“Persuasive Project Topic Request.”

After reviewing the Voxopop discussion, I would like to persuade people to to fan at a sporting event, become a chaperone, or become apart of dragon's produce. You may listen to my class’s discussion here (http://www.voxopop.com/group/1fa82b63-3a2b-467a-a46d-efca85728ccc).

First Persuasive Paragraph

At that age freshman are not mature enough to handle that much responsibility. Younger students are easily influenced by their peers and which at times it can get them into trouble. Students at that age are in need of supervision. Typically students around that age don't display responsibility and are often impulsive. Younger children can be easily preyed by predators. Transportation is big to them. They can’t drive so they have to take a bus. Freshmen have a habit of talking to those who offer them something or think that they are cool. I know that because I was like that. So no, I would not have received self passes. Self passes require of honesty, responsibility, and well matured.

First Thanksgiving Interactive & Poster

"The Bass, the River, and Sheila Mant" and "Catch the Moon" Theme Comparison Essay

“I never made the same mistake again.” Luis had been watching the most beautiful girl he had ever seen. In both stories the young teenage boys liked a girl that they barley knew. In the story’s “The Bas, the “River and Sheila Mant” and “Catch the Moon” had something in common which was falling in love with a girl.

The main character in the story was Sheila Mant. Sheila Mant is a girl with long red wavy hair. When she put on that white dress she looked like an angel. She goes to the same school as he does but does not notice him. The main conflict in the story was when he had to choose between the girl and the bass fish. He chose the girl and cut the string to let the fish go. Letting the fish go haunted him all summer. He also said that there will always be more Sheila Mant’s on the world. He promised himself that he will never make the same mistake again.

The main character in the story is Luis. Luis is a young trouble maker that was sent to Juvenal Hall for trespassing an entering a old women's home. He is working at his uncle's junk yard for community service. The main conflict was when his mother died of being ill and didn’t know how to grieve his pain. The way he grieved was when he met a girl and she helped him keep his mind off his mind off his mother. He changed by becoming happier and helping others like helping her find a hubcap for her car. The theme was when he found the hubcap and gave it to her at her house.

My main point of the two story was that both characters liked a girl and had to find a way to build enough courage to speak to a girl to ask them out on a date. The main idea to me was that they both got to have that date and at least talk to the girls. One guy was able to have a friendship with one girl and the other guy had lost the girl because she left him for a guy with a car not a canoe. My final thought was even if they didn’t get the girl, there are always other fish in the sea.

"Catch The Moon"

“Catch the Moon” Grief Paragraph

Luis and the grief of his mothers death is not believable because he can't hide the grief for ever. Someday it will come out and he will break out into tears.In real life grief for people can be tragic. Some people take therapy or just keep it in and go home to cry. People can get eating disorders and tell themselves that they do not deserve to be in this world. In Luis's point he kept it in and cried in a car. He also covered his unhappiness and acted as if he was happy. That was called a cover up. In real life people try to cover it up but others can notice it by them putting more on themselves to keep themselves busy. By dealing with grief it can change a person but not dealing with grief cannot.

Homeroom Reform Essay

So many people are tired of learning the same old subjects the same way. There are so many better ways of learning a subject, especially if it includes a hands-on approach. It is time to start learning a new way instead of the old way. San Pasquale Academy is a place where many students are not that interested in school. They complain asking, “Why don’t we have any field trips?” Every time we try to plan one we end up having to cancel it because of the shortage of money. SPA is a school for foster youth who sleep in dorms on campus. This place is like any high school, but if only we could find better ways to learn. We would like to have is some money for field trips.

Our school math class could become better by having some field trips to math leagues or math competitions. In our school we have few students that understand math. We have about half our campus that are not at grade level when it comes to this subject. They say that they don’t understand why math is so important, especially geometry, because we just learn about shapes. English classes can take trips to plays and poetry readings. Science classes can take field trips to aquariums, zoos, and the observatory. Our history classes can take field trips to museums and historical sites. These trips need money for transportation, tour costs, and possible food costs. All these trips will help students to become more interested in school.

By looking at my own experiences and going on field trips that interested me, I have become more interested in certain subjects. I have more understanding and now perform better in these subjects. Also by listening to other kids it helped me to write down their opinions and understand what might motivate them. We want to motivate the students of SPA the same way I was motivated by these field trips. For me it was a lot better to understand when I am working on hands-on projects. I can have a better understanding in what I am doing. When I see students work, I can see how much better they do when they have some one help them along the way.

This project will spark motivation in the students of SPA. Motivated students will perform better in class and will participate in more classroom activities. With having better students there will be better grades. Another way this project may help SPA is helping the teachers to inspire students and become more creative.

This project will be beneficial to students education of SPA. Students need to be inspired to motivate them to become better in certain subjects. When I went on field trips I was able to ask questions and understand what the meaning of all these subjects were. When I am in front watching or hands on it makes a better impact on me. I know it will make a better impact on others as well.

SPA Movies & Games Day

When I arrived to school on Friday I was wondering what we were going to do. When we got to class we were going to watch a movie called "Freedom Writer." The movie was okay because kids were making comments, so it wasn't that fun. After the movie we all went to the gym and played basketball then volleyball. That was not as fun because students were to competitive and wanted to think that they can play better than others around them. After all that we went to the cafe to eat lunch. Lunch was disgusting in my opinion. The veggie burgers were not all that great, I thought that lunch could have been better. After school my day was better because I was in my house away from those who don't like me and drama.

Homeroom Reformers Essay Brainstorm - Revised

Educational Field Trips

· Math
Math clubs, Competition
· Science
Aquariums, Zoo, Wild Animal Park, sea world, Observatory
· History
Museums, Documentaries, Historical Sites
· English
Plays, Poetry readings, Libraries


How will this work:
Kids who are interested in certain subjects would be more motivated if they could see how these subjects could be applied in real life.

Funding:
Transportation, Tour costs, and possible food costs

Way prize will help you:
Motivate and inspire kids to do better in school.

Another way prize can help you:
Better knowledge in how certain subjects are used in the real world.


Way you have already worked on this project:
By looking at my own experiences and going on field trips that interested me, I became more interested in certain subjects.

Another thing that you have worked on this project:
By listening to other kids it helped me to write down their opinions and understand what might motivate them.

Way that project will help the students at SPA:
More motivated students will become better students that will lead to better grades.

Another way it will help the students of SPA:
It may help teachers to inspire students and become more creative.

“SPA Theme Song”

Hold On lyrics

I know this pain
Why do lock yourself up in these chains?
No one can change your life except for you
Don't ever let anyone step all over you
Just open your heart and your mind
Is it really fair to feel this way inside?

[Chorus:]
Some day somebody's gonna make you want to
Turn around and say goodbye
Until then baby are you going to let them
Hold you down and make you cry
Don't you know?
Don't you know things can change
Things'll go your way
If you hold on for one more day
Can you hold on for one more day
Things'll go your way
Hold on for one more day

You could sustain
Or are you comfortable with the pain?
You've got no one to blame for your unhappiness
You got yourself into your own mess
Lettin' your worries pass you by
Don't you think it's worth your time
To change your mind?

[Chorus]

I know that there is pain
But you hold on for one more day and
Break free the chains
Yeah I know that there is pain
But you hold on for one more day and you
Break free, break from the chains

Some day somebody's gonna make you want to
Turn around and say goodbye
Until then baby are you going to let them
Hold you down and make you cry
Don't you know?
Don't you know things can change
Things'll go your way
If you hold on for one more day yeah
If you hold on

Don't you know things can change
Things'll go your way
If you hold on for one more day,
If you hold on
Can you hold on
Hold on baby
Won't you tell me now
Hold on for one more day 'Cause
It's gonna go your way

Don't you know things can change
Things'll go your way
If you hold on for one more day
Can't you change it this time

Make up your mind
Hold on
Hold on
Baby hold on


This song called "Hold On" by Wilson Philips is related to SPA by telling me When things get, things can get better by the way you put it. If you want things to become better, you have to let yourself out of those chains and make up your mind. You just have to hold on and don't let people talk bad about you. When you let it bother you it just shows insecurity and it will never stop. It is not worth your time if you think of it. You are not going to let them hold you down and make you cry.There is always going to be pain in life, just don't let them cause your pain. SPA is a place where everyone likes to bring everyone down to make themselves feel good. SPA has a lot of insecure people who just don't know when to stop and let go.

'The Bass, The River, And Sheila Mant" Airhead Stereotype

Sheila Mant is known as a beautiful airhead. She is a red head with a nice figure as it was said in the story. She has know clue that the boy likes her. She was like a bright star that shun in the sun. She didn't know that he tried to impress her by his swimming talent. She didn't even recognize that he was on the swim team. She was popular in her school and was a little not that smart. She had many guys who wanted to date her. When he took her on the canoe, she didn’t realize that he was trying to catch a fish. She was slow on that part; well I would have thought that she would have felt the boat moving.

"The Bass, The River, And Sheila Mant" Graphic Organizer

Internal and External Conflicts "The Bass, the River, and Shelia Mant"

The Bass, the River, and Shelia Mant was a story about how this young boy a crush for a girl by the name of Shelia Mant. When he saw her he saw her glow and his heart would pound out of his chest. He thought that he was falling in love with her. He would find ways to get her attention and when he did he would try to impress her. One day he wanted to ask her out, but he just decided to ask her if she would like to go to a party. he said sure and then he went to get her in his canoe. She went with him and was asking all these questions while he noticed a big fish. He wanted to catch it and when he tried he just couldn't. It was the biggest fish he had ever seen. He tried , but then he just let go by cutting the string. Once the got there he had danced with her a couple of times. Then at the end she told him that she was going home with someone else. He then said that was fine. After that he was over her and his little crush, but he was haunted about the fish he could have caught. He then knew that he let a fish go away for a girl. That was his mistake. He wanted the girl, but he wanted the fish more.

Falling In Love

Falling in love as a teenager is called puppy love. When you are a teen you don't know what can happen. Things can be unpredictable when two people are in love. The first person that I have fallen in love with was when I came to SPA. I can't say the name. It is not that strong, but I enjoy having his company. He can be sweet and calm when he is around me. When he is around others he can be loud and hyper. He has a funny side and a moody side, like everyone. He is different; he is also a good cook. If you ever taste his food you would be amazed. When I first met him we had some drama and of course I didn't want that, so I broke up with him. When I broke up with him I still liked him a lot, it was just that he did not know it. After about a couple months’ I went back with him and it was calmer and drama free. Even when I get frustrated I can never hate him. He might not know that, but I do. I can't say that it is really love because love is a strong word. I can say that liking can be strong as well. Love is like to cherries stuck together until one is eaten then the other is as well. Love is sweet and romantic. Also love can be frustrating and deceiving. Love is BEAUTIFUL. Falling in love can really change a person. If one loves the other, that one will try twice as hard to work with their love. When in love, people are motivated by their partner.