Mind Map- Week 8

I chose to do a Mind Map for week 8 Here is the link:https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1r3nIt9e2fVk8zQzNv5ueFfIOUmL-wVLgZPWeY5TI_Mg/edit?usp=sharing

Book Reflection- Week 7

The book that I read was, All the Missing Girls, by Megan Miranda. The book is about a girl named Nic Farrell. In her teenage years, her best friend went missing and was never found. Nic returns back to Cooley Ridge, her hometown, to help with her dad that is in bad condition. When she […]

News Discussion- Week 6

  In, All Hair is Created Equal, from Achieve the author talks about the discrimination and injustice that African Americans face about their hair. Starting with dress codes in schools that are towards African Americans’ hair. Dress codes that don’t allow afros, dreadlocks, braids, cornrows, etc is discriminatory because it is predominantly people of African […]

Mind Map- Unit 2

For Week 5 I chose to make a mindmap. https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1phijsQ1u6PVvLMjI3g17VclDNkanIS8dDR38mYBklQ0/edit?usp=sharing

Independent Novel Choice

The book that I chose to read for my independent novel is All The Missing Girls by Megan Miranda. This book is about a girl named Nic that returns back to her hometown to take care of her dad. She hasn’t gone back to her home for a very long time because her best friend name Corine […]

The Magnificent MK Goddard- News Discussion

Summary:  In “Magnificent MK Goddard” it discusses Mary Katherine Goddard. She was a huge part during the Revolutionary era by printing the Declaration of Independence with the names on it. Goddard printed her name on the document. Before that she was in charge of the Baltimore Postal system which made her the first female worker […]

3 Truths and 1 Lie- Vocab Week 1

Implicit -Implicit is a synonym of unexpressed -Implicit is applied in the text – Implicit is indirect -Implicit is the opposite of explicit Draw Conclusion -A synonym is conclude -Information that is implied or inferred -Drawing conclusions help understand the text -Draw conclusions is an adverb Generalization – Generalization is a noun -All generalizations are […]

Quote Analysis

“Great opportunities to help others seldom come, but small ones surround us every day.” – Sally Koch   What does this quote mean to you? How do you help those around you? What is a “small opportunity” that you have around you to help someone else that you don’t take advantage of? Why?   This […]

Spreading Kindness

“Our prime purpose in this life is to help others.” – Dalai Lama XIV This quote was said by Dalai Lama XIV. He is a monk of the Gelug school. He spreads kindness, and want wants to live in peace. This quote means to me that we should help people and not tear them down. […]

“The Rose that Grew from Concrete”

“The Rose that Grew from Concrete” by Tupac Shakur Did you hear about the rose that grew from a crack in the concrete? Proving nature’s law is wrong it learned to walk without having feet Funny it seems, but by keeping its dreams, it learned to breathe fresh air. Long live the rose that grew from […]