Technology in School Paragraph

   Teachers use  technology to help me learn. For example in 7th grade, my teacher used a game on the computer called "Learning Upgrade". It helped me because it gave us practice in algebra 1, so we would use that program everyday to help us with our math. I remember she made us complete a level every week until we got to level 100. The computers were a daily  thing, actually the only thing we did on the computers was "Learning Upgrade". I liked it because it actually helped me more and I understood it more than I understood my teacher because I knew if I got a problem wrong it would make me do it over and over again until I got it right. Well it had patience, something my teacher didn't have.
               Back in 7th grade  for most of my classes we used computers. For example in my math support class, my teacher had us work on the computers too. We had another game that helped us with math, it helped us with counting money and using the time table. My teacher just gave us instructions on what to do and  what website to go to. Since my school was IB, technology was part of every class everyday. Well that was the point of being IB, involving technology in the learning proccess. We were encouraged to use it.
       In 7th and 8th grade science class we used computers almost everyday. We would watch videos that had to do with the human body, plants, earth or the solar system. We had to do research on whatever subject we were studying, or when we had to study for a test. I remember my 7th grade science teacher gave us homework online, we had a deadline. So she would give us  two days to complete it and turn it in and after the deadline we couldn't turn it in.I think that was the only thing I hated about my science class. In my eight grade science class it was a little different, he had us watch "Brain Pops" almost every day and after we finished watching it,  we would take the Brain Pop quiz and email the scores to him. After that he would give us a test on the Brain Pops and everything else.
       Throughout most of my eigth grade year, my english teacher had us use the computers almost everyday. Since it was an english class, we did essays most of the time. It was every week thay we had to do an essay on different topics, for example I remember the first essay we had to do was about a move that had changed your life. I of course wrote about moving out of my mom's house. It only takes a day to write your rough-draft and  two days to correct it, if its a five paragraph essay. Most of the week we would usually do our warm up and then right after that take the computers out.
      You can see how everyday technology developes more and more. We use it more and more whether we use computers, ipads, phones, laptops and even ipods. It actually helps us learn more using technology than having to listen to our teachers go over lessons, homework and classwork. Students like to get to point most of the time and technology would give us more opportunities. In conclusion I think teachers in the future should use technology more in and out of class.

Academic Language Week 23 - Dog Fighting

There are many reasons why dog fighting should be illegal. One reason is that dogs do not have the power to defend them selves like we do, they don't have the POTENTIAL to speak for them selves like we can or even just to stand up for them selves. Another reason is that the FORMULA they use to train the dogs isn't the best; I would say it's the worst. They use other dogs as bait and some even wound up dead. Lastly, the way they treat the dogs in the process of training them and in the fights is very DISTINCT from the way we treat our dogs at home, I don't think we would want our dogs to be treated like that. Therefore there are many different reasons why dog fighting should not be illegal.

Imagery in Poetry Blog Post Paragraph

One day when I was at home and when " Myspace" was around I was sitting down browsing when I suddenly got a message from my boyfriend. The message said, "I'm sorry but it's not working out." While I was reading the message I smelled green enchiladas that my mom was cooking  and the smell just carried me away from that breaking heart message. After 10 minutes of starring into the message, my mom called me up to dinner. The taste of those delicious enchiladas made me forget completely about my teared up feelings. When I went back to the computer to reread the message, while I was replying back I felt my fingers were starting to forget where the keyboard's letters where. That day my mom was in a good mood and she played one of her favorite Cd's by Marco Antonio Solis. The song she played just carried me away to a happy place. After that song I felt better than ever.

Academic Language Week 22 - Felons Voting

There are many different reasons why felons should not have the right to vote. One reason is because they lost the source of knowledge they had in there head so they  lost the right when they committed the crime. Another reason is if the felons made the poor choice to make a serious crime they are definitely not relevant for a responsibility like  voting. Lastly it's complexed for the other people who have totally earned their right to vote to let a felon who has  committed a big crime vote. This is why I think felons should not have the right to vote.

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T-chart poster week 22 

Poetry Previous Knowledge Paragraph

I have had experienced poetry when I was in elementary and when I was in middle school. When I was in 3d grade I used to write a lot of poetry just for fun or because I needed something to do and I was really good at coming up with some phrases, fifth grade came along and I started doing it again but in class because it was classwork. In my 7th grade history class my teacher made us come up with some haiku phrases for a project. I was really good at coming up with poetry when i was little. This year I hope to get back to poetry and learn more about what kinds of poetry there is around the world.

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