Izabella+Ruffino

This is the first year in high school that I have not taken an honors English class. This is my second tri of English 12. I definitely prefer reading over writing. I also prefer to read books of my choice over assigned ones. Something I liked about other English classes was when we got to choose the books we read. Even if we had to choose between two, I like to have a choice. I also really like SSR. I have a very busy schedule and I like that this gives me time in my day to read. I also liked when we had fun writing assignments, ones that made us think more in a creative way. Something I disliked in my previous classes was too much writing. Although, I was in an honors class. When I am given too many writing assignments it makes me panic. When I write a paper I like to take my time on it and make it the best I can. I'm also an over thinker and I like to have time to process and organize my thoughts. When I have multiple papers to write in a short amount of time they end up being rushed and not my best pieces. Another thing I really disliked was reading old literature. I never understood any of it and I found it pointless. I didn't like the giant textbook we read from and the assignments that went with them. Some of my favorite writing experiences was when I got to write something I was passionate about or something that interested me. This was I really got into my writing and it actually made it fun for me. What I dislike the most about writing was being rushed. I don't like having a writing assignment and then expected to write right away, I need time to process. I also don't like having to only write about things we're learned in class. A barrier I have faced with writing assignments is writing about things that don't spark my interest. If they don't interest me then I have less to say which results in a bad paper.

=Mya Potter Who = By: Izabella Ruffino Mya Potter who throws disgusting faces that make others cry and asks for everyone to smile who is rainbows and sunshine who is big sweaters and long curls whose eyes are made of waves is determined to reach her goals who tells encouraging words to everyone around her who tells me I'm her life whose hands are too little to be normal who used to be apart of an amish community is a beautiful koi fish in a lake of trout doesn't live the way people tell her to is hiding from Alicia who cries when the world is grey is talented with air who dreams with a full color spectrum is Fin protecting the princess asking for everyone to smile who makes everyone smile

Journal Entry #1 January 25th, 2013 I have a few ideas that I would like to portray into a senior project but the one that me and my group are really wanting to pursue it having a childrens clinic. At this clinic we will have a couple little boys basketball games going on and we will have cheerleaders on the side. The boys will help the boys learn new basketball skills and me and emmy will teach the girls little cheers and stunting skills. I feel like this will be a good way to get the children involved with the sports they love. Its also good because we all have a passion for it.

Journal Entry #2 February 2nd, 2013 I've decided to switch out of my previous group to pursue something I'm more passionate about. Instead of doing something with cheer, I'm doing something with music. As much as I love cheer, music is something that has always been a part of me and I know always will be. It has helped me through so many things. I make sure that I'm influenced by music daily. Without music I swear I would go crazy. I want to share music with others and help them get more into it like I am. I want to open their eyes to it so they too can have the strong relationship with music as I have. I want to go to places like retirement homes and daycares and sind songs and get them involved.

Journal Entry #3 February 12, 2013 For the final time I have changed what my project is going to be. Now I'm going to reseach the indian boarding schools. This is something that is much more of interest to me. It also will be a lot easier because with this I have a lot more connections to get more research. I'm going to interview people and document what they know about the boarding schools. Then I will show them a documentary on it, then compare how their reaction to when they knew nothing about it. I also want to do a screening at the auditorium to show the documentary to the public. This way more people can get educated.

Journal Entry #4 I've decided that the screening and interview idea was too much in my amount of time. I chose to do something more simple, and what I think, to be more effective I will create a lesson plan about the Indian boarding schools and present it to the history department in hope they will adopt it into their curriculum. I will research lesson plans and find ideas to use to create my own lesson plan. I've been meeting with a lot of people who have been giving me great ideas and information. I have also been receiving a lot of emails with great resources.

Journal Entry #5 February 22, 2013 Today I've been putting all my information together. I am very lucky to have so many resources practically handed to me. Every other day I have my mother bringing me packets and books that have been tremendous help. I've been sorting through all this information and picking what I find is most important, and putting it into my prezi presentation. Now that my prezi is almost done I will put more focus towards my lesson plan. I have found a few lesson plans that I like. Now I will combine what I like about to each to make what I find to be, a very successful lesson plan. I plan to have this completed by this weekend. Then on Monday or Tuesday I will present this to the history department.