The Bronx Masquerade

The book Im reading in class is called "The Bronx Masquerade". The book is about teenagers expressing their feelings by writing poems. They also have an activity in school called "Open Mike " and they share there poems. While, other teens see other peoples poem they get to know peoples a little bit more. I met a lot of characters so far in the story.So far I have met 13 characters so far.I like about the book is that there express their feelings in there poems. And i like how the teens act so far. I dislike how the boys really treat girls in the book. I really cant relate to non of the characters bu.

I really don't have nothing in common. Th character that I like the most is Diondra because she follows her own decision because her father dont want her to paint but she wants to keep on painting. Diondra follows her decision. I could relate to Diondra so much.

I relate the least with Tyrone because hes a boy and he mean. He's always have to say something about someone. If I could make a character I would a put a mean girl that has an attitude and think she all that. To see how the other character would react.

Racism

Racism is very very bad. Racism is mostly everywhere.Settlers considered some blacks to be slaves. I think its not fair that whites got better treatments then the whites. I think that they should get the same treatment.
Once, I was in a taxi with my sister and mother. We was going home getting out of my grandmas house in Manhattan. While, I was in the taxi I saw a group of White boys beating up a African. I think the African was drunk. So the white group of boys took advantage of the African. There was no police to be found. So they took the mans sneakers and I think the man wallet. Then there was a green light. Then we left.

Poems|feb23,2009|

Grisaurys Arias

Before Reading:

What predictions do you have about the poem based on the title? The tittle describe so much because i could relate to many poem here because the book is about Teenagers Girls.

What do you think the poem is going to be about? I think the poem is about Teenagers getting hurt. Or the book maybe about Teenagers life.

How many lines is the poem?
The poem has 22 lines.


During Reading:
List any words you do not know. Look up the definitions for them. Write down any inferences you think of as you read.
inscrutable;ncapable of being investigated, analyzed, or scrutinized; impenetrable.
After Reading:
Answer the following questions:
What do you think the poem was about? I think the poem was about her getting nervous from speaking.

Were your predictions correct? My prediction was not really correct but yes because its about a teenagers life.

How does the title relate to the poem? The tittle relates to the poem because its about a teenagers life.

What is the name of the poem? My Heart Is In My Throat

What is the name of the book you chose? Things I have to tell you

Poem 2




What predictions do you have about the poem based on the title?
The tittle describe so much because i could relate to many poem here because the book is about Teenagers Girls.

What do you think the poem is going to be about? I think the poem is about Teenagers getting hurt. Or the book maybe about Teenagers life.

How many lines is the poem?
16

List any words you do not know. Look up the definitions for them. Write down any inferences you think of as you read?

Were your predictions correct? My prediction was not really correct but yes because its about a teenagers life.

How does the title relate to the poem? The tittle relates to the poem because its about a teenagers life.

What is the name of the poem? Secretes

What is the name of the book you chose?
Things I have to tell you


Poem 3
What predictions do you have about the poem based on the title?
The tittle describe so much because i could relate to many poem here because the book is about Teenagers Girls.

What do you think the poem is going to be about? I think the poem is about Teenagers getting hurt. Or the book maybe about Teenagers life.

How many lines is the poem?
7 lines

List any words you do not know. Look up the definitions for them. Write down any inferences you think of as you read?

Were your predictions correct? My prediction was not really correct but yes because its about a teenagers life.

How does the title relate to the poem? The tittle relates to the poem because its about a teenagers life.

What is the name of the poem? It does not have a name

What is the name of the book you chose?
Things I have to tell you

Cinquain poems

Football
Football is wack
I do not play football
Football sucks just like basketball
Yucky !

Cinquain poems

Ice-Cream
Vanilla good
Strawberry is nasty
Cookies and cream is delicious
Yum- Yum

The

Metahphors and Similies

Similes
His head is as big as a balloon.
Metaphor
His head is bigger than a balloon.
Metaphor
Her hair is dirties than her face.
Similies
Sadness is as happy as laughter.
Similie
The river is like the ocean.

My Bull

My bull is white the silver fish in the river,

My Bull is the shimmering crane bird on the riverbank,

My Bull is white fresh milk!

His roar is thunder to the Turkish cannon on the steep shore.

My bull is dark is the rain cloud in a storm.

He is the summer and winter.

Half of him is dark the storm cloud

Half of him is light the sunshine.

His back shines the morning star.

His brow is red the back of a hornbill.

His forehead is a flag, calling the people from a distance.

He resembles the rainbow.

I will water him at the river,

With my spear I shall drive my enemies.

Let them water their herds at the well;

The river belongs to me and my bull.

Drink, my bull, form the river; I am here to guard you with my spear.

Black History Poems

Racism is bad
it makes me sad
Slaves going everywhere
anywhere they can
K K K's coming everyday
Thinking they rule everything
But that's not OK.
They never come alone
Because they scared
but I don't care
because in my mind there not there

Imagine im leaving in the 1950's

If I was to live in the 1950's Texas I would try to change everything. I would also try to make history.Like important black peoples.I would follow the rules but wont be happy about it. I will suffer to break all the rules just to make history. I would sit where ever I want in the bus. I think I will suffer more then making history. Racist white people treat me like Im there slave.I think they think that I am there slave but I think that Im just a women living life horible. I am not allowed to do the same things as white people because they have their things and the rest has there owns. We have different bathroom,and different stores.We also cant stare at them. We cannot sit in front of the bus.
I want to change so much things. I want to stop racist I want everybody to just get a long . I would also wish that the public busses is for everybody and they could sit where ever they want .

Sample Method

I would like to survey the number of people has been going to after school in the whole school for the past week. I will sample 5 people from each 7, grade class.

Random Sample; I would randomly sample the first 5 compassion students who comes to after schoool.
Convenience Sample; I would sample the people who is in Ms.Sa after school.
Biased Sample; I will sample all the people who would come out of school after After school is over.

Diary Entry Chapter 14

O2/O2/O9

Dear Diary,

Ms.Addot made me stand up naked in front of everybody.I think she did that just because i wet the bed. It was by accident. I never knew I did it. I wonder how that happen. When they told me I was going to Jail I was shocked. I thought about what Ronny told me about his life. I told Kevin to go away because if I leave who else would he play with. And I would keep loosing the people I like and love. I felt that Ronny was at this home fo a very long time because he wanted to fight me. And i didnt do nothing to him. I dont know why Ronny wanted to fight me i guess he beats up every knew kid.

Sincerely,
Jennings

Diary Entry

Dear Diary,

Wow! Everybody I love is leaving,Midnight,Mark,Stacey,Sal, Mom,also Jerome. I hope mom is ok. She fell really hard. I also hope Jerome is ok. Is he going to die. I hope not. I cannot go to another home.Im sick and tired of these homes. I already got use to the building.Espeacially, the elevator and the lobby. I thought my life has change since I saw Stacey again. She really likes me. And I like her to. I wish I could see her again. But I dont know where she went.Well,I guess Im going to another home. Sincerely, Jennings

How do we use spreadsheets to create graphs?

2/2/9

Today in class, we learned how to add data and use a spreadsheet to create graph. Also, we were given a Technology Lab Recording Sheet to answer some questions. In the spread sheet we was giving instructions to find an appropriate graph to match the data that were given to us. To find a matching graph for your data you need to click insert and click graph. It would give you a list of graphs to choose. You would need to choose a graph that would go better with your data. When you put all the information of your graph you need to click finish,your graph would pop up in your desktop.

The graph that best dispalys the Student Council Budget is a Bar graph because a circle graph doesnt give you the values.And it also doesnt give you the amount. In a bar graph you could see that the data looks more simple in a bar graph then a pie graph/circle graph. A line graph would be an appropriate display of the Student Council Budget because a line graph would be the same as a Bar graph but with line segments. So, the data would be shown the same in a bar graph and line graph. So, yes it's appropriate.