhood or job but have been spread out and interacted with latinos and the multiracial economy that grew in los angeles



Reason 2 - Dynamic economic growth
 After the 70's LA lost many of the automobile, steel and rubber tire factories and entered a recession but after the recession was over in the mid 70's the minority econonmy fought to work in the remaing segregated jobs and soon they were succesful




Reason 3 - Dispersive spatial arrangement
greatly influenced the african american economy to strive for better oppurtunities.but many civic leaders grappeled the problem of segregation many homeowners and residents supported the right to have the minorities segregated.

vocab

we need to analyze the number of illeagal mexicans inculding felix and connie.in order for us to analyze something we have to examine it. in order  for use to examine it we have to derive information from it. the police finally came to a conclusion to finally examine curts blood found in the dog cage after sleeping in it over night.the autopsy discovered that he was poisioned by bad sushi this information was derived by an investigator

vocab

analyze-ms.s analyzed how fat julianna got
my mom anayluzed my grades and determined i needed to work harder

examine-i had to  examine the doctors credientals
i had to examine my leg after surgery

derive-i went to derive a soda from cvs
i had to derive a set of keys frpm the car

1. Examine (v, n) -
Synonyms - Look at, check, consider.
Word forms - examines, examined, examining.

he is examine the specimen the he obtained

2. Analyze (n,v)
Synonyms -Examine, Study, Investigate
Word forms - Analyzes, Analyzed, Analyzing

a person needs a microspoe to study/analyze something
3. Derive (n,v)
Synonyms - Gain, Obtain, Recieve
Word forms -Derives, Derived, Deriving
the people are on a nature walk to derive something (obtain , recieve)

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1. Examine (v, n) - Example: In biology class students examine the growth of bacteria.
-to study or check out the specimen
2. Analyze (n,v)- Example: In science class we will analyze the effects of cigarette smoke on your lungs.
-to carefully review something
3. Derive (n,v) -
Example: I derived an appreciation greek literature after learning more about it.
-to take, recieve or obtain

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Blog Title - Background on Gangs
Assignment -
Answer the following journal prompt:
*** What do you know about gangs?

 that gangs are everywhere and that they battle over territory
*** What is your experience with gangs? Think about your community, your personal experiences, and what you've seen/learned through news/movies/etc

Just knowing people that are in gangs are my personal experience del sol, crip..etc from movies that ive learned is that they can mess alot of things up and can endanger and intimidate people

mivvie

How did you like this movie? What did you like about it? What do you not like about it? Rate it from 1-5.
*** Rate all the movies from 1-5 with WHY you rated them that way.
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas-3 because it was heartbreaking
Forrest Gump-4becuase its my favorite all time movie
Under the Same Moon-1 we havent watched all of it yet
The Kite Runner-2 that movie was terribly sad

vocab

integrate-i want to intgerate black people with white people
the illegal immigrants cant integrate

i predict ms.s is gonna relapse to drinking soda.
i predict ms.s cheats on her diet mon-sat

i would hate to impose on you guys
in la i hate to impose on my stay in the hospital

we found curt

vocab




Impose - compel, order, force, require
Integrate - combine, add, incorporate, join
Predict - forecast, forsee, prophesy


she can predict the future


people have been integrated


barack hussain obama is imposed as our new president WHOOO.!!!!!! YES WE CAN

vocab

1) Impose (verb)
Ex. I think I will impose a new rule in the classroom - every time you cuss, you owe Julianna 25 cents. I think she will become rich quickly.
to Start something new
2) Integrate (verb)
Ex. At the beginning of this quarter, we integrated Ms. S's class and Mr. Davis's class to become UMOJA.
to combine something
3) Predict (verb)
Ex. I predict that the weather in San Diego will be nicer than the weather in Seattle next week!
to guess something or to think about

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my grade is an F
I have Three missing assignments
no im not
im going to fix the missing assignments and get an A :)

vocab

in ms.s's class we learnt about charles darwin's hypothesis about evolution. they things we learnt about in ms.s's class emerge from our brains later on in the future. the cops are implicating that i stole the phone from the apple store. the police emerged from the bushes to do a raid on a crack house. the cops raided the wrong house so that means they're hypothesis is incorrect

Emerge: to come forth into view or notice, as from concealment or obscurity: a ghost emerging from the grave; a ship emerging from the fog.

Hypothesis: a proposition, or set of propositions, set forth as an explanation for the occurrence of some specified group of phenomena, either asserted merely as a provisional conjecture to guide investigation or accepted as highly probable in the light of established facts.

Implicate: to imply as a necessary circumstance, or as something to be inferred or understood.

vocab

1. Domestic -
Synonyms - Local, homebody, family, servant, pet
Word forms - domesticate, domesticated
i want a semi domestic tiger
i wanted a domestic dog though
2. Despite
Synonyms - even though, although, even if
despite being in umoja school i like it
despite being on probation im doing well
3. Dimension
Synonyms - aspect, extent, amount, measure, probability
Word forms - dimensions
ms.s wants us to find the dimensions of the triangle
julianna had the dimensions mesuared of her belly

vocab

1. Domestic -
Synonyms - Local, homebody, family, servant, pet
Word forms - domesticate, domesticated

2. Despite
Synonyms - even though, although, even if

3. Dimension
Synonyms - aspect, extent, amount, measure, probability
Word forms - dimensions

vocab

1. Domestic (adj) - Ex. She wanted a domestic animal for her birthday but her dad bought her a polar bear instead.
1.not of wild decent housebroken such as a pet

2. Despite (preposition) - Ex. Despite the loss of her driver's license, she could still get to school on time with her bus pass.
2. i despite/regret moving even though i have fun here

3. Dimension (n) - Ex. When we bought new carpet, we determined the dimensions of the room were 14x18 feet.
3.i need to find out the dimensions of the room so i can place furniture

vocab

 technical,
my computer has technical diffuculties
the lighttower has its own technical supplies

 sufficient,
i had a suffiecent amount of apples
the sufficent amount of pears

 proficient
i recieved proficient on a test
i was trying to recieve proficient on a cst test

vocab

1. Technical (adj)
Synonyms - specialized, high-tech, scientific
this needs technical support



2. Sufficient (adj)
Synonyms - adequate, satisfactory, acceptable
a good amount of appples



3. Proficient (adj)
Synonyms - able, capable, competent
the student recieved an a+ on a test

vocab

1. Technical (adj) - to hard or to complicated
Ex. The technical directions to install my computer were too complicated for me to follow.

2. Sufficient (adj) - good enough or just right
Ex. I am not hungry yet because I ate a sufficient breakfast this morning.

3. Proficient (adj) - above average
Ex. I am not very good at drawing, but I am very proficient at language arts

vocab

julianna and ismael are mexicans and they need to register to be a us citizen. i went to scout the bank to plan the scheme.i ran away form the immagration officers cuz im from africa and im not able to register.i had to proportion out food to homeless.ms.s and i registered to get a new computer from the district office.

vocab

Proportion
my mom gave us a proportion of the money
julianna gave thingy a proportion of the money


Register
smale is not a legal us citizen he's not registered
ismael is registered for high school


Scheme
i have a scheme to steal all the kool-aid
im scheming to steal all the chicken

Proportion - Fraction, amount, quantity, share
i got a proportion of the money

Scheme - Plan, plot, design, idea
i knew ms.s's scheme

Register - Record, schedule, inventory
julianna is illlegal not registered

Vocab

Proportion (verb, noun) - I need to proportion the pizza to serve more people.
she gave us all proportions


Register (verb, noun) - They registered at Target for their wedding.
julianna is now registered at babies r us.


Scheme (verb, noun) - The students schemed to make a run to the store during break.
i planned a get away scheme during lunch

week 9 vocab blog.

Regulate (noun)- I think that when the school regulates who can play sports they should do it based on grades.
to control something and bring it to the desired level, e.g. by adjusting the output of a machine or by imposing restrictions on the flow of something

Institute (noun, verb) - When I am governor of California, I will institute programs for education.
 an organization for promoting something such as art, science, or the well-being of a group

Circumstance (noun)- Under no circumstances should you leave school without permission!
a condition, detail, part, or attribute, with respect to time, place, manner,agent,

Aspect: Part, side, feature
i have a different aspect on life then others.





Consequence: Result, outcome
the consequence of tagging is probation.





Feature: Characteristic, attribute, aspect
dvds have special features to open up.

week 6

legal: the store took legal action,
court involved actions



policy:a set of rules or guidelines,
walmart has a certain policy for the employees


legislate:to make laws or rules designed to bring about an action or condition,
target has a set of legislative rules

week 5

contract
I signed a contract for probation
to get a new phone i need a contract

 apply
does this apply to you
apply the make-up

labor.
mexicans do all tthe hard labor
im glad i dont have to do this hard labor

week 4

Contrast: difference, gap, differ


the black is in contrast to the white

Critique: assessment, evaluation, review, assess





the guy is an art critique

Persuade: influence, convince, sway


he wants the people to vote for him

week 4 vocab

Contrast: My new school was a good contrast to my previous one.
 a difference, or something that is different


Critique: The movie critique I read had such positive comments, I was convinced to go see the movie that night.
a written or broadcast assessment of something, usually a creative work, with comments on its good and bad qualities

Persuade: It is my goal to persuade all my students to quit smoking since it is bad for their health
to succeed in convincing somebody to do something, especially by reasoning, pleading, or coaxing

week 3

compare
kobe compared to mj is beast
dont compare kobe to lebron
range
i like going to the driving range
i want to shoot a gun at the range
data
i collect data from dna samples
i collect data from the harddrives

week 3 vocab

Range - The wrestler's weight ranged from 140.0 - 141.0 pounds

the number and variety of different things that something includes or can deal with

Data - The date collected showed that smoking cigarettes gives you lung cancer.

information, often in the form of facts or figures obtained from experiments or surveys, used as a basis for making calculations or drawing conclusions

Compare - The sports announcer compared Lebron James to Michael Jordan.

to examine two or more people or things in order to discover similarities and differences between them

vocab

obtain
1.there are ways my connects get there supplies
2.there are certain ways for me to obtain games

vary
1.the books i read vary
2.the way i sleep vary

distribute
1.wal-mart distributes many things
2.target distributes the same  stuff

vocab

Vary (verb) - The prices vary at the two restaurants due to the quality of the food. :
 to give variety or diversity to something


Distribute (verb) The government had to distribute supplies to its citizens due to the hurriance.
to give out something to a number of people

Obtain (verb) - In order to obtain a high paying job, you must have the necessary qualifications - one of which is almost always a high school diploma
to get possession of something, especially by making an effort or having the necessary qualifications

1. When was she born? Where?
February 4, 1913 – October 24, 2005,

2. When does the Civil Rights Movement unofficialy start? How did Rosa Parks ignite this?
by being the person to proceed

3. Why was Rosa Parks arrested? Under what charge?
Parks was charged with a violation of Chapter 6, Section 11 segregation law of the Montgomery City code

4. Where did she go to school? What did she study to become?
highlander folk high school,secretary and receptionist

5. What is the NAACP?
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

6. When did she die? How?
natural causes at age 92

7. Find an image.

malcom X

1. When was Malcolm X born? Where?
May 19, 1925 – February 21, 1965,  Omaha,nebraska

2. Why did Malcolm X have to move so much at an early age? What happened to his father?
the K.K.K was a threat to the family,his father died and his mother was sent to a mental hospital

3. What made Malcolm lose his dream of becoming a lawyer? After he dropped out of school, what did he do for "work?"
he said to be  lawyer was no realistic goal for a nigger

4. Malcolm X was sentenced to 10 years in prision. Why was he arrested and sentenced to jail? During his jail time, what happened to Malcolm X?
for burgalary and hustling he became co-leder for the nation of islam

5. What was Malcolm X's religion?
muslim

6. How did Malcolm X regard Martin Luther King, Jr.? How did this end up changing?
king reffered to non-violence and intergration and x' reffered to violence and seperation at times

7. How did Malcolm X die? When? Who was the assassin?
nationalist movement, was shot to death,Talmadge Hayer

8. Find a picture of Malcolm X.

mlk mini biography

1. When was he born? Where?
January 15, 1929-April 4, 1968,Atlanta,georgia

2. Where did he receive his high school diploma? Bachelor's degree? Were the schools he attended segregrated?
Booker T. Washington High School. A precocious student, he skipped both the ninth and the twelfth grade and entered Morehouse College at age fifteen without formally graduating from high school. In 1948, he graduated from Morehouse with a Bachelor of Arts degree in sociology, and enrolled in Crozer Theologioy Seminary in Chester, Pennsylvania, from which he graduated with a Bachelor of Divinity degree in 1951

3. When did he get married? To who? Does he have kids?
King married coretta scott, on June 18, 1953, on the lawn of her parents' house in her hometown of heliberg alabama They had four children; Yolanda King, Martin Luther King III, Dexter Scott King, and Bernice King

4. Where did he first became a pastor? At what church?
Martin Luther King became pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama

5. What was the Southern Christian Leadership Conference?
a civil rights union

6. What rule did MLK teach for protests during the Civil Rights Movement?
non-violence

7. What was his role in the Civil Rights Movement?
the leader of the civil rights movements

8. Why was he arrested? How was he released?

On January 26, 1956 Dr. King was arrested during a sit-in at a resturant, waiting to be served when the resturant did not serve african americans.

9. When did he win the Nobel Peace Prize? For what?
 1964, King became the youngest person to receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his work to end racial segregation and racial discrimination through civil disobedience

10. How did MLK die? When?
assinated april 4, 1968

week 10 vocab

Compensate (verb) - You will be compensated depending on the quality of your work.
1.) to make an appropriate and usually counterbalancing payment

Initial (adj) - The inital step in returning to a comprehensive school is scheduling a meeting with the district.
1.)of, pertaining to, or occurring at the beginning; first: the initial step in the process

Interact (verb) - At Umoja Community School, it is important for the two classes to interact in order to promote unity!
1.)communicate : to be or become involved in communication, social activity, or work with somebody else or one another

vocab week 9

Resource (noun) - An important natural resource in the United States is trees.
1.)somebody or something that is a source of help or information

Seek (verb) - After hsomebody or something that is a source of help or informationigh school, I will seek a career in criminal justice.
1.)to try to find a person, thing, or place

Transfer (noun) - The student forgot to ask the counselor for a transfer back to the district.
1.)conveyance of right, title, or interest in real or personal property from one person to another

Transfer (verb) - Some issues that arise when a student transfers to a new school is that they have to make new friends

2.)to convey from one person, place, or situation to another

tsunami

an earthquake created a tsunami
the earthquake was sacaled at 8.9
at least 200-300 people were found dead
the tsunami has reached hawaii and warnigs have been sent to the west coast

1. large ocean wave: a large destructive ocean wave caused by an underwater earthquake or another movement of the Earth's surface

week 8 vocab

• Administer (verb)
• Conduct (noun, verb)
• Element (noun)

administer-i adminstered a vial of anti-venom
administer-he had to administer a lethal injection

conduct-conduct these surveys and test
conduct- ethical conduct is a particular concern among more vulnerable service users.

element-the skate board brand element is very popular
element-i left my bike in the elements outside