Academic Language Week 6 - Citizenship

Immigrants do not have the right to live in the US undocumented because they can bring a lot of unwanted trouble. They do not have to pay all of the taxes and that just SIMPLIFIES their living. They should have to be VERIFIED but someone that they have citezenship before living here. The last few years in SEQUENCE, we have seen terrorists coming to the US and letting immigrants live here would higher those chances. Therefore, immigrants should not be able to live in the US without citezenship.

"Two Kinds" Jing-Mei's Shoes Paragraph

If I were being pushed to be a piano prodigy I would probably take advangate of the opertunity. Music is beautiful and not many people have the chance to get to learn an instrument. Jing-Meis mother takes it too far in the story, if I were learning something and I was being encouraged I would be happy with the situation but definitely not if I were trying my hardest and keep being told I wasn't good enough. If I was in her situation and didn't want to play piano I would just act like I really couldn't until she gave up.

"Two Kinds" Before You Read: Something You Don't Want to Do

A time I was supposed to do something I didn't was when my mom told me to do my laundry and to have it done before she got home. I was at home in my room and the whole day she was gone I blew off my laundry and watched a marathon of Jersey Shore. When I heard the garrage door opening was when it all came back to me and I knew I was going to get a long lecture and probably get in some kind of trouble. At the time I didn't really care about doing it and I thought she would just get over it but now looking back on it, I feel really bad for not doing it that day. My mom had trusted me to do something so simple and I let her down and that's kind of sad.

Dragons den: alphabet

A-     Attends San Pasqual Academy

B-      Born in 1996 in San Diego

C-      Cheered for 9 years

D-     Discombobulated when it comes to work

E-      Every food is good

F-      Friends are important to me

G-     Goes shopping every weekend

H-     Has many siblings

I-        Intermediate in school

J-       Joins outside activities

K-      Keeps a journal

L-       Loves Autumn holidays

M-   Meets up with her sister every day after school

N-     Needs support to do things

O-     Open to people that need my help

P-      Plays around a lot

Q-     Quitting isn’t an option to me

R-      Rainy weather is the best

S-      Sun is uncomfortable

T-      Tired of ms priester  nagging me

U-     Unsure of a lot of people

V-     Varies on food

W-   Works hard on certain subjects

X-      Amples are easier to understand

Y-      Young

Z-      Zoos are great

"Everyday Use" Before You Read: Tradition

Fifteen years from now, on christmas I will hang up stalkings and let my kids open one present on new years eve. On Christmas I will have family over and cook a big dinner with ham, yams, green bean cassorole and other fun stuff. I will also let my kids drink apple cider because thats what I did when I was younger. By sharing this tradicion with my kids I would hope that my kids do the same.

dragons den

A life lesson I learned the hard way is to not run up and pet a dog without them smelling you first. I was 7 and I was at the park with my mom when I saw a dog and ran over to it. Unknowingly I pet the dogs head without sticking my hand out for it to smell me and it freaked out and bit my hand. After that I always let the dog smell me and asked its owner if it was friendly or not.

Dragons den paragraph; power outage

On Thursday evening, I was half way done with straightening my hair when suddenly the power went off. It was right before a volleyball game so they started early so it didn't get too dark. We couldn't cook so johnny made dinner and brought it to our house. After study hour everyone hung out in the cafe, listened to music, danced, and just relaxed. We all found out we didnt have school the next day which made it all worth it and then we all slept in the living room. I was asleep when the power came back on and realized it the next morning.

“The Pedestrian” Before You Read: Life in 2053

In 2053, I don’t think that much will be different, but hopefully we will have more technology, transportation, and money. I will be 68 in 2053, if I live that long. I would hope to be retired and doing simple stuff like see my grandchildren and traveling. There will probably be more advanced cars, and I will probably be able to communicate through video chat or maybe even something cooler like a hologram.

“The Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket” Minute Paragraph

During the story, a man didn't want to go out with his wife, he just wanted to work so he stayed home instead. He had had a piece of paper with an idea on it and it flew out the window so he went out to get it but the window closed and he got stuck outiside instead. He finally got back inside and went out to find his wife.

“The Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket” Conflicts & Surprise

In "The Contents of the Dead Man's Pocket," Tom had decided to stay home and work instead of going out to a show with his wife. The External Conflict is that he had written an idea on a yellow piece of paper and it flew out the window of his apartment in New York. As the story progressed, Tom finally made it back into the house and realized he should have gone out with his wife. The internal conflict is that he had to choose between his wife and his work. Tom had grabbed his coat and went out to find his wife once he got back inside.

“Contents of the Dead Man’s Pocket” My Yellow Paper Paragraph

I wouldn't really risk my life to save an item I cherish but if it came down to it my dads guitar pick would be my most important item. When I was little he played for me and my sister everynight and used the same guitar pick. I always wanted to learn how to play but never had the chance to because he passed away before I was old enough to comprehend it. Before he passed he wrote me and my sister a letter and left his guitar pick in it. I just started taking guitar lessons and I can finally use his pick but I still keep it safe by having it in a certain place in my room that no one can go through.