4 quarter reflections

The three most important things I learned this year is don't wait until the last minute to get something done,Don't tell stories about doing your homework or anything else,and never come to class unprepared.

One thing I'll remember that we did is travel to the holocaust museum.I won't forget that because when we went there it was a very long and depressing trip I got to walk inside of wagon that was traveling from camp to camp ,and people died inside the wagon it was creepy and sad at the same time.

The nicest thing someone did for me and my class was help me with my IXL I did not know how to do it and every time someone tried to explain it to me I still couldn't understand so they said “hey I could do it for you” and I was excited.

That I'm a good person ,even though I'm not perfect I can still be clumsy sometimes but I always try my hardest.

I think I made my biggest improvement in my IXL work because in the beginning of the first two quarters I would never do them,and never even attempted to.But after the first two quarters I would try my hardest to get them done and I always would even though it was hard I never gave up.

The most challenging part for me this year is coming to class prepared.I use to always come to class with low battery percentage or without a writing utensil or even maybe my folder it was hard for me keeping up with all my school work.

The best writing piece I think I did this year was my third quarter reflections blog I think so because I was 100% percent honest and I worked the hardest on that blog than any other I ever laid my hands on.

All the books I read this year with my class I think night was the best one because it was action throughout the whole book.And because I feel like Elie Wiesel had a harsh teenage years and at that time while we were reading the book I was too so feeling the same way also.

Some advice that I would give to the students that has this class this year is always do your homework,don't lie,don't cheat,finish all your assignments in class,if you're behind on work you should go to working lunch and ask for help.And last but not least don't wait until the last minute to get something done.

8th Grade speech.

“Friendship Matters!”
By:Jason Lovett

I believe that friendship is everything.

Just days ago on the hottest day of the year in the mid 80s I was playing online NBA 2k17 with my friend Brandon. There is no way to win the game it's basically just playing basketball over and over again to become the best player. While we were playing the game we got into a argument because I didn't like the way he was playing defense. .So I told him “You can not play defense,your trash, you can't do anything right” which was very mean for a person like me to say.

Brandon responds to me with “ Shut up ,you can't shoot your a ball hog”. I got mad and decided to turn the game off and go play outside for awhile. Later on in the day I got a text from one of my guy friends and he said you and Brandon are fighting? I said yeah because he's always doing something wrong. And my friend Jaden said “That's no reason to fight someone.”

I thought about what he said and decided to apologize to Brandon for me getting out of hand over a game.He accepted my apology and apologized back.

Our four year friendship almost went to waist over a video game. We almost got into a fist fight for no reason.That lesson taught me that friendship is everything. My friend Jaden spoke with both of us because he knew the thing we were arguing about was something little.

Most people I know wouldn't break up two boys from fight they would encourage each other to fight. So that was nice of Jaden to stop the conflict. I think it was a nice thing Brandon accepted my apology. In the future instead of cursing out my friend I'll think about our friendship and ask myself  “Is it worth it?”

Now every time I play with my friends on Xbox Live, I rather say positive things instead of saying rude sayings that could end a good friendship.

Lit circle last blog.

The Essential question I Chosen is “How did his dad  die ?” I choose that one because in the beginning of the book,The author said that creighton's dad died during the war.Then later through the book,the author said “His dad  didn't die during the war he was hanged”. But then in the final chapter of the book his dad reappeared he was never hanged he was just imprisoned.

In some ways my book “The Year Of The Hangman” and my article “AMERICAN REVOLUTION HISTORY” were similar.Some similarities were they both talked about the war. They talked about why the war happened,when it happened,and where it happened. They also talked about the colonist in the war and soldiers and spies and more.

In many ways which my book ,and my article had differences.My book focused on characters in the book,it also had a main character.However the article didn't talk about anyone specifically.More differences is that the book is realistic fiction and the article is nonfiction.The book is kind of a what if type and the article is based on true facts,and what really happened.

Lit Cirlce blog

In my book the year of the hangman I'm reading about a young man named Creighton..The main character, Creighton Brown is a boy around the time of revolutionary war . Creighton family is wealthy but lately, they have not had such “great fortune”. His father is no longer alive. Someone told creighton that his father had died during the book.In the book creighton gets kidnapped ,he reunites with his uncle, and joins the war.

Creighton(Main character) reminds me of my brother Cortez because.They both are troublemakers,they both make not so smart decisions,and both of their character traits describe each other.Another reason why creighton reminds me of my brother is because in the book creighton accidentally shot his friend with a loaded pistol!That moment reminded me of when my brother accidentally shot me with his brand new paintball gun for his birthday.

The Year of The Hangman by Gary Blackwood is an interesting book.People should read this book because.It talks about the revolutionary war and what happened during the war ,and also it talks about the time during the war.This book makes you think twice about life and it made me think about respecting my family my mom and my dad mainly.This  book is historical fiction and While it is a well known fact that the colonists won the Revolutionary War, this book talks about what it would have been like if the Colonists had lost. This book was published in 2002 and won the School Library Journal Best Book Award in 2002.

Third quarter reflections blog.

This third quarter,I believe I did okay.I believe I did okay because I always turned in my work late or on time.I always studied hard for my weekly vocabulary test.I stayed ahead of my IXL never missed one IXL goal  throughout the whole third quarter.But I also was not perfect I didn't put in all my effort into my work as expected.Some days would be rough and sometimes hard for me but I never gave up.Overall I think I did fine.

I think I made my biggest improvement in IXL because.First quarter I was always struggling or never did them ,I probably never even attempted to try. I would ask for help but still wouldn't understand. Some days I would set IXL aside to do other things,but this quarter I have improved a lot.I always got them done ,never ever missed a day without practicing them.I spent way more time and effort on IXL then anything or anyone else.

One thing that I have accomplished this quarter that I am proud of is my butterfly project.I worked hard on my butterfly project it didn't take me that long to make it because it was made of art paper.I think I did good on it because I got a good grade and when I had to present I was focused and was loud enough for everyone to hear me.But I'm happy that I know I have a good grade for the project and ,for being able to complete the project.

Most challenging part for me this quarter turning in my work on time.Turning in my work on time was hard for me because, sometimes I would lose focus inside of class or at home working on blogs or any given task that was needed to be completed.I can lose focus very fast at any time,and losing focus is wasting time.So turning my work in on time is challenging for because I can lose focus very fast.

Night Blog.!

Focus Question: How do Elie's experiences during the Holocaust change him as a person?


Elie Wiesel changed many ways from the beginning of the book to the end.In the beginning of the book Elie Wiesel had faith in god he was a very pious boy in the beginning of the “Night” book. As I was reading I found a quote that stated. “One day I asked my father to find me a master to guide me in my studies of the Cabala.” This shows that he is searching for a person to teach him about the almighty one (God). But in the book he stops believing God,he questions god and he gets upset with him. “For the first time I felt revolt,rise up in me.Why should I bless his name? The Eternal, Lord of the Universe,the All-powerful one and terrible,was silent.What had I to thank him for ?”

Wiesel has lost a lot of hope also throughout the book,one quote I found when he had a lot of hope was on page 30. “ My forehead was bathed in cold sweat.But I told him that I did not believe that they could burn people in our age,that humanity would never tolerate it.” And on and on with the book he started losing hope. “Father,I said ,if that is so, I don't want to wait here.Im going to run to the electric wire.That would be better than slowly agony in the flames.”(31). That quote shows that he lost faith he just wanted to die and didn't even have faith in surviving.

Last but not  least Elie Wiesel relationship with his father has changed a lot their relationship has gotten stronger.In the beginning of the book Wiesel said. “My hand shifted on my father's arm.I had one thought - not to lose him.Not to be left alone.”(27). Another quote is “I wanted to see first where they were sending my father.” Those quotes show that he love his dad and doesn't want anything or anyone to hurt him. “I gave him what was left of my soup.But it was with a heavy heart.” For Elie to give his soup to his father so that he can survive is heart touching,he can die from starvation but he chooses to save his father's life before his. This shows that he has much love for his father,more than anything and anyone else.

     
Wiesel, Elie. Night. New York: Bantam , 1958. Print.

Butterfly project

Holacaust Berlin memorial blog

I learned that in 1933 Jews were expelled from sports clubs ,and schools had to teach racial science.In the following years 1933-1945 laws were changing and were getting way out of hand.Jews could not eat eggs drink milk could not travel or couldn't have pets.

I think that monument was built to respect and represent all of the people that lost their lives during the holocaust years.I also believe it was built because their was also a law that said Jews could not have radios or speakers to listen to music so it might also stand for that.

I noticed the laws that were getting passed were despicable,because they couldn't have owned a store ,they could not own fur coats ,they couldn't eat certain type of foods and only because they were Jews what I noticed is that Hitler tried to take away every they had from food to clothes to education.


A restriction I would have had problems with the most has to be no pets and no jobs.I would really angry about those because first if you have no job you can't buy items because you have no money.Also if you do not have money you can not pay your rent and you might get kicked out off your house.I would also say the no pet rule because pets are like your best friend and losing your friend or animal or pet can be hard,I've lost a pet before and it wasn't so pleasing.

 

2 Quater reflection😷

It's the end of the second ,and the beginning of the third quarter for heritage middle school.The area I improved in the most  in English  Language Arts is studying ,because in the first quarter I didn't really study as much as I did and the first quarter,and I used to fail most of my test and ,I used to do nothing but after and the first quarter and New Years there was a new me and I left the old me back in 2016.

Something that I accomplished this year that I am proud of is becoming a better person.My family,friends ,brothers and sister is noticing my  good behaviors.I hope to become a even better person throughout the year, I want to be the best I can be, But I also want to be able to be good at all of my school work.

The most challenging part for me this quarter was homework.I would say homework because when I came home I really wanted to watch tv ,or play my Xbox,or go outside with my friends really bad but I couldn't because I had to do my homework.If I don't do my homework I won't be able to do any of those things, if my grades are horrible I won't be able to do anything,and if I don't do my homework I won't be successful at all.You have to strive for greatness

 

Book talk

Book Report.
  The name of the book I am reading is called “The Bully” by Paul Langan.This book is realistic fiction.The bully talks about a boy named Darrell Mercer he's a freshman in high school,African American,he has short hair.Darrell used to live in Philadelphia with all of his friends until his mom had got fired and had to move to California for a new job and better opportunities.Darrell didn't want move away from all his friends but he had too.So Darrell and his mom moved to California and he doesn't like anything there he doesn't like the people ,he doesn't like the stores ,he doesn't like his house or ,even his school.Darrel gets bullied at school by this boy named Tyrell and takes Darrell $10 every Friday before school.Darrel gets fed up with bulling and sighns up for the wrestling team to try to take down Tyrell and his friends.

The mood for this book is kind of sad because Darrel doesn't want to get bullied and he didn't do anything to get bullied.He doesn't want to go tell on him because he'll be a “Snitch” and he doesn't have anyone to help him.The theme I can predict is  to not let anyone bully you and if you see someone getting bullied step up or tell an adult.(I'm didn't finish yet)
   
I like this book because it's interesting,it's addictive,and because it's a really good book.The part I remember most about the book is when his friend brought him and Darrell a cheesesteak burger.Darrell said “That was my last meal with my best friend and ,my last meal in Philadelphia”.I would recommend my friend Christian to this book because we like most of the same books ,movies,and games so he might be interested in a book like this.”The viewer” should get this book because it's a good really book.

Police brutality

is the shooting of Pierre Loury.He was only 16 when he got shot by a white male police officer that goes by the name “O'brien  Brendan”.Pierr was shot and killed April 11th,2016 in a alley only four blocks away from his home.Police pulled the car over that Loury was in the night he died .Police say that,the car he was in looked ostentatious and connected to a shooting earlier that day.Loury bailed out of the vehicle ,when he noticed the police where on to him.When Pierre jumped out of the car and fleed away an officer chased him down.The officer eventually said Loury pointed a Gun towards him! So the officer pulled his gun and opened fire ,shooting Loury in his chest.Causing immediate death.

Another police brutality happened in Portillo's in River North with a man getting brutally beat by a off duty police officer .The story goes as .“A man says he was beaten by an off duty police officer working as a restaurant security guard has filed a lawsuit”. Terrence Clarke (The victim) said him and his family were abruptly ordered to leave by the off duty police officer because they were “Closing”. “Clarke alleges that off duty police officer, Khaled Shaar, working security at Portillo's that night ,used unnecessary and excessive force,punching Clarke and arresting him.”

“Police brutality is one of several forms of police misconduct,which includes:false arrest ,intimidation;racial profile” and many more.An former Police commander ,of Illinois.Which has a Bachelor Degree in Criminal Justice from governors state university known as Rick Bruno .Stated what he thinks about police brutality. “I think true incidents of brutality and officer misconduct should be news.The more light we can

Draft

The topic that I am focusing on is Police brutality.I really think police brutality is wrong and everyone should get treated the same regardless skin color.Police brutality has been going on for years now and nothing is changing,police brutality has been going on since Martin Luther king was born ,and even long before he was born.


One news story that I witnessed is the killing of Laquan McDonald.Laquan was only  a 17 year old teenager when he got shot and killed by the police for walking up the street.Officer Jason Van Dyke Shot him 16 times! That's two rounds of an semi automatic pistol.

The human right that has been violated #3 “The right to life” ,3. “The right to life. We all have the right to life, and to live in freedom and safety.

Nonfiction Blog

Russell Westbrook: The Triple-Double Machine
Westbrook, the Thunder guard, is dominating opponents this
season with double-digit averages in points, rebounds and assists.

By SCOTT CACCIOLA NOV. 29, 2016

In the non fiction article that I am reading it is about the famous ball player Russell Westbrook.The article talks about how good he is doing so far without his all star teammate “Kevin Durant”.Russell Westbrook plays  point guard in the NBA ,he plays for the state Oklahoma.His team name is Oklahoma City Thunder, and he is leading the league in triple doubles (Double points,rebounds,assist) .Russell Westbrook is averaging 30 points per Game,11 assist per game,and 10 rebounds per game.

 With only “Nineteen games into his season, Westbrook, 28, is averaging 30.9 points, 11.3 assists and 10.4 rebounds. He has 45 career triple-doubles, which ties him with LeBron James for sixth on the career list, behind other luminaries like Oscar Robertson (181), Magic Johnson (138) and Jason Kidd (107), according to Basketball Reference.” I found that part interesting because,He is a point guard averaging that many points,rebounds,assist per game by himself is amazing and that really caught my attention because he might pass Lebron James,Jason Kidd,Or even Magic Johnson.

One thing that I have learned is Russell Westbrook career total triple doubles is tied up with Lebron James 4x MVP,with 3 Finals MVP ,3 championships rings.They are tied with the number 45 in their whole career! One thing that I will never forget is “Russell Westbrook needed one more assist for another triple-double in his ruthless campaign across the N.B.A., so he drove the lane and tried to thread a pass to Joffrey Lauvergne, his teammate with the Oklahoma City Thunder. Instead, the ball bobbled loose for a turnover, and time soon ran out — on the first half” I will not forget that because He almost scored a triple double and the first half and that's amazing.

Article of the week #2

November,15,2016
  Eq-Exactly how many bugs are there
Scientists find over 600 kinds of creepy crawlies that live in our homes

The article that I will be doing this week is called “Scientists find over 600 kinds of creepy crawlies that live in our homes” by Washington post.I would like to start off saying that I picked this article because I am interested in bugs and I am also interested in knowing what lives in the walls of my bedroom,and also home.Also not only is there 10 kinds of bugs but 600 different bugs.The author also explained to us how to get in there and,how long they've been in there .

A message from the article that is important for the world to hear is when it stated. “Some of our bugs may make our homes better without us noticing” I really liked that part of the article because. If I was to see one of the bugs the author gave us in the text I would  have not killed it because I know that “spiders eat other bugs” So I thought that was a very important part to know.


The author's purpose for writing this article was to inform the reader what kind of insects live in their homes.He informed us because he wanted us to know what kind of bugs or insects live in our homes.The author didn't entertain us on how the bugs eat and sleep,note did the author persuade us to buy bug spray ,so the main purpose for this article was to inform the reader.

Eqa-N/A

Aow reflection

Today during My ELA class I learned a page full of things.One important thing I learned is that New Zealand had a very big dangerous earthquake,and following the earthquake that hit 8.9 on a scale, was a tsunami the poor weather killed over 100,000 people and the earthquake killed over 100 people .

Over the weekend I also learned more about the article.I learned that in a small area of New Zealand that has got destroyed during the weather cost 1,000,000,000 to be repaired.My opinion to that is I really think that's a lot of money to only repair one small area out maybe 100 more larger ones.

Aow#2

November,15,2016

  Eq-Exactly how many bugs are there

Scientists find over 600 kinds of creepy crawlies that live in our homes 

The article that I will be doing this week is called “Scientists find over 600 kinds of creepy crawlies that live in our homes” by Washington post.I would like to start off saying that I picked this article because I am interested in bugs and I am also interested in knowing what lives in the walls of my bedroom,and also home.Also not only is there 10 kinds of bugs but 600 different bugs.The author also explained to us how to get in there and,how long they've been in there .

A message from the article that is important for the world to hear is when it stated. “Some of our bugs may make our homes better without us noticing” I really liked that part of the article because. If I was to see one of the bugs the author gave us in the text I would  have not killed it because I know that “spiders eat other bugs” So I thought that was a very important part to know.

The author's purpose for writing this article was to inform the reader what kind of insects live in their homes.He informed us because he wanted us to know what kind of bugs or insects live in our homes.The author didn't entertain us on how the bugs eat and sleep,note did the author persuade us to buy bug spray ,so the main purpose for this article was to inform the reader.

Eqa-N/A

ELA Block 2 Election response (Due today)

I was not too happy about the election this year. I feel this election was crazy and unfair to me. Reason being, I didn't think people will take Trump serious due to all the unruly and disrespectful things he was saying against women and other races outside of his. I don't know too much about Hillary Clinton, but I do know she has past experience being in the White House as well as being in politics period. I felt like she was a better candidate. It would've been nice to see the first woman President.

My thoughts on the election results was unbelievable. How could Trump, out of all people, be President? When my mom showed me the results, I instantly thought they were rigged. I assumed they did not want a women in the office. This was not Hillary  first time running for president, so how could she not win? I just can't believe Donald Trump is now President of  the United States of America!

In 4 years I would be voting. This is exciting to me because I now have a choice to choose who I want to be the next president. I would vote for someone who is trying to make the right decision. Someone who will treat us all equally and someone who is smart and respectful towards our women, men and children of all race. So I will be voting because my vote will count.

Veterans Poem

“Worth it”

Veterans Day is important
Almost more important than me
Some people worked for the army
And now they can not  see
They drink and they smoke probably cigarettes and beer
But it's worth it cause now some of them  they can't even  hear
They risk their lives for us now that's what you call brave
They fight and they fight almost every single day
If you love veterans go and show them your support
You might want to do it now before it's too late then you might
End up hurt .Go Veterans
By :Jason Lovett

Investigative Journalism.Bend 1

October 28
October 21,2016  two boys ran down a quiet neighborhood in Berwyn .Behind the two boys was a big black and white German shepherd dog.Also was police sirens on the next block ! The boys were looking very suspicious they both had on hoodies and also had their hoods covering their face .The neighborhood was in south berwyn in the state of IL . The two boys were two white males and their hoodies had a high School name on it . “Morton west” with a little logo on the top of the hoodie.An elderly women around her 70”s said that. “Those boys are up to no good” that saw the two males heading towards the end of the corner.Her husband had just gone done parking his 2016 Dodge charger car.Her husband was very distraught hearing bad things happening in his neighborhood.

1st quater Reflections

In my 10 book challenge I have read numerous amount of books ,Such as The Giver,   Captain underpants,Diary of a wimpy kid ,and more but My goal is to get to 10 and I'm at 4 !and it's only the First Quarter.I am  also a quick reader but I only like to read book that interest me.I think I can read 20 books before the school year is over .20 books isn't Hard to do but it is certainly not easy especially if  I'm reading Chapter books it would kind of be a Challenge.


A strategy that has helped me throughout this quarter is annotating because the first time I read the giver I really didn't get it .And that's because I didn't annotate because the second time I read The giver I understood it much more .Annotating helps me when I need to go back in the book in pick out text evidence .But when you don't annotate it kind of takes longer to find evidence in the book .And not only with the giver but I noticed myself annotating with another book .Probably because I got use to doing it I'm good on annotating but I prefer to do it on paper instead of sticky notes because of my personal opinions.
1.It looks crazy , 2.Its Not in the way when you are trying to read , 3.You have more space to write what you want .


My goals in English language arts for the next three quarters is becoming a better writer and completing all of my work in school and out .Those are my main goals because in College I'm going to have to write essays and I don't want to have a bad essay because that will affect my grade and it can affect my Basketball ball career. And of course turning in all my work and homework that's for the rest of my school years .If I don't stop lacking from where I am right now I might end up and 8th grade again.And I do not want that. Failing and failure is not in my dictionary.I want to succeed in all my classes of only ELA .But I need to know ELA and of course math those two are the Main objects I need for the rest of my life. Because I need to know how to read write and speak ,Math I need to know how to count ,add ,subtract and multiply (I know how ).