My goal was perseverance and I feel like iv’e persevered really well lately. When i’m stuck I take a deep breath and go on. I still think that there are room to improve. For example in humanities I got a 2.5 and I wanted to revise it. I did not know how to revise it so I looked over everything and I persevered to find something which I did. I think that there is still room t improve but i’m getting better.
One of the learning habit I am most proud of is Perseverance because I have been working really hard in math to get my grades up and understand it more. I always do the extra credit and always do more problems if I don’t understand the concept.
One of the learning habits i’m working on is Discussion and Listening. Overall I feel like I can listen without getting sidetracked but after a while I get sidetracked. I need to discuss more. My goal is to raise my hand at least three times in each classes.
This is a picture of my eye that I made in art class using value pencils. For example we had 2H, HB, B, 2B, 4B and 6B. It all started with looking at a close-up photograph of my eye. Then I started sketching just the shape of my eye, and then I went into my iris and pupil with the lightest pencil (2H) and then went darker until it was as dark as my eye. I then sketched the details of my skin around my eye. To make it all look smooth, I used something called a blending stump. Then finally, I added my eyelashes. I feel really good. I feel like this is probably the best drawing I’ve done in Art class. Something that I would maybe change is make the eyelashes a little bit smaller and less dark, but overall I feel like I did great!
Tuck Everlasting
Today I finished my book called Tuck Everlasting. It was about a tree that made you live forever. There was a family that all drank from the stream that is on the bottom of the tree. This girl Winnie tried to drink it but one of the boys from the family stopped her and brought her back to the house where May and Tuck, which are the parents of the family who drink the water. Winnie is super confused, so May and Tuck explain why she should not drink the water. She got brought back to her home after May shot a policeman who was trying to hurt the family and take Winnie back. So May went to prison and the good thing is that Winnie and the family helped her to escape. Everyone lived immortally and happily ever after! I would rate this book 7 out of 10 stars.
Black Beauty
I read a book called Black Beauty. The book was interesting because it was written from the perspective of a horse. At first I didn’t get it, and then I understood. Black Beauty has been through a lot of owners; to be exact, five. All of them were different. One of them was drunk and almost killed Black Beauty. Another one had never ridden a horse before, but needed to stay fit. Another one was really nice and fed him well, but a boy was stealing the food so Black Beauty did not get any food and almost died. Luckily, somebody caught him in the act. Black Beauty lived through many ups and downs. Overall I really enjoyed the book and give it 6 out of 10 stars.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the NIght-Time
I read a book called The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. It is a really long name/title. I saw the play before but I like the book a lot better because it shows a lot of detail. It is about a kid named Christopher who is autistic, which makes him very smart but gives him problems with some “normal” things like being touched and being in places with a lot of people. He does not like to be hugged so instead he touches fingertips with the person. The book is written almost like a journal, with an entry for each new day or experience he has. One of the main adventures he goes on is to see his mom. He has to take a train to London and the police stopped him and tried to bring him back. He got away, though, and we get to find out the rest of his adventure. Overall I rate this book 8 out of 10 stars!
CITY MORNING
Cars roaring
Shrieking
People walking, talking
click-click
Doors open
One second later
Quiet
One by one I hear something new
First the engine
Then chains
Then smoke
Then talking
Then yelling
Then everything starts up again.
So far, I am proud of how my stop motion animation piece has been going. Right now I am working on setting up stop motion animation and learning how to use it. I made wire sculptures of soccer players that I will use to create a game. I am using the map as a field because I travel all over the five boroughs to play travel soccer.
WHAT AM I
I keep you warm when I’m outside
I go away at night
I make you sweat
I make you tired
I make you burn
What am I?
Sun
I REMEMBER YOU
I remember your big nose
I remember your beaming smile
That when you look at me it reminds me of happiness
I remember your baby feet
I remember your lovable chuckle
I remember you so clearly
But now you are gone