Sunday, June 1, 2008

The Pleasures of Earth











The pleasures of Earth

The green trees embellish the beautiful sight,
where the gleaming stream looks very bright.

The birds fly over the meadows with great jubilation in the air,
and among them, the wind whistles with joy and debonair.

From flower to flower the bees move in undulation,
and by the end of the day, they return to their hives for a congregation.

A butterfly with different colors flies so sweet and low.
So charming and so beautiful, above her she sees a rainbow.

The gentle and florid grass crunches beneath my feet.
It feels as if I am walking on a plain soft sheet.

The petals of the flowers fly in air and never are deleterious,
With so many beautiful colors they tend to be very ostentatious.

The sun rises in the morning making a bond with earth that is amicable.
The bright light reaches out to us with a feeling of warmth and cherishable.

The ants so busy making sand holes work so fast and are equable.
The swans are so calm in the lake, and to the ants are a complete reciprocal.

The waterfall falls in a hackneyed manner everyday,
like shiny tears falling of soft and benign joy.

Horses run freely in the wild spreading the joyness of magic
They express their joy and are very lethargic.

The eyes of the owl hidden in the tree branches became very dilated,
As if they have many things to say when they are first sited.

When the wolf howls every night,
Every animal gets a feeling of solemnity and fright.

Dolphins jump up, down and even splash in the sea,
And to describe in a delineate way they can sing and whistle and be anything they can be.

The wind whistles so loud and so softly,
that the leaves start to dance to the music with spontaneity.

So dark and so quiet as the leaves slowly sway,
It feels if I have lost all of the stamina for the day.

It seems as if the beauty of nature has solemnly departed,
and left me in solitude.










Tuesday, May 13, 2008

Do Now: May 6, 2008

Aim: How can we compare and contrast college essays to brainstorm on what we think are the key components of a good college essay?

Do Now: Based on the research you have done on the college essay, list three things that you have noticed about the requirements for writing a college essay.

Teacher’s Model: Brief Recall of Yesterday’s lesson with Hugh Gallagher’s college essay 5 mins
Teacher’s Model of the Use of
Venn Diagram: show all of the possible mathematical or logical relationships between sets (groups of things). In this case, a venn diagram will be used to illustrate how (A) Hugh Gallagher’s is both alike and different to (B) your researched college Give only 3 entries per column.. Form Groups of 4 and select the best annotated college essay for B column 2 people will work on Venn Diagram.

* Class work group project*

Monday, May 12, 2008

Do Now: May 2-5, 2008

This Lesson will assist students in selecting a college admissions essay topic and in writing a thorough and descriptive college essay. The skills learned will provide students with the necessary foundation to write their college admissions essay and better prepare them for both their senior thesis and college careers.

Aim: What topic do you think would make a good personal essay for a college admissions essay?

Do Now (5mins):
If you were writing your autobiography right now, what is the first memorable event that would have to be included?

Read-Aloud and Analysis of Hugh Gallagher’s personal essay: (10 mins)

1- What does it mean to be a dynamic person (character)?
By saying that he is an dynamic person, the author is trying to say that he is an active and self- motivated type of person. He describe's himself as if he can do anything and also tends to give examples such as "I translate ethnic slurs for Cuban refugees, I write award-winning operas." "I am an abstract artist, a concrete analyst, and a ruthless bookie." "I can hurl tennis rackets at small moving objects with deadly accuracy."

2- Is this essay rich in imagery? Identify them.
Yes, this essay is very "rich" in imagery. It exagerates a lot of details into imagery. For example, Using only a hoe and a large glass of water, I once single-handedly defended a small village in the Amazon Basin from a horde of ferocious army ants.

3- Do you notice any alliteration?
"I woo women with."
4- Is the vocabulary extensive, eloquent (well expressed)?

Yes, but it's too exaggerated.
5- What makes it memorable, fluent, or persuasive?

The author never stops saying "I" this or "I" that. He's very fluent with his meanings.

Do Now: April 30, 2008

This Lesson will assist students in writing a thorough and descriptive college essay. The skills learned will prepare students for both their senior thesis and college careers.

Do Now: What do you think is the objective(s) for College Essays? (write in your journals).
Volunteers will share their thoughts.


Topic selections for essay:
1. Evaluate a significant experience, achievement, risk you have taken, or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you.
2. Discuss some issue of personal, local, national, or international concern and its importance to you.
3. Indicate a person who has had a significant influence on you, and describe that influence.
4. Describe a character in fiction, a historical figure, or a creative work (as in art, music, science, etc.) that has had an influence on you, and explain that influence.
5. A range of academic interests, personal perspectives, and life experiences adds much to the educational mix. Given your personal background, describe an
6. experience that illustrates what you would bring to the diversity in a college community, or an encounter that demonstrated the importance of diversity to you.
Topic of your choice.


My topic for College Essay: 1. Evaluate a significant experience, achievement, risk you have taken, or ethical dilemma you have faced and its impact on you.

Do Now: April 28- 29

Objective: Students will submit their final resumes to include in their binders.
Students will proof-read each other’s speech.


Do Now: Submit Resumes and include in bindersUse proof reading style sheet to proof read each other’s speech.

Do Now: April 10, 2008

Do Now: Why write a resume?

Life on a Page," what is a Resume?
Developing Content
Organizing your sections
Guide to Resume Writing
How to Write your Resume?
Sample Student Resume
Sample Resume

Thursday, April 24, 2008