June 2011
0 posts
Reflexión de Cocinando
En clase de español nosotros cocinamos para dos días. La primera día nosotros hacemos salsa. Un grupo hacieron salsa rojo y el otro hacieron salsa verde. Yo era en el grupo salsa verde y me gusta cocinar mucho. Trabajo con Tatiana, Sofia, Antonio, y Max. Haciendo la salsa esta muy facil, solomente cortar las verduras y mezcla. Yo pienso es bueno que tratar cosas nueva en clase. Creo que estan un...
May 2011
4 posts
Willy Wonka Better Watch Out
In science we had made it a goal of ours to use the kitchen we had been given in the lab. After a long break from our first cooking experiment, we decided our next cooking session would be with candy, which we could tie in with our chemistry studies. We started by looking up sugar aliases (of which there are many), and learning about the stages of sugar during the cooking process. Then we...
Mock Trial - The People vs. Hewitt
This year for mock trial we had a more free rein method of going about the case. We were split into groups for defense or prosecution. In these groups you had a partner which you’d split the work with. The case was about the murder of Jennifer White, who’s parachute chords were cut and resulted in her death during sky diving. The city of San Diego was prosecuting Monica Hewitt, who had been...
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April 2011
2 posts
Debates Reflection
Recently in class it had been discussed that we were sick of doing project after project, so we decided to try a different way to learn. We made a list of topics of interest on the board and picked the ones that we wanted to debate. The class split in half each time for pro and con sides, studied their platforms, and came back to humanites for a discussion. So far we have completed two of these...
March 2011
6 posts
¿Que animale serías?
Si yo sería un animale, yo sería un león o cualquier tipo gatos salvajes por que me gusta la elegancia de los movimientos y el velocidad. Yo no querería comer carne, pero yo pienso sería unos de los gatos.
Simulation Reflection
For our most recent project, I decided to work alone, and looked at game simulations. This was the shortest amount of time that we have had, so it was rather difficult for me to try and figure out how to use my time in a way that would get the project done on time. I thought about what I might want to simulate, and decided that I was interested in forms of government, pulling from the idea of my...
La Casa en Westbourn Street
Yo viví en Westbourne St para ocho años. Me gusta la calle y mi casa por que estan poqueños y simple. No conoce mucho de los vecinos pero tengo unos pocos cuentos para durante todos los años. No esta mucho acción y esta aborrido, perro es mi barrio.
El casa despues miyas estan nosotros amigos. Marsha y Pablo viven en la casa y los hijos de ellos se llaman Zeta, Nessie, y Rex. Otros personas...
Science: Chromatography
I sat on my porch, smoking my fancy pipe, draped over a dickens novel. I looked around the room noting my trench coat hanging on the rack and my pot of tea sitting in front of me. What a wonderful man I am I thought to myself, too clever for all of those foolish criminals. Slowly my vision was impacted with waves in the air and a white mist covered my site as I drifted into a flashback.
earlier...
Science: Cooking Reflection
The week before break Carwai proposed that we take the time to start exploring our new kitchen in the science lab. We planned to do a series of cooking experiments throughout the next few weeks to see the science behind cooking, like our yeast experiments from last year. We used one day from that last week of school to test the waters and see what cooking experience we were working with, if we...
February 2011
10 posts
Immigration Reflection
For our first project this trimester we decided to look more towards US history than government. I was in a group with John, Charlie, and Tatiana, as we were drawn together with the interest of learning about Native Americans, the history of immigration, and racism. It was a lofty goal to tackle, even in six weeks, and we slowly scaled away until we were left with what was most important. It was...
Baseball
Baseball is what I was told to fill my thought
So now I am driven to utter distraught
For I have no recollection to lead me to see
How to write about what baseball might possibly be
And all though I can pull from those that are around
When it comes to the game I’m far from the ground
Where the athletics will take place with its hitting and running
I’d rather read a book...
There Was an Old Man With a Beard
There was an Old Man with a beard,
Who said, “It is just as I feared! -
Two Owls and a Hen, four Larks and a
Wren,
Have all built their nests in my beard.
Morning Meeting Spelling Bee
100 Most Often Misspelled Words
acceptable
accidentally
accommodate
acquire
acquit
amateur
apparent
argument
atheist
believe
foreign
bellwether
calendar
category
cemetery
changeable
collectible
column
committed
conscience
conscientious
conscious
consensus
daiquiri
definite (ly)
discipline
drunkenness
dumbbell
embarrass (ment)
equipment
exhilarate
...
Winter Olympics
William Shakespear
When icicles hang by the wall And Dick the shepherd blows his nail And Tom bears logs into the hall, And milk comes frozen home in pail, When Blood is nipped and ways be foul, Then nightly sings the staring owl, Tu-who; Tu-whit, tu-who: a merry note, While greasy Joan doth keel the pot. When all aloud the wind doth blow, And coughing drowns the parson’s saw, ...
Wild nights - Wild nights!
Emily Dickinson
Wild nights - Wild nights!
Were I with thee
Wild nights should be
Our luxury!
Futile - the winds -
To a Heart in port -
Done with the Compass -
Done with the Chart!
Rowing in Eden -
Ah - the Sea!
Might I but moor - tonight -
In thee!
A Dream Within a Dream
Edgar Allan Poe
Take this kiss upon the brow! And, in parting from you now, Thus much let me avow— You are not wrong, who deem That my days have been a dream; Yet if hope has flown away In a night, or in a day, In a vision, or in none, Is it therefore the less gone? All that we see or seem Is but a dream within a dream. I stand amid the roar Of a surf-tormented shore, And I hold within my...
La Casa de Mango Street Capitulo Uno
Describe la casa en Mango Street.
La casa de Mango Street es pequeña y roja. Tiene escalones al frente y ventanas. Tiene escaleras, de pasillo, y uno baño. No hay jardin al frente pero un garaje afuera y un patiecito. En la casa los ladrillos se hacen pedazos en algunas partes. Todos los personas en la casa compartimos cuartos.
¿Quién vivía en la casa en Mango Street?
Mamá, Papá, Carlos,...
Poemas Cinquain
Eugene
Blanco y Experto
Buscando, compartiendo, y leendo
Un marvilloso sin fin libro
Kindle
Perros
Molesto y Peludo
Comiendo, dormiendo, y derramamiendo
No puedo caminar sin pisarlos en
Mascotas
ISEE
Difficil y Mal
Estudiando, examiendo, y fallando
Es una cosa muy tedioso
Horrible
January 2011
3 posts
charliefinn:
Roberto Greco
pelado y con barba
torturando, ensenado, marcando
el corre al baño
pastor
Close Encounter
As I watched the world through eyes of experience from my many years, I began to think about the philosophies of humans. One was clearly obvious in the fact that they craved immortality. Always looking to escape death, creating irrational fears, not realizing that death was not causing their troubles but they themselves were. The act alone of dying was nothing to fear, but rather the messenger...
Watchaalbright:
Video of the Rube Goldberg-style invention that Tati, Tobin and I created is now available.
The invention was built to do four things:
1. Turn On Projector
2. Pull Down Projector Screen
3. Turn Off Lights
4. Press Computer Spacebar To Start Movie
And it actually worked! A movie played with no human interaction!
You can see my reflection on the project here.
Rube Goldberg-Style...
December 2010
2 posts
WatchRube Goldberg Machine Reflection (by TatianaTcsnmy)
Project Reflection
In humanities this year our studies are focused on civics and US history. With loose guidance, we were asked to have had a completed project by the end of the trimester to be evaluated on. Of course time slipped our minds and we were left with only around four weeks for the project give or take. We scrambled to come up with project ideas and were finally influenced by the elections going on around...
November 2010
2 posts
The Maddening Tale of a Boy and Girl
“Mom, we’re gonna be late!” I yelled up at her, getting impatient.
She ran down the stairs twisting her hair back, wearing mom jeans, a baggy team sweater, and cowgirl boots.
“What are you wearing?” I asked, always feeling self conscious when I had to give her fashion advice.
She made a pouting face “I’m trying to mimic the other mothers. They all turn their noses up at me when I dress...
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Reflexíon de la Busqueda de Tesoro
En clase de español nosotross aprendimos sobre direciones y mandatos informales. Nosotros necesitamos hacer un proyecto incluyendo direciones, mandatos, y technologia. Nosotros queremos busqueda de tesoro. Nosotros tuvimos dos grupos, y hecho unbusqueda de tesoro para el otro groupo. Mi groupo eramos un poco dificil por que nos gusta charla mucho. Cuando nosotros vamos a la busqueda de tesoro, la...
October 2010
2 posts
September 2010
5 posts
Science: Speed
In science this year our focus will be physics. To start off the year we looked at Newton’s laws of physics. We went over each of the terms, put them in layman perspective, and put our knowledge into action. We were given hot wheels, marbles, tracks, and a few other supplies and told to start experimenting. At first we were able to do whatever we wanted as long as it represented at least...
WatchEs mi Voki. El pregunta es ¿Como eres?
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/29/science/29tier.ht... →
I started my searching for articles with an article that Rob had sent a while back and I’d forgotten about it. It was his defense for his “chronic mind drifting”. This reminded me of past articles that Rob had also showed me that I read a bit but never finished. They were based on sleep and as I started digging around for them and couldn’t find them, I just started looking...
¿Qué van a hacer en San Francisco?
En tres de Octubre, mi clase vamos a San Francisco. Nosotros vamos a estar en San Francisco para una semana. Nosotros vamos a quedar en un hostal. Nosotros queremos a muchos museos, tiendas, restaurantes, y mas. Nosotros vamos solamente a autobús y transporte publicó. Nosotros vamos a dividir en grupos y ir donde nosotros queremos. Yo quiero visitar los mini ciudades como China town y Little...
June 2010
2 posts
WatchThe Even More Fantastic Four on Vimeo (via Vimeo)
WatchPatricia va a California (by TatianaTcsnmy)
Religion Project Reflection
For my religion Project I studied the Amish culture. This was the first project I completely by myself. For this project I lived the life of the Amish for five days. I filmed the process and created a mini documentary. I also wrote a short essay to go along with the video to give more background information on the Amish.
I had four and a half weeks to complete this project. For the...
May 2010
12 posts
Science: Cow Eye Dissection
In class we have been learning about the eye. We looked at the different parts of the eye, what they did, how they did it, and so on. To get a better idea of what the eye actually looks like out of its socket, we dissected a cow’s eye.
The idea of dissecting a cow’s eye was brought up at the beginning of the year when we discussed what types of projects we would be doing in class. I...
Actualizatión
En clase de español, nosotros leemos un libro se llama Patricia va a California. Nosotros estamos en dos grupos, y haciendo una pelicula de el libro. Mi grupo es Tatzo, David, y Tobin. Nosotros terminamos la escritura, y necesitamos empezar filmar. La escritura es no muy largo, pero esta muy difícil filmar la pelicula si estamos distraído. Nosotros tenemos mucho trabajo por hacer.
WatchDay(s) in the Life of the Amish (by TatianaTcsnmy)
Amish Essay
A tourist visiting Lancaster, Pennsylvania spots a woman in a solid colored dress with an apron, cape, and what may seem to look like a bonnet. Quaker? Hutterites? People often connect these religious groups with the Amish, but don’t be confused. These religions, even with their connections such as the Anabaptist faith, are all different. However, if you were to compare the Amish to another...
Religion Project: Week 4
This is the forth week of my religion project. I am back to normal routine, after last weeks experience of being Amish. I have to admit that I have little to report and a lot left to do. This week has been all essay writing. I sorted through my notes and have just been writing and writing. This is the shortest amount of time that we’ve had for a project, so its been hard for me to get...
Evolution vs. Intelligent Design
In science class, we have been looking at Evolution and Darwin’s theory. As part of our studies, we watched a documentary on a court case revolving around Evolution and a newly introduced theory called Intelligent Design. What started out as a simple one minute statement in a classroom about Intelligent Design in the small town of Dover, turned into a court case that was watched by the...
Patricia va a California Resumen
En el empezar de Patricia va a California, el libro describe la vida de Patricia en Guatemala, y los personas indígenas y latinos. Cuando Patricia va a escuela, el maestro da un oportunidad para ir a California. Patricia gustaria ir, y pide su padres si puede ir California. En primero su padres dicen no, por que la familia no tiene mucho dinero, pero despues Patricia dice por que ella quiere ir,...
Religion Project: Week 3
For this week I was Amish. I kept a journal with what I did through out the week. I won’t write everything that was in the journal because I plan to have it in my documentary, so here are some bits and pieces from it.
Monday, May 10:
Today was my first day of being Amish. I woke up excited to see how things were going to turn out at 5:00AM. Traditionally I would have helped with milking...
Religion Project: Week 2
I am now in week two of my religion project. I have been studying and researching the Amish for the past two weeks, and am now preparing for my day(s) in the life of the Amish. Next week, I am going to embark on my journey of being Amish, following their rules and trying as much as possible to recreate the life that they live. Of course their are some exceptions to this, but I will do my best to...
Biogen Idec Reflection
Today we took a trip to Biogen Idec Lab. In class we’ve been looking at DNA, genes, traits, etc. We went to the lab and did a simulation. We were asked to test to see if our lymphoma patients were able to take our new drug called “Cancer Killer”. This all depended on if they had the enzyme TPMT which would help treat them, or if they had a defect with the emzyme fTPMT instead. We used our...
En Diez Años
En diez años, yo estaré en mi final año de colegio. Yo estaré en colegio más probable en California. Yo completaré mi BA, una licenciatura en comunicaciones, periodismo, ingles, o psicología y continuaré en mi MA y tal vez mi PhD. No sé que yo queré hacer para una trabajo. Si yo soy una escritor o periodista, yo podré escribir sobre mundo eventos, politíca, creo libros, o todo. Si yo soy una...